Monday, March 24, 2008

It's all about passion & Steeped in Style is passionate about TEA!

Right up there with wiggling your toes in new grass, throwing open the windows and sitting on the front porch for the first time, is the perennial right of rejuvenating your spirit with a delicious cup of refreshing, relaxing tea! We love springtime and we are passionate about our tea! Wild Blueberry, Strawberry Spice or Pick-Me-Up ~ amazing!

Come by and see us in person this weekend! We will be at the Holiday Inn in Fairborn, Ohio as a vendor for the Greene County Business Women's Association - Saturday from 10 to 4. You can check out some of our new spring tea sets and taste some of our delightful teas! We would love to see you there!

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Happy Easter from Steeped in Style!

Just wanted to wish all of you a Happy Easter! We hope you can relax and enjoy time with family and friends as we celebrate our risen Saviour!

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Enjoy Life ~ Drink Tea!

Just wanted to say thanks to all of our BFF's in Kentucky! We had a great time at our vendor show this weekend! It was great to meet so many new tea girls and share with you some of our great products and wonderful teas! We knew you would love it, but it was fun to hear all your great comments! We will be doing another show on March 29. Keep checking back for more details!

These are just a couple of pictures we took at the show ~ aren't we so cute!

Also, on a personal note, I wanted to share with you a special occasion in my family this week! We celebrated my beloved Grandma Wampler's birthday - she turned 105 years old on Friday! I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful grandma! But that was not our only celebration - her little sister turned 100 on Thursday! Happy Birthday Grandma and Aunt Treva! Good thing I love tea - I'll need all of the health benefits possible with these kind of genes!


Grab yourself a cup of tea and enjoy! Here's to a great week ahead! ~ Amy

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Steeped in Style ~ Event Vendor this Weekend!

Come and chat with us in person this weekend! Sit down and have a sample of our teas! Browse through our adorable merchandise!



Where? The Annual Cougar Crop Scrapbooking Event - held at Calvary Christian School located at 5955 Taylor Mill Road, Covington, KY.


When? Saturday, March 15 beginning at 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.



We would love to show you our new spring line of tea accessories, including several new I-Pot colors! All 22 flavors of loose leaf tea will be available for you to see and smell and we will feature several flavors for taste testing throughout the day! Special gift packages will also be available for your Easter and Mother's Day gift giving!

We look forward to seeing you there! Tealightfully yours ~ Shellie & Amy

Friday, March 7, 2008

Want it, need it, got to have it ~ Keylime Pie Tea from Steeped in Style

Okay, girls, enough of this winter weather! We are under a blizzard advisory tonight - in March - whatever!!!! The cold winds are blowing, the snow is falling and I'm freezing. Is anybody else done with all this?

Well, Steeped in Style has just what you need. Keylime Pie Tea! I'm going to brew myself a cup, close my eyes and let the sweet taste of keylime pie transport me to one of these beach lounges. Won't you join me?


Feel the warmth of the sun on your face, feel the sand between your newly pedicured toes, smell the coconut suntain lotion. Are you with me yet?
Okay, grab a good book ~ we're staying for awhile!
Seriously though, you have got to try it! It is one of my favorites ~ especially iced! Of course, Shellie loves it hot! Either way, you will truly enjoy every last sip!
Meet me at the beach (or the pool) for some Keylime Pie! Enjoy ~ Amy




Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Free Tea Sample Abuse Report!

The www is an astonishing place! The opportunities are amazing, but we are learning that they can also be abused. Much to our dismay, we have learned first hand this past weekend. We are trying to turn this into a positive ~ so here is our solution: Be Silly. Be Strong. Be Yourself!

Be Silly – laughter is contagious. We had to laugh, so we wouldn’t cry. Our customer base grew by over 10,000 in just three days; however, the customers were not purchasing anything, just requesting free samples. How could this have happened?

Be Strong – stand up for what you believe in. We believe that honesty is the best policy, so we are explaining the situation to you! Our hope is that our customers will stand behind us on this one! We offered a free sample on our website for customers seriously interested in our products to have the opportunity to sample one of our teas. We have been doing this successfully for a couple of months. Somehow this weekend, things changed. Without our knowledge or permission, our website was posted by a group of “free deal” sites. We were inundated with so many requests for free samples that we were alarmed. When we figured out what had happened, we changed the website immediately so that potential customers did not feel misled. We are a small business and do not have the resources available to accommodate all of these requests for free samples. We did not intend to be picked up by these “free deal” websites and apologize for the way these websites misused our free sample offer.

Be Yourself – live life with no regrets. Our customers are our top priority. We appreciate you, and it is always our goal to provide excellent customer service. We will gladly provide our customers with a free tea sample with any purchase from our website. We have loved getting to know you – either by meeting you personally at vendor shows or chatting with you via e-mail. We consider you our friends – someone we would love to sit down and have tea with. We love what we do, but we do take it seriously.

Thanks for allowing us to explain our little “situation” ~ we appreciate your continued interest in Steeped in Style!

Tealightfully yours ~ Shellie & Amy