As usual, we cannot resist the lure of a tremendous bargain–even if all we get is useless junk.
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Japanese subway line sells a piece of guitar history worth thousands for only five bucks
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Master Blaster
Dec 26, 2018
- Japan
- (bargain • discount • effects pedal • Gold Horsie Klon Centaur • guitar • Klon Centaur • lost and found • music • Osaka • Subway)
How much will 10,000 yen get you at second-hand clothing shop Tanpopo House?
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Krista Rogers
Dec 8, 2015
Armed with 10,000 yen (roughly US$81), our reporter visited one of Japan’s cheapest used clothing shops. Check out the outfit he assembled!
- Japan
- (bargain • fashion • funny • Takadanobaba • Tanpopo House • Tokyo)
From Portable Toilets to Fake Eyelashes: A Guide to Japan’s Awesome 100 Yen Shops
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Philip Kendall
Nov 20, 2012
There’s no denying that 100 yen shops in Japan are great. They sell everything from soft drinks and chocolate to reading glasses and ashtrays, all for ridiculously low prices, and the quality of their merchandise is surprisingly good.
Of course, not everything is 100 yen (US$1.20), but it’s rare to find anything costing more than 400-500, and the variety of products available is astounding. But with so much on offer at such a low prices, it’s easy to throw things into our baskets without really thinking about how much we’re spending, and on more than one occasion I’ve found myself buying things that I didn’t even know I wanted.
A six-pack of AA batteries for 200 yen? You never know when they’ll come in handy! A pair of mugs featuring the Japanese and UK flags? How could I not? An in-car charger for my iPhone? At that price I’d be mad not to buy one, right!?
But are these things really worth buying? As cheap as they are, in the long run are we actually wasting our money?
Well, luckily for us, Japanese website Zasshi News has, with the help of an extensive consumer survey, compiled a list of items to avoid and things that we should snap up from 100 yen shops whenever we can…
Land-Grab!!! Plots of Land in the Hokkaidō Countryside from Just One Yen per Square Metre
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Philip Kendall
Sep 24, 2012
It may not be the most bustling of towns, but for those of you in the market for real-estate, have we got a good deal for you!
Your own plot of land from just one yen per square-metre!
Yup, one yen! That’s 0.01 US dollars!!! 0.009 Euros!!! 0.01 Panamanian balboa!!! Holy bargains, Batman!
Bizarrely, there’s no catch. No “but it’s infested with rabid ferrets!” or “but you must spend the night in a haunted house with Rosie O’Donnell!” punchline. The town of Chippubetsu in Hokkaidō is genuinely offering habitable land for the incredible price of one, single yen. And, as a result, is receiving an unprecedented amount of attention from both the media and Japanese internet users. Someone in Chippubetsu is getting a lot of pats on the back for coming up with this initiative, we’re sure… Read More
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