tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post4491685856858615427..comments2009-07-20T07:54:31.488+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2009 Menghaixian Juming "Shengshi Mingxiang" / 200...Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-88185708943323783722009-07-20T07:54:31.488+01:002009-07-20T07:54:31.488+01:00I think it's more to do with trying to work out wh...I think it's more to do with trying to work out what tea I'm being sold than anything else!Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-73284332171037254862009-07-20T03:24:41.336+01:002009-07-20T03:24:41.336+01:00Hobbes, I think it's nice that you keep Puerh Shop...Hobbes, I think it's nice that you keep Puerh Shop on his toes. Now I'm going to cut up a few credit cards and brew them.eileennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-69133619809049937052009-07-17T21:31:32.594+01:002009-07-17T21:31:32.594+01:00Yes, I'll grant you that anything is better than y...Yes, I'll grant you that anything is better than yet another Chawang Zhengshan Qiaomu Laoshu Qingbing :)<br /><br />I hope you're going to make some 2009 guhua bing!<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-13303538147648003702009-07-17T20:58:20.988+01:002009-07-17T20:58:20.988+01:00Dear Hobbs;
You can be sure you won't get America...Dear Hobbs;<br /><br />You can be sure you won't get American Hao cake in its current form anywhere in the world except from Puerhshop. <br /><br />The next time I have to make a rubber stamp to mark all my cakes when my cakes were packed in a different wrapper. I think it's is a solution to make everyone happy.<br /><br />Thanks for your inputs. <br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br /><br />JimPuerhShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895815002492463179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-37022620724084055522009-07-17T20:49:02.677+01:002009-07-17T20:49:02.677+01:00It's also worth to mention the following:
How man...It's also worth to mention the following:<br /><br />How many times you heard a cake is named as 'Yue Chen Yue Xiang', 'Pu-erh King', 'Menghai Spring', 'Yiwu Zhengshan' and etc.?<br /><br />The 'Shengshi Mingxiang' wrapper is the one I selected from a pile of the wrappers Menghai Jiming Tea Factory provided. I think it fits my tea just fine, and MenghaiPuerhShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895815002492463179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-49382625460483021982009-07-17T20:40:33.392+01:002009-07-17T20:40:33.392+01:00Hi all,
I don't think I have anything to add, w...Hi all,<br /><br /> I don't think I have anything to add, without repeating myself.<br /><br /> For the sake of clarity, perhaps I'll repeat myself one more time. :)<br /><br /> It's absolutely fine, and normal, for people that buy maocha to get it pressed by a factory. You've got to get it pressed somewhere. Xizihao had Mengyang Guoyan press its 7542 and 8582 in 2007, for Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-42537511728148027972009-07-17T20:03:51.881+01:002009-07-17T20:03:51.881+01:00Hobbes & Bret;
I never thought the co-brand was s...Hobbes & Bret;<br /><br />I never thought the co-brand was such a big issue for you guys.<br /><br />Look, I got a few credit cards issued by UPS, GM and other institutions, and I knew for a fact these cards are all from one bank: Chase.<br /><br />Should I distrust these cards? No, I liked them because they served my purpose.<br /><br />Dayi and Xiaoguan made many teas for various tea PuerhShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895815002492463179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-15932370994324822562009-07-17T19:25:39.258+01:002009-07-17T19:25:39.258+01:00What a cluster****! Does the wrapper represent the...What a cluster****! Does the wrapper represent the tea as being something more than what it really is? Or is it the case of your not sure what youve got because the wrapper does not represent what the tea is being sold as? Dubious!Brethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10328523694226680438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-16056484901142000172009-07-16T23:31:57.264+01:002009-07-16T23:31:57.264+01:00What a confusion!
How much does it cost to get so...What a confusion!<br /><br />How much does it cost to get some proper wrappers made up?drumhumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17558608533551558844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-64125203353289922892009-07-16T23:04:58.647+01:002009-07-16T23:04:58.647+01:00It is indeed that I overlooked the naming issue.
...It is indeed that I overlooked the naming issue.<br /><br />Here 'Xian' means County. The factory name can be "Menghai Jiming Tea Factory". Or "Menghai Xian(county) Jiming Tea Factory". <br /><br />Likewise, we could call 'Menghai Tea Factory' as 'Menghai Xian(county) Tea Factory'. <br /><br />Yes, American Hao 0904 is packed in a borrowed wrapper, and PuerhShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895815002492463179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-78924852102345921922009-07-16T23:00:01.384+01:002009-07-16T23:00:01.384+01:00An interesting insight to the world of; ether proc...An interesting insight to the world of; ether procurement.<br />I must admit that: Re-Labelling and Re-Purposing of packaging is common and accepted practice in MLC. It’s not unusual to have TGY packaged in a Long Jing bag/box and a small TGY label applied. The shop will use what’s to hand if they run out of the requisite packaging.<br /><br />I applaud both you and the vendor for the open 謏 約翰http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861553091860759609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-63179923831809853792009-07-16T20:13:11.515+01:002009-07-16T20:13:11.515+01:00Dear Jim,
Thanks muchly for the reply. I forgo...Dear Jim,<br /><br /> Thanks muchly for the reply. I forgot to mention your query regarding the "xian" character - excuse me for that. You can see it in the expected place on the cake's wrapper, curling around the bottom of the cake where every cake has its factory name. Check out the image in the original article (which I link <a href="http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t24/Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-74107891518587509822009-07-16T17:46:10.203+01:002009-07-16T17:46:10.203+01:00Once again, I failed to see a 'xian' character any...Once again, I failed to see a 'xian' character anywhere in the name for the tea factory.<br /><br />You may be laughing at me, but sometimes some controversy is good for marketing purpose. Take a look at the name: American Hao.<br /><br />The matter of the fact is, Menghai Juming Tea Factory did me a favor by offering their wrappers for my tea cakes, and they trusted: 1. My teas were veryPuerhShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895815002492463179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-65796928443959976742009-07-16T17:31:10.735+01:002009-07-16T17:31:10.735+01:00Dear Jim,
Thanks for being such a good sport an...Dear Jim,<br /><br /> Thanks for being such a good sport and bearing with my criticism. <br /><br />I understand that you're using a different wrapper - no problem there, as I said in the article - but the product description confuses me: by saying "we called this tea chengshi mingxiang", you're sort of saying that the wrapper was your tea. Of course, Shengshi Mingxiang is Hobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-48959189997011981512009-07-16T16:34:09.985+01:002009-07-16T16:34:09.985+01:00I have added the following to the product descript...I have added the following to the product description:<br /><br />The cake is packed in Menghai Jiming Tea Factory's wrapper as part of the money saving measure in making American Hao affordable. If you find another cake with the same tea in the same packing from another source, you are qualifying for a full refund.PuerhShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895815002492463179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-64829880119789188552009-07-16T15:55:29.944+01:002009-07-16T15:55:29.944+01:00Hi, Hobbes
I am glad you liked the tea.
Your poi...Hi, Hobbes<br /><br />I am glad you liked the tea.<br /><br />Your points were well taken.<br /><br />On the packing of the cake, maybe I should print a few words before the cake was put up for sale.<br /><br />Remember all previous American Hao cakes we made - a plain paper wrapper was used.<br /><br />In 2009, I prepared one paper wrapper, that was given to American Hao 0902, but I needed morePuerhShophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04895815002492463179noreply@blogger.com