The set is definitely a luxury brand and the tea is both delicious and convenient. My one disappointment is that when ordering I was very specifically on the Canadian site. However, once purchased I discovered an extra $40 charged (not a small amount) and when requesting explanation was told that prices quoted are in US funds. Nothing indicated that on your site. And, I was under the impression this was a Canadian company. Just feel that either not all ducks in a row or not being upfront.

I love good tea, and I'm always searching for new teas to try. This came up on my Amazon recommended list when I was looking for some other tea on Prime Day. I had never heard of iLola. My first thought was wow...that's some expensive tea! Even thought it comes with a travel mug and a strainer, and even though there was a Prime Day discount, it's still expensive for what you get. So I let it sit in my cart until the next day. Prime Day was ending, and it was then or never. So, I clicked the button and became the owner of overpriced tea.

It arrived a day early, and I opened the box. The first thing I noticed was the excessive packaging. The tea discs are inside a plastic bag and the bag is inside a cardboard box which is then placed inside the large gift box. The strainer had its own separate box. The travel mug had its own separate box. There were 4 layers of cardboard in the box plus an extra top and bottom layer to help everything stay in place. Ridiculous. The company boasts about its sustainable tea but then includes so much wasteful packaging. It does say that the packaging is compostable, but it's still incredibly wasteful. The packaging is all black with gold metallic lettering. It definitely stands out when compared to other tea packaging.

The travel mug is small. It holds 12 oz. It's a plain black cylinder with no writing or designs. The screw-on top has a stainless steel logo. It fingerprints so easily. I can't touch it without fingerprints showing. It's just a…