ARGENTINA MATE GOURD YERBA TEA WITH STRAW BOMBILLA 0058

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• ASIN: B001E8P93A
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,516 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

BRAND NEW, GENUINE ARGENTINA HAND MADE MATE GOURD AND STRAW. This set includes all you need to drink the great energy drink called MATE. 1 Mate Gourd and 1 Bombilla (straw). You will need to "cure" the Mate cup before using it for the first time. This process must be made only once. To cure the Mate cup, please follow these instructions: 1.- PLACE YERBA MATE TEA IN THE MATE GOURD "CUP". 2.- ADD WARM WATER TO IT. 3.- LET REST FOR 24 to 48 HOURS. 4.- REMOVE THE YERBA, RINSE THE GOURD AND GENTLY SCRAP THE SOFT TISSUES WITH A SPOON. 5.- THE MATE GOURD CUP IT'S NOW READY TO BE USED. YERBA MATE HAS THE FOLLOWING KNOWN THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS. 1.- SUSTAINS YOUR ENERGY LEVELS. 2.- INDUCE MENTAL CLARITY. 3.- PROVIDES ANTIOXIDANTS. 4.- BOOTS IMMUNE SYSTEM. 5.- IMPROVED DIGESTION. 6.- RELIEVES STRESS. 7.- AID WEIGHT LOSS. 8.- CLEANSE THE COLON. 9.- INCREASE LONGEVITY.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, even cheap as it is., August 16, 2010

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Matias Proietti (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

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The gourd is shoddy and crude. I ordered two, both were too large, and the openings too small, completely unlike the pictures would indicate. The black paint used to color the exterior comes off when the gourd gets wet, and stains everything in sight.

The straw is useless - very fine yerba will clog it, and larger, rough yerba slips right through.

Just a silly piece of junk.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars terrible. inferior and horrible customer service, July 6, 2010

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the gourds leak. the bombilla is inferior and lets tea leaves through the straw. the company told me it was the yerba i was using. seriously?? trying to deal with customer service was a bit of a nightmare. i ordered two and something was wrong with each of them. i returned one, and i still haven't received a replacement. when i emailed the company (twice) i was told that they were moving hence did not send me my gourd. i spent $7.00 sending it back and the gourd and shipping was $13. so now for $20 i have nothing. i highly recommend not wasting your time and money on this product with this company. really disappointing.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty but useless :-(, February 20, 2010

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The gourds were nice looking, and I was initially pleasantly surprised given how cheap they were. Unfortunately, when we went to cure them -- I'd been told at a tea shop to leave tea in for 24 hours -- the water immediately leaked through the bottoms. Not only did the gourds not hold fluid (pointless for a cup), but the coloring also ended up staining our counter a bit. I don't have experience with other mate gourds, but I really don't think this was supposed to happen. We ended up throwing them away. Admittedly, I took a gamble buying something so cheap, but it would have been nice to have them work out.