I'm very new in drinking kombucha. Initially I was going to get my own kit, but I know how that goes - do it poorly for a few months then fall off. Instead I opted to look around for retail options. Obviously price is a huge factor and it isn't cheap. I initially kicked off with the bulk option and then worked through that pretty quickly, then the "inflation buster" option came up and I've jumped into another two boxes of the stuff. Absolutely love it, has helped kick my soft drink addiction and is going really well for me at the moment. I'm noticing increased signs of energy too, could be placebo, could be the kombucha, either way it doesn't really matter. Very happy with tea gardens and have been raving to my friends about it too.