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

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boychik said

i have very excited mail day today. it seems that mail now comes at least twice a day.
First i got samples fr AliExpress

http://instagram.com/p/wEq9joBwkn/

then i got Joseph Wesley order. Cutie little house and limited edition of Da Hong Pao and Qi Lan

http://instagram.com/p/wEr5SkhwqW/

http://instagram.com/p/wEsQHbBwsa/

Finally i got Crimson Lotus

http://instagram.com/p/wEs_KgBwgM/

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My Verdant Tea of the Month for November finally arrived today (:P). Still, it was worth the wait. The blends all look really amazing, particularly the mixed white-and-black blend :O

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Much to my surprise and incredible delight, my Mandala order is already here! Currently trying to fight the desire to tear into absolutely everything and sniff, but I succumbed to temptation with the Arbor Buds tin. What a lovely, delicate aroma they have. I’m so excited to give it a shot.

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I was amazed to come home to my black Friday order from Beautiful Taiwan Tea! Damn, that was quick. I spent an hour practically huffing the packages and taking pics for Instagram (which have yet to be posted lol.) Their “sample” sizes are huge compared to what I am used to as sample sizes go. I cannot wait to savor them all!

Who are you on Instagram?

Oops! Sorry Marzipan, I didn’t see that soon enough. :P My username is Gingersweetie11

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yyz said

My Han Xiang order from the 11th. Wild Wuyi black tea.Wild black tea! Unique aroma! Taste 250g bag! Fujian tea! Free shipping! Chinese tea (promotional) (Promotion)
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Wild-black-tea-Unique-aroma-Taste-250g-bag-Fujian-tea-Free-shipping-Chinese-tea-promotional-Promotion/2044529035.html

boychik said

This tea sounds so good. glad you got it ;)

Reki275 said

I’d be interested to know if you like it! I’ve always been a little wary of Aliexpress tea.

yyz said

Reiki, I can understand your hesitation. I’ve found some really nice teas on Aliexpress but there are a lot of cheap/old teas online as well. I’ve bought from some sellers with no history but with others I often try to find a tabao listing for the tea the reviews are often more insightful than what is on Ali.

boychik I’m going to send you some:-).

boychik said

yes Please ;)

Ubacat said

What a great price! I love Fujian black teas.

AllanK said

How was this tea, looks interesting? Good price.

yyz said

I’m still playing with it but so far it’s like a Ming hongcha crossed with a Keemun. It has that sharp, winey fruitiness and woody dryness of some Keemuns combined with a smoke insence that can be toned up or down depending on how you leaf and steep it and a brisk dryness that is a bit sparkling in the mouth combined with cocoa, honey, longan, hints of crushed cashews, darker tones of molasses, cinnamon and a hint of chili, malt. Later steeps have an element of cream and a mild spiciness that reminds me of gardenias. Still playing with it at lower temperatures some of the briskness is more of a bready tone.

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AllanK said

Yesterday I made a local pickup from the Clipper Ship Tea Company, buying their new 5-7 Year Aged Shou Puer and others. I also got my order from Mandala in yesterday’s mail, mostly greens. Today I got my order from Harney and Sons, Eight at the Fort. I also got something to go with my tea’s, spices to put on the food I eat with tea from Flavorgod.
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Ubacat said

I got my 2014 Yunnan MengHai LangHe 7599 Pu’er from GoShopStreet Tea store.

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Got my Mandala order yesterday. Which is really fast since I ordered on Thanksgiivng! Noble Mark, Special Dark and two free samples :)

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Lindsay said

I got my Whispering Pines order today!
Ailaoshan Black, North Winds, Golden Snail, and Golden Orchid. So happy. :)

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Ost said

Got my Yezi tea order! The person who runs their account on here mentioned that I was the first to order last week, and said they’d throw in a gift.
I totally forgot about it till I got that package! :P
They sent me 1oz of Yi Fu Chun Black Tea even though I didn’t even make an order big enough to qualify for any free tea! XD
So that was super duper nice of them! That made me really happy! ^^ Tea people are seriously the nicest!

yyz said

Nice!

I’m excited for all of my Yezi samples. :D

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