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YUM! An excellent incisive & concise review! Is this GM consistently great each year??
TBH, since the smallest size (aside from samples) is 3 oz, I have only purchased twice so I can only speak to probably 2 years but in those 2 years, the flavor profile was very similar.
Agreed, their GM is very pricey. When is their most signifigant sale of the year? Thanks!
It is really hard to tell these days. Seems like it used to be that they had a sale around Black Friday and Christmas that usually included free shipping. For the last year or so, they’ve been having sales of varying kinds and specificity about every week for a couple of days only. There is usually a free shipping w/ $25 purchase towards the holidays. I don’t recall them generally having the 30-40% sales a lot of the smaller guys have, it’s usually 10-15% and it’s been on Breakfast Blends or on new teas or other similarly limited categories. Best way to tell is to sign up for their email notifications.
And to me, it seems pricey because you are getting 3 ounces at once. The GMs I buy from other, smaller companies runs about $8 an ounce as well so it isn’t actually any more than I pay elsewhere.
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$8 an ounce = $128/lb – this makes sushi-grade yellowfin tuna look inexpensive. This is why I asked about their most significant sale of the year. I already receive their email notifications and haven’t yet noticed a compelling opportunity.
" … it’s usually 10-15% and it’s been on Breakfast Blends or on new teas or other similarly limited categories.”
This is why I’ve been patronizing other Steepster-recommended suppliers.
YUM! An excellent incisive & concise review! Is this GM consistently great each year??
TBH, since the smallest size (aside from samples) is 3 oz, I have only purchased twice so I can only speak to probably 2 years but in those 2 years, the flavor profile was very similar.
Agreed, their GM is very pricey. When is their most signifigant sale of the year? Thanks!
It is really hard to tell these days. Seems like it used to be that they had a sale around Black Friday and Christmas that usually included free shipping. For the last year or so, they’ve been having sales of varying kinds and specificity about every week for a couple of days only. There is usually a free shipping w/ $25 purchase towards the holidays. I don’t recall them generally having the 30-40% sales a lot of the smaller guys have, it’s usually 10-15% and it’s been on Breakfast Blends or on new teas or other similarly limited categories. Best way to tell is to sign up for their email notifications.
And to me, it seems pricey because you are getting 3 ounces at once. The GMs I buy from other, smaller companies runs about $8 an ounce as well so it isn’t actually any more than I pay elsewhere.
less than a minute ago
$8 an ounce = $128/lb – this makes sushi-grade yellowfin tuna look inexpensive. This is why I asked about their most significant sale of the year. I already receive their email notifications and haven’t yet noticed a compelling opportunity.
" … it’s usually 10-15% and it’s been on Breakfast Blends or on new teas or other similarly limited categories.”
This is why I’ve been patronizing other Steepster-recommended suppliers.