Hello Toby!
Things are finally starting to settle down with all of the warehouse updates we've been making such as
- New packing machine
- More efficient pick pack methods
- Restocks
I'll place a few images at the bottom of the newsletter to show the above changes.
Ginger, Blue Lotus and Rose have unfortunately been stuck in customs for 3 weeks but should be released soon.
Promotions
Our 3 current promotions will be ending soon to make way for more spring oriented teas. Currently we have some discounts on the native tea range, fusion teas, and Ancient Green Tea from Vietnam.
Email Notify Back in Stock Feature
I should have this up and running in less than a weeks time estimated.
New Camera
We have a new camera! I'll be updating all tea images over time as some of these are very outdated/bad quality. For example, some of these images were taken 6 years ago with my phone.
Tea Life Trademark
After over a years (!) effort and way too much money, Tea Life is now trademarked so that I can better protect the Tea Life brand. I personally hate legal things, but it's better to be able to defend this if need be I suppose.
We have three new articles up
- Buddha's Tears Beauty Ritual: A Holistic Skincare Journey
- Rooibos Tea: A Palette of Flavors for Culinary Artistry
- The Ultimate Chai Tea Recipe: Aromatic Bliss in a Cup
Packaging and machine updates
After a lot of trial and error + multi hour video calls with engineers, the new packing machine is being used daily now. You should start to see some of the new packaging types trickle through now, particularly for some of the faster moving teas.
In 1-2 months we'll also start to use Ziplock bags for most teas, which has been a highly requested thing for a few years now.
I'm playing it safe with the material used for now as I am more familiar with it but will experiment with more eco friendly materials when I have time and budget to work that out.
Up until now we've only been using ziplock bags to pack tea materials that were too hard for the machine to pack. Now that this new machine is cpaable of packing Ziplock bags we'll basically move all teas to ziplock.
I hope everyone has a good weekend! - Toby @ Tealife
