As of now only 2 or 3 of my vendors have made mention of upcoming price increases due to tariffs. It seems, so far, to mostly be applying only to teawares.
The one that will affect us/you most is For Life Design. Prices increase effective 5/1/25. I don’t know by how much yet.
I have just placed a relatively large order, and I would be willing to place one more order if any of you have some special item that I have not already ordered and you would like at current prices (less 15% discount for pre-payment) . Visit their website (link above), pick out your item and color preferences (give me 1st, 2nd, 3rd choices in case a color is out of stock). Call or text the shop to prepay and get the discount.
These photos are only a small example of the variety available. Visit forlifedesignusa.com for the full selection and availability*.
[*Note: even though a color/item shows available when you view it, by the time I order it may not be, so please let me know 2nd and 3rd alternatives, if any]
Lots of specialty teas and items for your upcoming gifting!
Holiday teas coming Very soon – along with an option to “Make your own” Countdown to Christmas kit…. PLUS several new Chinese teas, a small amount of Korean green tea …. and MOST Exciting…… Kateri found a new Ukiyo Travel Tea Tumbler – that is easy to use and mostly stainless steel for durability. We have some in shop now! Watch the video below to see how simple it is to use!
Juyan Webster is the founder of The Chinese Tea Company. She was born and raised in Zhejiang Province, China. Click here for more about Juyan
This is the Chinese connection that I was hoping for. I spent more than an hour discussing teas and sampling a couple of puerhs. Juyan is PASSIONATE about tea – and she Really Knows her tea – she is my Chinese version of Rajen Baruah in Assam India.
I am so confident and thrilled about the Very Special teas I brought back from her shop. Some of these teas I could only get very small quantities. I will send out an email soon about the upcoming sampling session that I want to arrange so we can share the “cream of the crop” so to speak. All of the teas that are available for purchase have been set up in our register and can be purchased in shop now.
Look for a ripe and a raw puerh, a more rare Tie Guan Yin (from the oldest tea bushes used for this type of tea, growing on one of the highest mountains in the area), as well as a very special Snowbud green tea – that is only available because of Juyan’s resources. It is a tea not normally exported because only a small quantity is made each year – and primarily enjoyed by the locals – from new growth leaves plucked while there is sometimes still snow on the bushes
