We’re happy you’ve landed on our new site. For all you cats who just got here; we will illuminate some of the cool advances this modern page has over our previous low-key internet phenomenon… as well as a bit on how to get around and use it to its full potential.
The site’s now got... • Reviews—We've always relished your feedback on our service and products (and have been happy to find that most of it is positive) and now you are able to leave your comments about every item in the store specifically. Cool. • Wholesale or Quantity Purchase—Price breaks on many items--especially tea--are available; you'll find the price breaks right there on the item listing. • Product Tracking—Want to know when a product is back in stock or when it goes on sale? Just click on “global product notifications” in your account information setup. • Faster Navigation—Every page contains every link right at your flying fingertips. Items can be ordered successively without having to take trips back and forth from the cart. Free jazz, man... no "del capo al segnos" et al. • Photo load times minimized--for all pages. • Continual Real-Time Stock Updates—All items in the store are inventoried and no item can be over-ordered. We don’t like “back-ordered” any more than you do. • Order Histories—Your shipping information and order history remains in our data base from order to order to save time and hassle. New “ship-to” addresses, however, can be easily added. • Easier Checkout—After setting up your account; checkout is simple. With clear checkout pages mistakes are fewer and orders ship out quickly. Be certain you have the correct billing address or your credit, debit, or Paypal transaction may not go through! Paying through Paypal ensures their trusted third-party service takes care of the money--we have your shipping info. No worries. • Same Accurate Shipping Calculator—We are very proud of our accurate shipping costs and have kept the same level of accuracy with this new site. Accurate shipping can be viewed in your cart at any time simply by adding your country and postal code—in most cases even without signing in to your account! If we are able to fit your order into a flat rate box we will and we often refund overcharges in shipping. We don't make money on shipping. • Newsletter—Not compulsory; but easy to sign up for... and full of stuff you'll really dig. You can sign up or 'off of' the list at any time. It’s free prose man—sometimes free verse—and we don’t charge a nickel for it. • Site Search—We know it’s sometimes hard to search through our 80 or so pages. If you really want to search… be sure you use the “advanced search” and try various keywords. You’ll get there. • Mate Buyer’s Club & Promotional Products—This section will be growing with time. We will have promotional items for sale… as well as incentives for those who really buy a lot of yerba and goods during a year. • Specials—Visible on the right side bar and on the “Specials” page itself. • Associate Links—Please feel free to submit your own link if you are a client and own a business or website. Please visit these sites to see what our yerba mate community is into! • “Tea Gourd” Donations and Community Support—We currently support Public Radio and Amnesty International. To find out how you can help us support these excellent non-profit groups please visit our Community Support page.
