In the last month a delicious family owned frozen yogurt shop has opened up on N. Tacoma Ave. While many students have not yet been to Gibsons, those who have been rave about the treats they have eaten there.
“The service was good. The woman working gave us both coupons for a free frozen yogurt!” senior Liz Weil said.
The owners, Jim and Judy Gibson, are very friendly and usually around; while there is only one shop at the moment, they hope to expand and have three more within the next five years.
To add incentive, there are 10 percent discounts for anyone who shows a student id and punch cards where the fifth cup of fro-yo is free.
Despite this, one student said the prices were: “a little bit high.”
Some student favorite flavors have been French vanilla and peanut butter, and most flavors are non-fat and half the calories of ice-cream.
While Judy, the co-owner, said that “the demographic for frozen yogurt eaters nationwide is women between the ages of 18 and 35,” she has seen “just about every age and gender” come into the store.
And although Gibsons has only been open since Valentine’s Day, business is going very well.
“We thought it would take about 3 months to build up to the numbers of guests that we’re already seeing—so it’s going very well—thank you Tacoma!” Judy said when asked about numbers of guests.
This success may be due to the wide variety of flavors that Gibsons has to offer. There are 8 types of fro-yo that change weekly and an additional 30 toppings, which include fresh fruit, belgin waffles and hot fudge, of course, so the combination possibilities are endless.
There is certainly a demand for this service. While there is another fro-yo place at the mall, it is far away and “isn’t as good because it isn’t the tart kind of fro-yo” Breanne Sterbick, a Puget Sound student, said.
The only real critique anyone had about the place was that the staff was a bit too peppy, which appeared to be a common consensus across several students. However if too attentive of customer service is the only problem Gibson’s has had in the first few months, the shop is slated for success.
The big grand opening happens to be on graduation, May 14th, which will feature “lots of free stuff, games, prizes and live music” according to the owners.