Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Bubble Tea: Comments and Thoughts from all over the World!

Bubble Tea is a seductive and delicious beverage that captures your attention, and before you know it, you can't live without it!
These are a few posts I found on the Web from different parts of the World and I am sure that there are many many more out there!

"I Drink Bubble Tea, breathe and eat, in that order. I love the drink, the chewy jellies, mixed with the wonderful flavor of tea and fruit. This is the perfect drink." Food establishment review in British Columbia, Canada.

"The drinks are exhilarating!" Cairns Blog Post, Australia.


"I love bubble tea! There is a store here in Monterrey, Mexico, where I live that sells Bubble Tea, and I love it!! There are flavors like PiƱa Colada! It tastes great!" Monterrey Blog Post, Mexico

"I wish there were some [Bubble Tea shops] around my way (Bath/Bristol) I'd go every day :)" Community Website, England.

What are your thoughts on this drink?


Sunday, March 27, 2011

Website Update

Dear European Bubble Tea Afficionados:
We are pleased to inform you that our Bubble Tea Wholesale Website is scheduled to launch in May! Soon you will be able to buy directly from us your favourite ingredients for the production of Bubble Teas.
We will feature anything from Powders, Syrups, Tapioca Pearls, Coconut Jelly, Machines, Straws, to exciting new ingredients like Popping Boba and of course the ever-so-cool and fantastically ingenious cup sealing machine! Complete with CE certification this machine will put your take away business on the map.
We will have great offers and numerous ideas so don't forget to sign up with us to have the inside scoop and the latest coupons.
And as always, you are welcome to drop us a line or give us a ring with your comments or questions.
See you soon on-line!!!
Sincerely,
Bubble Tea House Company.



Tuesday, January 18, 2011

We love you Glasgow!

The amount of snow that Glasgow received this past December did not stop us from heading up there to do further Bubble Tea research. Our flight was better than most flights that we have been taking lately. There was hardly any turbulence, and the skies were clear which allowed us to have a wide view of the United Kingdom as we flew from Stansted into Glasgow.
When we arrived, we stepped out of the plane and we thought we were back in Canada! The air was a bone chilling -7 degrees, but with the wind it felt five degrees lower than that. There was a thin layer of ice on the ground and piles of snow to the side. We skated our way back to the terminal, where we picked up our luggage and headed outside to catch a bus that would take us straight into town.
Although our hotel was not far, we decided to jump in a taxi because of the dangerous conditions for walking on ice, added to our labour of towing our suitcases. But, just like us, half of Glasgow decided it was best to take taxis than to walk in the freezing city streets. Which left us with two choices, wait for a taxi for two hours, or walk and drag your luggage through the ice, snow and mud.
But we made it.... we had to make one stop, our toes were beginning to freeze because we didn't have the right footwear. When we removed our shoes, my toes were the worst... they were so red they almost started to look blue. After rubbing them to generate heat, we got our shoes back on and started to make our way outside.
Except... we had no idea where we were going! And this is the moment we realized we loved Glasgow... out of nowhere, a young woman approached us and asked us if we needed any help. Since we did, she explained to us how to get to our destination, walked outside with us and guided us perfectly! It was freezing, and she didn't have to go outside and yet she did! She was the second person to spot us with a map, looking lost, that offered help that night. The friendliness of the Galswegieans stuck throughout our trip. Taxi drivers, restaurant waiters, hostesses, hotel staff, people on the street, shopkeepers... everywhere we looked there were friendly faces. Even with the weather being as harsh as it was, they had a smile on and they were eager to chat and help you.
Thank you Glasgow for making our visit so pleasant. Our research was very successful during our trip. We can't wait to go back and start trading with you our delicious Bubble Tea drinks, powders, syrups and ideas.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Stuck in The New World, but saved by the BBC

The Bubble Tea House Team is currently researching Bubble Tea menu options in Western USA and Canada. We were scheduled to fly out of Vancouver BC on the 8th of November. However, the third largest on-line travel company had other plans. This past saturday, Vayama decided to cancel our trip with British Airways! No Notice! Nothing! We only found out because of mere luck. As you can imagine, we were really mad, and in short Vayama were doing nothing to help us! They didn't reply to our e-mails, they didn't do anything for us on the phone, once they even ignored our call!
Our frustration was huge, we could do nothing, we couldn't re-book because if we did and they re-instated the flights, Visa wouldn't return our money! And, the longer we waited the more expensive it would be to fly out! Everything seemed gloomy and no silver lining was in sight. 
One of our team members had a brilliant idea and we decided to contact Carol Carmen at BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, the consumer show. Lucky for us, she decided to take up our case and called Vayama in the UK, who immediately got in touch with Vayama.com in the USA (who were responsible for our tickets). The next day we had a call from the customer service manager! 
The man that just a day before was unreachable was on the phone at 9am. He then solved everything, we got our money back and a coupon that we could use to pay for the extra amount that our same flight would now cost for booking closer to the date. He still managed, however, to say that they never ticketed our trip, which we then, with proof, said to him that they had. So they fixed it, but still thought they were right, and they didn't really do anything else for all the stress we went through, not to mention, that they also just fixed it because of the BBC in Cambridgeshire. 
So thank you BBC Radio!!! We are now flying a week earlier, we have been here for three months doing research and we are ready to go back to England and continue our plans. We can't wait to get started!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Very pleased to meet you!

Hello,
Welcome to Bubble Tea House Stories. This blog will be about a little bit of everything that has to do with us, our lives and our company.
We believe that bubble tea is not only a great drink, but also a great way to make friends, keep in touch with family, break the ice with acquaintances, spend time with a good book, and much more.
We know that many of you may not be too familiar with this drink, but do not worry! We will be talking about all sorts of flavours, combinations, and ideas to make you as knowledgeable as we can of our product. If you are adventurous with your food, you will love this drink, if you are a bit more safe, no worries! There is something for you as well!
We look forward to writing stories for you, and if you have stories for us, please write them as well! We will be sure to include as many things as we can in this blog, and we will see where it will take us all.
Thank you!