Right now I'm looking at $18ish in Twinings and $70ish in David's Tea including a new awesome mug.

how much are you looking at?

... beat me

ROFL

By like 1 second

SOUNDS REASONABLE

iiii would say anything over 50 is prolly too much but it includes a mug so hm

I wish David's Tea sold in smaller amounts. :| Because I like getting more kinds rather than more of a single kind.

I've spent $70 at Teavanna before

if it works in your current budget then do it

everyone has their indulgences

^ if it works with your budget do it

Sani_Caranza: My "budget" is a complex thing because technically I have lots of money, but I also don't know when I'll work next? So it has to last a couple/few months..

Oooh hmm I see

I think I'll try to cut my David's Tea down

in that case i'd say if you do, don't get any more tea until you have income again

(The mug is $22 and I don't really need it, but I love the design and it comes with infuser)

If that's the case I would suggest trying to cute it down a little for now. Still treat yourself but maybe wait until it's a bit more stable

cut*

Also if the mug isn't limited availability maybe try and buy it later! : )

It's limited to fall (and they didn't have it last fall).

I have a skull mug that's perf and I have a union jack mug that's a little small.. so having one that comes with its own infuser would be lovely? And also both the others were gifts, so having one of my own

choosing would be nice. But, like I said, not entirely necessary.

:v

Also the coco-lemon thai tea is $10, which is a little much.

So kind of want to try it, but might scrap that for now

i'd say get the mug? it sounds like a single-opportunity thing

^

Sooooooo.. I cut it down to $50 for David's and $18 for Twinings

I still feel like that's too much, so may cut Twinings down a little more.

(I have a tea problem guys, you don't even know)

but tea is a good problem to have

haha, yeah there are far worse problems to have than tea

I have three dresser drawers full of tea. I don't even DRINK tea all that often

That makes me feel a little better, haha. I only have like a Teavana box full and a David's Tea bag and a Twinings Special Collections small box set.

Except I also just bought like 394935 boxes of Twinings

pffff

/adds fancy tea box to wish list for christmas

is that an exact number or an approxomiation -- /shot

Liiiiiiiiike 6 boxes. Plus I already have one.

Which is.. 140 bags of tea

So many tea

And then I bought like 6oz from David's Tea and already have.. idek.. probs like 40oz.

Plus like 6oz of Teavana

Plus like 2oz of that one tea from that place in Ireland

speaking of, do you know any -- place in Ireland?

Oh and like 4oz from Adagio

/sob

Any what?

/ahem/ do you know any good online seller that sells Redbush?

Um.. in Cork, Ireland. There was this adorable "teas from around the world" shop down the street from our hostel so I bought a tea called "snowflake" that's amazing

And it's a little old now but I love the smell

the pure stuff? i know a lot of sellers water it down, so to speak, so i wanna make sure if i get it that it's pure.

naaaw.

OH and I have like 8oz of tea I bought in Prague

Ummmmm

I just spent $210 on a teapot so you still haven't matched me for unwise tea expenditure

disclaimer: NEVER TAKE FINANCIAL ADVICE FROM ME

google tells me red bush and rooibos are the same thing. is that true?

i have no idea i've only seen it as redbush and only know it because England

It says it comes from the South African Red Bush plant. If so, try this: Organic Rooibos - Caffeine-Free South African Rooibos Tea | David...

(David's Tea doesn't cut their teas unless it says it does)

Except I don't know if they ship to you. I think so?

It's a Canadian company

from the description it sounds like the right stuff

i'll check them out :3 thank you

you sound like you usually go through them so that's a good enough vet for me o7

I know it's a "tea" made from a plant which is technically not tea and has no caffeine. Does that help?

yeah, it's the non-caffienated part that draws me

If you don't need pure, they have a lot of really great Rooibos blends. :3

White is also super low caffeine, fyi, as are many herbals

I have this one called Alpine Punch that's like crack but apparently they don't have it in stock right now.

I think it's winter seasonal. Hopefully they'll have more.

(Rooibos blend)

i know, i just. don't tend to like herbals. <.<; it took me deliberate effort to get used to chamomile

ooh, but i'll keep that in mind, ta!

I understand. Twinings has a ginger lemon that I enjoy that's low caffeine.. and a pure peppermint.

:v

it's why i was happy to find the redbush, it's 'black' tea without having caffeine

/nodnod.

They also have "decaf" black tea. Which still has a small amount of caffeine, but about the same as white, which is to say almost none.

I prefer rooibos myself though.

OKAY. Irresponsible purchases accomplished.

Off to bed. Tags tomorrow.

(Although, to be fair, I spent less today than I made from work.)

i might try some white teas sometime then hm. but yes, redbush to deliberately decaffeinated black teas