Grave of the Fireflies edition, by Sakuma Seika.
100 years of Sakuma Drops
Browsing the archives for the Retail.Therapy category.
We review our purchases each time to ensure that we did not make any impulse purchases and if we did, that we learn from it to eliminate or reduce future impulse purchases…
Sakuma Drops from a little candy shop in Shibamata
Mini Cola candy from the same shop in Shibamata
Confectionery from a confectionery shop in Ueno
chocolate bars on the left from Ueno, corn-flavoured soft candy and chocolate bar on the right from Niseko
A whole year’s supply of Mintia (hopefully) in a variety of flavours at 79 yen each from a chemist in Ueno.
Houjicha, Sencha and chilli pepper soup from a teashop in Ueno
tea containers which the obasan nicely wrapped and even put sakura-shaped stickers on it
rounded porcelain magnets from the teashop in Ueno, nicely and carefully wrapped with bubble wrap and square magnet from a shop in Niseko
ginger tea from the health food section in Tokyu Hands. Discovered this at a promotion corner in Tokyu Hands Takashimaya Shinjuku during a previous trip
Things from Daiso Harajuku. How can anyone not want to buy at least 1 item from Daiso
Ipod case from Yodobashi
bath salt packs from the shop in Hotel Niseko Alpen. They even gave me several bags to use for giving away as gifts. How thoughtful is that. Another reason to love Japan.
confectionery from a shop in Niseko
sea-salt from a shop in Niseko
Japanese slippers was on the to-buy list but only came across a couple of rather expensive ones in Shibuya. Managed to get a pair at Narita Airport for about 1300 yen.
didn’t get the Eams chair we wanted but this isn’t that bad looking
First choice…WL574 Tobacco
second W365L EE Black or Wine
WH520 Bronze is not too bad…
M576 maybe…
to decide at ABC-Mart
from Matchbox…colored knives
and cream kettle from $149 down to $84.95
and…
Daiso has finally landed in Melbourne…$2.80 per item
from Daiso
and these too. Those that leave Daiso empty-handed doesn’t know how to shop…
Saw this pair of slippers selling at $69 pre-sale, which was too pricey for a pair of slippers. Marked down to $19 on Boxing Day.
slippers for the home
napkin holder and a pair of tongs from The General Trader
tonight’s dinner taken care of
a collaboration between Burton and Speck. This will be the chosen case.
No sign of it in the shopping centres of Melbourne. The only Burton one available is…
Delivery from Speck is almost the price of the case itself. How can the people bringing in Speck not bring the Low Ride Plaid in? But then again, not everyone has good taste. The hunt continues…
