I wouldn't worry about the mix and match. Make sure the vendor puts in
packing material so the contents don't joust against each other.
Substitute paper bags for plastic. I go with SAL from China which is
30 days to me in the US. I would also recommend no more than 2 kilo
per carton. A vendor last week recommended Air which would be 15-20
days. He is expecting 40 day with SAL because it is nearly Spring
festival in China. The cost of air v surface v sal is more or less
incremental. In fact this vendor was only asking for $2 more for Air.
My storage is cool,dry,dark. I have to stick my nose next to the
wrapper for aroma.

Jim

oleg shteynbuk wrote:
> I am about to order puerh and shipping could take 4 or 8 weeks, and can
> get some savings on shipping by ordering several items. I would prefer
> to order different types that the vendor is offering, most likely even
> all types, not all brands Puerh supposed to be kept in odor free
> place and the question is will say black puerh affect green one and is
> it a good idea to combine in one shipment different types of puerh -
> green, black, loose, ready to drink and for aging; vendor said that he
> can wrap them them separate in plastic, but puerh supposed to breathe so
> wrapping in plastic is probably not a good idea, and if type of
> shipping doesn't matter i will take the cheapest one that will be the
> longest one.
>
> Also to store puerh should each type has its dedicated place or I can
> just put all of them on the shelf in a closet built in the wall of my
> apartment, where I keep some clothes too. OTOH maybe I am just paranoid
> as read that about eight or nine hundreds years ago puerh was used as a
> currency and was carried around and probably kept in different
> conditions but then there were no pollution and no need for organic
> certifications.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
>
> Oleg