Ausperitea

So, my Tucson friends... how would you like having your own tea party?

We're gearing up for our largest product order of the year, and part of that effort includes trying new products. To that end, I literally have HUNDREDS of tea samples... it's a tough job, but somebody has to try and vet them all! In the beginning, even before there existed an Ausperitea, I got a group of my students to stay after school, bribing them with pizza and a free movie in exchange for their sampling tea and giving me their honest opinion. A big part of maintaining the finest product I can find is getting an outside opinion, and it's no mistake that many of the teas we tried back then, ten years ago, are still among our most popular teas today.

I wouldn't mind having that other voice of evaluation as I consider what direction we go for the next ten years, and I certainly don't mind the good company! Tonight, I'll go over all the samples we'll be trying and categorize them... once I do, I'll post what those categories are. The rest is simple. Pick a category you really, REALLY want to try. Call up a few buds, the kind that all you have to say is Free Tea Tasting and they'll be there. Contact me and let's pick a date to do it... the only catch is, we should do it soon so I can decide on them before we finalize our orders. Maybe come up with a theme, if that suits your style, a certain movie, certain style of food, certain costume... let's have some fun!

PRE-ORDER SALE

Act quickly, I need to get this order done tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest!

I'll be placing an order this week for the following tea and herbal products:

Organic Green Rooibos Herbal
Creamy Earl Grey Black Tea
Organic Sangria Rooibos Herbal
Mango Papaya Peach Rooibos Herbal
Organic Freshwater Pearls Jasmine Green Tea
Organic Peppermint Herbal
Organic Sunburst Ginger Herbal
Oaxacan Coffee Grill Rub

This order will also allow us to reblend our Ginger Peach Herbal and our Organic Grace of Lakshmi Tulsi Herbal.

Within the next week or two I also will place orders for:

Peach Apricot Honeybush Herbal
Scottish Breakfast Black Tea
Earl Grey Black Tea
Strawberry Rhubarb Green Tea
Irish Breakfast Black Tea
Bukhial 2nd Flush Assam Black Tea
Yunnan Gold Chinese Black Tea

Those orders will allow us to reblend:

Pueblo Grey Black Tea
"Hate to Kill You" Black Tea
"Hate to Die" Black Tea

Because these orders will certainly be happening within a short timeframe, I'm allowing for orders to be paid for in advance in exchange for a 20% discount, ON THESE TEAS ONLY. Doing this helps me make sure I order the proper amount, and depending on how many people respond to this sale, could help us get the orders done sooner rather than later.

THE PEANUT SALE

Oops, been so busy celebrating the Peanut, we haven't had a chance to mention the Peanut sale!

In honor of my daughter's birthday last week, for the next two weeks (since we're late posting this, we'll count today as Day One), the larger your order, the more you save. Your first item is regular priced, after that we'll take 5% off the total order for every item you purchase, up to 20%. So two items saves you 5%, three items 10%, four items 15%, and five or more items 20%.

So, whether you need to restock your tea supply, or you've been eyeing a tea pot we have for sale but just couldn't afford to get it, now's your chance to get the things you need at the price you want!

Sadly, sometimes, change is inevitable, even change you hoped never had to come.

One of our favorite vendors, Lupicia, is closing its American operations this month, and being that it's February, that's really this week. They've been a part of our repertoire since the beginning days, and anyone that knows our iced tea products knows and loves our Sakurambo Blackk, maybe our Melon Oolong Teamonade. They've been a great partner, and I hope in the future they'll open their doors to us again, we'll be waiting with open arms if they do.

But in the meanwhile, I'm trying to put together one final order from them. Below is a list of the teas we get from them, if any of them are something you'd want, let me know TODAY! They're closing their doors next week, but I'm sure some of their products are already gone. As an added incentive, we'll include our Peanut Sale pricing on any order you put together, meaning you may get up to 20% off the order depending on how many items you order.

Cookie Black Tea
Grapefruit Green Tea
Jardin Sauvage (mango/citron Rooibos)
Keemun Queen's Hope Chinese Black Tea
Melon Oolong (honeydew flavor)
Momo Oolong (peach flavor)
Ripe Mango Oolong
Sakurambo (Japanese cherry black tea)
Sakurambo Vert (Japanese cherry green tea)
Strawberry and Vanilla Green Tea