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Robert Godden commented on the post, Tea-Fast: Day 6 – Gettin’ Antsy!!!, on the site iHeartTeas 12 years ago
Yes, I do, @jackie , after she was seen applying matcha lip balm.
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Xavier posted a new activity comment 12 years, 1 month ago
Why? @jackie knows it all about Teatra.de
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Robert Godden replied to the topic Clever little steeping device (Kickstarter project) in the forum Tea Conversations 12 years, 1 month ago
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Robert Godden replied to the topic Clever little steeping device (Kickstarter project) in the forum Tea Conversations 12 years, 1 month ago
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Stupid is as Government does., on the site Beasts Of Brewdom 12 years, 1 month ago
No excuses, @jackie. A good public flogging is the only reaction that makes sense.
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Xavier commented on the post, Silk Road My Journey, on the site scandalous tea 12 years, 1 month ago
@jackie my comment was aimed at the dance show.
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Gingko posted an update 12 years, 1 month ago
@jackie update with an interesting article about placebo effect. it’s really a lot more than the placebo effect people usually talk about… and if you have heard enough about expensive teas, probably you can relate it to tea! 😉 http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/99532.php
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Thanks @gingkoseto – I think @xavier and @bram would find this interesting too. Are you saying that (artificially) expensive tea makes the consumer believe the tea has got to be worth more and taste better?-
People seem to have the intuition (me include, though I’m often, but not always able to correct it) that price is based on honest markers. So better quality, more rare, harder to get/produce etc. If the market was honest this would usually be a justified reasoning. Unfortunately this is not always the case. I would expect that the placebo effect…[Read more]
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i guess most price inflation in this country is not due to dishonest, but due to charging high service fee, or making package more expensive than fee, or having high operational cost due to advertisement costs. a $20 tea could easily be honestly worth $100 if the shop were opened at the 5th ave. in NYC, and the owner would go bankruptcy if they…[Read more]
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lazyliteratus commented on the post, The Only Way is Ethics, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 12 years, 1 month ago
@Jackie– Ya got me. I think I meant proselytize. But since I’m too lazy to change it, “lying down” it will be.
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Anonymous replied to the topic Support for bloggers in the forum Support and Feedback 12 years, 1 month ago
@jackie I hadn’t given much thought about that, since my site is fairly new. I just read an article about it http://davebuesing.com/google-analytics-spam-traffic-bots/
and it seems that it happens in spikes. I don’t have such big spikes so perhaps my bots aren’t that many 🙂
Anyway, unless I’m mistaken there really is no surefire way to get…[Read more]
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Anonymous replied to the topic Support for bloggers in the forum Support and Feedback 12 years, 1 month ago
@jackie I don’t get many comments, bots or human. The way I filter bots is by using the Growmap Anti Spambot Plugin. It adds a box that one must check to prove that you’re not a bot.
I recognize spammers by the […]
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Xavier replied to the topic Boutique wineries of Australia in the forum Not only tea! 12 years, 2 months ago
@thedevotea you know you made @jackie ‘s day with your nice dream?
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Xavier commented on the post, Output, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 12 years, 2 months ago
@jackie something Frederick II said (more or less).
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Anonymous replied to the topic Tea Traders on Whittard UK's Top 10 Tea Blogs list: in the forum Tea News and Information 12 years, 2 months ago
Thanks @jackie, I’m very proud to be on the list, even if I was #10 : )
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Robert Godden replied to the topic in the forum Jackie 12 years, 2 months ago
It’s easy, @jackie – To politely smash someone in the face with a box of tea bags, you must say “Excuse Me” just prior to the moment of impact.
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Anonymous replied to the topic in the forum Jackie 12 years, 2 months ago
In case I don’t survive @jackie, I want to thank you for valuing me and liking the blog : )
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Xavier replied to the topic Some tea links in the forum Tea News and Information 12 years, 2 months ago
Thanks @jackie
For the cartel, we will see what happens.
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peter replied to the topic Some tea links in the forum Tea News and Information 12 years, 2 months ago
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Anonymous replied to the topic Book Reviews: 19 Lessons on Tea in the forum Tea News and Information 12 years, 2 months ago
Thanks for sharing my book review, @jackie!
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lazyliteratus commented on the post, Russian Orthodox White Tea?, on the site Steep Stories 12 years, 2 months ago
@Jackie – The list is ever-growing, so the chances of me finishing in this lifetime are slim.
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Xavier commented on the post, It May Be All In The Leaves, on the site scandalous tea 12 years, 3 months ago
@jackie the leaves told me not to read it.
Just kidding, I read it all (as always).
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