I have just recently been getting into brewing loose teas instead of tea bags and was delighted when I found there was a place in Amarillo I could purchase loose tea although I know it is not the only place. They definitely had the largest selection though. The girl who was working there was very knowledgeable about all their various teas and I learned a lot that I hadn't previously learned from watching YouTube videos and passed on a little bit of information back. I was going to limit myself to $20 but ended up spending $50 because I found so many items that looked interesting, plus wanting to order a drink there to try out. The place is very nicely laid out and the teas are sold by the ounce. I like that because I could buy a little bit of this and a little bit of that to try out and then I can always go back to get more if I like one better than the others. The atmosphere was very comfortable and welcoming. If you don't want to buy loose teas they have drinks available you can buy, everything from your basic flavored teas you can pour yourself in the back room out of standard dispensers to specialty teas using the loose teas they offer for sale.
The place is very easy to find and visible from the street. If you need a landmark it is across the street from Dickey's Barbecue and The Lazy Gator shopping strip. There is parking available right in front. The only reason I took off one star was because I got home and found that there was no receipt in my bags. Most places if they aren't planning on giving you a receipt will ask you if you want one and I always say yes please. If I'm going to spend that much money in a store I'd like to have a receipt to compare against my credit card bill and remind me how much each purchase was. It may be the girl just forgot because we were talking so much or they may not be in the habit of asking. Later I found I had received an email with the information but I'm old school and would rather have a piece of paper I can look at.
If you want to break away from Lipton tea bags and try something special, check out their large selection! In fact, I found teas here that I didn't find at Natural Grocers and Market Street and there isn't a blessed tea bag in the store. Oh, and they also have tea making utensils, pots, cups, travel cups, DIY tea bags and strainers you can put the loose tea into and a few more exotic Tea Brewers & dispensers, even some of those honey sticks that you can put in your tea to stir it around and sweeten it at the same time. read more