I never go to the mall. Ever. But a friend needed to run an errand so we went. As we were walking back out to our exit, we came across a tea shop. A wall of tea and accessories. Teas from all over the world. I was mostly interested in the greens and where they came from.

Has anyone heard of and/or experienced Lupicia? www.lupiciausa.com/ Apparently, there's another location in the other mall here in SF. Why are they in malls? Gah!

Anyhoo, I'm quite happy with my Sayama Yabukita green, from Saitama, Japan, that I bought there. But $7 for 2 oz. was a little pricey for me (that was the cheaper of the greens), as they are all a little pricey. But overall, even though I was skeptical about it being a mall store, it was not pretentious and the staff was helpful and friendly - at least the gentleman that helped me was.

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