/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>18022344
not the same anon as the one you were replying to

>thanks, anons from then
your welcome, its been nice having you here. anons here helped me get started as well. i am pretty sure there's at least a few other long term regulars here (thanks OP). /tea/ is a surprisingly cozy little place.

>Do you have much experience buying directly from Taobao?
not yet but i plan to someday.

>I hear it's easier to buy from there now as an international consumer than it was before.
unfortunately, i am pretty sure you still need to pay an agent to buy from tmall outside of china. shipping costs are of course high right now as well.

>notable gems to be found among the brands less known to western entities.
a lot of brands big and small have official stores on Taobao/tmall. In particular i want to order some of the less common forms of heicha like qing zhuan and ya'an because we have such poor availability from regular international tea shops. maybe see if i can find a good deal on some canned yancha as well.