Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!

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Ubacat said

Got my Royal Tea Bay (from Ebay) order yesterday.

Persimmon Tea
Ri Zhao Green Tea
Soba-Cha
Tie Guan Yin

I was so happy to get Ri Zhao tea from them. They don’t have it up on their website but when I contacted them they told me to use a different green tea link and they would put the Rizhao tea in.

I’m looking forward to trying the Soba Cha tea. I’ve had one from YS and it was good so was wondering how this one would be.

I’m just concerned I haven’t received my Yunomi order yet. Since it was free shipping there’s no tracking number and I ordered it way before this one.

yyz said

Cool! If there is an obvious brand name on the rizhao can you tell me which one?

Ubacat said

No brand name. They have it packaged in their packaging with no info on the farm or province it came from. I did ask for Shandong Rizhao though.

yyz said

Good!

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Holy crap HUGE box of Tea Ave samples I had to sign for :-O

I’m trying to remember if I did this or not, do you know how we requested them?

Edit – I do have an old email from them, but not a recent one that samples are coming. Maybe I’ll get a nice surprise.

Tealizzy said

Yay! Which ones did you get?

Rose, Magnolia and Jasmine! I can’t believe the adorable teaware they sent along as well! :-O

Tealizzy said

Looking forward to your review of the magnolia oolong…sounds yummy!

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I got my Mandala order today!! Garrett was so nice to include an additional sample of Autumn Song Maocha so I can compare it against Heart of the Old Tree :D Alas, I wasn’t able to open it because I was on my way out of town :(

At least I have something to look forward to!

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I received samples in the mail today from Tealated. It was a bit of a surprise. I remember signing up for them, but wasn’t expecting much. It was a really nice package. There are two very generous samples, tea bags to put the tea into, a coupon for the first purchase and a really nice note. Thank you Tealated. I look forward to trying these.

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Shae said

I had a note in my mailbox yesterday telling me that my nannuoshan order was being held at the post office so I went earlier this morning to pick it up. There were two very pretty boxes inside – one holding the gaiwan set I ordered and the other holding some smaller teaware items. Sadly, the tea lotus I picked out was broken en route, but everything else was beautiful. My tea samples also arrived in the same box so I’m looking forward to trying those soon. I’ve been enjoying reading everyone’s reviews on these.

Thank you to Gabriele and nannuoshan for sending me this lovely collection.

Tealizzy said

Oh no! I’m sorry your tea lotus broke! Was it a cup? I ordered a gaiwan and cup and they’re supposed to be on the way.

Shae said

Aww, thank you! I’m a little bummed, but I know these things happen every now and then. Everything else in the package looks great.

Here is the one I purchased:
http://www.nannuoshan.org/products/tea-lotus

I looked for these online but couldn’t find anything similar so maybe they also go by another name? When I spoke to Gabriele, he told me that the tea lotus is good for showing tea to guests and for smelling the tea before steeping. Also, the shape makes it easier to pour excess tea back into the container. I’ve only ever made tea in a teapot (this is my first gaiwan) so there is a lot that I still don’t know.

My package did take about 3 1/2 weeks to arrive so maybe yours will also come in soon. There were some nice pieces on the website so I bet yours will be pretty!

Tealizzy said

Oh, it’s a cha he. I’d love to see what else you got. You should post pics! :)

Shae said

See, I have no clue. :) Thanks for telling me the proper name – I see it now on the website, but I hadn’t noticed it before. I took a few pictures and posted them to Instragram if you want to have a look!

http://instagram.com/spharo00/

Tealizzy said

Amazing and gorgeous! I just followed you on Instagram. ;)

Love the owls!!

Shae said

I followed you too, Tealizzy! Thank you for the sweet comments. And Blodeuyn, I really love the owls too. When I first saw the set, I thought the design was two men in a fishing boat because the photo was a bit small. I was so excited when I opened the box and saw two cute little owls on a branch!

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EmilyGee said

Teacups and some tea from adagio, and food/postal (tea) scale that I ordered from amazon like, a month ago haha!

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Sil select said

BEST.TEA.DAY.EVER.

-Last amazing incredible box from stacy that had my order and a mystery box (sad but amazing)
-Incredible tea box from the best tea sister ever – terriharp lady
-Travelling tea box…almost going to make it home to lala finally!

Dexter said

Looks like everyone had a great mail day!!!

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Sweetest mail day EVER! My first real Tea pet came all swaddled in a teeny box. There was a sweet note and funny post-it note warning signs on the box. (I can highly recommend EBay seller kjcappuccino and her store Charming Charming China. She has the most unique tea pets! http://stores.ebay.com/Charming-Charming-China)

I got samples from Wymm Tea, all bundled up in tied with a stamped leather logo :D

And my Amoda Monthly box!

cookies said

The bunny in the boat is so funny!

TheLastDodo-Did you get the hedgehog one? That one is super cute.

Darn, now I have to get the bunny in the boat. I don’t know why I look at teaware pics.

Nah, I got a deer. It was the only one Linda had. And the only one like it!

http://instagram.com/p/zOTGSKKHzI/

Love it! Adorable. That pic makes it look gigantic.

Kaylee said

Wow, that deer is beautiful!

Dexter said

It is just soooo cute!!!

She’s actually pretty big, from what I am used to seeing.

I am obsessed!!

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AllanK said

Today I got my order from Berylleb King Tea and a package from Streetshop88, all ripe puerh and a small piece of teaware, a bamboo teaspoon. I also got my Global Tea Hut.
http://instagram.com/p/zNylP8TDY5/?modal=true
http://instagram.com/p/zNzVAkTDaj/?modal=true

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Dexter said

OMG!!!! IT’S HERE!!!! and it’s BEAUTIFUL!!!! (ok customs charged me 35.85 to release it from jail – but it’s BEAUTIFUL!!!!!)
Garret and Jamie at Mandala were just so fantastic working out the shipping challenges. Thank you so much!!!
http://instagram.com/p/zOTsxCuE8L/?modal=true
http://instagram.com/p/zOUQj3uE9M/?modal=true

It’s SO pretty!

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