I'm lucky to live on 20th and Irving to have so many options for boba and dessert places within a 4 to 5 block radius. My favorite by far is Tpumps. Love the selection of flavors and various of options to pick from. The staff is always friendly especially Samantha who usually makes my drink. Make sure to come on Tuesday for a free upgrade all day, but be prepared to wait in line, but moves fast. read more

I visited for the first time since a year or so. I was amazed at how the quality was just the same. Price did go up as expected but still somewhat cheaper than other boba places. $5 for a fruit tea drink including boba. Their boba is always cooked to a soft chewy texture which I really like. Their card reader doesn't have a screen so there's no prompt to tip. They do have a tip jar for cash and coins to show support for the hardworking and friendly staff! read more

Still my favorite boba place out there. I always get their strawberry, mango and passion GMT with boba or red bean. I just can't get over it, I always crave it. Don't forget to use your FiveStar to get free drink after 10 purchases! read more

I'll give these guys 3.5 stars. I can only put 3 or 4 so I will put 4 so as not to penalize them. Pros: great selection, many options including not only the teas, but the milks and flavors. Decent price for the size. Cons: use of syrups and non fresh ingredients. Recommend very lightly sweet for anyone who is not a total sugar fiend. I am not sure the menu offers "very lightly sweetened" (I think it just says "lightly") but for those with regular taste buds, and all of my Korean aunts-in-laws who love things that are "not too sweet," ask for very lightly. Place is a bit dark and maybe they could use some chairs. Not a bad option - lets work on some more freshness! read more

Tpumps - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

I don't care what ppl say I still like tpumps and so does my son! What I don't like is that every time I go the line is filled you young teens! Argh! Can't win them all. At least when your in the slow moving line you can stare at their extensive menu and decide what flavors you can concoct and hope it tastes good. Also if your drink doesn't taste good when you receive it don't be shy to ask the server to fix it! They're really good about that. They once remade my sons drink entirely cause he didn't like the flavors he choose!!! I always get a pumpo (large) to hold me over till my next visit. Like I said the line keeps me away longer (sigh). You then choose black or green tea, up to 3 flavors, milk or no milk (I personally think NO milk is the best choice) and then pick a topping (honey bobas my fave!)... Also get the reward card and start earning free drinks! read more

Tpumps - (Left) passion pomegranate green tea & NO milk (right) guava lychee green tea & NO milk w honey boba in both - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Pump p p PUMP IT UP! T-Pump it up that is. First off, T-Pump is one thing that doesn't low up on a Wednesday at 9:00pm so there was no line. MY FAVEEEEEEEEEE. I was prepared to order a Mango Green Tea with little sugar and honey boba. The cashier politely asked if that's all I wanted with a little playful judgement because well.. My order was boring to the likes of him. I asked if he suggested anything else and he said I should add Blackberry and Lychee if I like either of those flavors. I pulled the trigger and ordered the suggested Mango-Blackberry-Lychee Green Tea and it was da bomb diggity. A little too sweet on my part but definitely not too much sweet. A+ service and recommendation. Parking was pretty easy to find at that time of hour but it can get crazy. I suggest taking the N line if you're about that life. I've been to this T-Pump location probably 3 or 4 times but this was the first time I've been compelled enough to write a review / get back on my Yelp game. Good work, T-Pump. I'll comeback to get me another recommendation and some more awesome service. read more

Tpumps - The recommended Mango-Blackberry-Lychee Green Tea. Pretty delicious. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Great and fast service If really slays here, please come the línea are but like I've said the service is very fast and effective read more

This location isn't the best but it's cheap boba tea! The pasadena location in LA has really good boba but the boba here is mushy. The prices are really good - $3.50 for a regular sized drink including a topping! I recommend the drinks without milk. They're pretty fast too. I always get some sort of mango/peach/lychee/passion combo. read more

I really want to like this place but honestly the drinks here are way too sweet. Just a little more context, I have a sweet tooth and usually don't mind it but I ordered the salted caramel cookie dough tea boba with light sweetness, guess what? Still too sugary. The boba though is super bomb - a nice soft chewiness. I was able to sip up all the boba and leave half the milk tea in there Great thing about this place is it's affordable. $3.50 for a small drink with boba included. You get 2 options for your flavor so could experiment around if you want. They also give you samples while you wait in line. The workers seem to handle the stress with long lines well too. Bummer is that they don't have much seats but that's probably because they want you to grab your drink and go. It's definitely not a place to hang around and play board games or anything. Second time here and I might give it a third try until I find the drink for me. read more

Worth it even on a freezing windy evening! At first I was skeptical about ordering something from this boba joint because of the +3 star review. But my doubts soon went away. I mean, a long line that extends outside means it's good right? I noticed several things about Tpumps that set it apart from other places. First off, they offer free samples to the people waiting in line. When you order, you are allowed to blend in flavors, choose different levels of sweetness (more, normal, or less), and choose between black tea and green tea (although you don't really taste the tea). They also have the option of hot boba (a lot of places don't have hot boba tea.) I ordered the normal sweetness, taro coconut green tea slush. It was pretty amazing! I noticed in other reviews that people say it's bad and inconsistent, so maybe I got lucky. :) read more

Tpumps - Taro coconut! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Tpumps is just alright. As another yelper mentioned, this place is definitely 'quantity over quality'. The tea is very basic and taste like sugar water. I got the peach lychee green tea and it was super sweet even with the light sweetness option. It tasted more like syrup than tea. They also give very little boba, but its included in the price when other places usually charge extra. The drinks are cheap given the amount of liquid you get ($4-5), but don't expect the quality to be good. Come here if you're looking for a highly customizable sugary drink with many flavor combinations to choose from. If you're looking for actual quality milk tea, I suggest you go somewhere else. They do have Tpumps Tuesday, where you get the large for the price of the regular size. The line can get long sometimes and metered parking is not too difficult to find. read more

Tpumps' claim to fame is the level of drink customization you can achieve! You choose your size, milk type - or lack there of, ice level, tea type, and also the flavorings you want. Are you feeling like it's a s'mores kind of day? Maybe a rose vanilla? Go for it. You can get the weird or interesting combination of your dreams here, but if that seems like too much pressure for you don't you worry! They have a board with their top favorite combinations and workers are also available (if it's not too busy) to answer your questions! Sometimes there's also an employee that comes around with free samples! Try before you buy, huzzahhh! Listen. Lines DO happen here, but they often move by fairly quickly. So muster up all the patience you can so you can get that boba fix at a decent price. Seating is not plentiful...it does exist but to be frank: this location is more of a grab-and-go kind of spot versus a grab and let's talk for hours while sipping on said milk tea drink. tldr; Good place to get your boba fix. Best part is that you can customize your drink to your heart's content. Decent prices. Affordable. read more

Tpumps has managed to be unique in a city OVERFLOWING with boba places (not a bad thing at all, but most boba places are pretty similar). I loved how many different flavors they have. I'm blown away at the idea of putting chocolate syrup in milk tea. It's like iced tea??? but with chocolate milk??? Why has no one ever thought of this??? (tl;dr for below: this place is waaaaaayyyyy sweet so get a lower amount of sugar than usual) Beware, though. It's pretty hard to calibrate the sweetness level without being familiar because everywhere is different. I like to think I like moderate sweetness, I know people who like more sweetness than I do and plenty who like less sweetness than I do. So I usually get the normal. BUT the normal here is sooooooo sweet. Are you a sugaholic? Get the normal. Seriously. I got the normal and I really don't know how it could've been any sweeter, so I'm kind of scared to taste 'very' sweet. I'm also giving 4 stars and not 5 because I think they could stand to put more boba in the tea and also it was not very busy when I went but it took forever to get my tea. But that's okay. I still can't wait to come back here. read more

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The Good: Honey Boba is back! Tpumps Irving has a much larger store to accommodate the high demand & they have sweet staff at the front lines, as well as in the back of the house. The Bad: my Lychee Passionfruit "smoothie" was all ice, blended with (hardly any) artificially flavored syrup. The only thing I could taste was their awesome signature honey boba. The Ugly: Long lines out the door (as usual). Parking & traffic can be much more difficult on Irving to go to Tpumps SF. Bottom Line: I'd much rather deal with awful traffic & parking en route to Tpumps Irving, than the horrible service and tiny closet of a store at TPumps San Mateo. SM TPUMPS TAKE NOTE! read more

Tpumps - My Kids and their @TPumps obsession. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Tpumps - Long line, but large drinks. Expect to wait atleast 20 minutes for your drink, but you have the option to creatively customize the drink you want. After selecting your flavors, tea, and size, they're able to get your order down fast. I usually go with a lychee passion green tea and the price is very reasonable. ($3) However, it's usually crowded and loud; full of students that hang out here after school and during the weekends. Overall, a great affordable place to go to for milk tea if you have the time to wait. read more

Been coming to Tpumps since their San Mateo days but then it was a real far drive. There is no other boba place with more combos and flavorings than Tpumps that's for sure. If yo uwant options they got endless amounts. My brother will try a different combo every time but I like to play it safe and get my favorite Honey Green Tea with extra boba. They be skimping on their boba though. Even the extra seems like regular boba amount at most boba places. Their boba is top notch though, perfect chewiness and honey flavor. They are open during SIP and have a line outside with people standing 6ft apart. Remember to tip the workers because they are working and putting themselves at risk so us boba addicts can get our fix. read more

Craving for boba and my friends wanted to come here. We came on a Tuesday and lucky for us it's free size upgrade! The peach tea slush definitely hit the spot. read more

Tpumps - Peach tea slush - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Here's the breakdown: 1. The prices are on the cheaper end compared to other bubble tea places. Also what you see on the menu board is what you pay, there is no tax. 2. The sizes are huge. The regular size is a large size at any other bubble tea areas. 3. The taste is meh. It's probably below average. They say the honey tapioca is a speciality since it's house made tapioca, but it just tasted like any other tapioca with honey to me. 4. The interior is below average, everything is cracked and dirty. There really isn't anywhere to sit. No tables. It's not decorated. It looks like they skipped out on remodeling the place before they opened the store. 5. The service is nice. They are kind and friendly. Overall, I probably wouldn't recommend this place. I usually got to bubble tea stores for two reasons: 1. For tasty bubble tea and 2. For a place to hang out with friends. This place did not offer either of those. read more

Tpumps - Left: Guava peach green tea with milk Right: Mango peach passion green tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Not my top to go place for boba. Just trying to get here is a hassle. Mostly because of traffic. I'd rather drive to their San Mateo or Burlingme location anytime. I came here on a friday around 1pm. I got lucky there wasn't a line. Soon as I got my drink the line was out the door. They make their drinks quite fast. I didn't have to wait long for my order. There's a small parking lot right behind Tpumps that you can reach on 20th ave. Remember to scan your Fivestar card for those points. read more

Tpumps - Passionfruit mango lychee with honey boba - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Just like cupcakes and macarons, milk tea with boba is a popular "snack /or dessert" that people stand in line for. What a cold day it was to stand in line for over an hour just for a cup of milk tea with boba.... 4:18 - I arrive with my cousin, and we stand in line. The Korean restaurant next door had a sign that said "Please do not block this entrance", and evidently the line I was in did block their entrance. Yes, it was a long line, in fact, many of the people that felt the length of time it would take opted for Tea-Way instead. 4:37 - The line has moved half way, and burrrr it was so cold outside! We were given a sample of their Peach Black Milk Tea - wow, it was super creamy and extremely peachy in taste. 4:50 - We finally get to the door and slightly inside to feel the warmth. The people that stood behind us said "wow, do you smell that, the tea smells amazing!" We were given another sample, this time their Blackberry Black Tea, which tasted divinely tea and captured the flavor of blackberry. 5:18 - It's our turn to order, and the people before us ordered 3-5 gigantic cups (regular size - Tpump & gigantic - Pumpoo), jeez not only did they have just one open cash register, customers ordered many drinks.... I ordered Honey Milk Tea mixed with Tpump Green Tea with boba, and my cousin ordered Peach Black Milk Tea with boba. 5:28 - My name is called, I pick up the drinks at the counter, and the staff member asked that I taste it and let her know how it tastes. I had quite a headache from waiting in line and from the dimly lit lighting paired with poorly chosen brown wall paint; I grabbed and quickly exited. Pros: flavor of the teas, variations of the teas, texture of the drink from the creaminess of the milk were all excellent. Cons: extremely long waits in line, poor lighting, bad choice in wall color, and not enough seating. Will I find myself in line in the near future, probably not. Will I ask a friend to line up and order 3-5 drinks, "sure, why not". Be prepared to wait if you ever go to this Tpumps, brace yourself! read more

Tpumps - Honey Green Milk Tea. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

I've been here a good amount of times to make a review. Overall, I've always thought tpumps was alright, not mind-blowing. My housemate and I today were talking about how tpumps isn't super asian, which definitely attracts a different crowd of people along with the high school/college crowd. It's not super Asian like Quicklys or Teaway, but has a little more of a "have it your way" kinda feeling. I'm for sure a fan of mixing my own flavors each time I come here, choosing the kind of tea I want (green/black), sweetness level, hot or cold, etc. I really like their fruity flavored teas for the most part, sometimes a sucker for their almond flavoring. I wish they were more generous in terms of how much honey boba they put in drinks though. For a standard sized drink without anything extra is about $2.95. If you want three types of flavoring instead of two in your drink, it's an extra $1. More toppings is an extra $.50. Upgrade to a Pumpbo, it's almost $4? Everything adds up so.. your creation could be prettyyy expensive. Oh make sure to use your fivestars card if you have one from other places. Sometimes there's a long line in the shop that extends outdoors. I honestly wouldn't wait that long for a drink from here. Just go to somewhere like Wonderful Foods which has good quality but barely any wait. read more

I'm glad they opened a T-pumps actually in the city so we dont have to drive out too far anymore, but since they've opened there has been nothing but LONG LINES. (unless you go late at night when all the hs kids are at home) Don't get me wrong, I really like T-pumps, but definitely not worth the hour wait. I don't really have a "regular" drink but I always mix the same couple flavors together: Strawberry, Passion, Mango, Blackberry, and Litchi. And adding milk is always 50/50 for me. But I've learned to never add milk when getting Pumpbo (large cup) because they mess up a lot and you dont want your drink to end up tasting watered down. My brother actually recently told me you can add ALL the flavors together and its called Rainbow or something along the lines of that and he really likes it! All in all, you should try it if you're in the neighborhood & there's no line, but if there is, just go across the street to Wonderfuls or something lol read more

Tpumps - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

I get the hype with TPumps now and why there's always a line out the door! Each time I've gotten boba here, it's always been good. Boba the perfect consistency (not too chewy, not too hard) and milk tea the perfect sweetness (not too sweet, not too bland). The honeydew boba is also great, costs extra though! Regular sized bobas are $5.00 which is fair price given the area. Service is quick and friendly, you can order online or in person and they are quick with giving you your order regardless of which you choose. Will continue coming here! 10/10 recommend. read more

I not only avoid going to Tpumps at all times but also actively try to persuade my friends to go elsewhere. When it all fails, I come here. Hence the 2-star review. The menu options are average, the interiors are outdated, and they use syrup. Like, I get that you have 100 years of history, but maybe try to keep up with the times a little bit more? At least do a new coat of paint on the walls and layer of polish on the hardwood floor. The only thing new is probably the menu board, but when you try to order a combination from their favorites menu, the cashier isn't familiar enough with the menu to actually take your order. Me: "Hi, can I get a strawberry passionfruit mango green tea? [pause] Mmmm no toppings, just a regular size." Tpumps: "Regular or large?" Me: "Regular..." Tpumps: "Ok strawberry..." Me: "Passionfruit... mango... green... tea..." Tpumps: "Milk tea?" Me: "No milk." Tpumps: "Boba?" Me: "No toppings." Tpumps: "Regular size, right?" ... I guarantee that if you drink this at 100% sweetness, you'd be guaranteed a cavity or two in no time. Also syrup? Seriously. read more

TPUMPS is a must every time I come out to SF. I like it more than purple cow but that's probably because I'm more of a flavored tea person than a milk tea. I love the PTG (passion fruit, tangerine, and guava) Green tea with honey boba. Their green tea is always on point and they don't put too much syrup in it, so your tea isn't drenched in sugar. Their honey boba is so good and chewy, I can eat a cup by itself! read more

Sunday Streets was being held on Great Highway and it's not every day that you can walk up and down by the beach and enjoy the sea breeze. My girlfriend and I met up with my buddy and we strolled up and down the beach for over 7 miles and were parched. Sugar water was needed and we hadn't had boba in a while, so we cruised down Irving to choose a spot. We hadn't tried Tpumps yet and the line was short so we gave it a shot. Despite the experience at the San Mateo location, I was optimistic about the odds of good tea. I ordered a pomegranate and blackberry green tea with mango popping boba. The tea was properly sweetened but they always put an embarrassingly small amount of boba in their drinks and they always takes so long to make. The cups are super flimsy too. Otherwise the tea is usually of higher quality, though they use powdered creamer to make their milk teas so I usually skip them. The cashier was super friendly though the people making the drinks can be really damn slow. They do it out of order as well, which causes quite a lot of chaos at the counter. The line was only about 10 minutes long this time, but I've still seen it get pretty crazy. The tea is pretty good, but I still don't get the hype. Food: 7/10 Service: 7/10 Price: $ Atmosphere: 6/10 read more

Tpumps - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

I wouldn't put this as my favorite Boba spot but it's decent for what it is. If there was a long line I wouldn't bother waiting in line. Boba is not worth an hour long wait. I came on a Monday and it was pretty empty but to get my drink it still took about 15 minutes. Honeydew green milk tea 2/5: I originally wanted the slushie but they said they didn't have enough ice I settled with this. It was straight up honeydew powder mixed with tea and creamer. I honestly couldn't really taste any tea flavor. It tasted more like the creamer and a little like the honeydew. I would not get this again. Total:$3 read more

Tpumps - Lychee green tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I'll probably always stop by Tpumps anytime I'm around Irving. It's pretty consistent and I love how customizable it is.

this is the best Boba place ever! On the inside of this very fun Boba place. The wall is a chalkboard!! Can you can bring a pen right whatever you want on it. this Boba place is so fun, and I definitely recommend it!! read more

I come to this Tpumps regularly (Tpumps tuesday!) and most of the time the drinks are great. My go-to's are the mango peach passion black milk tea and the brown sugar salted caramel black milk tea. Drinks are usually very flavorful. However, a couple times including this time, I requested less ice and I saw the drinks being made have more ice than usual so over time, the drink tasted much more diluted than usual. Still a great price for a large drink (especially on Tuesdays) and most of the time, the drinks are flavorful. read more

Tpumps - Mango Peach Passion Black Milk Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Went here for the first today and I must admit I was pretty impressed! They have a ton of different flavors that you can mix and match to make your own custom drink. You can choose up to three flavors, which I think is really nice. They also have a list of drinks that are their top sellers if you need some guidance as to which flavor combinations to try. While waiting in line, there were two different drinks set out for guests to sample. One was Pomegranate Watermelon Black Tea. One word: DELICIOUS! Not too fruity of a flavor because the black tea gives the flavor some depth. I really enjoyed this combination. The other drink set out was Coconut Almond Green Milk Tea. LIFE CHANGING! This is the one I ended up ordering (I got it with light sweetener and felt that it was the perfect level of sweetness). To me, it tastes like that one Asian dessert that has fruit and this sweet white tofu in it but I can't remember the name of it (my fellow Asians, help me out!). My only complaint is that the person taking our order was a bit rude to my friends and I. You can just feel that she did not want to be at work today. However, the drinks were good so I will come back if I'm ever in the area again. read more

Came here on a Sunday night and it was practically empty. You walk in and get hit with the sweet smell of boba. They have a huge variety of drinks, but I am the type to stick with what I know. So I ordered a black milk tea (hot) with no boba, normal sweetness. And I also ordered a oolong milk tea (cold) with boba, normal sweetness. Both drinks were perfectly sweetened. Other boba places make their drinks too sweet. But these were good enough to not compromise the taste of the tea. Parking is metered street parking. Free after 6. Feel free to draw on the walls. There isn't much seating so many people just grab their drinks and go. Employees are friendly. read more

Its open today june 3,2020. It was kind of long line but line was reducing pretty fast. I ordered "salted caramel cookie dough noncaffinated tea". I was kind of curious after I got my drink because it was so white, thought it was just milk taste.. but it was full of flavor and it was very tasty!! And I like that they're large size is actually really huge!! I wish boba was little more chewy, not gummy. I will defenitly go again soon. read more

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The best tasting boba pearls that I have had and drinks don't taste like syrup I wish they had matcha drinks and smoothies read more

Tpumps - Boba - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Always nice to come home to the Bay and grab TPumps. Mango flavor is always one of a kind to me. Still a bit pricey though. read more

Tpumps - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Not bad but consistent with the numerous boba drink spots popping up all over the place as of late. Stopped in mostly out of curiosity since there are always mega lines leaking out onto the curb on the weekends and early evenings. It was empty later in the evening except for a few stragglers dropping in. The space here is expansive but not much done to the interior to invite people to linger and enjoy their drinks. Rather, a take-out style. The menu is extensive and looks like their juice based drinks are popular. I stuck with the old school milk tea style, which I requested by following the process on the board: medium iced black tea with milk no sweetener honey boba and red bean topping. I like their option to vary the level of sweetness or no sweeteners. The drink was good but I found that for the additional costs for the boba and red bean, they could have added more. A bit light handed with the sporadic gelatinous balls at the bottom of my cup when boba is cheap by dry bulk. Same with the red bean topping. $4 for my medium 24 Oz drink read more

Tpumps - Milk Tea w/boba - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I've only been here twice, but I'm always impressed. D R I N K S: There's sooo many options and if you feel too overwhelmed, you can always pick the drinks that were created on the side board (just like how Cold Stone has their creations already on the wall!) I love how you can tell them how sweet you want your drink, and how soft the bobas are. S E R V I C E: Cashier was calm and able to explain the different kinds of flavors, add-ons, and all the things related to making your drink taste wonderful! O V E R A L L: I wish this place was closer to my home. I feel like it's healthier and more fresh! read more

Love tpumps. Especially on tuesdays. It's choose your own flavors/tea/toppings boba, so if you don't like what you get it's pretty much your own fault. Speedy service and nice staff. read more

5 stars for boba, 4 stars for the tea, and 3 stars for confusing the heck out of me (bonus points if you got the tune right). I mean, I get the idea, and I do love it - make your own tea! You have a bunch of flavor options to add to green or black tea along with toppings. Now, I'm a fan of options, but I'm simple when it comes to my bubble tea (call me what you will, but I judge a boba place on its most classic/suggested drink; if that's not black milk tea with boba, I will also try the black milk tea with boba. This place wound up being a bit more than anything I'd need in terms of options, but the idea is fun and the tea wasn't bad, so I'd definitely take folks here for a fun experience. read more

MUST READ I arrived at 9:35, excited to relax after a VERY hard and stressful day. I walked through the door to be *rudely* stared down by one of the employees, giving me a BOMBASTIC side-eye. I stood there looking at the menu, figuring out what to order for quite a while (what can I say, I need to perfect the order). As I was about to order, this employee said "Sorry, we're closed". Bruh. 3 things. 1) Your tone was unacceptable. Did your mother never teach you any manners? I don't consider myself a mean person, but nothing makes my blood boil quite like rude employees. 2) Couldn't you inform me of this information before I wasted my time in this (might I say smelly) store? Ugh. And finally, 3) You are not closed. Both the sign posted on the door and the website state that you close at 10:00. I understand that business being slow might make you think that you can cut corners and close early, but if someone walks into the store, with their sisters full of hope and joy, if you are behind the counter then you are open and will serve them. I deeply think that this store needs to check the wellness of their employees, for the sake of future clients. I want to give them 0 stars, but that is not possible, so my final review is 1/5 stars for the hope they put in my heart (that got crushed). read more