Here's Hoping Traveling Teabox Round FOUR - US only
I received the box today. I am pretty swamped with work and school right now, but I will look through ASAP. I will take out samples of what I want to try and add to the box. I will try to get it out quickly. Awkward Soul, please pm me your address, so I have it when I’m ready to ship it to you.
shoot, could you skip to JeweledThumb? I’ll sit out this round. The timing isn’t going to work out for me.
Awkward Soul – Would you like me to switch you after JeweledThumb in the order? Or a couple people later? I’m not sure when it’s most convenient for you.
But I just noticed it’s in CA right now, then goes to the east coast, but then it would have to go back to you in CA and back to the east? How about I definitely include you again the next round when the shipping order will work better? Sound good?
I am planning to send the box off tomorrow or Tuesday, depends on when I get the address I need from jeweledthumb. I will be putting it into a flat rate box, since it is going across the states now.
Is there any way you can keep it in a plain brown box rather than flat rate? I think there are some rules with the flat rate boxes I forgot about that make it easier to get lost in the mail… and depending on weight, I think it’s cheaper in a brown box anyway.
Last time I tried to send a box as large as this one across the states it was going to cost over $20 and flat rate was under $13. I know we get confirmation number with flat rate, so I don’t know why it would be more likely to get lost.
Could someone let me know who gets the box after me? I think there’s been some switching around? BTW There’s a ton of tea in here!!!!
Glad it arrived… sounds like another monster teabox! KiwiDelight should be next unless she says otherwise when you pass a message over.
I’m about to send tracking to KiwiDelight and teasipper but before I do, I want to get the list of things I took/added out of the way (package was mailed today priority – in a regular box)
Removed (weighed with packaging):
Tropical Tea Company White Swiss Truffle Rooibos 18 g
Verdant Vanilla Citrus Spice 8g
Lupicia 1392 2nd flush 2007 prem 5 g
Lupicia 1301 Castleton 2nd flush 07 6 g
52teas Cotton Candy 7g
52teas pomegrape green tea (unopened new 1/2 ounce packaging)
Della Terra Red Velvet 10 g
52teas Caramel Apple Honeybush 14g
FashionistaTea Chocolate Rooibos 4g
Della Terra Caramel Oolong 5g
Teavivre Yunnan Dian Hong 7g
Simpson & Vail Almond Sugar Cookie 10g
Rivertea Golden Yunnan 5g
117 grams
Added
+6 teaspoons Davidstea The Skinny
10g Davidstea Coffee Pu’erh
25g Davidstea Chia Guarana
10g Della Terra Peach Oolong
28g Della Terra Summer Spiced Plum
21g Della Terra Strawberry Sundae
.29cups (determined by volume since it’s so light) Teavana Golden Dragon
10g Teavana Monkey Picked Oolong
5g Davidstea 2nd flush Darjeeling
5g Davidstea Kenyan Tinderet
5g Davidstea Organic North African Mint
13g Davidstea Blood Orange Pu’erh
28g Simple Loose Leaf Citrus Hibiscus Herbal
28g Simple Loose Leaf Tahiti Pu’erh
25g Davidstea Santa’s Secret
14g Davidstea Rootbeer Float
The box was seriously lacking in the flavored black tea (well really most types aside from chais) department (aside from earl greys, so I hope you don’t mind tea sipper!)
It came today and
ER MAH GERD it’s a Leviathan! Is there such a thing as too big a TTB??
Oh gosh… feel free to not add more than you remove! JeweledThumb – I had to do the math on that… you were so careful weighing but you added over double what you removed anyway! :D
All the aromas blended together. When I opened the box – WHOOMPH.
Surprising aroma was surprising. And powerful. This is a TTB none like I’ve smelled before.
Erm, that shouldn’t happen either.. if the teas are in the right packaging, they are scent proof. :/
They are well-packaged and the double baggies are tight, it’s just that some of the flavored loose teas have very heavy aromas.
It should be fine. I was maybe exaggerating this time actually ._.;
Signups for round five are open here: http://steepster.com/discuss/10744-signup-now-for-round-five-heres-hoping-traveling-teabox-us-only
Veronica, if you’re still interested, I’ll add you to the list first for the next round.. let me know!
Off it goes!
I sampled:
Almond Marzipan rooibos
Strawberry Sundae
J’taime
Lemongrass, Rosehips and Mint from Mani Rainbow Tea
Chocolate Malt
Coco Chai rooibos
Happy Tea
PG Tips
Earl Grey Creme
Two-thirds of the pu’erh “chocolate bar”
I finished/kept:
Kenyan tinderet
Kim’s homemade chai (who made this??
Sencha tea bag from Den’s Tea
Pu’erh Ginger from Rishi
Obukucha and Houjicha Ichiban from Steepster
I added:
Half an ounce of Hibiscus – Adagio
2 tsp less of an ounce of Plum Blossom White – Simple Loose Leaf
Half an ounce of Jasmine Special Grade Green – Simple Loose Leaf
5g of Lavender Sencha – Wegman’s
4g of Sugar Plum White – 52teas
It has arrived! I will be writing up what was in the box shortly. If anyone who has participated in this teabox has any suggestions to make it better, please let me know!
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