TESO Life — Local services in Maine Township

This is a Japanese/Korean store. It’s like a combination of Mitsuwa and Daiso but smaller. I don’t really see the comparisons to Joong Boo or H Mart because those are actual grocery stores. Teso Life has a small grocery section like a ⅓ the size of Aldi. They have a large section dedicated to health and beauty. Then, they have smaller sections for snacks, kitchenware, miscellaneous household items, auto, and pets. They have a good size section for toys and claw machines. I did not try the claw machines. Parking is easy, it’s a big shared lot. I don’t know why someone said parking is horrible unless they’re too lazy to walk to the door. Employees are very nice, they do not stalk customers (people make up stuff to get attention). I know people suggested a food court which is unnecessary. Niles is already saturated with different ethnic restaurants and beverage places. Prices range from...

I accidentally spent 2 hours looking at everything :) If you’ve ever been to a Don Quijote in Japan, a very similar concept with their extensive line of Japanese products with Korean beauty and Chinese blind boxes/Rolife sprinkled in. &Honey, Fino, Botanical, Bioré, Hado Labo, KissMe, even Canmake makeup!! and more!! Yes, the cashier line is 20+ minutes but it’s also opening week with everyone buying lots of stuff. They had all cashiers working the tills and still busy, so that just shows how much people were buying. Lots of snacks, drinks, and even housewares. The claw machines were not turned on (probably for the best for crowd control) but they also looked fun. Cant...

At least 50 people in the store but I was the only one being followed. Also was the only person of color in the store at the time. How convenient… I literally went down one aisle that was nowhere near the others to see how long it would take for the same person to come over and it was less than a minute. Also watched another employee watch my child and pretend to work. Then once confronted after speaking to their supervisor they somehow didn’t need to “work” in those aisles anymore. Felt very uncomfortable. Must be company policy because they just opened! A lot of products were...