Drinks prepared at bubble tea shops start with simple red or green tea. "It's not very expensive, and you can drink a huge glass for half the price of a cup of coffee, and even spend several hours hanging out," says a middle school student who often does just that with her classmates after the school bell rings.
泡沫紅茶店供應的飲料，主要材料為紅茶和綠茶，「消費不高，只要半杯咖啡的價格，就可以喝上一大杯，還能消磨幾個小時」，一位放學常和同學到學校附近茶店聊天的國中生說。