This is a big store with a wide selection. I mainly came to see if they had the wacky Mart labubu's but staff said they did not. There is a section towards the back called mini like which had the most adorable selection of Sanrio products. There is also a decent selection of Rolife products, blind boxes, and claw machines. This is a good alerternative then what your used to from Popmart or even other Teso I have visited. read more

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Teso-X is a blind box hunter's paradise. It has some of the largest selections of obscure blind boxes in New York including Popmart and other IPs. There's also a few claw machines in the back if you prefer to win your prizes the old-fashioned way making it an interactive and visually appealing store overall. The staff was helpful and quick and even though I grabbed quite a few pieces during my trip the total cost was much lower than I expected. Super great hidden gem in Flushing! read more

Unlike the regular tesos, Teso-x is mainly for toys, figurines, blind boxes, and crane games. They will periodically have the rarer blind boxes like labubus (both have a seat and the macaron) or teddy lulus but I would recommend calling them to confirm stock before you make the trek over. From my understanding they will not hold product for you so its first come first serve! read more

This is an arcade dreamland where people of all ages (kids and adults of different shapes and sizes) can take your chances at grabbing some unofficial Sanrio + Stitch character and other adorable Pokemon plushies from regular and smaller claw machines. Selection wise though is only okay, I would say there aren't too many variety as a whole. So, don't get your hopes up expecting to see all your favorite cartoon characters in there. If you do happen to see Hello Kitty and My Melody plushies, then definitely consider yourself lucky. For both regular and smaller claw machines, it's two tokens ($2) per play with ratio of 1 token = $1. I think the smaller claw machines are easier to play because you can actually see the space between the claw above the object than trying to eyeball it on the side for the regular machines. Don't get me wrong though, it shouldn't really matter what the size of claw machines are if you happen to be good at them anyway to begin with. Customers can exchange their money for tokens when paying with cash in the kiosk. However, just remember that you won't be able to get any change back. You've to put in the exact amount. For instance, you can't just expect $10 back when putting in a $20 bill into the token exchange kiosk. If you're paying with credit/debit card, then you can do it at the front counter with staff around. It's cheaper to play compared to Up One & Gatcha. Workers are more than happy to rearrange the plushies for you to have a higher winning chance under customers' request. Only downside: You can't trade in the prizes for better ones unlike other arcade spots. If you're not interested in plushies/claw machines, they also have a variety of figurines, bigger-than-life dolls, blind boxes, bottled drinks, and models for purchase. So many to select...from Sanrio to Doraemon to other Chinese cartoon characters that you don't even know the names of lol. Price wise tends to be on the more expensive side though. The highlight is probably the two gigantic robotic figurine standing right in the middle of the store. Definitely a great photo opportunity for kids and fans in my opinion. It's a spacious spot to chill and/or kill time either by yourself or with friends. Staff keeps the store very clean. I don't see strands of hair or lint lying around on the wide-spaced white tiles. Always like to drop by to check out whether there're new plushies in store. read more

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Got my first retail labubu blind boxes from here. I was really lucky since they don't always have a restock. I also manage to get lulu pig plush pendant keychain here. It's a great place to look for blind boxes and play some claw machine. Did you know they have a membership system also? Why was I never told?! The membership is free. You get $1 for every 100 points and it doesn't expire. If only I knows about this earlier, I would've gotten so many points. read more

Teso-X - Arcades Near Me - Flushing, New York

The TESO Life stores originating in Queens stocked daily life consumer products from Asia, mainly Japan & China. They would have maybe a shelf or 2 for toys and entertainment products. Then someone at TESO corporate had a brainstorm and decided to explode an entire store devoted to toys & collectibles and exploit the popularity of Japanese leisure culture. Thus TESO-X was born. Because why sell some cute kitchen utensils, bowls and storage items for $3-$4 with low margins, when you can import whole shipping containers full of ersatz Pikachus at ridiculous gross margins? I'm all for capitalism and who cares if some intellectual property laws and authorized licenses are bent (trampled) along the way? There are some officially licensed and imported products, like Bandai (Gundam) and Hot Toys, but there are plenty of knockoffs. Those Stitch plushies in the claw machine look just a little off from the ones I've seen at the Disney store, as are some of those Pokemon that look mostly like the ones at Nintendo World. The building brick sets are clearly not LEGO, but those have been copied by Chinese manufacturers for years, though not of the same quality. read more

Place was big, they had so many lines of collectible blind boxes and cases from sonny angels hello kitty kirby you name it they probably have it. They also had a huge gundam wing mech in the middle. There were also mechanical moving build em pieces that play music as well. If you're into those type of collectibles and blind box breaks, this place needs to be checked out. The workers at front desk were cool and nice, some of the ones walking around the back was a bit abrupt and short when answering questions, but overall cool spot and glad we stopped in! Pricing is where you expected we actually did some math but buying some blind boxes individually was cheaper then buying entire master case. read more

Teso-X - Blind box breaks - Arcades Near Me - Flushing, New York

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This is a lot more fun than Teso Life, at least for guys and I suspect even for girls. Why? Because there is a whole arcade of claw machines with all kinds of cute Japanese plush stuffed anime characters. And for guys, there are tons of cool looking figurines and model kits. Prices are quite on par with what's available online as far as I can tell. We got our son the second Gundam model kit on today's visit, just in time for Christmas. There was much to be desired in terms of service, however. All the staff was busy and when we finally got help, the person was apparently frazzled and he was gone as quickly as he responded to our inquiry in one sentence without follow-up. read more

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Really cool store that sells toys, wood model and other building sets like mecha model kits, plus other foreign goods like keychains from Asia, and blind boxes. Interior is really cool. Not sure how exactly to describe it, but it just looks like a bunch of lights and fun. They also have a giant life-size model in the center of the place that changes from time to time. Last time I came in here it was an Iron Man model, but I remember the previous time, it was a Gundam Mecha model. read more

Cool interior and sooo much to look at in this store! This is a completely different store than Teso-Life, which is a popular chain around NYC. This is more of a hobby store where they have a section of claw machines, gundam, blind boxes, anime figurines, and more! The staff are really helpful and easy to approach for questions! We came here on a Monday afternoon and it was busy with people. Definitely a popular store while on Main St! Super fun spot. read more

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This is a really cute, fun place that we discovered while in Flushing! It's anime themed with lots of fun products to purchase if you are into anime. The place is bright with trendy music and has an energetic vibe. The biggest draw is the claw machines in the back. You purchase tokens (1 token = $1). The machines have differing coin prices. The machines with smaller prizes cost 1 coin while the medium ones cost 2-3 coins. There are also machines with jumbo prizes! We won a few prizes with 30 coins. It's not terribly difficult to win but it's not that easy either. The prizes are pretty good quality. The ones we won were the squishy type of stuffed toy. All in all, it provided some fun entertainment. read more

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Cute shop to walk around and explore, but that's about it. I stopped by to look for some prizes I could get for our office AAPI event but didn't end up finding anything that fits the budget. Fun to see what they have if you're looking for some time to kill. read more

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Welcome, TESO-X! TESO-X was conveniently within walking distance from the Flushing-Main Street subway station. Today, Teso Life opened its first arcade and toy store in the heart of Flushing. Luckily, I got a game voucher from Teso Life's Bayside store while shopping there earlier this week. I redeemed the game voucher and tagged TESO-X via social media. I got four free tokens. I played the claw machines. I was so bummed. I didn't win anything. There were so many adorable stuffed animals inside the claw machines. This was a fun spot for all ages. I love, love, love TESO-X so much! read more

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TESO-X is SO cool! It's a spin off from the Japanese retail store "Teso-Life". They sell blind boxes (smiski, sonny angels), Nendoroids, model kits, Gundam, Pokemon, diy book nooks and SO much more. They have some really cool displays of their Gundam and BearBricks. It's literally any collectors dream place. I would say everything is decently priced too. They take cash, credit cards, and tap to pay. The best part about TESO-X is in the back, which houses so many cool claw machines! I specifically came to TESO-X to hunt for smiskis, but I'm definitely coming back to try and win that Snorlax plush! I believe it was $1 per token and the machines take 2-3+ tokens depending on how big the prize is. The entire aesthetic of TESO-X is cool with its purple neon lights. It's very spacious and there's so much to look at and do. read more

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Very cool store with lots of new knock off Lego's new selection every time I go in! Also great claw machines that are actually fair!

I'm in love with this place, it's like anime claw and otaku land, just no manga... Recently I saw their post on the glass door stating reopen on May 12th, so I was anxiously waiting and excited to see what they've renovated inside. I caught a sneak peek before they actually opened, and I was already thrilled by the glass display. They definitely did not disappoint today, when I finally got to see everything. There's an entire Gundam wall and there's a slight amount of stuff that caters to kids (dolls and clothing; it's fancy though) but a good amount of stuff on marvel comics and anime. They even have some selection of what's popular in China right now; The little mystery boxes that are around like 11bucks each. About a third of the store is mostly claw games for stuffed animals, little anime figures, and keychain accessories, besides plushies. FYI: there's a ramp so entering here is wheelchair accessible. They take cash, credit cards and apps. And like their other Teso stores, you can leave your phone number and collect points for your purchases. There's a grand opening special for tokens at this moment and there's also methods to get free tokens by following them on social media and posting about it on IG. I actually ended up winning a plushie out of all my attempts but luckily all the tokens were free because of this promotion. I've already showed off this place to friends and I can't wait to come back to see what other inventories they will follow up with as time goes on. A ton of photos were taken from the first step into the store, so happy browsing people!!! read more

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Teso-X has some really cool stuff! I wish they had a location in Boston because I would most likely be there every other day. They have a plethora of figurines like Sonny Angels series, sanrio blind boxes, puzzles, and other fun toys. I got a couple of the sanrio hello kitty blind boxes and they also gave a complimentary blind box! Will definitely come back! read more

Run! Don't walk!! You got to go to this store if you're a fan. If you know, you KNOW! They have all the hard to find items associated with your addiction. Yes. I call it exactly that. Your friends and family will not understand your squeals of joy and excitement as you wander through the aisles and drool at the display cases. They literally will have what you have been craving. Don't bother to compare the prices with some sketchy seller on line. This is a bonafide brick and mortar store that caters to us. The claw machines are great with some awesome prizes. They are currently running a special for 56 tokens for $50. Very much worth it. They do not try to scan you. I can't wait to go back!! read more

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So many choices.... blind box everywhere. Cute items for the young at heart...too I can be there all day looking at their rolife miniatures. read more

I'm not quite sure how to measure this place. On tiktok, it's gained popularity and misrepresented as an arcade. The only arcade aspect are the many crane games in the back to win a plush. The variety of pokemon you can win is pretty cool if you're into that sort of thing. The rest of the store is strictly figurines of anime and other Japanese pop media relations. So, none of the other teso goods like home-goods or exotic asian snacks. read more

This place is amazing! If you are anime and figurines collector, this is the place for you. The Teso store finally reopen to Teso X, an arcade/ anime store. There are so many various of figurines, Legos, blind boxes, and models of Gundam. In the back of the store is claw machines full of plushies such as Kirby, Pokemon, and Sanrio. You name it! Definitely worth checking out. They just opened up last week Friday. read more

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Lots and lots of claw machines! And they aren't super hard to win. If you are into anime and stuff then definitely check this place out. I'm not but still had fun with the machines lol read more

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I have been looking for a place where I can play claw machines, so I was really excited when I saw that they were opening a location in Flushing. They have promotions on the tickets, with bonus tokens given if you spend more money, but each token is worth $1. The machines themselves range from using 1 to 3 tokens, with 2 tokens being the average for medium sided stuffed animals (like the ones I was able to get and are shown in my photos attached), to 3 tokens needed for larger stuffed animals. I found that the machines that only required 1 token were mostly smaller items like keychains. Overall, this was a really fun experience and I will definitely be visiting again! read more

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Cool anime and such characters :) happy surprise to bump into this place, bc it will good place to get gust for my anime aficionado cousins!

Definitely a bit pricy for claw machines ($1-$2 a play for smaller items), but way better than the claw machine arcade in union square. People were winning prizes at decent frequency, my friend and I won 3 items off of $20 (he won 2 off of $5 I won 1 off of $15 so maybe I just suck). Regardless, really cool spot! read more

One of the best claw places in flushing NY! You can actually win a decent amount of prizes - the only thing that would make this place perfect is if you were able to trade up your prizes like most claw machine places. They have really great items in the claw machine to begin with, but obviously there's a limited amount of machines & if someone gets multiple from the same machine, they should be able to exchange it for tickets/bigger prizes. Would definitely come again though, staff was nice & help you reposition so you are more likely to win read more

Teso-X - Arcades Near Me - Flushing, New York

Teso x offers a large collection of Gundam at different levels. And they have many other anime character figures. In the back of the store, they have many claw machines with plush Japanese anime characters. Our kids are in love with this teso x. read more

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Where do I start? The toys, the claw machines, my kids didn't want to leave this place!!!! They wanted to buy everything! This place has lots of puzzle and building toys like gundams. There's so many cool Japanese games. Lots of cutesy toys. Come and check this place out if you like building toys and puzzles or anime's. Too many cartoons that I am unfamiliar with because they are Japanese. It's a fun store! read more

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What is self control when you enter this store? Perfect spot for blind boxes and claw machines. Over the past 1-2 years, more and more claw machine spots have opened in Flushing and this HAS to be my favorite for claw machines. 10/10 for variety of plushies and 10/10 for being achievable. I usually SUCK at claw machines but Teso-X makes it very doable and also the staff is extremely nice when you ask if they can move your favorite stuffed animal to the top. I've walked out with 5-6 for reasonable money and have seen others walk out with even more! Great variety of blind boxes as well. Only thing missing would be a snack/food bar read more

It's $1 per token. Pros: - I spent $25 and I won 3 of them from the claw machine - the big plushies are 5 tokens each time you play. 3 tokens each time you play the small plushie machines. - vibe inside is really nice and cool to visit - good ventilation inside Cons: - you might not win anything - expensive to play. The good small plushies start from $3 per game. Overall, I would come back to have the gratification of winning something. It was really fun when I won something ,but there's a chance you might not get anything and spend $25. read more

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I was visiting my friend who lives nearby so I popped over to check if they had any Sonny Angels. Sadly they were all sold out but I still walked around the store to see what they had. The claw machines had so many cute plushies inside but the claw was extremely weak. I was tempted to buy one of the Lego sets where you can make a small cafe but I held myself back. Overall there's a decent selection of figurines, blind boxes and miscellaneous collectibles. read more

Great customer service, polite, and the store is very clean! The place has lots of choices to choose from and snacks from Japan.

Loved this store! i have no self control & spent like almost $200 LOLL. overall. great store. recommend.

store design is the best i've seen and it is new. large selection of gundam type products and also pop up style figures. i prefer scale figures which due to their larger boxes, there's less of a selection here. They have some unique products also like nice model kit of astroboy in his lab. Overall a good experience and worth visiting to check out. read more

perfect place to purchase blind boxes and figurines, but would stray away from the claw machines as the claws are weak which significantly decreases the probability of winning. read more

first time visitor; very nice inventory with relaxed prices but very rude staff. my partner & I were followed around the entirety of the store from the moment we walked in, even followed around the claw machines in the back as if we could possibly steal out of a claw machine?? i wanted to purchase a few items but didn't get to enjoy browsing without being shadowed by two employees side by side. i wanted to ask them where their baskets are located but i felt extremely unwelcomed. i picked up one item i was interested in and was immediately rushed to but not for help unfortunately, only to be watched over and when i placed it back down and walked away the same person then rushed to the selection i was at and counted right in front of me how many was left. i felt disgusted and we left shortly after! im usually "the type" the gets followed in stores if you know what i mean, if that resonates then i wouldn't suggest browsing in this store. read more