> I know I've covered some of their teas here and at my blog, and as
> anyone here would know I have no affiliation or benefit from it, but I
> want to publicly thank Daniel and Teaspring.com for service above and
> beyond anything I could have asked for.
>
> I have an upcoming wedding planned, and since tea plays such a large
> role in mine and my fiance's lives we wanted to incorporate it into
> our day. I came up with the idea of building the gifts around the
> concept and including one of her favorite teas and one of mine with
> information on the tea, brewing, enjoying, and our story and tie in
> with the chosen tea.
>
> Everything was coming along nicely until we hit a snag in that while
> Teaspring had plenty of my fiance's favorite Shui Xian they had no
> more Bi Lo Chun for my part and none up to snuff available. Of course
> there are other sources, and even higher quality hand produced
> options, but either prohibitively expensive or we were over the
> quantity available with our need for around 600g each. These two had
> been selected specifically for other reasons which I will share the
> final result here once everything is done... so I was driving myself
> crazy trying to pick a suitable alternative. Also, we fully realize
> that some guests may not really care and the potential to massacre an
> even more delicate tea was high.
>
> After placing my order for just the bride's half, I figured it was
> worth one last shot to email Daniel and ask nicely if it was worth it
> for him to either find a source or find a good enough BLC since it was
> a decent sized order (but not so huge as to really request special
> favors). He obliged and while he could make no promises he would try.
> Today I got an email that he successfully sourced some and he can
> complete my order! I really could not have asked for more, and that
> type of service deserves some recognition in my book.
>
> If anyone is looking for a solid, daily drinkable, affordable, Shui
> Xian or BLC I can't suggest you at least try their offerings out as
> they easily eclipse most other offerings in the price range and even
> slightly above. Yes, there are some expensive crafted versions which
> are in another league which I still treat myself to but FWIW, these
> are unbeatable values. My other hope is that by planting the seed if
> even one guest gains an appreciation or learns more about tea from
> this, it would make it all worthwhile to me.
>
> I figured I would share the tale,
> - Dominic