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Tea Reviews  /  December 15, 2021  /  Updated January 29, 2022

Cheap (or Free!) Tea Samples Online

by Tea Cachai

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When you’re getting into tea or if you already are a tea lover, you want to buy and try ALL THE TEA, and you often end up with something you bought that you didn’t like. To avoid this, I recommend getting your hands on tea samples to try as many different teas as you can, before you commit to buying larger quantities. 

Many shops also offer sampler sets, which is another great way to try several teas that are often curated, or have an educational purpose. Tea samplers can be grouped by tea type, season, flavors, origin, and other themes. 

The best way to learn about tea is to try as many as you can!

Love for tea can soon get pretty expensive, so finding affordable tea samples is crucial to getting to know what you like so you don’t end up wasting money along the way.

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How Many Teacups Will a Sample Make?

It depends. Lots of samples can be around 10 gms, which are good for 2-4 cups of tea depending on how you like to prepare it. Of course, each company will have its own offering.
Ideally, you want to find samples that yield at least 2 cups so you can try the tea more than once and even brew it in a different way. You can also probably make a 32 oz bottle of cold brew tea or a couple of tea lattes with a sample.

 

How About Tea Subscriptions?


This is another great way to try different tea types without the commitment to buy larger quantities. It is a great idea to try a subscription service and then learn about what you like and don’t like. Companies like Sips By offer personalized boxes and offer several tea samples per box each month. 
➪ Check out my favorite tea subscription boxes.

 

Are Tea Samples in Loose Leaf Format?

Most of them are.
Loose leaf tea is in general of much superior quality than tea bags, and if you haven’t tried it, I recommend you to give it a go! To get started, the only tool you need is a simple tea strainer. To brew, follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

 

Where Can I Get Tea Samples Online?

I’ve put together a list of online tea shops that offer samples for a few bucks or even free! There are lots of other companies that do this but I’ll focus on the ones that have a good pricing/value for the money and I’ve already tried and liked (* I also included some that I haven’t tried but seem very interesting).

Listed Alphabetically:

 

• Anna Marie’s Teas 

Local Missouri family-owned tea shop. $5 for 5 samples of your choosing (+3 more randomly selected with every order).
 

• Adagio Teas 

They offer sample sizes for most of their teas (starting at $3) and 4-pack themed tea samplers (around $14) to choose from a wide variety.
 
 

• Arbor Teas 

Family-owned organic tea company based in Michigan. Teas & herbal teas samples are offered from $2.50 and they also have several themed samplers.
 

• Beautiful Taiwan Tea Company 

Sourced from small family farmers, 10gr samples start at $2.50 and there is a flat rate of $5 shipping to the US.
 

• Blend Bee 

Create your own blend sample (10-15 cups) for $10. You can also buy samples of their ready-made blends (starting at $8).
 

• Dollar Tea Club 

Subscription company that also sells their teas individually. Samples are 8 gms and are sold for $1.
 

• Fava Tea 

Wisconsin’s largest loose tea specialty retail store. It focuses on offering remarkable, memorable teas and a fun experience. They mostly do blends and you can try their teas by getting 1 oz samples starting at $2. TIP: Subscribe to my email list and get access to my exclusive vault where you’ll find a promo code for 15% off your purchase.
 

• Fusion Teas 

Texas-based tea company, carrying lots of tea and herbal blends. They also offer sampler sets including 4 extra-large sample sachets starting at $15. Samples start at $3 and they have very reasonable shipping rates within the US.
 

• Georgian Tea Limited

Have you ever had tea from Georgia (no the state, the country!)? Here’s your chance to do it for FREE (just cover shipping).
 

• Harney & Sons 

Recognized tea company that sources, blends, and packages its product from start to finish. Tea & herbal samples start at $4. TIP: to find the samples, search for any tea, on packaging type click loose, then select sample. FREE shipping to the US.
 

• Open Door Tea 

Women-led and family-run tea room based out of Stratford, CT. They offer FREE samples (max 3 per order). Just cover shipping.
 

• Tea Kruthi 

Specializing in Ceylon teas, it’s a great way to try harder to find White and Oolong from Ceylon. 6 gms samples start at $0.95. They also offer a few sampler packs. TIP: use promo code MYTEA for 30% off your 1st order.
 

• Tea Lula 

This shop was born as the owner’s journey to explore and share the world of great tea (Sheila is the loveliest person and I’m lucky to know her personally). They offer up to 3 FREE samples to choose from.
 

• The Tea Spot 

Wellness-focused woman-owned and tea company. Individual samples start at $3 and they also offer tea samplers which are more like gift sets because they come in beautiful mini tins.
 

• Teasenz 

Chinese tea shop. All tea varieties are offered in 15 gms samples starting at $2.5. 
 

• Teeccino 

Herbal Teas and caffeine-free coffee replacement beverages. Try sampler sets from $5.99 and some of them include free shipping!
 

• Tiesta Tea 

Chicago-based tea company that offers fun blends. Samples start at $3 and you can also find sampler sets, including this great deal of 8 of their best-selling teas for $21 (that’s less than $3 per sample!). TIP: Subscribe to my email list and get access to my exclusive vault where you’ll find a promo code for 20% off any Tiesta Tea purchase.
 

• Upton Tea 

Established in 1989, the’ve earned recognition for their excellent quality teas and service. They offer samples according to availability to most of their teas. Prices start at $1.5 per 12-15 gms.
 

• Verdant Tea 

Chinese tea shop that sources from small family tea farmers. You can order 5 tea samples for $5 (FREE shipping to the US), only for new customers (and get a $5 coupon for your next purchase, meaning that your first samples would be FREE!). They also have a tea of the month subscription and free samples for every order you place.
 

• Yunnan Sourcing 

For Pu-Erh fanatics, this site offers a HUGE range plus a tea of the month subscription. You can get the priciest Pu-Erh tea sample for $10 and others starting $4 plus shipping. If you’re looking to buy an expensive one this is the best way to try it before you buy it! TIP: go to the search bar and type: sample.
 

I hope you find this list useful and get many many samples! I’m always updating this and looking for new vendors to add. Let me know if you have suggestions and new finds to add to this post.  Thanks!

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