In which Ellen is (potentially) too picky...

So, tea.

The tea is awesome. The tins are fine and only a few got banged up. The labels... are okay. Except maybe on the Dead Dragon tea, where it gets tricky to read the instructions. 'Okay' is not really acceptable. 'Maybe not okay' is very disappointing. It wouldn't be that big of a deal if I were a merchant of tea, but this tea is not being purchased for the tea. Probably not, anyway - this is excellent tea, but people will be buying this for Ursula's hysterical labels. The fronts are fine... I pick them up and think critically 'I could do better,' but I tend to think that about damn near everything (with varying levels of accuracy). But the backs are no better than 'okay.'

'Okay' is not sufficient!

Hmm. Hmm. Hmm.

I will almost certainly have to re-do the back labels - at LEAST for DD - and pay the set up fees again. And 200 tins of this tea will need homes. I will take some photos and perhaps you can help me decide...

( Photos added... )

Tea!

First Batch Tea Specials

Move 'em out so I can re-order! T'ain't much of a discount, but it's what I can do without feeling like I'm running a charity, and Ursula will get full royalties (which seems fair, 'cause the front labels look fine).

PS: Thanks for all the great input and such! Very helpful!