lucky bags 2017
With so many products to choose from, this is one of the most personalised lucky bags on the market this year!
The premium Belgian chocolatier brings us quality over quantity with their $46 fukubukuro.
These perfect poster boys pose for a self-chosen GAP collection that costs less than 10 bucks per item!
She didn’t get a Pokémon shirt or a Machamp belt. Instead she got something far, far stranger.
The popular fast food chain brightens up 2017 with an adorable collection of Sumikkogurashi character merchandise.
The home-grown Japanese fast food chain adds cute and functional items to their lucky bag this year.
We stick to our New Year’s resolutions for eating healthy with a fukubukuro from the biggest sandwich chain in the world.
How many goods and doughnuts can you get in a lucky bag for less than ten bucks? Come with us as we find out!
McDonald’s ushers in the New Year with a special bag filled with discount coupons, a blanket, a cushion, and even a pair of gloves!
Fans of the acclaimed anime studio are swooning over this bag full of cute Ghibli merchandise that costs just 25 bucks!
Starbucks jams this year’s lucky bag with coffee beans, vouchers, and gorgeous drinkware, all for roughly 50 bucks!
















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