Teavana

I went in today as I was stalling time for a tat appointment across the street. The woman behind the counter was really helpful at helping me find a tea with ginger in it. We had a pleasant conversation and she even came and brought the tea to me while I sat and waited.
I do think it’s pricey for tea and I’m more a David’s Tea gal, but if I’m in the area and I’m feeling for tea, I don’t mind stopping in this location.

The sales person I spoke to, made me feel like I was a terrible person for not buying a tin to hold my tea. I told him several times I did not want the tin but he wouldn’t originally take no for an answer and seemed annoyed. Way to pushy! I felt so uncomfortable.

It’s strange to see a change in the original teaopia becoming a teavana. Before Teaopia completely closed, the workers did tell us that they had a list of teaopia teas that they will be keeping in the new teavana store. That’s always good news
The staffs have become extremely friendlier and they offer samples around the store. Still not a huge fan of teavana, but this location is nice to have around.

I’m not much of a coffee person so this is a great alternative. The conglomerate called Starbucks is just expanding like no tomorrow. Great service, lots of selection. I love that they always have free samples right at the door.

Horrible experience. I wanted some tea and the girl working showed me some, fine. I chose the one I like and she pulls out a big tin and starts filling it. I say «Don’t you have a little bag to put it in?» (They do at Tealish, David’s Tea etc) she says «NO, you have to buy a tin.» So I figure… okay I guess I’ll get one… then she is just dumping huge scoops of tea into it. I say «Whoa, how much is that tea coming to?» She is hesitant and says «$ 20»… errrr I don’t want to spend $ 20 on tea that I haven’t ever had before… So I have her take some out. Then I say «how much is that?» She says «$ 12. I figure «Fine, whatever». With the stupid tin it came to $ 25. Oh, did I mention the tea SUCKS. It takes like fake chemical hot cool aid. Disgusting. My advice is to avoid the store. If you go in, note that they are trying to make you buy more than you want. It’s really rude.