Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!
I got the WP samples I ordered! ^^ Thought they’d come tomorrow instead, but that was a nice surprise (:
I got a Verdant box: 4 red lotus tea cups, a piggish amount of Zhu Rong, Some Zhu Rong Chai, Vanilla Citrus Spice and some samples
Is Zhu Rong that good? How does it compare to other high end Dian Hongs? What about Yu Lu “Yan Cha” or the famous LB?
The Zhu Rong is really truly that good. I ordered a LOT. It is different from the LB, but I like it just as much. It’s really deep, smooth, malty, sweet.
@TheTeaFairy – yes! I know you can relate to it :D
I got a really thoughtful swap in the mail from EvaGrimm today. I am excited to try these. Thank you!
@Uniquity I steep a big heaping teaspoon per 8 oz of boiling water and I steep it for around 4 minutes. I loooooove it
I got my Misty Peak cakes today – one Spring and one Autumn :D
Oh, I ALMOST ordered when i saw their sales, but I already had plenty of mandala’s pu’erh coming my way….can’t order everything cause it’s on sale apparently. Although i do my best to do so it seems ;-) looking forward to read your notes!
OMG Y’ALL BEST MAIL DAY EVER! All my things came at once and my two of them came early!!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByLDTxpzm4N2R0ZtZW91ZFVKWVhqVTV3ckRTeC1XWWJsZ2w0/edit?usp=sharing
Left to right, there is my teapot and cups from David’s Tea. This is my first tea pot! And the silicon grips on the cups look like cupcake wrappers. SO CUTE. Slightly behind that are my mint plants ordered from Amazon. I got lavender mint, chocolate mint, and strawberry mint. I’ve named them Huey, Dewey, and Louie. To the right, I have MOAR TEA: quangzhou milk oolong, vanilla orchid, shooting star fruit, bamboozled, and pom tango. Lastly, I have my first perfect mug with whales and I love it so much. So. Much. Excitement.
Not pictured, but I also got a super generous swap from Cheri!
Awww, such a lovely tea day, so happy for you! The mint looks awesome, and we are now teapot twins!!! I have ordered that set six months ago and I still love it, the cups are wonderful. Enjoy everything?
Yay teapot twins! I like it even more now :-). I actually haven’t even used anything yet lol. I was so excited and needed to tell someone, but no one understands my tea excitement except the lovely people on Steepster! But so far everything is totally living up to my expectations. And the mint smells so good!
My Yixing pots from Enjoyingtea arrived today. They are so nice! One of them came in a gorgeous presentation box, too. I like how they include complete instructions on how to prepare the Yixing pots—how complicated, but good to know! They also include a few different samples of tea in adorable little tins.
I got a cute box, but no instructions. Did you get all loose leaf samples, or a mix of loose leaf and bagged? I got a box of teabags as a sample, and I’m wondering how good they are.
Thanks, TheTeaFairy!
Mandy, the instructions are on the postcards from Enjoying Tea—not in the box itself.
Shadowfall: I got the Bamboo and the Plum something. They were only about $8 each, and they are quite nice. I am looking forward to using them. I love the texture and the sound of the red clay when the lids rub on the pots. Is that weird? ;-)
Swap from Cameron B.! She sent me samples of ALLLL her Kusmi teas (crack knuckles).
I received a really nice package from Stacy at Butiki for winning a round of 20 questions, with an ounce of red queen cupcake and a nice selection of samples.
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A small adagio order which I made in support of their decision to offer reasonable shipping to Canada.
I got lots of stuff in the mail, yay!
A box from Butiki with an ounce of Nutmeg Cream, and samples of Caramel Vanilla Assam and Blueberry Purple Tea. Fastest shipping ever, thanks Stacy!
Samples from Nina’s Paris – Japon, Taurus, and Earl Grey (not something I would have chosen but free is free!).
My Harney & Sons order! I ordered samples of: Golden Monkey, Tippy Yunnan, Yunnan Golden Tips, Genmaicha, Bancha, Japanese Sencha, Sencha Scent of Mountains, Lung Ching, Gunpowder Green, Tower of London, and Vanilla Comoro. They also included free samples of Japanese Sencha (lol), Dragon Pearl Jasmine, and Organic Green with Coconut Iced Tea. Hooray!
Tippy Yunnan was just gross:(. Be extra careful not overleaf, maybe 200F. Do 1 min. It also very hairy. I had a mouth full of fuzz. Harney was always a hit for me until…good luck
Thanks boychik. I’ll keep that in mind. They’re all samples, so even if I find it gross, it’s only a $2 loss. :)
Thanks! Just have a hankering to try Chinese blacks and Japanese greens lately. :)
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