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Real Reactions to Making Bubble Tea at Home for $1.20 a Cup

A few short moments from the last few months of making bubble tea at home for $1.20 a cup, instead of paying shop prices. In this roundup: A 1-star review with a good reason Why homemade tastes better than expected The "signs" video everyone is talking about What happened when a customer left a 1-star review? "I don't believe it, we just got a one star review." The reason: switching to homemade bubble tea saved so much money that the reviewer's routine changed completely. She used to buy one $8 cup a day from a shop. After making it herself with Sunwide ingredients at around $1.20 a cup, she was drinking five cups a day instead. Fair review or not, it's a good problem to have. Why are people surprised homemade bubble tea tastes this good? "This is actually good." "I knew that. A lot of people know that." The reaction that comes up again and again: people expect a homemade cup to taste like a compromise, and it doesn't. That's because Sunwide supplies the same ingredients used in shops, just sold direct so you can make it at home for a fraction of the price. See the full cost per cup breakdown for how the numbers work out. What's with the "signs" video? One clip skips the words entirely: a shot of the Sunwide warehouse sign, captioned "pov: you started asking for signs and now you see them everywhere." If you've been putting off making the switch to homemade bubble tea, take it as your sign. Try the cost calculator to see what it would cost with your own numbers.