Comments on: New Year Equals Cheap Stuff: Fukubukuro

By: Banks and other places close for New Years, plus other stuff | nihonhacks.com

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:51:13 +0000

[...] be on the look out for New Years’ fukubukoro and get a LOT of stuff for CHEAP. Seriously, if you don’t know what these lucky bags are, [...]

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Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:46:48 +0000

[...] day for selling stuff and there are many sales going on this day. There are things called “Fukubukuro” which are sold on this day. They are paper bags with different types of items in them for a [...]

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Sweet-mommy.jp - Maternity Wear Online | nihonhacks.com — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:40:41 +0000

[...] New Year Equals Cheap Stuff: Fukubukuro [...]

By: thomas

thomas — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:45:57 +0000

@Ken Y-N: I love Mister Donut, but sadly eating there conflicts with my current weight loss goals. No more Pon De Almonds for me until the summer at least.

@Shari: There is always the possibility that you will get stuff that you don’t like. My wife liked everything she got in last year’s Dear Princess bags, but then again she really likes that store. I didn’t buy any this year, although I thought about getting a MUJI one (my favorite store in Japan).

@Chris B: I have no idea if they have cheeseburger grab bags or not, but if you like donuts, turn your attention to comment #1.

By: Chris B

Chris B — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:55:33 +0000

No way!

Cheeseburgers and Speakers are all I ever want, and I KNOW they don’t have grab bags stuffed with those……..do they?
Nah..

By: Shari

Shari — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:30:52 +0000

I’ve never bought a fukubukuro because I associate the practice with the “grab bags” my grandmother used to buy at auctions back home. More often than not, it had a collection of interesting, but unappealing items. While the total value of the items if you purchased them separately in the shop may exceed what you pay for the bag, I have to figure that there’s a reason those items didn’t sell and that’s because they weren’t as attractive as those that did sell.

That being said, if our local Mister Donut had the fukubukuro Ken mentions (they don’t), I’d buy it! Donuts aren’t the sort of thing you can go wrong with.

By: Ken Y-N

Ken Y-N — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:45:27 +0000

Thanks for the link, but I must point out that that’s an affiliate link I have there, so I get some reward if someone buys!

My favourite Fukubukuro is Mister Donut – all stores are selling them, I think; 10 doughnuts for 1000 yen plus a free calendar, schedule notebook, plate, coffee, etc thrown in.