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pooja
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 Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:10 am Post subject: I would like to buy tea in Russia, what brands are available |
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Hi
I want to buy different types of tea in Russia..So wanted to know different brands of tea available in Russian stores/importers/distributors. |
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Varrah
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Russia doesn't have plantations of Tea.
In soviet times there were Georgian Teas, but nowadays you can say they're gone.
So what we have is imported tea from India, China etc.
The tea is mostly imported by british and asian resellers.
You will find Akhmad, Dehli, Newbie and many others. There're also Russian resellers - "Мир чая", "Русский чайный дом" and others.
Allthough you can buy different teas in the nearest supermarket, if you want to buy a really good tea, try to find speciallized tea/coffee shops, like "Мир чая" (tea world) or "Империя чая" (tea empire), "Чайный дом" (tea house) etc.
Such shops often offer degustation and tea ceremonies. Consultants there will help you to choose the color and the type of tea. |
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pooja
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| Thanks friend for the insight..I am in India and would like to know the retail prices of the famous teas in Russia which is sold in the tea stores or supermarkets. Do you have any link or website(english) where i can find the exact pricing of the tea in Russia. This would be of gr8 help to me..thanks again |
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Varrah
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It's not likely for you to find a page originally in English, so you'll have to usee machine-translated ones.
Note that the price can differ a lot depending on the region, e.g. Moscow prices are much higher than St.Petersburg etc.
Use translate.google.com for translation. Here're the links to the Russian online Tea shops
http://chai.kofe-kofe.ru/catalog.php?item=345 |
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Varrah
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Varrah
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| oh, and I forgot the traslating service - http://translate.google.com - it's very good and can translate a whole page with all the links replaced to a translated version |
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pooja
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Thanks Varrah( is this your name..pardon me i dont undrsatnd russian language so couldnt figure out).thank you for the sites and the translator..the prices which are there on these sites, do the people in russia buy from online site..and are these varieties famous in russia..it would be gr8 if you could give me insights on following question:
1) What are the famous tea brands amongst Russians?
2) Do they buy it personally or from onlie sites (mostly how do they buy)?
3) What are the general prices of tea brands that Russians consume as in what are the prices of Princess noori, ceylon tea, red label etc.
4) Is there a vast difference in online and retail tea prices?
4) How is the tea industry in Russia, has the meltdown really affected the industry?
5) How is the Russian economy after the meltdown happening?
Dear Varrah it would be really nice of u if u could give me details or any contact who would be in a position to help me in this regard. Thans for ur valuable time. and let me knw that the sites you have given are the tea which are frequently consumed by the russians. |
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Varrah
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| pooja wrote: | Thanks Varrah( is this your name..pardon me i dont undrsatnd russian language so couldnt figure out).
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That's a nick-name
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thank you for the sites and the translator..the prices which are there on these sites, do the people in russia buy from online site..and are these varieties famous in russia..it would be gr8 if you could give me insights on following question:
1) What are the famous tea brands amongst Russians?
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I've already named you several of them in the first post.
The situation differs alot in big cities and small towns or even villages.
Also it's very much dependent on the cultural level and the knowlege about the tea and tea culture.
I know many types of tea, but still can't name you the best types nad brands. The choice on the market is very big (we are speaking about St.-Petersburg here).
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2) Do they buy it personally or from onlie sites (mostly how do they buy)?
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Mostly in person. Russia is not yet that much online-oriented, especially in terms of food and beverages.
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3) What are the general prices of tea brands that Russians consume as in what are the prices of Princess noori, ceylon tea, red label etc.
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ehm... can't tell you for sure just now
there're teas with a price like 400 rubles per 10g and there're packeted teas with a price of 50 rubles per 25 packets.
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4) Is there a vast difference in online and retail tea prices?
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I haven't noticed. THough there's generally a strange tendency to make online prices higher (sic!) than offline ones.
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4) How is the tea industry in Russia, has the meltdown really affected the industry?
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I haven't noticed anything, but I'm not an economist or something. I'm jsut an ordinary consumer.. Again, by the words "tea industry in Russia" I'm meaning a "tea reselling industry"
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5) How is the Russian economy after the meltdown happening?
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Nervous, but good. Far better than Iceland, Brasil or Africa  Better than Ukraine. But again - I'm not confident in all that.
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Dear Varrah it would be really nice of u if u could give me details or any contact who would be in a position to help me in this regard. Thans for ur valuable time. and let me knw that the sites you have given are the tea which are frequently consumed by the russians. |
I suggest you just contact those sites I gave you already. Pretend you're a foreigner living in Russia and want some consulting on the types of tea they got currently in order to buy something you're used to. I suppose they will be willing to help |
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pooja
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| Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:23 am Post subject: |
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| Hi..thanks a lot for the insights..will call them and gather the information...will be in touch... |
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