I walked into Teso Life around 8:40 PM, rushing to grab a home freshener from the back. One of the employees stopped me from entering the section because he was mopping. His demeanor felt very unfriendly--he looked visibly annoyed, which made the whole interaction uncomfortable. It wasn't even closing time, yet it felt like customers weren't welcome. Experiences like this can easily drive people away from this location. read more

Busy game store with lots of figurines across many different genres from smiskis to anime to cars, and more. Great space to check out for any collectors of petite figurines. read more

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We were visiting from out of town & my granddaughter suggested we check this place out ! The place is very clean & organized & the cashier was very friendly. A vast selection of Asian products , makeup , slippers, ice cream, novelty items ! This place is fairly inexpensive & good value & quality . We would definitely come back to another TESO . It was fun just checking out all the items . I thought I had a picture of my cute slippers but apparently I don't... darn ! Next time read more

Clean, organized and affordable. Employees are really nice. Skin care, snacks, self care products, plates, pots, household items, cleaning products. You name it, they have it. I really appreciated the way they have the ceramic plates set up. Some things are pretty pricey and some things were a steal! read more

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Another store where I went on a shopping spree. The have such a cool kit kat selection. I got myself a bag of Hokkaido melon kit kits. They have so many other unique flavors like rum raisin, but I didn't feel like paying $15. I also got some melon Calpico. They have huge variety of impored soft drinks. I got some yakitori flavored Lay's chips... amazing! And upstairs there's a whole wall of chips, a while wall of cookies, and a while aisle of noodles!!! I can't wait to come back! read more

Teso Life is located in the heart of Flushing and conveniently within walking distance from the Flushing-Main Street subway station. The weather was in the high 50s today. This was my favorite Teso Life store. The shelves were stocked with a lot of Japanese snacks. Also, you can buy beverages, ice cream, kitchenware, health & beauty, etc. Check out their promotional sale items too! I bought these items below: Calbee Shrimp Chips Value Pack $4.99 Toko Strawberry Cookie Rolls $2.29 Morinaga Hi-Chew Mixed Soft Candy $3.59 Glico Pocky Crunchy Strawberry $1.99 I love, love, love Teso Life so much! read more

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All Japanese products. The have a bit of everything: housewares, toys, perfumes, makeup, lotions, dishware, hardware, figurines, baby products, pet stuff, desserts, food products, sauces, drinks and snacks! So many interesting snacks to choose from! They also have an online store, if you would like to check out some of their products before going. read more

The first Teso life I went to was in St. Marks, then the one by Herald Square; The last time I was here, they helped get points that didn't get added to my account from previous months. I was really surprised when I saw the old Golden foot court mall getting transformed into this giant two floor space. They carry a great selection of popular, useful household products, besides collectibles (we've been missing anime figure selling stores in Flushing for decades.) There's someone who speaks fluent English (which is rare in Flushing) and Mandarin. It is one of the largest Teso stores in NYC. I missed out on their free tote bag surprise give away promotion, but I saw the Chinese New Year Lucky Bag promotion still available for $24.99. I got eight products from this bag and the value was way beyond what I paid, just with three items alone. I took the liberty of searching for the products I got on their web site. Their site isn't the best when it comes to product searching by name or categories; I practically had to search every page just to find what I bought. The girl at the counter was nice enough to help and let me pick the mixed surprise bag since products differ per bag. I'm kind of tempted to see what the other stores have left in their selections since there's 3 Teso life locations in flushing alone. read more

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Cute looking store with chill music and lots of Japanese skincare, haircare, and similar products. There also seems to be pet supplies and kitchen supplies sections but they still seem to be renovating those areas. Because of this when you go to the back there are still some empty and under construction areas. Additionally some of the shelves are empty. However, the parts that are open look nice. read more

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A Japanese supermarket or store right in the center of Flushing. Awesome!!! They sell everything straight from Japan. The items may be a bit expensive compared from buying them from other places. But it is soo cool the fact that you are getting stuff straight from Japan! I will definitely come back more frequently to this place as it has soo much cool stuff and everyday Japanese items that I could integrate into my life : ) read more

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There's about 3 Teso life stores in Flushing, each slightly different with what they have in stock. This one is particularly known for the collectible blind box toys they carry (and less the beauty items the one on Roosevelt carries). I love to pop by every now and then to oogle the new collections they carry. Honestly waiting to see when this Teso will have the latest Smiski At Work series... it just came out :D Worth walking a few blocks extra for these babies! read more

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Cute convenience store for all the Japanese goods and snacks! The store is clean and organized. Staff were helpful and friendly. They offer promotions periodically. The price is reasonable. read more

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My very first time in a Teso Life store. So I wonder, is this what it's like going shopping in Japan. The store was busy with customers of all ages. They had toys, frozen foods, snack foods, candy, cosmetics, home goods, cleaning goods plus more. Definitely a great place to take your time, roam around and buy things that you didn't know that you needed. read more

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I've never been to a Teso Life store before the other day so I wasn't sure what type of products were sold... this one had a lot of drinks and snacks near the front area so we grabbed a drink before we got an Uber. $2.99 for a lil pear juice but it was actually really good. Tiny bits of pear at the bottom, pretty surprised how fresh it tasted from a can. I tried to find it online for L but it was insanely expensive...Almost $60 ...Amazon for 6 cans??! I try to avoid highly processed food so we didn't get any snacks or ramen but we'd definitely come back to try more juices since they're from Japan. The store is very clean and organized; they sell lots of cute lil toys...if you're into that.. read more

As a professional makeup artist, this is the makeup and skincare store I've always dreamed of: Organized, testers for everything in its proper place, help readily available if you need it, well stocked and affordable. I was able to get Japanese makeup that I ordinarily would have to wait weeks for and even then I would be gambling because I wouldn't have been able to test everything. There were also two or three cashiers for a small (but busy) store. TBH, this was a better makeup shopping experience than I thought possible in NYC. read more

Of all the Tesos in flushing this is definitely their largest location. It has a great selection of snacks & goods (btw there are more snacks in the back left corner in the upstairs area!!). Some things are a bit pricier so I would recommend going to some of the asian supermarkets on your way there so you can compare prices. But otherwise if you can only make one stop -of all the tesos i think this one is your best bet! read more

When in need of Japanese goods, head to Teso. They've got a large variety of goodies and it's pretty well stocked! I'm so happy that there's more Japanese convenience stores opening up in the area - bringing in the diversity of Asian cultures into Flushing :) read more

There's like 3 Teso Life locations within walking distance around the heart of Flushing. They each have a bit different focus. I feel like one had more household products, another had more skincare, and the other had more snacks. We ended up coming to this one because we felt this location had more Japanese ramen options. The cost was the same. They have so many different options for ramen with different price range. On average, they cost from $3.39 to $5.89. There are some that are more expensive. We ended up spending $50 just on ramen. It's a little bit more expensive than Mitsuwa, but it allows us to save time and stay in Flushing rather than spending at least 2 hours for a round trip to Mitsuwa. We also enjoy just coming here to browse Japanese products, like toys, figures, puzzles, clothes and bags. My GF especially enjoyed looking at their snack and drink isles and wanting to try everything. I really liked their action figures and anime related items. If not for the ramen, this is a store that you can kill some time in just by browsing. read more

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Came here today with the kids! This seems to be a weekly activity! When we have nothing to do, the kids want to go to teso! They just love browsing this place for all the cool Japanese and Korean products! read more

I love stopping here while I'm flushing and finding cute little Knick knacks here for my teachers desk at work. They also have international snacks and drinks and a neat beauty section (it's tiny but cute with interesting Korean and Chinese beauty products). Employees are helpful enough and the store is clean and organized. It's mostly known for its snacks and toys/figurines if you're into this type of stuff. Def worth a walk by even if you're just window shopping. read more

You're literally stepping into Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium at this Teso location. 70% of the first floor is little Japanese figurines and collectibles ranging from Rilakkuma plushies to Demon Slayer puzzles to Bearbricks. They even sell cartoon sleepwear. The selection of products here is definitely more niche and hard to find compared to other stores that sell this kind of product. However, I am taking one star off for the prices, which are a little expensive. But I understand it's because people need to eat! Employees need to be paid, rent in Flushing is astronomical, cost of imported goods, etc. But for some of the things I wanted, I was better off finding them online. I really wanted this Sailor Moon puzzle but I couldn't justify paying $57 for it when I found it on Amazon for about $33. They have a good snack and drink selection right next to the toys section and the whole upstairs is kitchenware and skin care as well as more chips and snacks. Keep your eyes peeled because sometimes when things are about to expire, they mark it down. I tried out the Yuzu and Honey Jam for $16 which was originally priced at around $32! read more

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This place is awesome! I ended up getting a bunch of Japanese KitKats (cheesecake, green tea flavors), a variety of chips (they have tons of unique flavors), brown sugar milk tea covered almonds, and other sweet snacks!! They have a bunch of other food, home, and beauty items. Great place to wander into and check out. This is such a wonderful addition to downtown Flushing! read more