Free tea
The most heartwarming thing just happened to me. Regular readers of mcgees.org will know of my love for tea, specifically teas from In Pursuit of Tea, and more specifically the Autumn Green that I wrote about previously. In that post, I mentioned using the last of the Autumn Green, and being intrigued by In Pursuit of Tea’s offering of Pouchong Ming Yue, which is supposed to be similar but better. I finished the post with the lines
I’m considering whether to re-order the Autumn Green, of which they still have some sealed stock left over from last year, or to just order the Ming Yue. Considering their high recommendation, and my sentimental attachment to the Autumn Green, I might just do both.
Well, I ended up not doing so. I did not re-order my cherished Autumn Green, instead ordering the Pouchong Ming Yue, the Tieguanyin Competition Monkey Picked, the Dragon Well Superior Grade Green, and re-ordering the Sencha, all of which are expensive teas.
Exactly four weeks ago I placed the order. My credit card was charged, but after two weeks the package had not shown up. I called them and they apologized profusely: my order had never been sent out. They promised to do so immediately. A week and a half later, the order still had not shown up. I called back: again they apologized, as they once again neglected to send out my order. By this point I was getting slightly annoyed, as I was highly looking forward to tasting the new teas. They promised to send the package out second day air, and it would get here by the end of the week.
Today, Thursday, I woke up to find the package on my doorstep. I took the box in to work, unopened, glad to finally have my four teas. I got to my desk and opened the package. On my receipt, the co-owner of the company had hand-written “Please enjoy the Autumn Green Oolong. Sorry again for the mixup.” He knows I love the Autumn Green, knows I did not order it this time, and sent a quarter pound of it free of charge. How wonderful is that?
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