tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post6105791791157961072..comments2024-03-23T10:16:21.093-07:00Comments on MattCha's Blog: "Stoner Qi" and 2006 Mengku Shuangjiang Wild Arbour King BrickMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-60568018993851880772017-06-20T10:30:54.101-07:002017-06-20T10:30:54.101-07:00Cwyn,
Okay here is the story of the markup of thi...Cwyn,<br /><br />Okay here is the story of the markup of this tea as I imagine it...<br /><br />When I purchased this tea on March 10th I cleared out the last 6 bricks in stock. The 25g sample was still available. It remained sold out until the new Yunnan Sourcing website was launched, then I noticed something funny. It listed the sample as the first purchasing option but you could also now purchase 1KG bricks at $140.00 as the second option which is not the way it usually displays on the website. I think it was listed just like this until I posted this article. I believe that this was restocked at the same time as the website change over and in the confusion the price was not correctly increased.<br /><br />From the attention of this post, it is plausible that Scott then realized that the 1KG purchasing option should have been displayed first and the price adjusted.<br /><br />Just a theory on that one.<br /><br />I don't think there is a deliberate "blogger effect" but there is most definitely an indirect effect that a lot of attention could have on a tea, good or bad.<br /><br />PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-72341783027321786092017-06-19T12:16:30.074-07:002017-06-19T12:16:30.074-07:00Tea writers get accused of "blogger effect,&q...Tea writers get accused of "blogger effect," that is, the price of the tea increasing after writing the article. But the price increased after the re-stocking, since Mattcha bought out the remaining stock. A more likely scenario is YS acquired more and the price they paid to a supplier went up, 18% is beyond the usual store increase. I have, by the way, inquired at YS before about "blogger effect" when a few people notified me of a price increase after one of my posts. The answer was a no, at least that is what I was told. Cwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990034926886208526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-54326264457652567442017-06-18T23:42:48.462-07:002017-06-18T23:42:48.462-07:00Cloud Mountain,
Welcome back and thanks as alway...Cloud Mountain,<br /><br /><br />Welcome back and thanks as always for your comments here. Thanks for the offer but to be honest I still have not found a better semi-aged puerh for that price yet and I have been sampling more and more these days. Stayed tuned.<br /><br />Semi-aged Lincang puerh seems to me to be a much better bang for your buck. Its always been this way but with prices so high nowadays it seems to be more stark.<br /><br />Bev (and Cloud Mountain),<br /><br />From what I've read on your blog, I think you might like this one. Even with the price increase, I think it may still be worth it.<br /><br />Scott is a smart guy and has been doing this for a long time. I also have wondered if vendors hike up the prices based on increased sale bursts or even just page views?<br /><br />I think as a blogger you really have to be comfortable with the amount of tea purchased before you tell the world because it might either be sold out, or sold at an increased price or even just sold out a year or two later when you might want to restock.<br /><br />6 KG seems like a lot, but a lot of good tea that I'm perfectly comfortable with.<br /><br />PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-87335387087281943082017-06-18T15:31:37.905-07:002017-06-18T15:31:37.905-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801234128348743930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-39509291825310201892017-06-18T10:48:58.313-07:002017-06-18T10:48:58.313-07:00Tempting! But I see the price has already increase...Tempting! But I see the price has already increased by 18%. Sometimes I wonder if tea sellers have some sort of algorithm on their websites that automatically increases prices when a quantity of a particular cake sells all at once. 'Stoner qi' used to be something of a holy grail of mine. Maybe it's age, but I much prefer a deeper, gentler qi now. Even so, the tropical and floral notes you mention about this one are some of my favorite notes in a puerh. Enjoy!LTPRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754182842876404262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693176331381554957.post-69879816535166696202017-06-17T19:53:57.462-07:002017-06-17T19:53:57.462-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801234128348743930noreply@blogger.com