In search of Good Earth tea in Mumbai

costaguana · Aug 3rd, 2009, 13:15

Well I am now officially down to my last imported "necessity" and it is an odd one, I admit. I am generally not one for herbal teas, but I am addicted to Good Earth's original sweet and spicy blend. Now I have not seen it anywhere in India, which is incredibly odd considering GE is owned by Tata, of all companies! I am wondering if anyone else is familiar GE and/or knows of any shop in Mumbai that stocks it? If not, is there by any chance an Indian tea that is even slightly similar?

Much obliged

Hemmie · Aug 4th, 2009, 16:09

The Good Earth store itself doesn't stock it? Then it must be an export item, and could be hard to get. Have you tried asking at Good Earth, or e-mailing, maybe you could get through to the people exporting it, and buy it from them.

costaguana · Aug 4th, 2009, 22:33

Wow, I didn't expect there to be another, completely different, Good Earth brand in India!! Hemmie, if you are referring to the home items store in India Good Earth then unfortunately we are talking about two different things! I am looking for Good Earth tea, which is a US brand but owned by the Tatas (see my thread starter for the company link). As far as I can tell, the two Good Earths have no connection to each other.

Thanks for the heads up though!

snonymous · Aug 4th, 2009, 23:02

If you can't find it Costaguana, you can always make your own herbal teas. There is no shortage of readily available fresh spices in India and we are known for our "masala" teas!

costaguana · Aug 6th, 2009, 09:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by snonymous

If you can't find it Costaguana, you can always make your own herbal teas. There is no shortage of readily available fresh spices in India and we are known for our "masala" teas!

It's an interesting thought, I am just not sure I would get the proportions right ;-)

snonymous · Aug 6th, 2009, 13:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by costaguana

It's an interesting thought, I am just not sure I would get the proportions right ;-)

It is so easy. Trial and error really, until you get the taste right.

vegan · Aug 6th, 2009, 13:58

Couldn't you try asking someone in the USA to send it to you by mail? In past I have sent gift items by parcel post from the USA and most of the time they made it intact to my family in India. You could check if Global Priority mail allows tea bags inside its 'pack-all-you-can' envelops. Postage is about $5/$10 (small/big) and I think about 100 tea bags can fit in easily with declared value of around $10 or so. It should reach you within a week.

Recently I bought some himalayan herbal teas at Rishikesh and they are quite good. Any speciality tea store in Mumbai should be able to guide you towards good alternatives if you prefer to try some new brands now.

bombaynight · Aug 13th, 2009, 22:31

if you get, let me know also

Aug 3rd, 2009, 13:15	#1
costaguana a vagabond of sorts Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 205	In search of Good Earth tea in Mumbai Well I am now officially down to my last imported "necessity" and it is an odd one, I admit. I am generally not one for herbal teas, but I am addicted to Good Earth's original sweet and spicy blend. Now I have not seen it anywhere in India, which is incredibly odd considering GE is owned by Tata, of all companies! I am wondering if anyone else is familiar GE and/or knows of any shop in Mumbai that stocks it? If not, is there by any chance an Indian tea that is even slightly similar? Much obliged

Aug 4th, 2009, 22:33	#3
costaguana a vagabond of sorts Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 205	different Good Earth! Wow, I didn't expect there to be another, completely different, Good Earth brand in India!! Hemmie, if you are referring to the home items store in India Good Earth then unfortunately we are talking about two different things! I am looking for Good Earth tea, which is a US brand but owned by the Tatas (see my thread starter for the company link). As far as I can tell, the two Good Earths have no connection to each other. Thanks for the heads up though!

Aug 4th, 2009, 23:02	#4
snonymous xxx Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,749	If you can't find it Costaguana, you can always make your own herbal teas. There is no shortage of readily available fresh spices in India and we are known for our "masala" teas! __________________ Some of My Tall Tales at http://www.travelpod.com/members/indianature My Flickr photos at http://www.flickr.com/groups/snonymous/

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Aug 4th, 2009, 16:09	#2
Hemmie Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 69	The Good Earth store itself doesn't stock it? Then it must be an export item, and could be hard to get. Have you tried asking at Good Earth, or e-mailing, maybe you could get through to the people exporting it, and buy it from them.

Aug 6th, 2009, 13:58	#7
vegan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Posts: 123	Couldn't you try asking someone in the USA to send it to you by mail? In past I have sent gift items by parcel post from the USA and most of the time they made it intact to my family in India. You could check if Global Priority mail allows tea bags inside its 'pack-all-you-can' envelops. Postage is about $5/$10 (small/big) and I think about 100 tea bags can fit in easily with declared value of around $10 or so. It should reach you within a week. Recently I bought some himalayan herbal teas at Rishikesh and they are quite good. Any speciality tea store in Mumbai should be able to guide you towards good alternatives if you prefer to try some new brands now.

Aug 13th, 2009, 22:31	#8
bombaynight Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 23	if you get, let me know also