Oh man, the water thing got me too. I used to just fill the kettle, hit boil, and dump it right in, and my coffee always tasted like burnt toast. Nobody told me anything for like two years. Then my roommate saw me doing it and was like dude, you're cooking it. I bought a cheap thermometer the next day and it changed everything.

Kinda disagree that the LA warehouse is always the move. Those consolidation warehouses charge by weight and size once it gets stateside, so on small cheap stuff the fees can eat up whatever you saved on the item itself. For a $12 phone case you might be better off just checking if the seller offers direct shipping, even if it takes a bit longer, because you skip the warehouse fee game completely. Not saying your way is wrong, but the $4 extra is only half the story once you add handling. Figuring out the real total before you pay is the part most people miss.