Bio
Relatively new tea convert who discovered Mariage Frères online shop somehow (I wish I could remember!), and swooned over Wedding Imperial, particularly; I didn’t know tea could be like that! Now I’m testing my wings a bit, and eager to try as much as possible of various tea world treasures.
#waitingbythemailbox
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My avatar here doesn’t read well visually (because small), but it’s based on the neato story of the origins of Canis Major and Canis Minor: https://goo.gl/ajFm4T (image: https://imgur.com/a/ZTHyz3c)
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Here’s where I’m going to keep track of interesting online tea sellers shipping (mostly with at least semi-reasonable rates) to Europe (or Greece, specifically):
Bird & Blend will ship orders from UK to EU up to €15 for €4.60, so no need to pad an order out just bc the min shipping rate is so high, and now also offer free EU shipping on orders of €65 and up.
https://birdandblendtea.com/eu_en
Mariage Frères is expensive, full stop. Min €15.40 shipping from France to Greece, NO free shipping option for large orders. (Fast delivery, though) https://www.mariagefreres.com/UK
T2 ships from UK to EU for £10, w/ free shipping from £60. https://www.t2tea.com/en/uk
Teatower says they ship to EU for €3, w/ free shipping from €39. Will definitely check this out. https://www.teatower.com/en. UPDATE: though Gr is in EU, it doesn’t show up on dropdown for ordering; I’ve emailed to see if it’s an error, but no response.
Vadham has $10.00 shipping from India to Greece for orders up to $29.99; $5.00 for orders $30.00 – $48.99; free shipping above $49.00. https://www.vahdam.com
Dammann Frères ships to Greece for €8,40, quite a bit less than Mariage Frères. No free shipping option for larger orders. https://www.dammann.fr
What-Cha ships international orders from UK for a reasonable £4.40, with free shipping above £36. https://what-cha.com
Mountain Stream Teas offers free shipping from Taiwan with purchase over $25, and shipping to Greece for $7 for quantities under$25. https://mountainstreamteas.com
Tealyra UK ships to Greece for just €4.31, with free delivery above €48. https://www.tealyra.co.uk
White2Tea ships from China for $10. https://white2tea.com
Lupicia ships from France to Greece for €13. http://en.lupicia.fr
Tee Gschwendner ships from Germany to Greece for a minimum of €13.74. https://www.teegschwendner.de
Location
Greece
To get odors out, especially off the steeping mesh, cover it in baking soda, then let white vinegar “fizz” over the top and let it soak for a little while, then give it a good rinse. I have to deep clean my gravity well like this from time to time just because it gets so rank.
ooh, good tip!