This has the potential to be a very nice tea storage box. The quality of the materials is good. I like the glass top as opposed to some cheap plastic. The joinery of the box and lid are also solid.
For the one I received, however, there were a couple of issues:
1) I heard a "rattle" when I opened the box (never a good sign). It turned out that two pieces of the molding that hold the glass in were loose. The one was still partially attached. The other had come off completely - hence the rattle.
2) The measuring/cutting of the molding inside the lid was slightly off. There are 1/8" - 1/4" gaps. Not a huge deal, but very obvious when the lid is open.
3) The lid does not exactly align with the base when closed. It is close, but off enough to be obvious.
So overall quite impressed for the price. But the detail work with the molding is sloppy. The gaps in the molding is not something that could have been missed by the assembler. The molding needs to be more carefully measured - and glued as well as pinned. The alignment of the hinges also needs some more attention.
***Update 8/31/16***
I heard from Tyler, the owner of The Bamboo Leaf, a mere couple of hours after posting this review. He was quite cordial and offered a number of remedies including a replacement. That kind of customer service is hard to come by and has prompted me to bump this from a 4-star (4.5 really) to a 5.
You are not going to find a better quality tea box at this price. And if you do have issues Tyler will make it right.
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