Giveaways on Twitter!

Starting February 2, 2009, on the first Monday of each month Felicitea will be having a special contest for those in the Charlotte area. In the afternoon we will ask a a few questions and the first person to reply with the correct answer will win a prize. Up for grabs will be prizes like massages, SpecialTea spa treatments, bath & body products and tea.

Each month we'll be giving away different prizes. Here's the details:

• To win you must be the first person to @reply with the correct answer.
• You must use your prize during the given month. It expires on the first Monday of the following month (next contest day).
• You can win every month - you are not excluded if you win the month prior.
• You can only win once during a given day. Win a tea sampler on the first question? You can't win a massage on the 4th.
• Winners will be announced as soon as they win. A DM will then be sent for you to claim your prize.
• If no one has the correct answer within 5 minutes, the prize will not be awarded.
  
• Prizes are non-transferable and have no cash value.
  

Following Felicitea on Twitter is the best way to find out what's happening around here, get specials and discounts only available on Twitter, ask general questions and get links to cool stories about tea, massage and wellness. Follow @Felicitea today.

STeaPtv Live Review of Daydream Tea

On February 9 STeaP will be doing a live review of Daydream Tea on the new audio show.

This will be the second addition of the new audio portion of STeaP, so the exact time isn't scheduled yet. It'll be 8 or 9pm EST, and I'll make sure to let you know as soon as the time is announced.

If you'd like a sample of Daydream to try with the show, we have a special offer for you. Order a sample online by February 3 and the shipping is free.*



*Shipping will be refunded to your paypal or credit card account. Only valid for Daydream sample.

Tea gets called into question

The Tea Council of the USA recently held its annual Calm-A-Sutra video contest, in which the organization ask students to submit two-minute videos that educate viewers about the health benefits of tea. The grand prize is a $20,000 scholarship. Not bad, eh?

The most recent winner was John Ford, a student at the American Film Institute here in L.A.

Check out his short, “Interrogation.”

via LA Times

And we're back

Hello tea people,

I apologize for the delay and disconnect. The problem with having a singularly owned and (mostly) run company is that is that singularity becomes ill, everything grinds to a startling halt. This my dear customers and clients has been the case. I am sorry about the problems this may have caused you, and things appear to be on the road to recovery about the Felicitea offices.

There is good news:

The shipping issues that plagued us recently have been put to bed. After extensive conversation with the US Postal Service about the problems, we've decided to go with FedEx. We recognize that this may mean a higher shipping cost to you, but we are working to arrange for a flat rate for small packages, so hopefully it won't be too much higher. The best part being that from now on you will receive a tracking number, not just a confirmation number, so you can follow your package from our door to yours. Exact details will be up on the site soon.

All current orders will be shipped by Monday - any additional shipping cost taken from our end.

A newsletter with specials for February will be coming out soon, so keep your eyes on your inbox for that.

Meanwhile, you can check out this post over at STeaP on why we brew loose leaf tea the way we do that I wrote.

Still Here

I just realized I've been so swamped with work that I didn't update the blog at all during December. I'm still here, just trying to wrap up a few things. Then we're back to normal around here.

Early Bird Special on Etsy

Place an order on Thursday morning (after you put turkey in the oven) before 9am and save an extra 10% off.

Go to the Felicitea Etsy Shop and place your order. You'll get free shipping after the 1st item*, a free sample tin of tea, and that 10% early bird discount*.

*Discount and shipping will be refunded in PayPal.

Felicitea's been STeaPed

Check out this informative post over at STeaP. 

Brandice asked me some questions about Felicitea and how I work. Very exciting. 

She's also announcing a little something I'm doing with STeaP... 

check it out!

Magnetic Tea Tins

Who knew?

Apparenlty Laura over at The UniqueSheep as she sent me this email this weekend:

By the way, I LOVE that your tins are magnetic. I have so many now that they were making a real mess of my counter—overflowing my tea basket and making it hard to find anything. So I stuck a magnet sheet from the craft store on the inside of one of my kitchen cabinets and now all my tins are stuck to it! I can easily see all of them and pick out the one I want, and my counter space is much neater! I was afraid that the magnet sheet wouldn’t be strong enough for the larger tins but even the 2.75oz one (the largest I have) does fine!

Much perplexed, I emailed her back with an "Oh really?!" She responded, ever so sweetly, with this picture and explination:

Kitchen stores sell boards for this purpose (but for spices) but I found a magnetic sheet at A C Moore for a lot less $$ that works just fine. Then used some of the sticky “tape” sold for hanging posters and frames to hang it inside my cabinet door. The gap in the middle is so that it doesn’t hit on the shelf.

I'm so impressed I think I'm going have to aquire a similar board myself. What a wonderful way to store your teas!

Massage Specials for the Holidays!

Are you ready for the holidays? All the stress, parties and family togetherness?

If you need to relax, or you just need one more gift for that hard to buy for person, Felicitea is here to help.

Buy 1, Get 1 Free

Really. Free massage. Come in between now and the end December for your first one hour appointment, pay the $75 regular fee, and get a second one hour appointment free.

Massage does the most for your body when you recieve it regularly. So that you get a chance to see the benefits, I'm offering buy 1, get 1 free. Just schedule before the New Year!

(New clients only. Non-transferable - both massage may be recieved by one person only!)

In Home Massage

$90 for an hour, $125 for 90 minutes

The massage therapist comes to you! Enjoy the warmth and comfort of your own home while getting a massage - no need to go out in the cold! Think how nice it'll be to just crawl in bed or the bath after a massage.

Schedule two massage, back-to-back at the same location, and recieve $10 off each appointment!

Discounted Gift Certificates for One Hour Massages

Need something for the hard to buy for person? Want to get something that all your employees or clients can enjoy?

Buy 2 Certificates @ $70 each ($10 savings)

Buy 3 Certificates @ $65 each ($30 savings)

Buy 4 Certificates @ $60 each ($60 savings)

Available for purchase here.

Don't forget referrals earn you 15 free minutes of massage! Refer a friend and get free massage for yourself!

Online Booking available any time of day or night!

Changing the world one tea at a time

I love that I work in a business with businesses that care. Caring is important to me, not only in how I take care of my clients, but also in how the product I supply to them takes care of the people who make it possible.

That is the one of the reasons I work with The Simple Leaf as my source for many of my teas. The people there care not only about the amazing teas they share with us, but about the estates and the people that work on them. Not only are the teas utterly remarkable, so are the people that run the estates these teas come from. (Their unique teas are in the Earl Grey Brandice, Vanilla Spice, Vanilla, and Apple Spice blends.) 

The Honeybee, a delightful oolong that I am currently transitioning into the Oolong Summer blend, has this wonderful story behind it. They're not only changing "traditional" thought about oolongs, but about the way tea estates care for their employees. 

I like to think that you and I can help out with that, even if it just enjoying our morning cuppa. Every cup of tea you have that has tea from estates like this goes towards encouraging these beautiful small estates to keep changing the world. 

What does it mean to you that the people who create the things you enjoy are well compensate, educated, fed and safe? What does it mean to you that your tea can help change the world?