Good tea/cheap chest
The tea assortment in the chest is excellent, vey tasty. However, the chest is very poorly put together. The applique material does not line up and there are numerous rough edges. Not wht I would want to display on the countertop.

Misleading Advertising
Hand decorated? Maybe by slave labor in some 3rd world country. I should have read all the reviews more carefully. The only "exotic" thing about this purchase is probably the chemicals used in gluing the cheap paper onto the chest. There are glue splatters all over the top, and scratches on the inside. The paint on the corners looks like it was done by 3rd graders. I purchased this primarily for the chest, and could easily forgive the poor selection in flavors if the chest was worth more than $10. As it stands, I'm going to try to return this to Amazon ASAP.

***Very Disappointed*** Read all the reviews before purchasing this!!

Disappointing
This was a very disappointing purchase. The 'Premium Hand Decorated Exotic Wooden Tea Chest' appears to be pine decorated with printed paper. Although the print is very nice, the description of it is a bit overblown.

The tea inside was okay. Some of the combinations of flavors just didn't go well together, and often drowned the flavor of the tea.

Nice Gift
The tea chest itself is quite pretty. I bought several to give as gifts. There's a nice variety of tea inside and some really good flavors of green tea.

The one downside of the chest? That the company pastes a label on the bottom of the chest and it is NOT easily removed. The label covers the entire bottom of the chest. It would be nice if they at least made it so you can remove it without leaving the wood looking worse for wear. I realize a label isn't a big deal; I just prefer to give a gift without the unsightly label.

Subtle flavors are satisfying
Nice assortment of black and green teas, some with subtle flavors in a very attractive box. Unlike many flavored teas that can overwhelm the delicate natural tea taste, these aren't overpowering.