Great Canadian Travelling Tea Box - Round 3 - Sign ups CLOSED - June 2014

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VariaTEA said

The box is on the move to vc. Thanks again everyone :)

vc said

yay can’t wait! :)

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vc said

According to Canada Post, the box is out for delivery! There’s no one home, so I’m not sure if the mailman will leave it at the door or if I’ll have to go and rescue it after work.

vc said

I have the box and it smells so good!

VariaTEA said

Did the other package also come?

vc said

No not yet..

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Lala said

Hope there is lots to enjoy.

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Ubacat said

I just wanted to note here that because of my health, I’ve cut down on tea daily. I’m having max 1 cup a day so far but maybe able to have two a day a month or two from now. I still wanted to continue to participate in the box but may have to take out a lot of sample sizes of what I want instead of drinking loads of tea in one week. Hope that’s not a problem

Sil select said

However you want to enjoy the box is fine by me :) i wouldn’t say there’s any hard and fast rule about drinking it all while it’s in your custody heh

Ubacat said

That’s good to know! It will still be fun!

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vc said

I’ve gone through the box and taken out samples of things I want to try, and also put my own stuff back in. I’m still waiting on a small package from VariaTEA with some things that got left out accidentally and AshleyElizabeth’s address, and the box is ready to go once again!

vc said

Still missing a few teas that got shipped separately from the box.. Hope it didn’t get lost or something. . Since I’ve had the box for 2 weeks now, I was thinking I should just send it on to AshleyElizabeth and forward the other teas on when they arrive? Would that be ok with everyone, or should I hold on to the box?

VariaTEA said

Oh no. Hopefully they turn up soon. I am so sorry. Luckily when I sent the box out, it was a little heavier than when I got it so even without those teas, there is plenty to try but it sucks that they are not in there.

Lala said

That is fine with me.

vc said

There is definitely lots to sample in the box, no worries about that. I will likely send it out tomorrow then.

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vc said

Ok the box is on its way. When I got the box it weighed 1.8kg and now it weighs about 2kg so there’s definitely lots to try. It’s kind of hot to be drinking hot tea lately so I took samples of things to try later.

I sampled:

Cookie – Lucipia
Sunset – Caesar’s Tea
Soba Cha – Harney & Sons
2nd Flush Darjeeling – Davids Tea
Lychee Bloom (1) – Davids Tea
Peach Bloom (1) – Davids Tea
Strawberry Champagne – RiverTea
Mulberry White – RiverTea
Eve – Nina’s Paris
Tigre Blanc – Nina’s Paris
Nina’s Japon – Nina’s Paris
Premium Taiwanese Assam – Butiki
Cherry Blossom – International House of Tea
Panda Pearls – Metropolitan Tea Company
Caramel Popcorn Matcha – Red Leaf Tea
Bananas and Cream Matcha – Red Leaf Tea

I finished/kept:

White Persian Melon – Golden Moon
White Peony – Davids Tea
Buddha’s Blend – Davids Tea
Se Chung Oolong – International House of Tea
Caramel Cream Ceylon – International House of Tea
Milk Oolong – Teavivre
Criss Cross – RiverTea
Organic Makaibari Darjeeling – Derra Terra
S’mores Genmaicha – 52 Teas

I added:

Shan First Flush Green Tea – Shan Valley fav
Grapefruit Dragon – Butiki iced
Apricot Guayusa – Butiki
Golden Monkey – Teavivre recently found fav (I wanted to share more but my order isn’t in yet..)
Cream of Earl Grey – Davids Tea
Organic Japanese Sencha – Davids Tea
Golden Fetal Chrysanthemum Bud – Dragon Tea House fav and iced
Pearl Jasmine Green Tea – Dragon Tea House fav
Tung Ting Oolong – Ten Ren fav
Get Fresh Green – Tealish
White Angel – Tea Desire iced
Green Chai Apricot – Tea Desire
Bamboo Shoots – Acquired Taste
White Monkey – The Tea Place
Bossa Nova – Zen Tea
Lychee Congou – Murchie’s Tea & Coffee
Lemon Zest – Joy’s Teaspoon iced
Citrus Hibiscus Herbal – Simple Loose Leaf iced
Yinzhu Silver Needle Green Tea – unknown, from China
Milk Oolong – unknown

Thanks again for letting me participate! :)

 

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Lala said

Any update on the box? I’m assuming it is still in transit…

vc said

According to the Canada post tracking, it looks like there was a failed delivery on Monday and it’s at the post office ready for pick up.

Lala said

Ok. That sounds good. Thanks for the update.

vc said

Does anyone have another way to contact AshleyElizabeth? I think the box has been sitting at the post office for a while and might get sent back to me soon if she doesn’t pick it up. She mentioned when I got her address that she doesn’t check steepster much anymore but I sent her a PM anyways.

Lala said

I only have her PM.

Lala said

Canada Post will make 3 delivery attempts before sending it back. I think they attempt every 3ish days. I am assuming AshleyE knew that you were sending the box so I am not sure why she wouldn’t be accepting it unless for some reason she is away…???

vc said

Ya I was able to contact her a few days before I sent it and she didn’t mention being away. Hopefully she is just busy and haven’t had time to pick it up..

Jillian said

If worst comes to worst and it gets sent back to you I’m next on the list and will give you my address.

Lala said

Just an update, I received a PM from AshleyElizabeth. She will be picking up the box tomorrow.

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Sorry guys! I picked up the box and all is well. I was on holidays when it was sent to me, and there was no delivery notification in my mail box when I got back! I am sampling the teas as we speak and they will be going out sometime next week.

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Hi guys,
I sent the box out yesterday, but because it was after 2pm, it won’t be on the move til Tuesday. I wrote everything in the book, but I remember what I added to the box, so here it is:
Butiki – Tamarind Pop
Butiki – Flowery Pineapple Oolong
David’s – Chocolate Macaroon
Harney & Sons – Vanilla Comoro
Harney & Sons – Organic Green
Lupicia – Natsukoi fave & iced
Lupicia – Cookie (bagged)fave
Lupicia – Orzo Strawberry
Marketspice – Apricot Tea
Nepali Tea Traders – Dhulagiri White
Red Leaf – Raspberry Truffle Matcha
SBT – Cotton Candy iced
T2 – Geisha Getaway iced
Verdant – Master Han’s 2013 Sheng Pu’er
Verdant – He Family Flat Pressed Laoshan Green
Verdant – Golden Fleece fave
Verdant – Vanilla Citrus Spice fave

Jillian said

Sounds awesome – I can’t wait to get it!

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Jillian said

The Teabox has arrived!!!!!!!!

Lala said

I feel like I am so out of the look with Steepster not working. Because this thread has been updated but it is not bumping to the top, so I had no idea what was happening.

Glad you received the box and hope you enjoy.

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