Garret said

Mandala Tea back online!

Hey gang! We relaunched the site a couple of weeks ago and we got so busy that I neglected to post it here, as promised. Here it is:https://www.mandalatea.com/

Because we were doing so much biz with email and phone orders, we really wanted to make it easier for folks to order and get the site up as soon as possible and not wait until we had it “done.” In the coming weeks, there will be more new products (working with a couple of Taiwanese suppliers and also some India growers), a whole new video library and instructional info, a subscription service, tea tastings here in Rochester, MN area and blog content. We are doing as much as we can when we can and will keep forging ahead.

Thank you so much to all of you who have kept our excitement for the tea biz alive this last year since shutting down the retail store.

We offer free shipping on orders over $50 in the US, $5 flat rate under that and $10 flat rate to Canada up to 2 pounds (anything over that, please be in touch so we can give freight cost, eh). International customers, same procedure as before (see customer service page).

With much gratitude,
Garret

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nycoma said

mandala tea was my first online order. stoked your back, i will definitely be placing an order soon.

Garret said

Thank you!!! Let me know if there is anyway I can serve you as far as product offerings and such. In the last year, we have sold through a large mass of pu’er teas and are working on some new custom blends for ripe tea. We also are working on a few autumn 2017 mao chas. I forgot to mention that one of the suppliers I have been working with since 2009 or so on some new Wuyi teas. Joy to you, Garret

nycoma said

cool, i do love puerh,but i see myself getting some taiwanese oolong from you. i want to come to understand its taste, because atm i may have only tried it once..

Garret said

There will be a couple new of new oolongs arriving in the next week or so, including a really nice High Mountain oolong lightly roasted. Organic, floral/fruity, feels so good in the mouth. Also a new fujian oolong brick that is quite nice with a thick mouthfeel, floral but not overpowering. I’ve been sipping them both and loving them. Once I get them in, we will do photos and make the listing. 1.5 to 2 weeks before they are up, by my best estimate. After that, there will be a few other Taiwanese teas coming in – small batch teas, organic, tea-riffic. We are just going to keep getting in some of these small batch teas on a “while they last” basis.

nycoma said

sounds good, i’ll be sure to check out that fujian oolong brick while im at it.

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Hezo541 said

I just started buying tea online recently. Maybe I will have a look.

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I’m glad you’re back! The new logo looks amazing!

Garret said

We are super pleased with the new logo. Currently overhauling all the labels and info and such with new look. It’s fun to see it all come together.

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ashmanra said

Wonderful! Good to see you back! I will head right on over and take a look.

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Rasseru said

Hi Garret, follow me back because I wanted to PM you about something, and cant without your consent :)

Garret said

Consent granted :)

Rasseru said

Are you following me? I cant see you in friends list and so can’t message you.

it was just about the website anyway, it’s all the way over to the left/not central.

Im using Chrome on a 4k 55" and it looks really weird

Garret said

Yes, I followed you when I wrote the above message. Thank you for alerting me to the issue. I’ve checked it on Chrome on three devices and it’s working properly here. I’ll message my web guru guy and see if he knows what could be happening.
Grateful,
Garret

Rasseru said

Hmm strange steepster isn’t showing you.

OK anyway. Yeah I’ve got a 4k screen so maybe that is an issue. Yours is the only website that is doing it.

Garret said

Our web guy just did a tweak in some code and things should work for you now. When you get the chance, maybe you could check in with it again and let me know. I’m mighty grateful.

Rasseru said

Perfect! :)

Garret said

Yes! Thank you so much for letting us know about this. I appreciate it!

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ashmanra said

One of the teas I am looking at won’t let you scroll down to add it to your cart. It starts to go and then pops back up to the top of the page. Could be a glitch, or does it do that when a tea is sold out? Morning Sun is the one doing it, other pages so far are working for me.

Garret said

HI! I just checked on two browsers and the Morning Sun is working fine. I’m not sure what is happening for your computer with that. We’ve been getting orders for it. I’m sure you tried refreshing the page already. I’m sorry that my tech skills aren’t so great as to give you an answer. email me at [email protected] if you have further issues and we will work to resolve it.
With gratitude,
Garret

ashmanra said

No worries, Garret! I am on an iPad and it is the only one doing it thus far. I just noticed it when I was checking out different pages and reading the enticing descriptions!

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Glad to see your store open again. Welcome back!

Garret said

Many many thanks! I appreciate the welcome back, my friend.

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Teasenz said

Congrats, the site looks really good. The video shows that you guys stand for real tea.

Garret said

Thank you so much. I’m super happy you enjoyed the video. Blessings to you!

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