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shipping stuff to the US from canada seems like a nightmare. just today, i had a box of empty spray bottles sent back to canada by US customs because it's an "FDA product", wtf

welcome!

arthur is not currently responding to emails...
i managed to get ahold of eric (who no longer works with MCT). told me that he believes all the teas have arrived and that arthur is traveling rn. that is positive news, but it's unclear when we'll get our teas.

i emailed him and eric. no reply yet

i just saw your wrapper design. pretty cool! great job, bok.

i can't remember how long it took last time i ordered, but it always feels like it takes longer than it's supposed to lol. this time, i decided to just forego the emailing and wait. they have come through every time so far. hopefully there aren't major complications related to US import tariffs or s...

sounds reasonable. lately, i mostly consider how much tea i want to drink. do i want a long or short session? more or less caffeine? a standard experience for me is 4g (± 2g). i'll use more leaf if i want a stronger/longer experience. if i use more leaf, i do shorter steeps. i mostly use the same ga...

I've reached too the conclusion that maybe I don't care very much if there is possible lead leakage or not: i really want to use them, and with proper attention and maybe without using them too often I can minimise every possible risk. how about intentionally leaching out hypothetical surface conta...

hey - Does anyone know the studio and can somewhat testify for the safety of their materials? no - in general, is it highly concerning to use modern doucai porcelain as my teacups if tea come in contact with the painted enamel? no - What can you advise to ease my concerns ?(chat gpt suggest to do an...

awesome! i am a fan of qianliang, although i have only tried one log from 2011. i have some slices, but this is tempting me to try other examples.

nice. i love young dxs.

a deal and a price are different concepts, though. do you have an actual price range in mind (if so, what?), or are you more looking for any quality teapot if it's a good deal? also, what capacity (volume) do you have in mind?

Jlee1096 wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 16, 2025 3:28 pm

Baisao wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 16, 2025 3:22 pm

Why not buy directly from Hojo?

Perhaps one day, currently a little out of range for me.

do you mean price range? if so, what is your price range?

Sweetestdew wrote: ↑

Fri May 16, 2025 3:03 am

It seems also I am un able to load picture as the boards attatment quoata has been reached (?)

it might be that you tried to upload too many at once. please try again with fewer than 10 images per message and let me know? i also just changed it from 10 to 20.

cool stuff