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January 2023 by Priscilla D.
Small family owned business. A lot of merchandise to choose from. If you have anything specific you don't see, they'll help find them for you.
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May 2022 by John Koz J.
This company is the best in Chinatown. Dependable and personable services. Value and product are best in town
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January 2022 by Angela Beck
One of the Chinese stores tourists should visit. Authentic Chinese prints, like calendars & wedding invitations.
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May 2021 by David Murray
THE PLACE to buy most all of your Greeting/Holiday Cards! I've only visited town as a tourist, so I never had the opportunity to place a large printing order with them. This place smells really nice.
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February 2021 by M L K.
Great selection of traditional Chinese cards, red envelopes, and printing services for special occasions all year long. My go to place for the last 15+ years!
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March 2019 by Carol C.
Date: 3/23/2019 Time: 1:45 PM 60° Sunny I occasionally tag along with my sister whenever we go to SF Chinatown to do browsing, shopping and dining. She likes going into Ho Tai to look at the assortment of red money envelopes. Me; I like to see how many Chinese characters I am able to recognize and read in Cantonese. I may not be able to write the characters, but recognizing them is good enough for me, being that I am an ABC. We walk in and I don't see the employee. He or she must be in the back of the store. Okay, this place is loaded with a wide range of red money envelopes for Chinese New Year, weddings, birthdays and for any other happy occasion. It's wall to wall with a gazillion of red money envelopes on shelves and tables. The Chinese banners hanging on the wall are beautiful. Female employee finally appears when my sister is ready to pay for the items she has selected. It's cash only for purchases. The only drawback - the aisles are narrow. It can be difficult to maneuver around if there are 10 or more people browsing and shopping at the same time.
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February 2019 by Jackie R.
There were two employees working when I had walked in. The man was accepting payments at the counter while this older lady was moving inventory around. The man looked intimidating so I asked the lady whether they carried invitations and it was actually the box right next to me. There was a box on the ground so I had to reach for each card. The nice lady said she'd move it for me but it was so heavy and she was so tiny that I told her it was okay. She said "No, why would you look at cards like that? Be comfortable!" That was so sweet! As I sifted through what may have been over a hundred cards, I came across the one my cousin had sent out several months ago for her wedding. It looks like they keep a sample if you order from them. I wish it had pricing of each card or the price breakdown of add-ons because every time I was interested in one, I'd have to ask for pricing, which kind of annoyed the man. From the ones I inquired about, it seemed to range from $2.20-$3. That was more than what I had expected but after doing some further research, I guess it's pretty standard. My aunt told me they were charged for stuff like adding the square image on the front and other minor changes here and there. I guess you'll only know the real price once you're certain you want a specific design. I like them but the minimum order is 100 and I don't think if we have that many to invite (a lot of families of 4+ are being invited) so we'll have to look at our guest list to further evaluate whether it'll work for us.
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February 2019 by William B.
I have been to this place a lot of times!!! And what I really like most of this HO TAI store is the beautiful red envelope designs for the Happy New Year!!! And especially when I need buy myself some Happy Birthday red envelopes which has the english & chinese writing on it they have it as well!!! Not only that this Ho Tai store also have the Happy New Year greeting cards which is very beautiful as well!!! If your here at the San Francisco Chinatown area and looking around to buy some Chinese New Year Red Envelopes or Happy New Year greeting cards... HO TAI store is the place that you should go to that has a lot of interesting Chinese New Year red envelopes designs and Happy New Year greeting cards to choose from!!!
