Teavana

I had a wonderful experience with a very respectful worker, named Devin. He prepared a perfect glass of tea along with admirable manners. I was surprised by how much these workers really knew about the teas. Overall, it was a nice experience! I’ll definitely return.

If you wondered what Jordan Belfort did between his conviction in 1998 and the release of Wolf of Wall Street this year, visit this store. I can only imagine what the training program is like to work here.
For the past year I’ve avoided the overzealous sample persona at the door while walking through the mall, but my resolve wavered yesterday, and I entered the store. I was immediately whisked through 4 sample stations by my merchandise broker, who offered me upwards of 20 teapots, thermoses, glass cups, tea release systems, and other valuable products, all ON SALE TODAY ONLY.
When I tried to explain that I might just want to start small and buy some tea I was transitioned to the tea counter, where the woman opened a huge tea box and actually used her hands to wave the tea fragrance over me– «can you smell the rich caffeine»? she asked…
I’m observant, and mentioned that it clearly said on the tin that 2oz was $ 19.98. We have a special tin that you should check out, she answered. She then proceeded to fill up a tin, which when it was filled, was priced at a cool $ 139.00, but for me she promised, they could probably work out a discount.
It was at this point that I had to leave the store or break into hysterical laughter. Visit this store if you want to see how crazy it is.
I wish someone from Plaza Frontenac, a very nice mall, would go undercover and see how this place is run. Maybe they would make them change how they’re doing business.

Hopefully this review will prevent others from getting rooked as I did. Well, that might be a bit harsh, but I don’t know how else to describe paying over $ 5 for a glass of iced tea.
First, I can only assume the salespeople work on commission because they are so pushy. There have been times I’ve been walking down the main aisle in front of Teavana, but on the other side, and have had the sample person literally shout to try and give me a sample. I usually try to avoid eye contact, but even that doesn’t always work.
So I was on my way upstairs to a movie and didn’t feel like a soda so thought an iced tea might be nice instead. I wasn’t sure if they sold that, but the sample lady assured me they could fix anything on ice. She gave me two different samples, both which were really good, and I picked one. She went back into the store to make it. That took a good 5 minutes because they have to brew it. As I’m waiting, both her and another guy constantly try to get me to buy some loose tea. No means no. Finally I notice a sign on the counter that explains their tea prices. There are three different categories from basic to premium and they cost $ 2.99, $ 3.99, and $ 4.99. Well, all white tea falls into the $ 4.99 category and that’s what I’d ordered.
Yes, it’s my own fault for not asking the price beforehand, but who would have thought it would cost that much? So I’m docking stars for price, but also pushiness. They do have some really cute tea sets and their tea is good, but I can’t help but think you could find much more reasonable deals elsewhere.