Teaopia

Walked by the store on a slow afternoon and a nice girl offered me a sample of some iced tea. I’m not typically big on tea or stopping to try samples but she was exceedingly friendly, knowledgeable, and didn’t try to push anything on me. By far some of the best customer service and product knowledge I’ve seen in my years working in the retail or food sector. If you’re in the neighbourhood stop in and see Stephanie.

Um, yes. Yes please.
I’m not a coffee drinker, and I used to be a nothing-​really-​but-​water-​or-​orange-​juice kind of gal, but over the last few years I’ve fallen into the world of tea. I suspect this is because the average tea found in the stores in the US is, well, terrible. It wasn’t until I moved here to Canada that people showed me the tea shops, and then my trip to Ireland made me a tea addict.
Teaopia is such a fantastic find! Here’s what I like about it:
The huge wall of tea, with names like «Baked Apple Pie», «Chocolate Orange Pu’er», and «Strawberry Shortcake».
They let you smell any tea you want before you decide.
You can purchase your favorite loose leaf to take home.
They post the calorie count of each drink on the board.
The prices are great. When out and about instead of stopping at Second Cup or Starbucks, where it’s $ 4.00+ per drink, I can get a tea for $ 2.39. Yum!
The one thing I should note though, is that the Bevellie Tea Maker they sell (which is on my wishlist) is for $ 300 and it’s $ 239 on
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All in all, I’m please with Teaopia.

I visited Teopia with my sister this weekend. She was looking for a more formal way of brewing tea leafs. I was impressed with the variety of tea they had. You name the tea, they have it. My sister got a ‘healthy’ teas for digestion and sleeping well.
They also sell all the right tea equipment and tools you need to brew the right cup of tea. Like all speciality stores, things are priced a bit higher than regular places but it is well worth it.
The staff at Teaopia are quite helpful. They even have a tea bar where you can order a tea of your choice or even get a tea latte!
If you are a Tea fan, check out a Teaopia near you!