Comments on: Strange Capitalism: The Japanese Dollar Store

By: Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:55:50 +0000

Hi Anne, funny enough I haven’t come back to you site till now to see if you responded to me. Now that I see you did and I find your offer kind and and tempting. If you are serious about seeing if you can pick some up for me, please e-mail me. I can give you my phone number and we can work out the details. thanks so much,

Pat

By: stephl

stephl — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:02:02 +0000

The syringe is used to transfer a liquid…like soy sauce, or vinegar, from the large jar into small squeeze bottles.

When making bento boxes, it is nice to have a single serving of sauce….

By: Anne Haight

Anne Haight — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:34:51 +0000

Pat, I don’t know of an online source for them. I could go back to the store and see if they are still available, and mail you a couple if you like.

By: Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:02:38 +0000

I have been looking for the flyswatter that you have pictured at the top of your site for about a million years. Short of going to Japan do you have any idea how I can get one or twelve? I got one as a kid from my sister who was stationed in Japan while she was in the Air Force. I had it till my wife at the time threw it into the yard only to get mowed the next day as I couldn’t find it that night. I was very bummed. I have never found quite what I was looking for till I came across your site and well am just looking for some help.

Thanks much,

Pat

By: Denise Vazquez

Denise Vazquez — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:16:16 +0000

I actually have a sort of binder that someone gave to me years ago that has the sugar dog on it, and i love that binder and have always tried to find where i can get more like them.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:40:46 +0000

Enjoyed reading about the items you purchased.

An interesting fact about Japanese ears according to my kid’s pediatrican: Japanese do not have waxy inner ears. That may be the reason the “Ear Clean Sticks” are designed that way.

By: Anne Haight

Anne Haight — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:16:14 +0000

You need to elaborate on that, Jessica. Are you talking about their eBay business? I’ve been to the actual store in Cupertino, California. It’s about what you’d expect. I haven’t bought anything through their eBay site. Is it overpriced stuff?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:48:38 +0000

This is not an dollar store! Do not support this store! It’s Asian/Japanese are over priced and of extremem poor quality. The customer service is horrible, with short answer replies and demands.