It took just over 2 weeks for the teapot to be delivered. I't was worth the wait for. I plan to use this Qin Quan in Hong Jiang Po Ni to brew aged white tea, which I previously use Gaiwan to brew. After the first attempt, I feel the aged white tea brewed using the Qin Quan teapot tastes sweeter than using the Gaiwan. I'm not sure if that's because I'm biased, or the tea tastes sweeter because it took about 5s longer to pour the tea from the Qin Quan teapot than the Gaiwan, or because the yixing teapot keep the temperature more stable around 80 degree Celsius. Anyway, I guess the teapot will brew better tea overtime, and I'm totally happy with the purchase.