New Apple Contest?

There are rumblings around the office that we should have another iPod mini give-a-way. Except this time it will be based on the refer-a-friend network. We will be offering, 2, yes, 2! per month. When will the contest start? Soon my friends. Soon.

Last year we gave away 3 and they love their iPod mini's. But this year we want to give away 6! Seeing how this may be our last contest, we want to go out with a big hoorah and a thank you to all of our great customers!

Everyone should own one.

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6 GB iPod mini

Tea this. Tea that.

I have been a tea drinker all of my life, but it wasn't until a few years ago when I really began experimenting with tea, such as creating alternative drinks like smoothies and blendeds. I've noticed that now-a-days I'm not as experimental. I just like drinking my teas hot with some cream and sugar. Sometimes I'll change it up by adding some cranberry juice to the mix, but all in all, I've become pretty much traditional. I don't think I've lost interest in the specialty tea drinks, but I have become more lazy. If there were a way to make these drinks easier, I'd be in heaven. Ideally, I'd have someone at my beck and call to make me my tea. The clean up also sucks. But that's another story.

Green tea to help diabetics?

I know we aren't rats, but tests have to start somewhere. Studies have shown in rats that drinking green or black tea helps them control their diabetes by lowering their blood sugar levels.

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Green Tea helps diabetes

A word from Paper Street Teas co-founder, Adam

As co-founder of Paper Street Teas, these past few years have definitely been fun and interesting. From all of the travelling for taste tests, doing the tradeshow circuits as well as meeting all of the wonderful people in the tea industry.

It has been very great to see how quickly tea is gaining popularity in the states. When Paul and I had started the company, people told us we were nuts, because coffee is the main drink and not many people drink tea. Especially since Lipton and Nestea are out there. They would say, 'why would people pay so much money for tea when they can go to the market and get bagged tea for less!' My quick answer is, that's what they said to Howard Schultz (Chairman of Starbucks and the one behind the current Starbucks stores). Paul and I wanted to get more people to drink gourmet tea, and see that there is a difference between drinking those bagged teas vs loose leaf teas. Our motto has always been, "give up bad tea for good."

In the beginning, it seemed like all of the naysayers were right, especially when we went to the trade shows, there weren't too many people or exhibitors for that matter. But now, it seems to have grown and the number of people that attended this past Tea Expo was just phenomenal. This along with our customers appreciation for great tea and great service really keeps us going.

It has now been almost nearly two years since we originally launched the site, and we have gone through some major changes. Most notably... the name change. Some of you may remember that we used to be called Teanas, which was short for Tea 'n Accoutrements, so we were technically called Tea 'n A's. Teanas for short. Then from our original tea line up of only 20 teas, we have grown quite a bit, and added many new products and even changed our packaging.

Amidst those changes, there was something else brewing. In the coming months there will be some more changes, such as the removal of the tea lab as well as the removal of some teas. We are hoping that these changes will allow us to focus on spreading the joys of teas.

We hope that all of you will do the same. And remember, GIVE UP BAD TEA FOR GOOD!

-Adam