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I only wish I'd had this the first time I read "Teagirl from Hummingbird Lane". I was so excited that I decided to read the book again. Having the various teas is amazing, and I highly recommend it. I definitely will order y favorite again. Loving the book even more while I actually have the tea. Also, the packaging is very nice.
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It's been exciting to learn about tea and to sample different varieties. Your service is fantastic! I appreciate the samples and will share them with my book club members.
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Book Club Tea Tasting
This was a great experience for our book club! The tasting guide was excellent, telling the order to taste the tea and with tasting notes so we knew what to look for. The directions were clear and helpful since pu'er is brewed a little differently. This was the highlight of our book club so far. It was amazing how different each tea looked and tasted just based on how it was processed; it gave us a whole new appreciation for the tea, the culture, and the book.
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My mom and I read the book and meet Lisa See at one of her book signings. We were so happy to hear there was an affordable way to purchase pu-reh and try it for ourselves. We tried 1 of the 4 so far and were very pleased. Highly recommend.
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So much fun!
I ordered the Book Club Tea Tasting Kit for my book club when we finished The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. What a fantastic purchase! The kit arrived very quickly, which I was thankful for since I ordered it late. We had a great time trying and comparing all of the teas. The instructions were very clear and the tea descriptions and questions helped us to know what we were tasting. This kit really brought the book to life and since you can reuse leaves I have been re brewing each type and just really enjoying the various teas. I would definitely recommend this kit to anyone interested in trying new teas. Thank you for offering this.
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The Book Club Tea Tasting Kit
The ladies (my daughters and d-in-law) loved their tea samples and I love the raw and ripe tea samples that I ordered for myself
The Pu’erh tea from Bana is good so I’ll be ordering more soon.
Buff Holtman
The Pu’erh tea from Bana is good so I’ll be ordering more soon.
Buff Holtman
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This beautifully packaged tea tasting kit was perfect for our book club discussion of Lisa See's Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane!
We received 4 packets of different pu-erh teas as well as a helpful tasting guide. I brewed each tea one at a time, according to the instructions. Everyone got to sip and taste each tea in progression as we discussed the book.
The mini tea cakes wrapped in rice paper were very cute and we passed them around the table for everyone to see and smell.
Since none of us knew anything about pu-erh tea before reading the book, this tea tasting kit really enriched our discussion. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience!
We received 4 packets of different pu-erh teas as well as a helpful tasting guide. I brewed each tea one at a time, according to the instructions. Everyone got to sip and taste each tea in progression as we discussed the book.
The mini tea cakes wrapped in rice paper were very cute and we passed them around the table for everyone to see and smell.
Since none of us knew anything about pu-erh tea before reading the book, this tea tasting kit really enriched our discussion. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience!
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Tea tasting kit to accompany Lisa See’s book
What a fantastic idea!! This tea tasting kit contained teas that are described in the book “The tea girl of hummingbird lane�? The tea comes with descriptions of the tea and brewing instructions. The tea was absolutely fabulous. !!
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Fabulous Feature, Added Benefit
This was a wonderful addition to book club and reading Lisa See's book. It definitely complemented my enjoyment of both. Little Bing Daio and the Tuo Cha pu'ehr tea cakes were my favorite. Will be placing an additional order soon.
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Really enjoyed the tea. My book club tried the various kinds of Pu'er after reading "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane". I bought the book club package and some for myself, which I am thoroughly enjoying.
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Book club tea tasting
My book club loved reading this book! I bought the tea kit for our book club meeting and we tasted the teas as we had our discussion. It really enhanced our understanding of the book and was lots of fun! The kit was perfect and the instructions were easy to follow.
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I bought the Book Club set and it was great addition to our book club meeting. It was interesting to taste the different teas young and old, and from different sources.
I also bought Book Club set to accompany the book for a birthday gift for a tea lover.
Good quality and good tasting teas.
I also bought Book Club set to accompany the book for a birthday gift for a tea lover.
Good quality and good tasting teas.
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Book Club Tea Tasting
This was such a fun experience and went with our book discussion in a good way. The teas are amazing and very different tasting from many familiar teas. Our group felt like the tasting experience enhanced the discussion in a wonderful way. Seeing what a tea cake looks like in the 4th tea shared created a way to relate to the information about tea cakes in the story.
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Great Tea Experience!
Very enjoyable way to share and enhance the discussion of the Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. Our book club really enjoyed it, as we brewed and sampled all 3 of the Pu-uer teas (we did not taste the mini-tea cakes but rather I gave them to the person who had selected the book.) As the hostess for the meeting I was very happy to receive my order tea in a timely manner, packaged beautifully, with excellent email response/guidance from Linda in the process of placing my order. The collection of teas comes with detailed instructions---you can't go wrong!
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I am very excited to have a tea tasting as part of my book club program about The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.
It was a little disappointing to spend $66.90 for 15 ladies to sip four teas. It would be nice to enable buyers to purchase a couple more tea bags than have to buy an additional set. I was told I could do that but when I ordered I was told it was impossible. Having worked in customer service, I would like to encourage your staff to say nothing is impossible if your desire is to retain good clients. The leaflet gives good information but I didn't need to purchase two and the info is adequate but not expansive.
It was a little disappointing to spend $66.90 for 15 ladies to sip four teas. It would be nice to enable buyers to purchase a couple more tea bags than have to buy an additional set. I was told I could do that but when I ordered I was told it was impossible. Having worked in customer service, I would like to encourage your staff to say nothing is impossible if your desire is to retain good clients. The leaflet gives good information but I didn't need to purchase two and the info is adequate but not expansive.
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I just went to your page and read glowing reviews. My package contained no tea cakes and looked skimpy for the money I spent. Maybe if I had received the tea cakes I would have been more impressed! So sorry not to give you a better review. I am hopeful when my club meets we will enjoy the tasting.....
Our Response:
Hi Alice, we regret to hear your dissatisfaction over your purchase. The tea cakes included in the tasting kit were the Bana Mini Tuo Cha. They were miniature compressed tea nuggets to serve as samples of a compressed tea cake, which is usually between 100g to 400g. If somehow the Mini Tuo Chas were left out of the kit, let me know and we'll be glad to send them to you.
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We had a tea tasting during our book club meeting using the direction on how to make and steep the tea and even bought spring water! The tasting notes and suggestions and detailed information which came with each tea really added to the experience and our understanding of the teas and the book. The pictures one of the club members brought from her trip to the Yunnan Province which showed the indigo skirts and leggings worn by the ethnic tribes, rounded out the evening into one which really highlighted our review of this book!
Thank you for putting this book club kit together and for your excellent service getting it to us in time!!
The Kamloops, BC Book Club
Thank you for putting this book club kit together and for your excellent service getting it to us in time!!
The Kamloops, BC Book Club
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Glen Cove Book Club
Our book club really enjoyed tasting all of the different teas in the kit. This activity added another demension to the evening. I appreciated the beautiful packaging and detailed descriptions of the four different teas. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoyed Lisa See’s book.
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Only tried it once, was really looking for the tea cakes and it was better than the loose tea. Not sure which is the tea you sent, aged, or dried, or just not as old as the tea cakes I have. Intend to try those with a group this week to really test those. Much more interesting.
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Book Club Samples
Everyone at our book club loved the opportunity to try a sample of Pu-erh tea. And everyone thought it was wonderful. We all enjoyed this special experience together.
Thank you for providing this opportunity.
Thank you for providing this opportunity.
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Thank you for putting together this fun book club tea tasting kit. We did not have a chance to taste all teas, but thought it was great tasting three different ones and comparing them. The subtle differences were certainly described well! Having the tea and the notes from the kit made the book and therefore the book group discussion come alive! Thank you again.
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Wonderful flavors
I'm glad I found a site for these really special teas.
The sample package is a great introduction. Thanks.
The sample package is a great introduction. Thanks.
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Excellent Product and Customer Service
So far just had the tea cake. Love that it came in the miniature size which was perfect for us.
I originally had a delivery issue, and Linda responded immediately and expedited my next delivery. Great customer service! I will definitely buy more for myself and for gifts.
I originally had a delivery issue, and Linda responded immediately and expedited my next delivery. Great customer service! I will definitely buy more for myself and for gifts.
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A Fun Time at Book Group
I purchased the Book Club Tea Tasting Kit for our book group after reading The Tea Girl Of Hummingbird Lane. It was expensive, but after reading the book, we knew why! It was interesting to try the different kinds of tea. It was a fun experience!
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Book Club Tea Tasting
Our book club just read The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, by Lisa See and decided to order this tea tasting kit for our gathering. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the teas! They are wonderful! The kit includes a great variety of teas and included wonderful background about each tea. We appreciated the steeping instructions as well. It did require a good tea pot for steeping and we also needed small tea tasting cups that were not included. The tea shipment arrived as promised by the shipping category we selected and in time for our book club gathering. Enjoy!
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Perfect Complement to The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, by Lisa See
Our long standing book club (40+ years) was reading Lisa See's book, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. We purchased this kit as a way to better understand the context of the book and the characterizations. This kit worked for a group of 10. We each had a taste of the various teas and could offer our impressions. None of us had ever taste Pu-erh, so this was a treat to learn something new, which is always criterion for our book selections. Our members are calling the tea tasting experience, "the highlight of the year". Your tea kit added to our book group discussion in a way that enhanced our experience. We highly recommend the Bana Tea Company.
Our Response:
Thank you for the high praise. I am so glad to hear you all had a pleasant tea experience.
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Wonderful!!
The book club tea tasting kit was a wonderful compliment to our book club discussion. The kit was beautifully packaged and provided 4 distinctly different puerh teas. Everyone enjoyed the experience and are now excited to further explore the world of puerh.
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Added so much to our book club discussion
The four teas were distinctly different- fun to read the descriptions and facts about the tea- did discussion did the discussion questions between tastings - fun morning!
Our Response:
Thank you for your review. We appreciate it.
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Great Gift
This was a great gift to give along with the Lisa See book "Teagirl of Hummingbird Lane".
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Book Club Tea
This was so much fun and made our book discussion so much more interesting. It took a full two hours to taste the four teas and kept me busy. The teas were fun to taste just like a wine tasting. I sent leafs home with guests so they could reuse the leafs over again.
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I ordered the book club tea tasting kit and it was a BIG hit! Everyone really enjoyed tasting the 4 types of Pu'er teas as an enrichment to discussing the Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. I am still enjoying the teas as I did save tea leaves in the pots and refrigerated. I am so happy I ordered the kit!
Our Response:
Thank you for taking the time to write a nice review. I am glad you and your book club friends enjoyed the experience.
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A Hit
the 15 ladies of my book club thoroughly enjoyed the book club tea tasting kit.Many comments about how it made the evening. People who do not normally drink tea decided they would explore the world of tea some more. We tried to follow the instructions as best we could & many were able to taste the flavors described. I also shared an abbreviated rendition of the Tea Snob with them which they found delightful. This kit just added another dimension to our enjoyment of the book. Thank you for making this experience possible.
The kit is as advertised with explicit, simple directions to help you have a successful tea tasting.
The kit is as advertised with explicit, simple directions to help you have a successful tea tasting.
Our Response:
Thank you so much for the glowing review. I am glad the tea tasting experience has added additional enjoyment to your book club discussion.
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Good book, fun tea tasting
A nice selection of teas, lovely packaging and good instructions.
My book club loved it!
My book club loved it!
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It Was A Hit
I purchased this for our book club meeting after reading The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. Our group loved it. They were surprised by the taste of each sample and how different it is from what we can purchase in our grocery stores. It was a hit with everyone! I appreciate that Lisa See referenced this at the end of the book. It would also be a great gift for a tea connoisseur.
Our Response:
Good to know your book club enjoyed the tea tasting experience. Also thank you for your kind words about our pu-erh teas.
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Book Club Tea Tasting
Our book club read "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" and after our discussion we tasted two of the teas in the tasting kit. The two were very different from each other but very good. One was light and flowery and the other was strong, bold and smoky. The group was split 3/3 as to those who liked the light tea and those who liked the darker one the best. All of us enjoyed the experience of tasting the teas.
Our Response:
It was great to hear you all enjoyed the tea tasting experience.
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Pu’er Tea Tasting Kit
The four samples arrived quickly. The kit included a brief booklet on pu’er teas and instructions. For the price the kit was a delightful addition to our book group’s discussion of Lisa See’s book, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane. It is just the tea and instructions. You’ll need your own tea pot(s), etc.
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Loving the teas and the istructions are so so very helpful!
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Tea Tasting
Our book club used the kit and enjoyed learning about the teas and sampling them. It added to the book discussion and allowed us to learn more about the processing of tea.
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The Book Club Tea Tasting Kit
Actually, we loved the tea party. It was so much fun. We loved tasting the teas and having the experience. However, I did then experience the teas that were my favorite and I didn’t order them. And I had ordered some I didn’t like. May I do an exchange or a return?
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The Tea Tasting Kit for Individuals
ThankYOU. I was so pleased with my package. Nana is a class act. My group tried the ðŸ�?µ and had a great time paying attention to the subtle and large differences among the teas. Loved the little tea cake. Will be ordering again. Count on it. Thank you again for your prompt service and your great kindness!
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Tea Tasting
I shared this with my book club and we had a great time tasting the different teas along with a discussion of the book. Perfect way to enjoy both!
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Loved the tea tasting!
My book club was unanimous in approving the tea tasting kit. We all learned so much from the book, and the opportunity to experience some of what we read about is priceless. Brewing instructions were detailed and thorough, and people who lent teapots were thrilled to discover they could enjoy the same tea leaves several times.
Our Response:
Yes, we get spoiled of how durable pu-erh tea is.
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The Book Club Tea Tasting Kit
Our book club really enjoyed the tea tasting experience and was about equally divided in preference for the raw vs aged tea. You may be getting more orders from individual members. Thank you.
Our Response:
Glad to hear you all had fun. Your group is pretty representative of the general population. My experience has the same.
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Excellent Product
As My Book Club had just finished reading The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane...I purchased your Tea Tasting package to share during our discussion.
I did think twice about ordering the kit due to its expense, but in the end decided to give it a try.
I am so pleased that I did! The tea tasting further enhanced our enjoyment of the book as we now understand what the hoopla was all about!
Your selections were excellent. Each tea tasted was unique and with a taste of it's own. It was certainly a learning experience for everyone. I plan to order a cake of the ripe
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Thank you for offering the opportunity to become acquainted with Pu-er Tea.
The Tea Ladies of Orange Park Florida.
I did think twice about ordering the kit due to its expense, but in the end decided to give it a try.
I am so pleased that I did! The tea tasting further enhanced our enjoyment of the book as we now understand what the hoopla was all about!
Your selections were excellent. Each tea tasted was unique and with a taste of it's own. It was certainly a learning experience for everyone. I plan to order a cake of the ripe
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Thank you for offering the opportunity to become acquainted with Pu-er Tea.
The Tea Ladies of Orange Park Florida.
Our Response:
Tea tasting with friends is a very enjoyable activity. It is relaxing as well as cultural. Glad you all head a great time.
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Book club tea testing kit
I purchased 2 kits since we have a large book club. We had 13 ladies in attendance for the book The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See.
Everyone enjoyed the tea tasting, there were clear instructions on what to do and what to expect. It was a fun addition to our book discussion although because of the number of members it was a bit chaotic.
I would recommend Bana if interested in Pu'er tea
Everyone enjoyed the tea tasting, there were clear instructions on what to do and what to expect. It was a fun addition to our book discussion although because of the number of members it was a bit chaotic.
I would recommend Bana if interested in Pu'er tea
Our Response:
Thank you for your endorsement - it means a lot to me.
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It didn't seem like there was much tea to serve to my book club after reading |Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane but after realizing that Pu'er tea can produce multiple batches from same set of leaves, I had plenty.
I liked getting a variety and everyone was surprised at how affordable it was after reading the book about how some pu'er tea sold for thousands of dollars.
I liked getting a variety and everyone was surprised at how affordable it was after reading the book about how some pu'er tea sold for thousands of dollars.
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Indeed, if you calculate the per cup cost, pu-erh is a very affordable tea. Glad you all enjoyed it.
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Our book club really enjoyed the tea tasting experience and was about equally divided in preference for the raw vs aged tea. You may be getting more orders from individual members. Thank you.
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We spent a whole afternoon tasting and discussing the teas and the book. The kit is so nicely packaged with enough instructions and information to be helpful but not overwhelming. Such interesting scents and flavors! Loved the mini tea cakes�?I’d never seen anything like them.
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Glad all of you had a fun experience tasting and discussing various teas in relation to the book.
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I have enjoyed the Sweet Clarity tea very much. It is very mild and soothing. I have not tried Book club tea as yet.
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Our Response:
Have a good book club tea tasting experience.
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I ordered the tea tasting kit for The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane to share with my book club. I placed the order a week in advance of the meeting and they arrived well before. And the teas were sublime. I have grown up drinking pu-erh tea but not like the ones in this assortment. Truly wonderful. And the first-time pu-erh tea drinkers in my book club agreed.
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Glad to know your first-time pu-erh drinkers in your book club enjoyed the teas. Thanks for sharing.