Thésaurus Thérrarium

Thésaurus Thérrarium Le Thésaurus Thérrarium est une maison de thé geek située à Montréal, Québec

04/21/2025

This coming weekend (April 26&27), come out to see us at Laval Comiccon! It is happening at Place Bell, right next to Montmorency Metro, and we will be at booth 414. We'll have a bunch of your favorites, and some new things to try, too!

La fin de semaine prochaine (le 26&27 avril), venez nous voir au Laval Comiccon ! Cela se passe à la Place Bell, juste à côté du métro Montmorency, et nous serons au kiosque 414. Nous aurons vos produits préférés et de nouvelles choses à essayer aussi !

Hey TeaFam! Are you missing our teas? Don't forget that they can still be ordered (and picked up if you are in Montreal)...
08/30/2024

Hey TeaFam! Are you missing our teas? Don't forget that they can still be ordered (and picked up if you are in Montreal) through thesaurustea dot com! Now is a great time, too, since it is our annual Labour Day Weekend Sale!

All loose leaf teas are 10% off from now until midnight on Monday, Sept 2! Time to restock, Teahearts!

Hey TeaFam ! Nos thés vous manquent ? N'oubliez pas que vous pouvez toujours les commander (et les ramasser si vous êtes à Montréal) par l'entremise de thesaurustea point com ! C'est aussi le bon moment, puisque c'est notre vente annuelle de la fin de semaine de la fête du Travail !

Tous les thés en feuilles sont réduits de 10 % à partir de maintenant et jusqu'à minuit le lundi 2 septembre ! Il est temps de se réapprovisionner, Teahearts !

(* does not include kits, countdown calendars, or tea of the month club)

Hey folks. There is only one signed menu by the team. If you want it, make us an offer in the comments! The highest bid ...
07/09/2024

Hey folks.
There is only one signed menu by the team.
If you want it, make us an offer in the comments! The highest bid by Friday noon will win!

This will be the only way to have one, all others will be destroyed (😭).

Hello peeps!Here are a few things that did not have a place at the auction; we didn't feel comfortable selling them, or ...
07/09/2024

Hello peeps!

Here are a few things that did not have a place at the auction; we didn't feel comfortable selling them, or they had no sentimental value related to the tea house.

For the next 2 days (July 9 & 10), our doors will be open for you between noon and 6pm to come and grab whatever is listed here. There are no prices attached to these, and you can pick up as many as you'd like. We're still covering many closing costs (did you know breaking a corporate contract with an internet provider was very expensive?). Donations are appreciated and valued. Whatever doesn't find a home will be brought to the thrift store.

BRING YOUR OWN BAGS\CONTAINERS!
As a matter of fact, bring more boxes than necessary if you want, we could use them! Especially reusable bins.

On top of that, many kitchen-related items will be available for sale, so feel free to browse those too while you are there!

Please note that we will do no reservations, or put anything on the side. First come, first served.

Here's the list:
- Bunch of whiteboards
- A lot of high tea paper and plastic decorations, beads and feathers. The bin isn't included.
- A lot of Christmas decorations, the bin isn't included.
- Leftover Sashes from our Prom Night High Tea.
- A weighted doorstop shaped like a cat.
- Various board games, modern and classic.
- Playing cards.
- Glass chess game.
- GO game in a case.
- Varied books, from toddlers to young adults.
- 2 Plushies.
- Puzzles for young kids.
- Varied cups with nerdy messages (Roo used to make those to sell at conventions. We thought we were out, turns out these are the last!)

Thank you all for the last 2 years. Any help getting rid of things is appreciated, and it would warm our hearts to know it’s going to people who supported us.

We are not happy about closing up, but the timeframe imposed on us to get out forces us to be swift about it.

It's been an incredible adventure for the last two years, but for now this chapter of this story ends. Thank you to my i...
06/30/2024

It's been an incredible adventure for the last two years, but for now this chapter of this story ends.

Thank you to my incredible staff; I love you and am forever grateful. I can't imagine a more wonderful and weird bunch of people to work with. Sunday vibes forever.

Thank you to our regulars, to our new friends, to the community we all became a part of together.

I have learned and grown so much because of this wonderful place we all shared. Thank you for being a part of my life.

There will be another chapter in the story one day. But for now, take care of yourselves.

Much love,

Roo

06/20/2024

Heads-up for today; we are closing at 5pm!

Prenez note: Nous fermons à 17h aujourd'hui!

06/20/2024

Take care outside people, it's dangerous to stay in this heat.

This is your reminder we have AC.

Dearest Folk, Fam and Fae (and Fiends, we have some of you, too),A decision was made for us that is utterly out of our h...
06/13/2024

Dearest Folk, Fam and Fae (and Fiends, we have some of you, too),

A decision was made for us that is utterly out of our hands. Sadly this means that we will be closing our doors at the end of this month.

When we announced the GoFundMe relaunch, we were planning on looking at all available solutions, from finding loans (lol), more investors and even changing the business model if it could assure the survival of our little communitea space. Now we must see how best we can close this chapter of our lives, so here is what we have planned:

Events this month will be canceled, with the exception of our book club which will be moved up to the 23rd. The books for July won’t be ordered. Anything paid for canceled events will be reimbursed in a timely manner.

On Saturday, June 29, we will host a farewell party for our customers and the communitea that we have come to love so precious. Thereafter, we will be packing up and moving out of our beloved home. Many things will be on sale, so if you also want to bring a piece of us home, contact us at [email protected]. Unfortunately, we will be too preoccupied to manage this through any other form of contact.

The GoFundMe will stay open until we have closed all our tabs. We’ll change the text to reflect that this isn’t an investment and upkeep goal anymore, but a gesture to support us moving to other places with our lives with as little debt as possible.

Tea will still be available to order through Robyn’s other business, Thésaurus Tea, though if you select the ‘pick up’ option, you will now need to make arrangements to come to their home (near Jolicoeur metro) instead. Anyone with outstanding orders that were set to be picked up will be contacted to discuss what will happen moving forward.

While this is the end of one chapter, perhaps in time there will be another to add to the story. For now, don’t cry over spilled tea. Celebrate the magic we all shared together.

Amis, Fam and Fées (et vilains; vous savez qui vous êtes ;) )Une décision hors de notre contrôle à été prise. Malheureus...
06/13/2024

Amis, Fam and Fées (et vilains; vous savez qui vous êtes ;) )

Une décision hors de notre contrôle à été prise. Malheureusement, cela signifie que nous fermerons nos portes à la fin du mois.

Lorsque nous avons annoncé la relance de GoFundMe, nous avions l'intention d'étudier toutes les solutions possibles, qu'il s'agisse de trouver des prêts, plus d'investisseurs, voir même changer le modèle d'entreprise si cela pouvait assurer la survie de notre petit espace communautaire. Puisque nous sommes maintenant forcé-es clore au mieux ce chapitre de nos vies, voici ce que nous avons prévu:

Les événements du mois sont annulés, à l'exception de notre club de lecture qui sera avancé au 23. Les livres de juillet ne seront pas commandés. Toute somme payée pour des événements annulés sera remboursée dans les délais les meilleurs.

Le samedi 29 juin, nous allons célébrer la communau-thé que nous avons appris à connaître avec une petite soirée d’adieu. Ensuite, nous ferons nos boîtes et sortirons de notre maison bien-aimée. De nombreuses choses seront mises en vente, alors si vous souhaitez également ramener un morceau de nous à la maison, contactez-nous à l'adresse [email protected]. Malheureusement, nous serons trop occupés pour gérer cela par une autre forme de contact.

Le GoFundMe restera ouvert jusqu'à ce que nous ayons terminé de payer nos dettes. Le texte sera changé pour indiquer qu'il ne s'agit plus d'un objectif d'investissement et d'entretien, mais d'un geste pour nous aider à passer à autre chose avec le moins de dettes possible.

Il sera toujours possible de commander du thé par l'intermédiaire de l'autre entreprise de Robyn, Thésaurus Tea, mais si vous choisissez l'option de cueillette, vous devrez prendre des dispositions pour vous rendre à leur domicile (près du métro Jolicoeur). Toute personne ayant des commandes en attente qui devaient être ramassées sera éventuellement contactée pour discuter de ce qui se passera à l'avenir.

Bien qu'il s'agisse de la fin d'un chapitre, ce n’est pas nécessairement la fin de l’histoire. Pour l'instant, ça ne sert à rien de s'apitoyer sur notre sort. Célébrons ensemble la magie que nous avons partagée.

Hey folks. Back at it again.When we launched this fundraising campaign, we told you that $30 000 was what we needed to s...
06/06/2024

Hey folks. Back at it again.

When we launched this fundraising campaign, we told you that $30 000 was what we needed to stay alive, invest in our future and develop into a stable and steady business. We did not reach that objective. As of now, nearly a year later, we are slightly under $8000. We owe our survival up to now to these donations, and support from very generous community members who we will never be able to thank enough. Sadly, since we were never able to accumulate a cushion big enough to save us in slower months (which for us is spring-summer) or invest in more marketing and getting the word out there, we are now back to square one.

We say it often, but we LOVE our community. We have met fantastic people. We love what we built, together. We are exploring all the options we have to keep being part of it. Reality is we need money, for any of those options. For the health or our little teahouse, and for the health of our team.

Here is the current timeline as we can foresee it:

If we reach our objective by the end of the summer, we will have enough room to cover ourselves till the end of Fall. We will keep most of that money to cover bills, salary, rent and permits. Part of it will be used to invest in Thesaurus Tea, the backbone of the teahouse, to bring in a bigger support. Once we reach Winter, we will reevaluate, and let you know how things are.

If we don’t reach our objective, we will announce the closing date in a short time after that. We will operate as normal until then, and we will use whatever remaining funds to transition (closing up debts and paying rent until we move out, for example.)

We remain hopeful and grateful. As always, don’t feel the pressure to support us financially if you can’t afford to. You can help us out by sharing our campaign and bridging awareness to it. We love you very much.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-cup-of-hope-for-therrarium

You’ve been crouching for about 20 minutes in the tall grass by the goblins’ alcove and haven’t seen any sign of them. Y...
06/02/2024

You’ve been crouching for about 20 minutes in the tall grass by the goblins’ alcove and haven’t seen any sign of them. You decide to gesture, quietly to your party, to start making your way into the recess. Once inside, you can see it goes a bit deeper. Most of your stolen chiseled rocks are there, laid against one side, leading into the darkness. While some of your teammates are already starting to bring the carts to pile them in, something doesn’t sit right with you. You brought a lantern which you promptly lit, and as the light starts pushing the shadows away, you start moving deeper in. There is one turn, then two. You barely hear your party yelling to you from the entrance. Whatever it is, it can be more pressing than what you just saw: Two shining golden discs in the shadows, reflecting the lantern’s light at you. You start backing away, but Someone from your party is now also turning the corner, yelling:

“Quick, get out, it’s an…”

“An Owlbear den!” you finished as a massive form emerges from the shadow on four legs. It walks slowly toward you, unblinking, its massive sharp beak drooling. The rest of your party is coming in, stopping abruptly. “There's an owlbear out… Crap.”
You hear another roar from the entrance. The monster in front of you stands on its rear legs and roars back.

You drop the lantern, and draw your weapon.

***

This month we’re having our first combat! Owlbears are incredibly sturdy creatures, and if we want to get out without too much trouble, we must give it all we have!
Every dollar spent will be one point of damage, with people spending over 50$ on one bill able to roll a D20 to do a sneak attack and the result to their damage!

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Ca fait environ 20 minutes que vous êtes accroupi dans les hautes herbes près de l'alcôve des gobelins et vous n'avez vu aucun signe d'eux. Vous décidez, silencieusement, de faire un geste à votre groupe pour commencer à vous frayer un chemin dans le renfoncement. Une fois à l'intérieur, vous voyez que la grotte est un peu plus profonde qu’on l’y croyait. La plupart des pierres ciselées qui avaient été dérobées sont là, posées sur une paroie menant dans l'obscurité. Alors que certains de vos coéquipiers commencent déjà à apporter les chariots pour les empiler, quelque chose vous tracasse. Vous allumez rapidement la lanterne que vous avez apportée et alors que la lumière repousse l’ombre, vous vous enfoncez plus profondément. Il y a un tournant, puis deux. Vous entendez à peine votre groupe crier depuis l'entrée. De quoi qu’il s’agisse, ça ne peut pas être plus urgent que ce que vous venez de voir: Deux disques dorés brillants dans l'ombre, reflétant la lumière de votre lanterne. Vous commencez à reculer, mais quelqu'un de votre groupe est en train de tourner au coin du passage en criant:

« Vite, sort! C'est une tanière d-... »

« Une tanière d'Hibours! » finissez-vous alors qu'une forme massive émerge de l'ombre sur quatre pattes. Elle marche lentement vers vous, sans sourciller, son énorme bec aiguisé bavant. Le reste de votre groupe arrive et s'arrête brusquement. « Il y a un hibours à l'extérieur... Shnoutt!»
Vous entendez un autre rugissement provenant de l'entrée. Le monstre devant vous se dresse sur ses pattes arrière et rugit à son tour.

Vous laissez tomber la lanterne et dégainez votre arme.

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Ce mois-ci, nous avons notre premier combat ! Les Hibours (owlbears) sont des créatures incroyablement robustes et si nous voulons nous en sortir sans trop de problèmes, nous devons donner tout ce que nous avons!
Chaque dollar dépensé sera un point de dégât, et les gens qui dépensent plus de 50$ sur une même facture pourront lancer un D20 pour faire une attaque sournoise et ajouter le résultat à leurs dommages!

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