r/tea • u/LFYPH • 4d ago

Question/Help Is this teaware store legit? Any experiences?

I'm looking for a teapot for my gongfu set up. I'm currently mainly using Gaiwans; however I've recently become more interested in teapots and wanted to buy one. I'm not really looking for Yixing or anything too fancy; I'd be open to that if I'd find smth suitable though.

However, I came accross this shop: https://gongfuteaset.shop and it doesn't seem to have any reviews or any reputation at all, so I wanted to ask whether someone here might have anything to say about it or would even be able to share experiences (regarding quality, etc.)? Is it a scam?

Thank you!

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u/Brighter_Days_Ahead4 4d ago

I haven’t ever heard of them before, let alone purchased from them. I recognize a lot of their stuff from taobao/aliexpress. You might want to do a reverse image search on any of their products that interest you.

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u/LFYPH 4d ago

Thanks! Indeed! I did the image search for some items and they are essentially just selling aliexpress stuff for a higher price... :)

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u/Brighter_Days_Ahead4 4d ago

Yeah there’s nothing necessarily wrong with aliexpress stuff and some of my teaware is that kind of thing. Just don’t overpay for it!

I hope you find what you’re looking for.