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

You are just getting it now?!? That is insane! I swear you ordered it a month ago.

I ordered it January 23! I have a 20% off coupon that expires Feb. 28 too. I doubt I’ll get through these in time to use it.

that’s stupidly ridiculous.

i’ve enjoyed many of the HI things i’ve tried, but both times i’ve ordered from them it’s taken a long time for the tea to arrive, and IIRC there isn’t a confirmation email when it ships so there’s a long period of just kinda crossing your fingers it’s on its way safely. (i’m in the U.S.) i don’t mind too much ‘cause i don’t order very often from them, just wanted to note Courtney’s not alone in long wait time.

Maybe just try each tea and see if something appeals to you. Or you can always give the coupon to someone else.

It is kind of insane that it took them almost a month to get the stuff out to you.

it’s not kind of insane. that’s downright stupid. Even shipping to the US, i would expect like 15 days max from time to order… within canada? 10..MAAAAAYBE.

ifjuly I also enjoy the majority of their teas I try. Glad to hear I’m not the only one haha!

VariaTEA I may just end up giving away the coupon. I love Cacao and SCC, but I think I’ve got enough for now. :P

Sil I agree. I emailed them to inquire about the order and they were nice about it, and said they had a new packer, but I’m still not impressed with the month it took to get a few provinces over.

These stories are why I haven’t bitten the dust and ordered from them. I don’t feel like giving my money to a company for them to hold product for longer than it takes a US company to get tea to me heh. Instead i just try to pick up anything i need at craft shows etc where they have a presence. but then they get 5$ from me instead of 50+ haha

I know what you mean. My first order with them went over smoothly. I even got a shipping notification email, which evidently is rare. I’ll have to start visiting ON to buy Cacao in person haha.

I’ve got an extra bed at our place! come on over!

This makes me sad. :(( I’ve ordered twice from Herbal Infusions and didn’t have any problem at all. Got my order in a reasonable amount of time. I like their teas. I don’t like hearing that others are having problems with them. Makes me think twice….

dexter – dan just knows you’ve been voted “most likely to order when i shouldn’t” by the steepster class of 2014.

How did this happen? I’m demanding a recount – I’m sure I’m in the top 10 – but to WIN – I never win anything. ;))

Hahaha! Dexter, so glad I’m out of this one!!! I VOTE FOR NO RECOUNT!!!

teafairy – not quite.. you were voted most likely to place an order because the moon came up in the sky at night. ;)

Hahaha! Sil, this is so funny!!! (and sadly, so appropriate!!!!!)

I think I might just be having some kind of bad luck with all my online tea orders arriving in a timely manner the past month or so. My Vente Privee Fauchon from Feb 3 still hasn’t even been packed, and just about every other order I’ve made recently, I don’t get a shipping confirmation for a week and then when I do it says it’ll be another week until it comes. I got spoiled I think—a lot of my earliest forays into online tea shops via Steepster (Butiki, Verdant, NMTC, ATR) pack and send stuff out practically immediately, on week days usually, and use 2 day priority so it wasn’t unusual to order tea Monday and have it within 3 days, and always under a week. Every single order I’ve placed this month—and they’re all in the US and I’m in the US—has taken or looks like it will definitely take at least 2 weeks, often more like 2 1/2 or 3 weeks, to get to me, save one, and that one still took longer than I was expecting too. Oh well. Anyway, my point was maybe this is some weird busy busy season for tea sellers (wouldn’t surprise me—lots of festivals around now, plus spring harvests are underfoot and also tea sourcing trips and inventory count to make room for new teas in general).

I’m thinking the same ifjuly. I actually just wrote a tasting note on Strawberry Cream Cacao detailing my recent order with HI. In the end, I’ll happily order from them again honestly. I try not to have too high of expectations, because not every single company can have things done within hours to days haha! I do hope your Vente Privee Fauchon order comes soon. :)

Thanks Courtney! And I agree about ordering from HI again; I feel the same way.

Also, I misspoke (typed). Checked just now and there was one exception this month to the slow packing time thing—I got a shipping confirmation from The Devotea pretty much immediately, and the tea was at my door super fast. Sorry, Devotea! Didn’t mean to lump you in with the others, hee.

@ ifjuly, my VP Fauchon still in packing stage. I’m spoiled too with Verdant, Mandala, Puerhshop, ATR. Usually they ship the same or next day and I get it in 3 day max. Even my pu from China takes 10 days or less. VP has no excuses no tea harvest or tea festivals

oooh sounds great!

I’m so glad it arrived safely – congratulations on your first brick! :)

Wow, congrats on first sheng brick :-)

Thank you :) I broke some leaves away and set it aside for tomorrow morning… can’t wait to try!

Triple Yays!!!!
(Mailman.should.get.his.ass.kicked)

aw man, that blows. but i’m happy it meant you got an awesome haul. (:

Yay… three tea orders at once! That’s awesome! The slacking mailman on the other hand… not so awesome.

Alls well that ends well. Happy my PO dude was on top of it.
Tons of exciting new teas. Fantastic tea day!!!

Good call on another wild monk sheng cake.

Yep – this is my second one – I wanted to season a yixing pot with it, but only have slivers left of my fist cake – seemed like a good excuse to buy another one. :))

Oh I wish it was that warm here. Or even half that warm. Sigh. I can’t wait to live somewhere were it’s summer all the time. Also, yay for tea!

oh, we should trade! haha. i actually hate memphis summers…so endless and sweltering and HUMID. but spring, this 70F thing, i can handle.

Haha! I love the humidity. Right now I live where there’s no water and it is not for me. I miss the ocean and humidity dearly!

Although I suppose Memphis isn’t all that close to an ocean. :P

yeah, you just get mississippi river swampiness! i miss living a 10 minute walk to lake ontario so much. i’m way into big bodies of water you can swim in and feel tiny.

i miss being able to keep things like fruit and spices and beer out, not in the fridge/freezer. the past few months of relative low humidity where food keeps and i don’t feel sticky 24/7 have been great.

Hehe. Were did you live near Lake Ontario?

i grew up in rochester, in upstate new york. i miss the lake so much! i hate feeling landlocked.

I’m in the same situation! Landlocked is no fun. Although I should be out of here soon enough. :) I hope you get to visit water sometimes!

:)

Can I borrow your other half to help me with my rescue missions?

hahahaha!

You better hang onto that other half! Anyone who can rescue teas from mail jail is worth hanging on to! :P

whooohooo!