"Space Cowboy" > wrote in message
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> My recent order of bamboo puer tubes from China came packed with
> shredded bamboo leaf. I use one of those mechanic tools with the
> telescoping prongs for picking up objects too slide down the tube and
> remove the leaf. Repack the leaf and pretend the tool is for your
> work. The only way they're going to know the tube is nothing more than
> bamboo is break it. Don't travel to Turkey because my bamboo puer
> looks more like hashish. Or just travel to countries that have
> substance sniffing dogs at the borders and hope you don't get one that
> is a reject from the pound who'll wag his tail at anything.
>
> Jim

Jim -

BTW, the latest buy of Dai bamboo puerh from SRT was quite different from
the old and quite dissapointing. Dull and weak flavor. Do you buy directly
from China? Are you happy with the product? How do you buy it and where?

Cheers,

Sasha.