For best service, please feel free to pre-order your must-have teas in our online shop at www.pleasuresoftea.com!
Hello all! The holiday season has arrived and 2022 is only a few weeks away. I don't know about you, but I don't know where the time is going.

The shop has been busy keeping everything in stock for your holiday gift-giving and restocking needs. Our holiday teas, listed below, are available, along with our holiday samplers and popular gift mug sets. We are now also fully restocked with all of our other sampler options and lots of other products that will make great gifts. Supply chain issues have impacted us minimally; however, a few of our teas are out of stock and will hopefully be restocked upon our return in January.

Our holiday schedule, which includes extended hours and extra days that the shop is open, is listed below. Also, please note our annual post-holiday closure. The holiday gift guide will once again be posted on the facebook page - we'll be highlighting some great gift ideas most days from now until Christmas. And the annual holiday raffle is back - details are outlined below!

The Cherry Pineapple Green Tea has been a popular summer tea for many years and many of you requested that I stock this blend year-round. I am happy to announce that it has joined our permanent menu and is now available in the shop and online shop!

Traffic at the shop has been increasing as we enter the busy season and wait times have been increasing. As a reminder, it is best to pre-order your teas for pick-up at the shop to streamline the processing of your custom orders and reduce your need to wait if the shop is busy when you arrive. Please place orders at least 24-hours ahead of desired pick up time, if possible, to ensure that I will see your order in the portal and have the time to pull it together in time for your arrival. Indicating the approximate date and time of pick up in the Comments section in the Cart helps ensure that your order will be ready for you upon arrival. If you plan to browse at the shop or grab a cup of tea, then please do not pay online - select the Pay at pick-up option. You will receive an emailed notification once your order is ready for pick-up.

To keep traffic flowing in the shop and reduce the backlog that occurs around Christmas, I am requesting that you please place any restock orders for personal use by Thursday 12/16 (if possible). The two weeks leading up to Christmas are peak browsing time and people tend to be in the shop longer as they look for holiday gifts. This slows down the flow of traffic in the shop and increases wait time. The shop will be open the entire week after Christmas from 12/26 through 12/31 for any necessary restocks before the shop is closed for a much needed post-holiday break.

I appreciate your continued support of my small business and I wish you much health and great tasting cups of tea. Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season and a happy, healthy New Year!
-- Kristine, FDN-P
COVID Policy

Normal business operations continue at the shop. The wearing of masks is not required, but you may continue to do so if you prefer. The traffic in the shop has increased and so has crowding and wait times. It is requested that everyone please bring a mask to the shop that may be worn during the times that we are packed, so that we don't have to ask people to wait outside as the weather begins to get cooler. Moving forward, I request that you do not come to the shop if you are feeling under-the-weather or please wear a mask, if you do stop by. As a reminder, pre-orders of loose leaf teas are encouraged in order to streamline the preparation of your custom orders and reduce your wait time, especially if the shop is busy when you arrive. Orders also continue to be shipped nationwide and all (pre)orders can be placed in our online shop www.pleasuresoftea.com. Your pre-order is not finalized until you pick up, so there is no need to input your credit card info. This allows flexibility to browse the shop, add more teas, a cup of tea, or some of our goodies to your order. Any additional changes to our COVID policies will be communicated as necessary.

Thank you for your continued cooperation in helping us to serve you in the most efficient and expeditious manner possible! :)
Holiday Schedule

The shop will be open on several additional days and for extended hours during the holiday season for your shopping needs and to hopefully spread out the anticipated increase in traffic during the busy holiday season. Please also note the days the shop will be closed and our annual post-holiday break for some much needed recuperation. This schedule is in place of our usual hours beginning Thursday 12/16.

Additional Days & Extended Hours
Thursday 12/16 through Sunday 12/19 11:00 to 6:00
Monday 12/20 through Thursday 12/23 11:00 to 7:00
Christmas Eve Friday 12/24 11:00 to 3:00
Sunday 12/26 through Thursday 12/30 11:00 to 5:00
New Year's Eve Friday 12/31 11:00 to 3:00

Closures
Christmas Day Saturday 12/25
Saturday 1/1 through Wednesday 1/12
Be sure to check your stash and stock up before the extended break ;)

*Please note that, due to the workload and time necessary to assist those shopping for holiday gifts, bar service (teas prepared to drink) is always discontinued during the holiday season. Please note that from Saturday 12/18 through Friday 12/24 the shop will be in retail mode and I will not be able to accommodate any transactions that only include teas to be consumed and/or purchases from our small bites menu. I am planning to still offer the teas hot or iced and most of the items on our small bites menu during this time for holiday shoppers to take to-go, but this may be discontinued if it has too much of a negative impact on the flow of traffic. Bar service will resume on Sunday 12/26 through the remainder of the year. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

As a reminder, current hours, along with future schedule changes and policies, can always be found on our shop website http://infuseteabarny.com.
10th Annual Holiday Raffle

I thank you again for supporting my small business! To once again show my appreciation and thanks for your support during the year, I am having the 10th Annual Holiday Raffle. This year, I am giving away two $40 store gift certificates, which may be used to purchase anything in the shop or in the online shop. In order to be entered, please like us on facebook, Infuse Tea Bar by The Pleasures of Tea, and like the raffle post on Monday, December 13th by the deadline at 7:00 PM on Monday, December 20th. If you do not utilize facebook, then please reply to this email and be sure to include your name. The winners will be announced on our facebook page on Thursday, December 23rd and in January's newsletter.
Good luck!!
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New at the Shop

Cherry Pineapple Green Tea has been added as part of our permanent menu and Holiday Teas are available! Returning favorites include: Christmas Blend Black Tea, Chocolate Peppermint Black Tea, White Chocolate Peppermint White Tea, Rooibos Christmas Cookie (Vanilla & Walnut) Herbal Tisane, Rooibos Orange Gingerbread Herbal Tisane, Candied Pomegranate Herbal Tisane, Holiday Punch Fruit Tisane. Holiday Tea Samplers and our popular Mug Gift Sets are also available.

All of the autumn teas and tisanes are still available, but some are in limited supply! Apple Molasses Black Tea (limited supply), Gingered Vanilla Toddy Black Tea, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Black Tea (limited supply), Persian Market Black Tea, Pumpkin Pie Black Tea, Roasted Chestnut Black Green & Yerba Mate Blend, Maple Walnut Green Tea, Rooibos Maple Walnut Herbal Tisane, Rooibos Pistachio Pomegranate Herbal Tisane, Rooibos Pumpkin Creme Herbal Tisane, Rooibos Pumpkin Spice Herbal Tisane, and our house-blended Mulling Spice Organic Herbal Tisane.

White Chocolate Peppermint macarons are now available, along with 24 other flavors. They make a great gift this holiday season or are perfect on your dessert table :)
Effie's Biscuits are fully restocked...and with new flavors too! They have added Almond, Ginger, and Walnut to their delicious line-up of Cocoa, Corn, Oatcakes, Pecan, and Rye. These shortbread-like biscuits are not-too-sweet and make a perfect accompaniment to your tea. They are also a yummy stocking stuffer!
Infuse Tea Bar & The Pleasures of Tea
106 Main Street
West Sayville, NY 11796
www.pleasuresoftea.com - online shop

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500+ Loose Leaf Teas & Herbal Tisanes
Certified - Tea Professional, Tea Sommelier & Tea Health Expert
Student of the Art & Science of Herbalism
Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner - Vitality Holistic Wellness

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