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

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AllanK said

Today I got a single puerh from Streetshop88 in the mail. I actually ordered more but they split the order.
https://instagram.com/p/24UOj9TDZX/?taken-by=allanckeanepuerhtea

Zack S. said

None of your links are working.

AllanK said

You have to be logged in and following me on Instagram for them to work. Because of problems I’ve had with people on the internet my Instagram is set to private.

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yyz said

A very long awaited parcel (49 days!!! Stuck between international arrival, customs and the postal service) including lots of Dancong. It’s the first time an order of just tea has been packed in Styrofoam.
https://instagram.com/p/24faR1mK0P/

Ubacat said

That’s a long wait to get your tea!

I’m so glad it finally made it there in one piece! =)

yyz said

I know! Especially since it left China relatively efficiently. It departed Beijing 5 days after it was mailed. It never showed up on tracking at Canada Post until it reached the local sorting station so I have no idea who was holding it hostage:-). Parcels have been taking longer to arrive from China but I think only one has been as long as this.

Ubacat said

I wonder if Canada Customs becomes suspicious when you have a lot of packages of tea.

yyz said

Maybe but you are supposed to be able to import 3kg of tea for personal use without any duty. Most of the parcels I’ve had problems with are those labeled as other things "Lady’s Handbags’ is a popular one. I think this one might of been we can’t confirm what it is type thing ( though they didn’t try to open it) The bags are foil lined plain bags so I don’t know what they would do to scanners.

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Reki275 said

Both my Red Leaf Tea order, and my mystery envelope from MissB came in! I’m so caffeinated right now!

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AllanK said

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Liquid Proust’s Yunomi group order came today! I love how cute these lil’ baggies are!

https://instagram.com/p/26_QTZqH7e/

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Sil select said

My Swap from Beelicious Super excited to try all of these out…here’s hoping sunday let’s me have some tea tasting fun :) So exciting!

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boychik said

my swap with tea-junkie.
And a package from AllanK with samples of sheng experiment.
Looking forward to them , thank you so much ;)

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yyz said

An impulse buy from aliexpress.

The seller was YD Tea on aliexpress. They had a great sale upon opening.
https://instagram.com/p/29od3KmKy8/
https://instagram.com/p/29pfdeGK0g/

https://instagram.com/p/29p6RhmK0-/

As a side note my experience with this seller was good. They shipped quickly and sent a nice sample. The packaging was simple bubble wrap multiple times and a bag for the one cake they shipped but it arrived in very good condition.

Reki275 said

I’ve been looking for decent sellers on Ebay and Aliexpress, so this is good to know. I would be interested to know how you think it tastes.

mrmopar said

@Reki275. I will follow you and you can follow me if you want and tell me what you are looking for. I keep a pretty good pulse check on the tea market. Especially puerh.

yyz said

I definitely don’t mind making a few recommendations as well though mmopar is definitely the expert when it comes from puerh. Aliexpress can be a hodgepodge ranging from producers, small farmers ( who will sometimes sell there homegrown teas in there shop which mostly carries other items), actual teashops that often sell on multiple platforms, wholesalers, supermarket type shops and taobao resellers. To be honest I’ve bought some very nice teas from shops that don’t specialise in such. Puerh can be the trickiest, but also many teas that we see as a kind of tea here is keemun are listed as a type of processing on Ali. This is most common for jinjunmei me I, keemun, and Lapsang Souchong but sometimes you need to read the listing carefully. Still, I’ve had mostly positive experiences on Ali with only one seller I will not buy from again.

Reki275 said

Thanks so much for the information guys! Given the Canadian dollar and shipping costs, many of the free shipping options on these sites are super tempting, though I know it’s essentially buyer beware, so I appreciate the advice!

Ubacat said

There are some great teas to be had from the Aliexpress sellers. Rizhao was the greatest find ever for me. Hope you enjoy your teas. Look forward to reading your reviews.

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mrmopar said

And this is where the trouble begins..
https://instagram.com/p/2866QzLA1E/?taken-by=mrmopar340six

AllanK said

That is an impressive haul. Who else did you get tea from? I see Crimson Lotus, perhaps Yunnan Sourcing?

mrmopar said

Yunnan Sourcing, Crimson Lotus. Tribute Tea and a few samples.

Ubacat said

Did you get all that in one day? Wow!

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My order from 52 Teas came on Saturday.

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