On occasion, I order tea and tea ware from Ebay. Ebay, especially from sellers based in China, have some killer deals and hard to find tea ware. However, when you get teaware shipped from China, you get some interesting packaging.
Yunnan Sourcing has some legendary use of the bubble wrap, however this one takes the cake:
This package is a tea set I took a risk on, bidding on a new seller. It looks the seller I got it from sold a few things and stopped, so no point of me linking them here. My package arrives with no box on the outside. It’s a huge wad of packing tape with a squishy bubble wrap feel to it. It is so dense in bubble wrap, I’m wondering if there is a box inside.
I discover this blasted thing is a PITA to get into. I know there is teaware in here so I don’t want to get all crazy stabby with the sisscors. I gently snips the corner and it explodes in bubble wrap.
Okay, there is no way I’m getting this out without cutting all the tap. Joy, more bubble wrap underneath the packing tape and bubble wrap layer.
We have a box! With more tape!
Open the box.. NOOOO more packing tape! The styrofoam box was coated in packing tape. I am confused why they also didn’t completely spray on the tape around the cardboard box to do a thorough job. Maybe it was a good thing.
Finally, I’ve cracked the styrofoam packing tape. Inside.. more bubble wrap and packing tape!!! Of course!
My teaware after at least 5 minutes dissembling the box and cleaning all the styrofoam bits.
Very pretty! Tea Owl approved! I love that ice crack glaze look too.
The bubble wrap and packing tape mess
DOH. Seriously. All that freaking packing tape and there are chips on the bottom of 2 tea cups!!!! /RAGE QUIT
