Bonvit Roasted Dandelion and Chicory Tea, 32 Teabags

I love the taste of this mix of chicory & dandelion root. The colour is coffee-like. I drink it without sugar and with a drop of milk and it takes similar to coffee. It's slightly bitter without sugar, but the kind of bitterness that is enjoyable and palatable. The product comes in handy individual teabags inside a saleable plastic bag One teabag is enough to make a strong large mug of 'coffee' in the morning. As it's caffeine-free, I drink it at night without worrying that will affect my sleep. I've noticed a slightly laxative effect if I drink several cups of this a day. A bit pricey.

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English Tea Shop Gift Pack Super Goodness Collection Orange 36 Sachets, 61.5 g

The tin box caught my eye as well as the exotic blend fair-trade tea selection. The tin design is wonderful: very modern, beautiful and eye-candy. Each variety of tea has its own pocket in the cardboard inner drawer structure. This structure is removable and I now use the box as container for my stencil.s

I love that these teas are organic and fair trade, something that is really important to me.

All the flavours have in common that are light and clear, not strong or full bodied. However, they're good teas/tisanes and I've enjoyed them all. They're perfect to make a cup of tea not more. Not even a one-person teapot, as the flavours are delicate and get lost if I add more than a standard mug of water.

My favourite tea in this sat is the turmeric variety and, if I had to choose one, this would be the one I'd buy again. I found that the matcha variety is especially disappointing. The other varieties are lovely light drinks, but I prefer teas that are a bit more flavoursome and are a big stronger..

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English Tea Shop Gift Pack The Ultimate Tea Collection, 36 Sachets

The design of the tin, branding, and teabag sachets is wonderfully modern and appealing to the eye. It is wonderfully designed and has an inner cardboard structure that holds each tea specialty in specific drawers or pockets. This structure is removable and I now use the box as container for some crafty stuff of mine.

I love that these teas are organic and fair trade, something that is really important to me. All the flavours have in common that are light and clear, not strong or full bodied. However, they're good teas/tisanes and I've enjoyed them all.

> Chai is my fav of the lot, as it is still flavoursome but the mix of spices is balanced and not too strong or too weak so I can have it without sugar on its own, without milk. It is still good with a drop of milk.

> English breakfast is good, clear and flavoursome, but delicate not full-bodied, which is my fav breakfast tea.

> Camomile & Lavender is lovely and very soothing to my stomach. Yet, the lavender is barely noticeable to the palate despite making 30% of the tea content. I had it first as my stomach was slightly upset and the discomfort went away. I've had it before going to bed as is caffeine free drink and warms my belly before going to sleep.

> Ginger & Citrus is perhaps the weakest link as I only notice the ginger and little of it. I like it overall, but is not as flavoursome as I expected to be, and the citrus notes aren't noticeable to my palate.

> Berries is again a very subtle but flavoursome tisane and I can only say that it tastes like many other berries tea.

Overall a great selection of delicate teas in a wonderful box.

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World PAR-TEA (Online Shop, Australia)

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Shop 22, 35 Merrigal Rd
Port Macquarie, New South Wales 2444
Phone    (02) 6581 4833
Hours:
    Mon - Sat: 10:00 - 04:30

World Par-Tea is an Australian owned and operated business settled in Port Macquairy Qld, that started as a humble tea market stand in NSW in 2004 and has been selling online, retail and wholesale, since 2007. Many shops in Australia distribute their products, but the only two shops doing so in WA are in Geraldton and Mandurah, so I ordered a few things from their online shop. 

WPT has an amazing variety of teas and tisanes: Black, Green, Oolong, Yellow, Blossom, White, and Rooibos teas; Organic Herbal and Aryuvedic Tisanes; Natural Fruit Infusions, Australian and Fair Trade Teas, both plain and blends. They have more than 180 tea varieties! They also have a huge range of beautiful tea ware (canisters, cups, pots, tea sets, infusion tools, and what's not) for sale.

Their website is very pleasing to the eye, simply organised, easy to browse and shop from, and has a great section devoted to brewing tips. You can check out as a registered customer or as a guest, and select standard or express shipping, the later a bit more expensive but traceable. They accept major credit cards and PayPal as payment. Shipping costs are weight-based, but up to a maximum of 15 bucks; this is great, especially if buying tea crockery, which tends to be heavy, and you might end paying a lot if the  shipping costs weren't capped. 

After placing your order, you will receive a receipt email and a confirmation order. They shipped immediately, and my parcel took a natural week, exactly, to get from QLD to Perth. Everything was safely packed and in perfect order.

WPT is, in a way, very similar to T2 regarding what they offer for sale, but its approach to business is completely different. WPT is more family-business style, more Zen and organically driven, less corporate and also less trendy regarding branding and image. To me, they are way better than T2 in several fronts:
- Organic herbal tisanes and Aryuvedic blends. They have a great variety of plain or blend herbal tisanes, some of them difficult to find elsewhere. I especially recommend the Australian Lemon Myrtle tea, which is fantastic in scent, flavour and on your stomach. However, their list of herbal teas is huge and you will certainly find those herbs that you like. 
- Variety of prices. 

• They have different packaging sizes, from the 10 grs sampler (not all varieties, though) to the 250 grs (not all). If you are a fan of any of their products, you can save by ordering a big package. If you want to try something new, just pay for a sample. 
• The sell their teas in bags or tins, the latter being more expensive for the same quantity of product. I buy the packets, which are made of foil and plastic, resealable, and they are great. 
• Their tea ware is way less expensive than T2's, and in many cases way better in quality and prettier, at least for the average items.   
• They have a small selection of tea and high-tea related books.

On the contrary, they have less variety of Oolong teas than T2 has, and a wider range of brewing tools.

Customer service is diligent, and they reply to any query you might have.

The main downsides of the online shop are:
1/ The FAQ area is useless, as it all about tea - the product. They could put that info elsewhere, and introduce here practical information for online shoppers, like:

• Ways of shipping.
• Price of shipping
• International shipping?
• Average delivery period.
• Return policies.

2/ They do not send an email informing of shipping if you check out using standard or express check-out. Even if there is no tracking link to give, customers always want to know when exactly the order was shipped. The Order Status in Your Account area is worthless as shows as "processing" those orders that you have already received.
3/ Some of the photos do not zoom in, that is, you get the same small image you have pre-zooming. 
4/ The wish list is great, but it doesn't show the price of the item, so you have to click on the item and go to its specific page. The web designers could correct this easily. 

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WPT is a terrific shop for tea lovers, organic herbs nerds, and explorers of the world of infusions, no matter you are just are buying for your own use and household, or a business owner looking for a specific unique blend for your business. They have a huge variety of tea-related products, good prices, a diligent customer service, and fast and safe shipping procedures. A great online shop with great products I am in love with! Still, they need to fix some of the flaws of their online tracking system. 

UPDATE
They do not sell pottery teaware, just those made of iron. What a pity. 

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