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Teso Life

4.2 (13 reviews)

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Chris T.

So we went for opening day of Teso Life, the wait actually wasn't that crazy for us. We arrived probably close to 2pm. Parked in Chinatown and took a walk up to downtown. We waited 45 min i believe to enter the building, it honestly didn't feel that long. It was FIFO line system. When a group of folks exit the store, a chunk of the line group would be permitted to enter. Once inside the first floor is snacks, drinks, ice creams, sodas, chewy candy, nuts, gummies, chips, frozen dumplings etc. a lot of Asian exclusives you won't find in other stores. This is also the floor that you checkout on. There was a line about 3-4 rows deep thru the aisles in the store in order to check out. If you spent $100+ you got a gift bag with monkey keychain, paper fan, pockey sticks, silicon applicator for makeup. Haha not really worth it but it's free anyway if you were going to spend that anyways. Upstairs level has makeup, lash, lip, brows, facial masks, personal hygiene, protection, pleasure devices, tooth brushes, paste, million lotions for hands, feet, face, body etc. They also have cleaning supplies, sanitizers, kitchen goods, bathroom supplies. So many things that seemed to be for a really fair price especially being many items are directly imported from Japan. Then we went down to the basement floor, this is where all their blind boxes, key chains, sonny angels, and labubu type blind boxes are available. They also have buildable sets like Lego style, wooden moving sets, and more. All in all i think it's a great addition to Boston's downtown community. Will be in here when in town! Definitely went in on drinks and snacks on this trip!

Megan S.

We were excited to visit after hearing about the opening coinciding with our visit to Boston. The main thing we felt was that it was really hot in the store. Granted it was a hot day outside but it made for a tepid experience where we did not want to browse the interesting items. It looked like they were still stocking many of the shelves and one of the items we purchased was a soft shell candy that was obviously past shelf life as it was rock hard and we needed to toss it. I am sure things will get better as it is clean and large and has a huge selection. Can just be that it is newly opened.

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Connie L.

What a great addition to the Downtown Scene! Normally we'd have to go to Teso in NY, but now we have our own lovely location here in Boston. The pricing is a bit expensive on some beauty items, but if you look closely you can find better deals on other items like their blind boxes (ex: $12 a smiski is more fair compared to other places that charge $15). There are three floors stocked full of unique products so there is much to see. Definitely a fun place to wander and treat yourself!

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Lizzie Y.

Teso Life has officially arrived in Boston. Seriously, what a treat! They have three floors: the main floor has snacks, beverages, ice creams, and more, the top floor is where you can find makeup, skincare, shampoo/body wash, detergents, and more self care goodies, and on the bottom/basement floor is where you can find all the blind boxes and toys! Everything is very well organized and easy to find. I definitely did some damage in the makeup sections LOL. We do have some stores in Boston that have Asian makeup, snacks, and goods but their selection is very minimal & typically overpriced. Something I noticed while shopping here today is, the prices weren't outrageous & were actually quite reasonable! For example: I love getting Sony Angel blind boxes & spend anywhere from $17-20/box. Here, I was able to find them for $12-13.50/box. Much more fair. Snacks: most of the snacks we bought were anywhere from $1.50-$4.00ish. This is comparable to the snack prices at even American grocery stores. Makeup: Great prices, ~$10-20 depending on the product. Skincare products are a bit more expensive but still cheaper than other stores around. Similar to YesStyle prices. Since we visited opening day, I was scared the lines were going to be crazy. There was definitely a wait to get inside & a wait to check out, but I didn't find it to be too bad. Not sure how long they are doing the giveaways, but every purchase currently grants you a free Monkey fan! If you spend more than $50, you get a Monkey fan & a snack bag & if you spend more than $100, you get all of the above plus a surprise gift. We spent about $250 and got the gifts but I don't think any of the gifts were worth it. I just got some Pocky Sticks, a monkey keychain, a silicone lip product applicator, & a fan. It was a bit lackluster but can't expect too much since they're freebies. Overall, I'm super stoked that we now have a Teso Life! I look forward to visiting regularly once the lines die down a bit.

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A good selection of products from Japan and china. I only looked at the food and drinks. Will have to update my review later.

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