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Tsunami of costumers rush to buy I-Mei Milk Tea at Costco in Taiwan

Netizens were amazed by the number of customers rushing to buy I-Mei Milk Tea at Costco Taiwan

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Tsunami of costumers rush to buy I-Mei Milk Tea at Costco in Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- A Costco in Taiwan's southern city of Tainan welcomed a huge tidal wave of customers hastily rushing to buy I-Mei Milk Tea (義美厚奶茶) within a minute after the store was opened, causing both Costco's staff and internet users to be dumbfounded.

In the video, posted by Baofei Gongshe (爆廢公社 3.0) online forum, customers can be seen rushing straight for the I-Mei Milk Tea as soon as the Costco in Tainan City opened its doors. According to CTITV, in just 30 seconds, over 200 customers hurriedly grabbed I-Mei Milk Tea cartons and headed straight to the cash registers.

The video has promptly attracted many internet users due to the frantic behavior of the customers. Some said this event closely resembled the frenzy of Pokemon Go last year.

According to Apple Daily, this product must have been the most popular item on sale at Costco since a recent rush on its strawberry cakes. The I-Mei Milk Tea was advertised to contain 50% milk and one can purchase three bottles for just NTD$135, which conceivably contributed to the reasons why many customers desire it.

Tsunami of costumers rush to buy I-Mei Milk Tea at Costco in Taiwan

(Image courtesy of I-mei )

Last week, three women buying out 18 boxes of I-Mei Milk Tea within five minutes of a Costco outlet once the store was just opened was widely mentioned on media.