“Online Shopping” brought a huge revolution and it made our lives convenient, extremely. Digital communication is much faster than real conversation and I appreciated it so much. However, we need to focus on face to face negotiation occasionally. Let’s get back to our humanity empathy in this article.
“Chit chatting for the Buyers relationships”
In the past, people were frequently talking about today’s waves and weather, because the waterway was the main transportation for logistics. They always enjoyed chit chatting for the relationships between buyers and wholesalers. And yet, it’s a good and traditional custom for them. Since everyone trusts each other, there’s no problem in the market. There’s only the beautiful sound of the sea.
In a hectic market, even though wholesalers are busy every time, they serve the Japanese green tea to regular customers and buyers. That’s the tradition at the fish market, because tea break is one of the communication tools for food industry workers.
“Baggage claim in Fish Market”
Due to the limited space of the market, most buyers do not bring their purchased items with them. As soon as we chose fish and groceries, the wholesalers brought our items to the baggage claim area immediately. For this market system, wholesalers hired a conveyor person who carries a load of things, and it was called “Tea house”.
Oneday, some wholesaler said to me,
“You can pick up your items at the Tea House later!”
I was like,
“What’s the Tea house!?” “In this busy market site!?”
In the fish market, tea house means the pick-up counter. So people could pick up purchased items at “Tea house” after their purchase.
“Market operation, Now and Then”
Here’s the thing, please be aware of the difference between now and then.
The Tradition of tea service is a kind of old custom. These days, they haven’t served actual green tea to you there.
In addition, since they have moved to the new location “Toyosu Market”, they have stopped their operation system “Baggage Claim”. So there’s no more buyer’s Tea House right now. Only few people know about this individual culture for Marketers.
“Green Tea’s Greeting facilitates your communication”
“Would you like a cup of green tea? You can wait patiently here.”
That’s why they call that place “Tea house”. The tea house system was very useful for both buyers and wholesalers.
Green tea is always an important item for all Japanese people. And I hope that it’s the same value in all other countries, too.
Tea break is a good chance to catch up with your business clients and it is the best way to facilitate communication. Personally, when I see the color of green tea, I feel peaceful and calm. This is one of the benefits of Japanese tea.
Let’s have a chill time with some Japanese tea, then you can go back to your busy work smoothly.
“Handle caffeine with care”
Before closing this topic, please make sure if you can handle some caffeine or not. Caffeine Zero tea is also a smart choice when you enjoy Japanese Tea. And this time, you don’t have to care about the traditional tea ceremony or expensive tea equipment, because I’m talking about busy tea time for busy situations during weekdays. Someday, I’ll talk to you about Japanese tea rituals, It must be a fantastic article.
