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

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I got my swap from Sarsonator! LADY GAGA IN THE HOUSE HOORAY! :P She sent me:

Verdant: Minnesota Blend (Lady Gaga), Campfire Blend, Master Han’s 2014 Wild Sheng

Butiki: Hello Sweetie and Oriental Beauty

Hooray, thanks dear! :D

SarsyPie said

Yay! I hope you like all the teas!!!! If not, that’s ok, too. I’m on the fence about Gaga….

Dexter said

OOOHHHH jealous of the Lady Gaga!!
That sounds like a great swap package – enjoy your teas Cameron!!!

Kaylee said

So… I was intrigued by the Lady Gaga tea. I decided to google “Lady Gaga tea”. This is what I found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHth36LWQ58
Gaga actually wrote a song called TEA!

SarsyPie said

Too funny!

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Tea from Taiwan Da Yu Ling samples and a 6 oz yixing pot from Adagio :)

SarsyPie said

Pic or link pls! I love teapots! :)

http://www.adagio.com/teaware/harbin_teapot.html

Its seasoning on the stove with some Cha Cha right now :)
http://www.adagio.com/herbal/cha_cha.html

SarsyPie said

Love it! What an adorable shape!

Dexter said

Awesome madametj – new teaware is the best. :))

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I received my cute little tiny gaiwan set from Music City with an extra tiny cup and bonus infusers, along with 2 cute mystery tea samples (labels in Chinese).

SarsyPie said

Can we please get a link or pic of this gaiwan? I am on a teaware craze and am not above stealing ideas from others. :)

Yes please…been on a teaware craze myself for the last 4 years….never gets old!

SarsyPie said

I wonder if that’s the longest ongoing teaware craze on Steepster. :p

Sarsonator, TheTeaFairy, this is an intervention….

jk. lets go buy teapots :D

SarsyPie said

OMG I am dying over here… too funny madametj! LOL :p

But…but….madametj, I do need an intervention :-o

SarsyPie said

You know what would make you feel better about needing an intervention?

NEW TEAWARE!!!

Dexter said

I’m really trying here – I keep saying NO, and you keep buying ;))

SarsyPie said

Uh oh… We’ve been spotted…

Dexter said

Oooohhhh – mystery tea samples, those are always fun. Little word of advice – sniff them first try and identify before you just dump boiling water on it. ;))

http://instagram.com/p/q2oEA-H9aT/
Normal size black mug for reference…. This thing is tiny!

SarsyPie said

That set is so pretty! Love it!!!!!

Also, your countertop is gorgeous!

MzPriss said

I think I need one more yixing

Dexter said

That is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

Oh that’s pretty!

Thanks sarsonator…. Had some trouble replying here.
Anyway, I love music city! Great service

Just head on over to the Teaware Lust thread. That’s the “intervention” we all need. lol

Looks beautiful Saradiann, thanks for sharing :-)

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Cwyn said

Three little White Whales swam up to my doorstep today from White2Tea, they are so cute! Pungent little suckers, they are gonna stink up my tea fridge real quick. Got some more samples from there too. Also my Mandala order showed up, thanks so much!

SarsyPie said

Little whales? What is that all about? Do tell!

boychik said

It’s great haul Cwyn! Enjoy!

Lol, “pungent little suckers” !

And a mandala day is a good day…i’m assuming you got your 2009 Mengku Jade Dew?

Dexter said

Wow lots of Mandala orders in the mail today. Did Garret use is special powers to arrange that!!!
(I too don’t know about the Three White Whales – will have to look this up and see what I’m missing)
Enjoy your haul Cwyn!!!

Cwyn said

Yup. I got my Jade Dews and White Whales, yummery! Back on the puerh topic is where these were discussed recently, I think a bunch of us did an order, $15 a brick for 2002 100 g sheng pupu.

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Katie D. said

I got my order from Adagio today and now I’m ready for it to be Fall! I got samples of masala chai, spiced apple chai, and earl grey moonlight (my 10 yr old is an earl grey fanatic!). They threw in a sample of mango punch, and then I also ordered the Magic Potions fandom sampler. So far I’ve tried the spiced apple and it is sooo good!

boychik said

Enjoy!

Isn’t it gratifying when your kids love tea?

Katie D. said

Absolutely! My hubby got her into it. So far her absolute favorite is the Titanic blend from Harney

Dexter said

Enjoy your order!!! I love the tins my fandom sampler came in. :))

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Dexter said

Great mail day today!!!!!
I got my first ever Yunnan Sourcing order. Mostly black teas, but they did throw in a free sample of a sheng. Excited to try them all!!
http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/Dexter3657/media/IMG_2835_zps6a2d1e9c.jpg.html?sort=2&o=46

AND I got one of my Mandala orders, including a cute yixing pot. Really happy, it looks great!!!
http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/Dexter3657/media/IMG_2834_zps3414ffaa.jpg.html?sort=2&o=45
http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/Dexter3657/media/IMG_2833_zpsac226e36.jpg.html?sort=2&o=44
http://s1308.photobucket.com/user/Dexter3657/media/IMG_2830_zpsccb86b9c.jpg.html?sort=2&o=43

Awwww! Best tea day ever!!! You so deserve it. The pot is magnificent, so happy for you :-)

mj said

That pot is adorable :)

SarsyPie said

LOVE!!!! What a great mail day! I’m so jelly b/c I got absolutely nothing in the mail today… not even bills! LOL

Nice haul!

boychik said

Omg
You just made my Thursday night
I spy Temple Stairs mini tuo’s Yay
And my beloved YS. What’s the sample if you don’t mind? Can’t see the label
I’m so happy for you! Enjoy and give us taste notes

Ubacat said

Wow, great haul and that teapot is sooo cute!

Dexter said

Thanks all – Canada Post has been really nasty to me this week (still have a package “on hold” that they won’t send to me even though I’ve given then the corrected address info….uggg).
Getting all this today makes me really happy.

boychik the YS sample says: 2012 Yunnan Sourcing “Impressions” Raw Pu-erh tea cake. I haven’t gone to the web site yet to look it up, but considering I haven’t tried much YS, a free sample excites me!!!

boychik said

Scott always send very good samples to me. And I keep buying, and buying….
YS is very addictive.

Cwyn said

Dunno if you got the 2014 Wild Purple Black from YS but it has got to be the best black tea I have, or will ever taste.

boychik said

Agree. Wild purple black is amazing

Sil select said

jeaaalous!

Sil select said

which wild purple black?

boychik said

I think this one Sil
http://steepster.com/teas/yunnan-sourcing/36338-wild-tree-purple-varietal-black-tea-of-dehong-spring-2012
You may want to revisit.
I got a sample fr Terri and ordered same day( they had 15% sale)
Cwyn, are we talking about the same tea?

Sil select said

yeah website has 3 versions for 2014, so was trying to figure out which..

boychik said

This is what I got
http://yunnansourcing.com/en/yunnan-black-teas/2914-wild-tree-purple-varietal-black-tea-of-dehong-spring-2014.html
I don’t know if its good western but gongfu is amazing

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Teavivre anniversary sampler pack!

boychik said

Lucky! I still didn’t get it. Maybe tomorrow …

Dexter said

Enjoy Marzipan – always a good day when Teavivre arrives in the mail.
boychick soon, yours will be here soon. :))

Mine is still stuck in China! :-( enjoy yours!

I got mine today too!!! :D

I just checked and mine left Chicago two days ago. So maybe I’ll get it tomorrow! :P

Cheri select said

Last update on mine is that it’s in China. It’ll be here eventually. I hope. (My first Teavivre order disappeared at the postal facility in China. They sent another one, but it was still sad because it took extra weeks.)

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SarsyPie said

I got this little darling today. My yixing(?) lotus gaiwan! It’s boiling away right now. I think I may use it for my shengs!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/124304184@N02/14556411849/

mj said

Cuuuuuuuute!!

So gorgeous! I remember seeing that one when I was browsing gaiwans on eBay. :D

SarsyPie said

Thanks!!!

I’m such a fool for all things lotus. Just. Can’t. Resist!

Cute!!

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I got my swap from Mandy! I love it when I forget what teas I asked for and it’s like a lovely surprise party when I open the box. Hah!

Zen Tea – Toffee Dream, Bossa Nova, and Almond Marzipan Rooibos
Butiki – Red Queen, Pistachio Ice Cream, Three Friends, Maple Pecan Oolong, Birthday Cake
52teas – Coconut Cream Pie Honeybush
WP – Sleeping Bear

Thanks so much, Mandy! I can’t wait to try them! And now I have Butiki teas to drink in honor of Stacy’s birthday! :D

SarsyPie said

This arrived on the perfect day!

Ost said

Maple Pecan is the best!!! I ordered so much of it….

Hah, I ordered three of the Butiki teas last night. It’s like a preview of when they come! :P

Awww, how nice cameron :-)

yyz said

Nice variety. Enjoy them.

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Having gongfu session with 2003 Reserve Four Season Oolong. Oh. This tea. Roasted and charred to perfection, sweet caramel notes. Y-U-M-M-Y.

Haha! Posted at the wrong place…tea drunk!!!

Ost said

Haha that really made me laugh. xD Totally threw me off for a moment. Thought this site might be glitching. But it’s just you glitching XD Hahahah this is hilarious!

Haha! i’m a professional glitcher!!!

Ost said

Hey not a bad thing to be! :P Btw, that tea sounds amazing! Makes me tempted to order…again. xD

Cheri select said

This did make me laugh, too. And it sounds YUMMY!

Oh nooo! You did not order this one ost? A must have!!

Cheri, sigh, it seems that I’m clumsy even here on steepster :-o

Ost said

Sadly no! I was way too distracted ordering that pecan oolong. and some other stuff. xD But mainly the Pecan Oolong…ordered like 6oz of it. xD

mj said

Haha Tea Fairy, I wish I was tea drunk rather than at work!

Lol, yes mj, and then you could make a fool out of yourself just like i do ;-)

mj said

Unfortunately, I do not have to be tea drunk to make a fool of myself ;)

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