Happy Box And Candy Happy Bag (2009-01-02)
I'm not into Fukubukuro (Happy Bags), particularly not when the contents are clothing, shoes or jewelry. BUT, if it's FOOD, especially food I'm familiar with, then I'm very interested in getting one.
Yesterday, our local supermarket was open and like previous years,
was selling Happy Bags. Their circular says the 1000-Yen (US$10)
Fukubako (Happy Box) and Candy Happy Bags are stuffed with products
worth about 3000Yen. All these years I've missed buying them, but
not this year. My curiosity got the better of me and I wanted to
know what's in those bags.
So, I coerced KL to go with me early in the chilly morning. We
arrived a minute before they opened and there's already a line of about
50 shoppers. When the doors opened, people filed inside in an
orderly fashion and just about everyone headed straight to the Happy
Bags table.
I shop at that supermarket regularly, so I'm pretty knowledgeable of
the prices of the products inside the bag/box. They are a really
great bargain! Some of the items inside the box were food that
I'd always wanted to buy but never did because of the price. Now
that I can try at a third of the cost, it makes me happy!
I plan to buy them again next year!
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