Tokuya: Discount Japanese Goods
After Violet blogged about visiting this store the other day, Vu and I had to go and check it out. The store sells their items at prices of $2.50 (sale at the moment), $3.50 or $4.50. It’s easy to find the price of things by the coloured stickers on the shelves/handles of the item. Red signifies the “sale” $2.50 items; Green represents $4.50; and anything that doesn’t have a sticker is just $3.50.
It’s easy to assume that because everything is at a cheap, discounted price; you wouldn’t be able to find anything worth buying. But honestly, it was very hard for me NOT to spend all my money in one go. There were tonnes of things there that was just amazing. So with the permission of the lovely store assistant, I took some photos for you guys and girls:
Kitchen Utensils. Bento Boxes. Bento makers (rice molds/seaweed cutters). Cups. Bowls.
Socks. Ties. Cloth. Contact Cases. Scissors. Masks.
Hair clips. Bows. Ribbons. Eye lashes. Make up. Cream. Face Masks. Nail Polish. Nail Deco.
It turned out that I didn’t take as many photos of the sections that I liked a lot – the make up and hair section. This is mainly due to the fact that every time I walked to that section, I got slightly excited and forgot to take photos. (Sorry!)
Note: There are a whole lot more things there than I specified (ie. Party stuff, Homeware, Cleaning things, Stationary, Toys, Mascara…and more!)
Here is what Vu and I ended up buying.
I spent $30 on 10 items whilst Vu spent $44 on 12 items :)
The place is easy to miss because it’s downstairs but I took a picture of the map for all those that are interested in taking a look at this awesome store! :D
★★★★★
So yes, if you get the chance, please do visit this store! It is filled with awesome and cheap Japanese things to buy! The shop assistants are very helpful and nice ♥ I conversed with one (Mari-san?) about Japanese and University!
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My expectations before I walked in there: "I doubt I'd spend very much. Perhaps $20 at the very most."
I ended up spending $44….
I'd better make use of the stuff I bought or else it'd go to waste. xD
Thanks for a great day today, sweetheart.
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aww that's so cool! i wish that shop was here in adelaide, i think i'd splurge so much lol
Oh my gosh! Thanks for posting this! Do you know when the sale ends? ><
omgg thanks for this review! i'll check it out when i go to melbourne with sam! i'd like to see more reviews of melb stores in future~~
That looks like such an awesome store!! I wish there was one like this around here where I live~
Thanks for sharing. I wish I could visit that store one day! :(
In USA, we have a store called "DAISO" which is very, very similar to what you mentioned above~~ Everything there is (mostly) $1.50 though, set price, if you ever come here you've got to check out that store too! I've also seen DAISO in Japan.. I wonder if you have that in Melbourne?
This looks to amazing O.o
It's always so hard to find nice cheap thing, but these things look so amazing!! n__n
I want to buy it all.
And about the giving away money -.-" XD it indeed so hard when you see nice things ^__^
And than I must always ask myself "do I need it" XD YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS
XD
whahah :D
xxx
Btw: I so adore Japanese thing, I only can't get anything here ='(
thats so neat! great post! we need one of these in usa!
xx
anya
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I will visit it some day when I'm in Aussie ^___^
Wow!!! I think it would be dangerous for my wallet to go in there!
Nothing like this where I live…
so much stuff! thanks for the review!
Yay! I'm glad you found it alright! I'm going to take my Mum there when she visits this Sat for the sale! She misses Japan so much :D Yay sale!!
Ah, Violet's post about this made me wish I could visit Melbourne, and now after your review if I ever go near Melb. I must go to this shop! I am particularly interested in the makeup/hair/stationary/nail deco stuffs. I just wish I had a visit coming up on the cards, but I do not. T^T
Thanks for sharing though!
xox,
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I want to visit that place! The hair bow you bought (the purple one?) is so cute! >.<
The fact that everything is so cheap and nice makes you want to buy a lot of it. xDD Though it's worth it. I wish they had a store like that here! <33 Btw, such cute hair accessories you bought!
Wow, looks like they have some pretty cool stuff. :) And pretty cheap as well. P:
Maybe I'll go check it out during the holidays. :D
Hi,thank u 4 coming to our shop the other day :)
BTW we're not DAISO,though we have same business.
Well,im looking 4ward to cing u again,cheers.
MARI
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Also, your wallets… must be burntttt. :3
I <3 all nippon stores too -D like daiso, papaya, kinokuniya, and ahhh…what a lovely thingie you bought there =D I love the ribbon bow~
I <3 all nippon stores too -D like daiso, papaya, kinokuniya, and ahhh…what a lovely thingie you bought there =D I love the ribbon bow~
Ahhh I wanna go visit! *u*
Hopefully can check it out when I go to Melbourne with Moo/Amanda :'DD <3
awh i wish i was in australia now ^^ :3 i love cheap stores :p
what a great find !! lots of cute stuff and best of all, ON SALE !!
I'm a new follower.. I would love to explore Australia someday…!!
aww, thank you so much for your comments dear :)
is that you boyfriend? you two look so gorgeous :p
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aww, thank you so much for your comments dear :)
is that you boyfriend? you two look so gorgeous :p
xoxo, bee.
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I like this kind of shops XDD and it always ends up spending more than money =P
Where is the shop =)?
I LOVE SHOP WITH PASSION. I found shop by going on tram to asian supermarket and friend was there she show me tokuya it was fun i spend lot of money