The Spice Tea Exchange Of Beaufort

Let me just say when I heard this was coming to beaufort downtown I was beyond excited. Im a huge tea lover and always try new flavors and blends. I work downtown so when I got done work early one day I stopped in and I was impressed. I looked around carefully and was making note of everything I was planning on picking up after I looked around the whole store since I didnt want to carry around anything while I looked. Now there were 2-3 people working . One woman was going around to the wealthly looking older people and offering them samples and asking if they needed help. Another person was just staring zoning out behind the counter. Now I didnt need help but I was very clearly looked down on and ignored. I guess I didnt look like I had money so they figured why waste their time. I was so disgusted on being bluntly ignored that there was no way I was going to give them a dime of my money. Insane because I was going to spend quite alot in here originally but the way I was looked down on was completely unprofessional. I work in retail down town and I always treat everyone with kindness and make them feel welcomed no matter what they look like or how they are dressed. Apparently the people who work here think if youre not dressed up that you dont have any money and why waste their time asking if you need help or asking if you wanted to try a sample. Really disappointing since I was so excited to try their products.

Friendly and knowledgeable staff, beautiful tea spice collection.

Awesome selection if you're looking for teas, spices, and honey!

You will most definitely find the specialty salt, exotic spice, and herbs you're looking for here. You'll walk out with some spice if you're like me. I love to cook, and I love my teas. The store is organized well so if you're running in for something specific, you'll be able to find it easy. If you're wanting to see what's all available, take your time, they have an amazing collection. The tea wall will blow you away, all the loose leaf teas you want. You can create your own blends also. They have chocolate nibs, and spicy hot chocolate varieties also. You'll have all kinds of creative thoughts in mind while perusing through the Spice and Tea Exchange. I appreciated the wonderful service here. Ambiance was relaxing.Came home and created a chocolate chai tea, it was so rich and velvety!

Beautiful shop with friendly staff and great variety! Can't wait to get cooking!