This exchange is for tea lovers, a chance to try different teas from different places. Each month I will assign you a partner and you will send your partner at least 3-5 different kinds of teas to try.

This is a monthly exchange and you may come and go as you please, but you must either "Confirm" or "Skip" each month by posting a reply in the thread. You can "Cancel" at any time... this means your name will be removed from the list.

Be sure to let me know before the end of the first week if you cannot participate this month.

Newcomers are always welcome!

Sign-ups CLOSED for MAY!

NOTE: I know we got off to a late start last month ::my fault:: so I'm allowing more time for arrivals and such... I also updated the list, removed some names... we lost a few tea exchangers :erm:

Please post when you have mailed and received your teas!

MARCH PARTICIPANTS *Confirmed
1. *azuki (MAILED) --> oi-reader (RECEIVED)
2. *Bibliocrates (MAILED) --> needmorezoloft (RECEIVED) Not sure, didn't specify from whom
3. *boogal (CharmedKim) (MAILED) --> Lemonitsa (RECEIVED)
4. Cheesygiraffe --> SKIP
5. cowgirl-up --> hobbit
6. Dancing-dog --> SKIP
7. *GateGypsy (MAILED) --> cowgirl-up
8. Gothamgal --> SKIP
9. *hobbit (MAILED) --> azuki (RECEIVED)
10. *Lemonitsa (MAILED) --> boogal (CharmedKim) (RECEIVED)
11. *msjoanna --> RockDg9
12. needmorezoloft (MAILED) --> redhot-brat (RECEIVED)
13. nikel27 (MAILED) --> rebeccaljames (RECEIVED)
14. nimroidel (MAILED) --> ramson (RECEIVED)
15. *oi-reader (MAILED) --> penelopewanders (RECEIVED)
16. penelopewanders (MAILED) --> nimrodiel (RECEIVED)
17. *ramson (MAILED) --> nikel27 (RECEIVED)
18. *rebecaljames (MAILED) --> msjoanna (RECEIVED)
19. *redhot-brat (MAILED) --> GateGypsy (RECEIVED)
20. *RockDg9 (MAILED) --> zosime
21. sejent --> SKIP
22. terra57 --> SKIP
23. *zosime (MAILED) --> Bibliocrates (RECEIVED)

NOTE: I know we can get too busy and forget to mail our teas in a timely manner, but those who have not sent teas to their partners for 2 consecutive months will be skipped until they send what is owed...

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS FOR MAY: :whistle:

Participants ~Preferences
1 azuki ~No chai, cinnamon, or peppermint, loose tea okay
2 Bibliocrates ~No GENMACHAI TEA, No GINSENG (unless blended) Tea bags, loose tea okay
3 boogal ~No fruity teas
4 Cheesygiraffe ~No Honey Teas
5 cowgirl-up ~No preferences
6 Dancing-dog ~No Licorice/Anise flavors, loose tea okay
7 GateGypsy ~Allergic to chamomile, bags/loose okay
8 Gothamgal ~No Chai or sweetened teas
9 hobbit ~No preferences
10 Lemonitsa ~No Ginseng, No green tea
11 msjoanna ~Likes all types of tea; loose tea okay; I LOVE licorice tea, spice teas, and the original Good Earth tea
12 needmorezoloft ~No camomile or Grey Tea, Leaves okay
13 nickel27 ~No preferences, loose/bags okay
14 nimroidel ~No Anise or Cinnamon teas (Cinnamon tea is fine just not as the main flavor), No Yerba Matte, loose tea okay
15 oi-reader ~No lapsang soochong
16 penelopewanders ~?
17 ramson ~Prefers black and herbal teas to green tea, loves minty and fruity teas in any flavor except peach
18 rebeccaljames ~No preferences
19 redhot-brat ~Loose tea and bags are fine, willing to try anything except Licorice flavors
20 RockDg9 ~No preferences ... I like loose tea and tea bags, green, black, whatever
21 sejent ~I like all flavors and types of teas (loose or bagged)
22 terra57 ~No chamomile, allergic!
23 zosime ~Loose tea and bags are fine, willing to try anything

I'm in for May :)

Me too please :D

I'm going to skip May please! :hug:

I'm in

Kettle's boiling!!

I got tonnes and tonnes of tea from NMZ in the MayDay exchange, but I'm still in for this!! Confirmed for May, please. I almost enjoy this more than exchanging books :lol: Drinking tea is not nearly as stressful as books can be sometimes, and not as time consuming!

confirming

I am in!

Please skip me for the next few months. I don't drink as much tea in the warm weather (I don't care for iced tea). I'll probably join back in when it cools off again.

I'm ready to exchange again this month! :)

I'd like to drop out of this exchange please. Thanks for the tea I have received :)

Sorry to see you go luckaye! :( I hope you enjoyed it...

I'm in :D

Me, please!

Skipping again, please. Will resume when I get my tea stash down to a more manageable amount! Thanks

Confirming.

Please confirm me. :wave:

Sorry, I didn't realize you have to sign out of this, I thought you had to sign IN each month. I've contacted my partner for April (didn't realize I was still in - I'm so sorry I left my partner out in the cold!) and will send tea there... and will contact my partner and send tea this time as well.
This being said, I would like to step out at least until September as things are simply too busy for me just now and then I'll be away a good part of the summer.
Thanks so much for you who organize this, it's such a fun idea... but work takes too much time right now for me to have organizational skills to spare!

I am re-shuffling partners because we have some issues...

Note: From here on... please post EVERY month to either "Confirm" if you would like to participate or to "Skip" if you would like to be skipped. Many of you already do this every month and I appreciate it! If you no longer wish to participate, I need to know that as well. This will hopefully prevent any future problems...

Hobbit: You've already had zosime as a partner, so I gave you azuki this month.

RockDg9: You now have zosime.

I hope these changes are alright with everyone!

Penelopewanders: I will make a note that you would like to skipped until September.

Gothamgal: I will not assign you a partner in future months unless you confirm, since you are not sure how long you would like to take a break.

TTFN

Super, thanks.

I'm so sorry!!!! I forgot to post that I received some lovely teas for the last two months. :blush: I'm at work, and the teas are at home, so I can't list them right now... I'll try and remember to do that later... :blush:

To be clear... you received your teas for March and April? Please verify, so I can update my records... thanks!

I am mailing your teas out tomorrow morning by the way...

I've PMed for Nimrodiel's address but so far no response... suggestions? :huh:
(maybe it didn't work?)
thanks, Sonia (penelopewanders)

This time it worked, and I got the address. Now I just have to get my act together and prepare the letter with the tea ... :whistle:

Sent mine to penelopewanders today :wink:

:bananadance:
quick delivery, wow! This arrived today and as it's cold and rainy (probably snowing a bit higher up - we're at 1000 meters here), as soon as I get home I can put the kettle on. My choice will be tough as it's such a great selection:
vanilla chai, raspberry royale, spicy tea and chai blends, ruby mist, vanilla white tea, tazo honeybush and cocoa chai... Not sure where to start, but I know I'll enjoy whatever I choose.
Thanks so much, oi-reader! :wave:

Please skip me for next month. My brain is just not up to it right now. Thanks.

Can one of nikel's previous partners PM me her address if you still have it? She is away from here til next week and I'd like to get the teas in the mail before then.

posted my teas to zosime today

Thanks Hobbit, I received the tea already!

Two Carrington French Vanilla
Two Prince of Peace Green Tea
Two Prince of Peace Peony White Tea
Two Harney & Sons Organic Earl Grey
Messmer Fennel Seed
2 Yogi Tea Hibiscus Paradise - tried it already, quite nice!
2 Yogi Green Tea Pomegranate

Thanks so much!

Sent mine off to Nimrodiel today.... :whistle:

Will mail today my TeaExchange to rebeccaljames
Sorry again for the delay.

Nicolé aka nikel27

Thanks for letting us know...

This being the last postal day of the month, I finally got my tea out to Cowgirl-Up... or, rather, to her parent's address, which was the only one I could track down for her.

penelopewanders, your teas made it here safely!

I'm looking forwards to trying them!

I got my tea from RockDg over the weekend. Thank you!

I received:
Tetley Peppermint
Lipton Blackcurrant & Lemon
Dilmah Natural Green Tea
Tetley Rooibos & Vanilla
Just Organic organic black tea
Dilmah green tea with natural jasmine petals
Bushells Australian Breakfast

I've already tried the Australian Breakfast tea, and it was very tasty. Thank you, RockDg! :hug:

Oh good, I was getting worried...
Enjoy!

Received from Azuki today a delightful package including:
Japan Genmaicha
Convent Garden Blackcurrant
Yogi tea Chai Redbush
Milford Cherry Yogurt (sounds intriguing)
PG Tips
Ceylon Tea English Breakfast
Bigelow Raspberry Royale (one of my alltime favs!)
Mebmer Ovambo Tea (roobios vanilla)
Peony White tea (I like this one too :) )
Lipton Green tea w/ passionfruit and citrus (another fav!)
Tea of Life White Pomgranite (sounds yummy)
American Windsor Ginsing

My desk drawer is going to be buldging full of goodies :D

Thanks Azuki for the wonderful assortment!