text: We come in here once or twice a year usually on Black Friday and every time I wonder why we do not come more often One of my very favorite local places The employees are always helpful and friendly even when the place is busy If you do not know much about tea they will happily teach you and they often have classes about tea and herbs If you give them an idea of what you like they will pull out container after container of tea for you to smell and you will think you have died and gone to olfactory heaven And I have to say once you have tried loose leaf tea you might never go back to tea bags againnnI do not know about their selection of the really highend stuff but for midrange tea this is the place to go They have a good selection of black teas flavored and plain red white green and oolong teas You can get any loose leaf tea in or gram bags Prices range from about g for their holiday specials on up If you have a hard time committing you can even get sample bags enough for a cup or two for The employees will tell you all about how to brew your tea and they sell all sorts of tea paraphernalia tins steeping cups teapotsnnIn addition to selling loose leaf tea this place is also a tea shop For they will brew you a hot or cold pot of any tea that they sell You can either drink it there or take it to go There are tables and a couple of cushy chairs inside and a few outside The complaints about the seating being a bit spartan are justified but they are comfortable as far as they go They definitely focus more on selling tea than on brewing it there Still the brewing is a great way to try a higherend tea without committing to buying a bag If we lived closer I am sure we would be here more often since is a pretty good deal for a pot of tea to share More affordable and fewer calories than Starbucks and a nicer environment to boot