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Id love to hear your experiences!

Thanks for all the feedback, both the patient and the unkind. It was my first experience buying a teapot from TWL so I didnt know if my pot was considered defective, or the standard I should just accept. I emailed TWL and they were very prompt in their reply, offering me either a replacement, a full refund or a 60% refund while allowing me to keep the pot. Because I don't have time to ship a pot back to Taiwan I accepted option 3. They also clarified that this teapot did not meet their quality control expectations and they would investigate how it happened. The refund came a day later. I have deleted the original post as I believe my experience is not representative of their usual standards. Again thanks for your advice

https://taohuren.com/zishahu/918836.html

If you look at this its clearly the portal for a real craftsman yet the zini looks so off. Is there any reason for that? Is the clay magnetised/ acid washed for the mainland audience?

I am planning a short trip to Yixing to see the museums, factories and mines. Does anyone know of an english speaking private tour guide who can show me around and explain the history of the place?