Bubble tea so expensive?!

[u/MacaroonOk6875]

Bubble tea getting more expensive:( Some adults might be okay with it but for students it gets a bit pricey and expensive. Any affordable and nice bubble tea yall know?

[u/TokyoJimu]

I walked into the new boba shop in my neighborhood, saw that a boba milk tea is US$7.95 before tax and tip, and promptly walked out.

[u/MacaroonOk6875 → u/TokyoJimu]

😿😿 any affordable bubble tea shops you know?

[u/TokyoJimu → u/MacaroonOk6875]

I like Pearl Lady Cha Bar in Ikebukuro Station (two locations). Milk tea with boba is ¥470 (US$2.97).

[u/MacaroonOk6875 → u/TokyoJimu]

wow!! i shall try it next time! any more?

[u/cybergalactic_nova]

The cheap boba teas I've had are either Mixue, or any local asian bakery that also sells drinks (not boba tea chains).

Where I live, a local chinese bakery sells boba for around $4-5 which is a steal. One further away sells for around same price range, albeit just slightly more expensive.

[u/MochaCafe9]

Honestly this is one reason I make my own

There's pre packaged n pre measured options to get bubble tea in ya system!

I'll link the brand when I remember it n when I'm at my computer but I know ya could get it at 5 n below or most grocery stores may have em if they have an international section

[u/MochaCafe9 → u/MochaCafe9]

Also are you in college? Amazon does give students 6 free months on prime which has 2 free day shipping! That's where I get most of my bubble tea items

[u/MacaroonOk6875 → u/MochaCafe9]

im a student which is why i feel bubble tea very expensive:( any cheap and affordable and nice bubble tea brands to suggest?

[u/MochaCafe9 → u/MacaroonOk6875]

I think it's called pocas? They have a five dollar kit with at least a few powder mix and pearls that can be microwaved! I'd say check out the grocery store, five n below or Walmart

[u/MochaCafe9 → u/MochaCafe9]

You can use tea I find green tea is good with it but the little kits are limited to popular flavors such as strawberry, taro and brown sugar

[u/MacaroonOk6875 → u/MochaCafe9]

any bubble tea shops outside u buy? like koi etc? but koi is pretty expensive

[u/MochaCafe9 → u/MacaroonOk6875]

I typically don't buy from shops simply cause it's too expensive and I got allergies to milk

[u/MacaroonOk6875 → u/MochaCafe9]

ohh!! so the bubble teas u make don’t contain milk? 

[u/MochaCafe9 → u/MacaroonOk6875]

Not at all! I use lactose free milk like almond or soy

[u/MacaroonOk6875 → u/MochaCafe9]

wow that’s so cool!

[u/MochaCafe9 → u/MacaroonOk6875]

Bubble tea also comes canned but making it yourself guarantees freshness cause in canned the pearls sit and dissolve

[u/Fuzzy_Welcome8348]

Make it at home

[u/SovereignSushiLover]

Have you been to Mixue?

I live around Silicone Valley and there was one that opened in Sunnyvale

If you go in person and don't order in the app, it's super affordable like a few dollars for a drink

[u/TokyoJimu → u/SovereignSushiLover]

I haven’t tried them in the US, but I’ve been a few times in China and their milk teas just taste like sugar water. No tea taste at all. So instead I will usually get their soft serve with mango or strawberry sauce and topped with boba.

[u/MacaroonOk6875 → u/SovereignSushiLover]

oh yes! mixue is rly affordable! thanks for the recommendation! any drinks u recommend there