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Tea Box Express Subscription Box Review + Coupon – June 2016

Haley Faye
ByHaley FayeJul 7, 2016 | 4 comments

TEA BOX EXPRESS 2016 - BOX

Tea Box Express
5 overall rating
4 Ratings | 1 Reviews

Tea Box Express is a monthly box of tea goodies! It’s meant to feel like a complete little tea party in a box.

TEA BOX EXPRESS 2016 - packaging

Each month brings a new box that always includes brand-name tea (whole leaf tea, either in loose leaf or pyramid bag form) and three or four tea accessories and paraphernalia.

This box was sent to us for review purposes. (Check out the review process post to learn more about how we review boxes).

TEA BOX EXPRESS 2016 - all items

The Subscription Box: Tea Box Express

The Cost: $25.50 for month-to-month, $74 for 3 months, and $139 for 6 months. Shipping is $5.99/month.

COUPON: Use coupon code MSA20 for 20% off your first month!

The Products: 1 quality tea and 3 or 4 accessories per month

Ships To: US

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TEA BOX EXPRESS 2016 - items 1

Piper & Leaf Sassyfras Strawberry Green Tea – 1.2 oz, value: $9.99

This smells great. I don’t think I’ve ever had sassyfras tea before, or tea with red beets in it! Strawberry tea sounds good, though, so I’m going to just try this. It’ll be something new and different for me! Here’s to expanding my tea comfort zone and trying new things…

Piper & Leaf Front Porch Special – 1.2 oz, value: $9.99

This tea is fantastic. It smells so good! It has black tea, spearmint, corn flowers, jasmine, and bergamot. Love!

TEA BOX EXPRESS 2016 - items 2

There were some little info cards about each tea blend in the box.

TEA BOX EXPRESS 2016 - items 3

Outset Hex Ice Cube Mould – value: $8.99

This is interesting. I think Tea Box Express included this ice cube tray for summer iced tea? And the hexagons look like bee hives so it’s novelty for tea/honey related beverages? Unfortunately this mold is just not great. Each little hexagon is tiny! They melt so fast! Definitely not what you’d want to use to make iced tea or to pour a hot beverage over. And the silicone doesn’t actually make it easy to remove each ice cube. It’s hard to get them out.

This item is a miss, unless you are a hardcore lover of 6-sided things.

The Good Batch Brown Butter Salty Cookie – value: $1.67

This is a shortbread cookie made with brown butter and topped with sea salt. This was very good! It didn’t last long!

TEA BOX EXPRESS 2016 - items 4

Here’s a peek at the ingredients label, too.

Verdict: This wasn’t the best Tea Box Express for me, but it wasn’t bad. My favorite thing about Tea Box Express over other tea boxes (for me, personally) is that they don’t just send teas, but also treats to eat with your teas and tools/paraphernalia. I’ve found tons of snacks and treats I’ve loved through this box. The value adds up to about $30.64, which isn’t great, and on the low side for this sub. I think that this box tends to be more about curation and discovery than a huge value, so if you’re considering this sub, just keep that in mind. Overall, I’m underwhelmed with this month’s box, but this is a subscription I generally love, so I’m looking forward to future boxes.

What do you think about Tea Box Express?

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Tea Box Express is a monthly subscription for exploring whole leaf tea. Each month features a new brand of quality whole leaf tea and unique items to enjoy with the tea such as baked goods, honey, or an infuser. It's a tea party in a box!
Haley Faye
Haley Faye
Haley Faye first discovered the wonderful world of subscription boxes in 2012 and began writing for MSA in 2014. Over the years, she has found many subscriptions to love. Now a mom of three, her favorite boxes are ones that dress her kids, help her get organized, feed her family, send her snacks, and offer educational fun for her children.

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4 comments

Ann

Ahhh, I know that company! I have been getting their tea since they first started selling at our local farmer’s market two years ago! Yay for them choosing small producers (though not my favorite flavors from them).

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nursermk

Thanks for your honesty, was thinking of gifting this but too many misses. Funny, I thought the company was The Good BATH and the “cookie” was some kinda bath cookie, so ….retread and realized, no, it was a cookie, not a bath bomb–makes sense why you were happy about “It didn’t last long.” I need to slow down and pay attention!

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Monica

Funny thing about the ice mold. When I got my box, I wasn’t sure what to do with the cute and tiny mold. Hubby saw it and thought it was awesome. He never liked big ice cubes. Now he uses it all the time. I was somewhat disappointed about the tea. It smelled so nice, but I felt lacking in taste. It’s still nice to try out new teas, and hopefully next month will be more to my liking.

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Rhi

The review of the ice mold was disappointing! I was super excited when I saw it in the picture (before I read the review). My husband and I love all things “bee” related (Well… I love them, so he has to, by default. Isn’t marriage great? Lol), so I thought this would be super awesome to swap for. However, after reading your experience, I’ll definitely be holding off on that. So very unfortunate and disappointing. 🙁

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