Share Your Orders Thread

Yay!! :)

That coupon makes everything so tempting! I have had a tab on my internet open with an order that I have yet to actually place… I need to take the plunge as well!

It was the coupon + sample sizes that got me sucked in haha. Being able to try so many amazing teas for a pretty low price is just too tempting.

I know! I was so excited that they launched the sample sizes. I want to sample.. everything…!!

I tried to limit myself to stuff that I KNOW I’ll like (spicy chocolate chai? corn pu-erh? YES PLEASE) and then samples of some of their teas that get fantastic ratings/types I think I’ll like. It was REALLY hard to not go over the $45 mark, there were tons tons more that I wanted to try.

Hehe, good luck :)

awesome order! hope you love it!

Some seriously great teas there! I’m waiting for my order of Chocolate Chai and I haven’t opened my ounce of Golden Fleece even though I ordered it when it was released but the Laoshans, Eight Treasures and Cornfields are some of my favorites!

I am really excited for the Cornfields, I’ve had my eyes on it since March so it’s nice to finally know it’s coming home to me!

woohoo! Happy early birthday indeed!

Happy Early birthday! I too am being tempted by the caramel matcha offer on right now…

@Sil – it was the one I knew I wasn’t going to be able to refuse. Strawberry or caramel, I knew I’d give in. I’m weak! : )

what strength/flavouring/matcha type etc did you go with?

Since I’ve only ever had one unflavoured matcha and wasn’t madly in love with the natural falvour I opted to do the Robust level of flavouring for an additional $3.99. Otherise, I left everything standard (basic grade, small size, no tin) and it came to 13.50ish with shipping. I have numerous metal tins at home I can use to put it in, and I definitely don’t need a high quality matcha (at least not yet! :D)

lol, todays deal got me to order too! I’ve been waiting for the right sale to come up with Red Leaf Teas!

Happy bday! I hope you love it!

Yay! Happy Birthday!

You guys are tempting me so much. The thing is, matcha is hit or miss for me. I was thinking of just putting in a water bottle and drinking it cold. Has anyone done that?

I have used cold water and my frother for matcha. I’m not sure if I can really describe a difference to you yet. I do think it’s a little more smooth taste wise.

I’ve only done it hot so far – but more warm than hot. I find it cuts some of the strong vegetal notes. I would think it might not mix as well with cold water? Many people seem to have iced matcha lattes around here though. : )

When in a tea desert, I’ve put matcha in a bottle of water and shook it up to mix. I drink a bit of the water to make room for froth. :) I like it better hot or in a latte but it’s good if you have no better option. You’ll also get lots of comments and questions on what you’re drinking.

If you are short on funds, matcha gear is not necessary. It may be nicer to have properly whisked matcha, but I find my regular cooking whisk and soup bowl perfectly adequet. Usually, I’m lazy and just use a fork or spoon and a mug.

Hey, 12 days is more than some of us make it for “no buy” periods – LOL.

Yeah, I’d say 12 days with no orders should be considered a victory!

ooooh peach

I know that is the one that caught my eye!

I ordered the plum today too, as well as the cheesecake, the fig, and the boysenberry.

I almost got fig! I know I will love cheesecake but was trying to make myself get some different flavors I may not normally try.

So you were just saving up your free review credits? Is that how that worked?

Yes, I know I will love the cheesecake too. I did that with the Hemp flavored tea last time – trying to make myself get something I wouldn’t normally try – but, this time, I went for the things I knew I loved. Next time, I’ll add another tea on there that I might not otherwise try… I definitely am going to have to get a new chawan though. The bowl that I’ll be using is a good size and shape, but, its made of a very thin, china-like porcelain and I don’t know that it will be ideal for Matcha. I tend to like the weightier bowls like the one I had been using. sigh

Not sure exactly what you mean. I had initially placed an order for two matchas. I got those and reviewed them and got enough credit to get four more, I also purchased one so I got a total of five. Then I reviewed two today and got enough credit for the order I just listed. LOL Hope that made sense.
I still have three more to review from my last order and then of course can review the four on the way. So basically the more I review the more I get free or pretty much free.
But the reason I am getting SO MANY free is due to his most recent promo which is almost double the credit you would normally get.
My apologies if you were not even talking to me it occurred to me you may have been talking to LiberTEAS. lol

LiberTEAS I may grab the Rhishi matcha – dying to try that one!

Sorry for the silly question, but how do you do the reviews that get you doubled the credit?

Thats not a silly question! I will find the thread and link it here.
Give me a moment. Have a cat trying to eat my pizza pretzel!

Here it is!
http://steepster.com/discuss/3232-red-leaf-tea-new-contest

I wish that shipping weren’t so slow to Canada so I could have my matcha. Then review it. Then order more…and review those. Enjoy!

uniquity…at least they send to canada :) always look on the brightside! i’m super impatient as well haha

Which flavor did you get??

The caramel one heh. That way I can do a review and pick up one of the other flavours if I decide that matcha is my thing. And if it isn’t…well I can do a reivew anyway and send the tea somewhere else haha

Oh nice!! Thats an excellent way to start!

I got my first matcha as well! Couldn’t pass up the deal on the caramel. I got distinctive flavouring and basic matcha. I’m looking forward to doing reviews & receiving credits too! Azzrian, how do you notify red leaf once you’ve posted your review? Do you just send them a link to your post?

Yay! Congrats! Yes just use the CONTACT US at the bottom of the screen on their site and let them know the links. Once they email you back you could save their email address but I usually just use the contact us link.
Be sure your word count is over the 800 some words as posted in the other thread (I forget exact words) also post a short review on their site under the tea flavor, and do a facebook or twitter post. I have also been leaving reviews on amazon for them as it really helps them a lot when you do.

Great, thanks :) I definitely want to do everything I can to help them out since they are so very generous with their reward program! Seems like a great company overall.