04-10-2009, 04:10 AM
We all know that 100 yen shops sell cheap chinese stuff, but many of the items are durable and worth buying if you need them. I suggest you handle said item first and investigate the reason that it can be sold for 100 yen. I said "many plastic items" and because they are mass produced and made in china they can be trusted. I bought a plant trough and 2 bags of soil for 315 yen, it is not a normal everyday purchase and so I had a bargin. Just ask my herb garden (now very productive).
When you have a plastic item with magnets the price goes up to 315 yen by virtue of the magnets, so one can deduce the value of the plastic.
Never buy Pocari sweat or Aquarius in litre bottles, as for the same price in Don Quixote you can get a 5 pack of the powder. You just add water (free) and you end up with 5 litres of the stuff for the price of one.
As for Supermarket guides. Always check the 100 yen shop first, then a Don Quixote if available. Then look at the local shops.
The supermarkets vary by area and what might be your local akafudado (sp) in Nezu might be your Hallo Mart in Matsudo.
This is why it is very important to understand prices. In one month you can save up to 3000 yen on a 15,000 yen outlay.
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