Quote Originally Posted by Owlie View Post
I actually ordered quite a bit from SpecialTeas'--the two I'm running out of were ST's. DBF's got some of Teavana's equivalent of one, and it's not bad, but isn't quite as good. They don't have the other one. Teavana has some good (if quite expensive) stuff, but a lot of their offerings are just weird froo-froo blends. Some of them are actually good, but a lot of them are just odd...and expensive. (I'm also a little bitter because they discontinued one of my favorite teas. I'll get over it.)
I just saw this, and say it isn't so! I really did like the oolongs that Special Teas sold, but looking deeper into Teavana's offerings I see what you mean....sigh...

Speaking of oolong, I am trying to find a source for Quangzhou Oolong - it is delightful and while I do have a local source for it I am hoping that I can find it for at least a little lower price. I want to buy at least a .5 pound of it, but my local store doesn't sell in quantities larger than 1 ounce, and I suspect that I can find it in bulk for less than $65 for a half pound!