Thursday, June 20, 2013

"English Tea & Cakes"

I think I'm going to start calling this site "Tea With Friends: The blog that makes shopping mistakes so you don't have to!"

Actually, I'd be thrilled with my new $7.98 cookbook from Barnes & Noble, up top, which features more than 100 classic teatime recipes, if I hadn't recently bought its predecessor, this $12.99 magazine (which I wrote about here), which has just over 75 of the same recipes.

Now why did a *book* with more recipes cost less than a *magazine* with fewer recipes? Ah, well, at least I did get a few new recipes, but I will perhaps restrain myself from buying future English tea magazines until I make sure Barnes & Noble isn't about to introduce a new book!
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13 comments:

  1. Cynda PJune 20, 2013 at 8:09 AM

    We appreciate your sacrifice in service of tea lovers everywhere. :-)

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  2. Linda JenningsJune 20, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    Better you than me! *LOL* Seriously, thanks for being honest with your readers!

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  3. Michele M./ Finch RestJune 20, 2013 at 8:59 AM

    Oh NO!!

    That's so weird! I tell ya the pics on them are drool worthy, I see why you had to have both for sure!

    Well I see the perfect hostess gift in your stash box now, eh?

    (Or a giveaway, haha.)

    And YES I think that name change is about apropo, Ang! LOL!

    Hugs.

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  4. Michele M./ Finch RestJune 20, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    I'd buy one of them from ya if you want to rid yourself.

    xxoo

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  5. JoyJune 20, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    Thank you for warning the rest of us -I will go straight to the book!

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  6. BernideenJune 20, 2013 at 10:12 AM

    Another one that does this is Annes Publishing - NBA in America.It does look fun!

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  7. Beth RangJune 20, 2013 at 12:23 PM

    I bought that first magazine too, aargh!

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  8. Sandie @ crazy'boutquiltsJune 20, 2013 at 1:36 PM

    That is such a rip-off when they do that! It happens with quilt magazines/books too so I am pretty careful about looking twice. Thank you for the heads up. Have a great weekend!

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  9. GardenOfDaisiesJune 20, 2013 at 1:45 PM

    Oh, that is just crazy. Not you... the fact that the magazine costs more than the book.

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  10. FrancesJune 20, 2013 at 6:27 PM

    I did the same thing! Could not believe when I saw the book at B&N. Oh well, live and learn.

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  11. RosemaryJune 20, 2013 at 9:50 PM

    oh my goodness! I have the magazine... now must ponder whether I 'need' the book...

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  12. Marilyn MillerJune 21, 2013 at 6:08 PM

    Love the cover of the book and it would entice me to buy. I have done the same thing here with other books and it is always frustrating. Thanks for being our test market.

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  13. AnonymousJune 21, 2013 at 9:20 PM

    Sorry you had this experience, Angela - sounds like a case of re-packaging, doesn't it? Thank you for sharing this story with us, Joanie

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