Oh man, this tea. It’s so good! Even though I ended up having to make it with boiling water this morning.
You see, my variable temperature kettle has lost its capabilities. It doesn’t understand the temperature presets, and it also doesn’t know when to STOP BOILING. So I made my tea, and hoped, and the tea is fine! Yay Lupicia and the ability for their teas to withstand boiling temperatures!
Boo, broken kettle.
So I’m in the market for a new one. I’m not really sure what to get, but my budget is tiny. And because my budget is tiny, I can’t order from the States as the exchange and shipping kinda ruin any “reasonable” price. Walmart seems to have a couple things. But IDK. I need to find my old regular kettle that still turns off when it boils, and I’ll try using that for a few days I guess.
I already miss the variable temperature options. Already.
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That’s brutal! How long have you had it for? And I hope you didn’t pay too much for it. I don’t even have it. But maybe someday I’ll get one from Walmart since I, at the moment, can’t justify paying $150+ for one.
It is just over 2, and I use it multiple times a day, so IMO not such a bad lifespan. I think it was maybe $60? There are loads of options between $50 and $100. Costco even has 4 or 5 available, and the price online includes shipping to your door. They have the Cuisinart tea maker one for about $100, which is a good price, and their return policy is WAY better than London Drugs, which is the other place I’ve seen it regularly.
Walmart has the Salton glass tea maker thingie with variable temps available locally to me for $70. But I’m not sure about the quality, so I might go check it out today and see how sturdy it feels.
This is one of the only black teas that I find myself craving! I just love it! I have a Bonavita variable temp kettle that was $60 from amazon, but has had to be replaced by them twice now! Everyone recommended their gooseneck option, but I got the cheaper short spout thinking it would be the same, but apparently quality control is lower on that model!
Oh yeah, Costco is always a good idea, and that seems to be a typical lifespan nowadays anyway. I’ve been wondering about Salton too. I hope whatever you choose will be a good one!
I have an Aroma from Walmart and love it. I used it side by side with a Cuisinart for a while and ended up picking the Aroma. The good thing about WM is you can always take things back when they break.
I don’t think Aroma is available here. But Wal-Mart and Costco seriously have the best return policies. And with Costco I could order it tonight and it could be delivered to my house on Saturday! :D
This tea is a favourite. I wish it was easier to get in Canadia!
You can always have things sent to me and I’ll reship them to you.
Aww, thank you! But I think Lupicia’s shipping is about $1 per tea, if you get 10 teas. So it’d be just as much if I were to send to someone to reship. I’ll just wait until we end up doing a bulk order. :) It’s bound to happen sooner or later!
That’s brutal! How long have you had it for? And I hope you didn’t pay too much for it. I don’t even have it. But maybe someday I’ll get one from Walmart since I, at the moment, can’t justify paying $150+ for one.
It is just over 2, and I use it multiple times a day, so IMO not such a bad lifespan. I think it was maybe $60? There are loads of options between $50 and $100. Costco even has 4 or 5 available, and the price online includes shipping to your door. They have the Cuisinart tea maker one for about $100, which is a good price, and their return policy is WAY better than London Drugs, which is the other place I’ve seen it regularly.
Walmart has the Salton glass tea maker thingie with variable temps available locally to me for $70. But I’m not sure about the quality, so I might go check it out today and see how sturdy it feels.
This is one of the only black teas that I find myself craving! I just love it! I have a Bonavita variable temp kettle that was $60 from amazon, but has had to be replaced by them twice now! Everyone recommended their gooseneck option, but I got the cheaper short spout thinking it would be the same, but apparently quality control is lower on that model!
Oh yeah, Costco is always a good idea, and that seems to be a typical lifespan nowadays anyway. I’ve been wondering about Salton too. I hope whatever you choose will be a good one!
I have an Aroma from Walmart and love it. I used it side by side with a Cuisinart for a while and ended up picking the Aroma. The good thing about WM is you can always take things back when they break.
I don’t think Aroma is available here. But Wal-Mart and Costco seriously have the best return policies. And with Costco I could order it tonight and it could be delivered to my house on Saturday! :D
This tea is a favourite. I wish it was easier to get in Canadia!
You can always have things sent to me and I’ll reship them to you.
Aww, thank you! But I think Lupicia’s shipping is about $1 per tea, if you get 10 teas. So it’d be just as much if I were to send to someone to reship. I’ll just wait until we end up doing a bulk order. :) It’s bound to happen sooner or later!