Yellow Monkey Frozen Yogurt & More — Local services in Tifton

As someone who loves a good dessert, I'm genuinely frustrated and frankly, a bit baffled by the operational choices at this yogurt shop. I drove all the way over here on a Friday night, ready to treat myself and spend my money, only to find the doors locked and the lights off. At 6 p.m.! On a Friday! It’s truly a head-scratcher. From a business perspective, this makes no sense. You're intentionally cutting off your peak hours. Friday evenings are prime time for dessert sales. People are getting off work, looking for something to do, and families are heading out for a treat. This is when you should be making the most money, not when you're turning customers away. By closing at 6 p.m., you're not just losing my business for tonight; you're losing the business of countless others who came by after a long week. You're essentially telling your customers that your schedule is more important than their patronage. This isn't just an inconvenience; it's a fundamental misunderstanding of how a retail business, especially one in the food service industry, operates. I don't know who is making these decisions, but they are leaving money on the table for themselves and keeping their customers from being able to spend money at their establishment. It's a lose-lose situation. I'd love to support a local business, but I can't support one that won't even be open when I, and everyone else, wants to shop there. My advice to the owners: reconsider your hours. You're missing out on a huge opportunity, and you're alienating the very people who want to keep you in business. Open later, and watch your profits go up. Or, keep closing early and see your customers go elsewhere. The choice is yours, but for now, I'll be taking my Friday night dessert money to a place that...

Wow. When I walked inside this building I was really amazed by the bricks, beams, high ceilings, and all the decorations. There is an area for some light boutique shopping and also a nice little adult sitting area that would be somewhat separated from a crowd.

To the right at the top of the entrance you will find the Yellow Monkey area. You will begin by choosing your cup size and then which flavors of fro-yo you would like. Be warned though, especially with the children, the fuller the cup is the more it weighs and the more it weighs the more it will cost. I only say this as I did not realize that and my child's small cup was about $11 and he wasted most of it because there was just too much for him to eat. My friend's large polka-dot cup was around $20 and was full of different flavors and choice toppings.

I took a look at the boutiques while I ate my very first ever fro-yo cup with a few toppings. The soaps were my favorite. Next time I plan to take a couple pictures of the boutiques so I can add that with the names of each. I thought the "warmer stuffed animals" were really cool. Not sure if any prices but you choose the stuffie and then you can warm it up in your microwave at home. There were also a ton of different freezed dried candy products, the one that stood out the most was the gummy worms. They were 100 times the size of a normal gummy worm.

Overall, we really enjoyed our time at the Yellow Monkey and will absolutely be coming back and bringing family and...

Yellow Monkey might have decent froyo, but good luck ever getting any. They close at 6PM. Yes, you read that right — a frozen yogurt shop that shuts down before the sun even starts to set. Who are y’all serving? Retired grandmas and toddlers on field trips?

Most people don’t even think about dessert until after dinner, but Yellow Monkey apparently operates on a schedule from 1953. It’s like they actively don’t want customers. I showed up at 6:07 once — doors locked, lights off, staff already ghosted. You’d think they were hiding state secrets in there.

Running a froyo shop and closing before anyone actually wants froyo is wild. Imagine a pizza place that’s only open during breakfast. That’s the energy. Whoever came up with the hours either hates money or just really doesn’t like joy.

Until they figure out that people crave cold desserts at night, this place is a waste of a good location and...