Miniso store review

MINISO BRINGS POP OF ASIA TO TYSONS

Store in Tysons Mall offers unique products—find out which ones are worth buying

minsong ha news editor | jessica purevtugs opinions editor

Plushies

Miniso offers a wide variety of colorful plushies in all shapes and sizes. All of them are high-quality and perfectly designed, making them both squishable and lovable potential purchases.

Snacks at Miniso are underrated. Despite the disheveled state of some items on the shelves, packages of Pocky and O!Tube cost about $1 each, a great price compared to some other stores.

Both treats we tried earned a strong five out of five, as the yummy snacks left both our stomachs and wallets satisfied. Miniso is a good stop in the mall if you’re looking for a unique snack.

However, as adorable as the plushies are, the price tag attached to them is anything but cute. Overall, the plushies get a weak three out of five—two points were docked for the disappointingly high prices.

snacks

face masks

As skincare products have grown more popular in recent years, they have become one of Miniso’s most popular items. Face masks covered with Pokémon and other popular characters are particularly eye-catching.

The face masks we tried were a solid four out of five because the products were more or less nicelooking and smelled good but were overly complicated to apply. The masks are packaged in a way that requires unfolding up to six pieces of each mask before use, which is pretty annoying.

The store is most well-known for its stationery selection, which ranges from animal and character notebooks to creatively boxed pencil sets.

stationery

The stationery gets a five out of five because of the fantastic variety and low prices of the products. This section is easily the best part of the store.

tote bags

Miniso partners with popular franchises like Marvel, Toy Story and Despicable Me to create trendy and colorful tote bags.

Unfortunately, the straps on the bags we looked at were far too tight and the material was clearly too weak to hold heavy loads, limiting their usefulness and earning them a score of three out of five. The bags remain a tempting buy simply for their appearance, though.