Here she comes for the intro.
Ok, so today I'm going to take you to my ultimate, all time favorite Seria.
It's here in Yamanakako. I've been to lots of Seria's, let me tell you,
And this is the best one yet.
[Life in Japan Theme Song]
In America, there’s dollar stores, but in Japan there’s “hyaku en” stores, our one-hundred yen shops.
We’ve documented these stores before, but this is our first time featuring Seria.
How will it compare to other hyaku en stores?
In Japan, they have little dishes for everything and its just absolutely amazing
And I love it but I never use it because I never know which dish is for what.
But just looking at them is so much fun!
Look at all these!
Look at all these. How cute they all are!
Just, oh my! Look at over there.
I know some are for soy sauce and some are for wasabi and stuff like that. For dipping.
But the shapes are so cute.
Ok so for buying bento things,
Not only disposable but reusable, this is a fun place to go.
If you need proof that bentos, or pre-made lunches, are a big deal in Japan, just look at all the bento supplies for sale!
The ever important clips for open bags.
They have all kinds of cute ones.
Plus they have these ziplock bags that are just so cute. They look like things.
Look at that ziplock bag, it looks like a... It's a standing one.
Oh, interesting.
And these freezer bags.
I don't want to show my hair because I didn't brush it today in the morning. Its so crazy.
Oh my.
The kids love coming and exploring all the art supplies they can stock up on.
But we’re getting a little ahead of ourselves!
Komakaku Notebook (individual sections)
Cool.
You can draw manga . Oh, very cool.
So I have to pack Joshua a lunch couple of times a week,
And these make the lunches so fun.
All these little toothpicky things you can put in their fruit or in their meatballs.
And then they have all the different types of decorations to put in their lunch boxes
And they have these little food cutouts that you can cut out like cheese in different shapes and make it super cute.
These are little sauce containers that you just squeeze them, fill them up with soy sauce or something and put them in their bento.
Amazing.
And then over here they have all the disposable cups that you can put fruit in or meat in or rice in or whatever you want.
It just separates everything and makes it super cute.
They are all themed. I mean they have all sizes.
And then moving on, you have your ice packs for your lunch bags.
Plus, all different types of lunch bags.
Over here you have all your mats that you can eat on if you are having a picnic.
You have cute ones and big ones and small ones and tiny little portable stools, and...
I mean, we are set!
You’d really be surprised the kind of things you can find at a hyaku en shop, and Ruth sure enjoys exploring the options.
Brings me joy.
These cooking sheets, they're wax paper, but they're all different colors and styles and they're great. I'm going to take that one.
Oh my goodness!
Look at how great! All these different themed wax papers.
Because when I give away cakes and stuff, this just adds a little extra chun-chun to the bag.
I just had thanksgiving and did not have a small ladle for my gradle (hahahaha).
A ladle for my gravy.
I have one now.
So you get into more coffee filters and little trays that are just so, so cute.
This is really pretty for placemats.
Oh, and socks. They have all these very cute themed socks.
And warm socks.
And for colors? One
Isn't this so amazing - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Amazing.
We like to separate our pencils,
And, there's only one box only but at this Seria, 5 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Whoa.
So 5 different types you can put in there.
Yeah. That's cool.
Cool, amazing.
When Joshua had his burn, I came here and bought a lot of my supplies here.
Like the gauze and the wraps because it's just so much cheaper than like buying it at a drugstore.
And they have very cute, look at these cute toothbrush covers, caps.
I should buy those for the kids.
I'm going to buy this. It's one for each kid.
And I'll buy those.
I’m not a big shopper, but I even come across the occasional product that I want, like this handy little towel.
It's going in.
They just have so much stuff its hard to look at it all.
They have all the craft section, all the cookie and cake-making section.
Oh, I like this.
Ok, the one thing about this store too is they have all these little bags for like cosmetics,
And then they have all your hair things,
But they also have things themed.
So, not in this aisle, but in the next aisle, there will be a whole section of hello kitty, or Mickey Mouse.
Oh see?
All cute little themed creatures.
They have little bags, and everything that matches.
The stickers for your notebooks.
Everything matches.
You know what I need? I'm going a little crazy.
Oh! They even have sisters here!
They even have sisters!
Oh my starts! How can you not just go crazy!
I do sometimes.
Control myself.
And then, I buy so many school things here.
Oh, look, these are cooking chopsticks.
I need a couple more of these just containers, because my kids can break these containers like no ones' business.
And here they have themed rice ball cover things.
You make your rice ball and you stick it in there, tie it off and it looks super cute.
Oh, they also have toys.
Do they work well? I'm trying to figure that out.
These are great stocking stuffers.
Do hyaku en stores excite you like they do Ruth?
What do you like to get here?
Storage bag. I need some more storage.
That's an amazing hamburger. And French fries.
The girls are going to buy their purchases with some of the money they got for the holidays, but are trying to work out a deal.
But there is going to be tax, so can you just pay 20 cents?
So I pay 200 yen and you pay 20 yen?
Hahaha, that is not how that works.
I know, but I have 200.
What are my little shoppers over here shopping for?
I don't know what she is.
Just looking to see what they have?
Are there any favorite things here that you guys like?
Yes. Yes? Like what?
I don't know.
Like organizing, just everything?
I don't know. She's looking for something. Is she.
She is.
Oh Anna, look!
I know what she is looking for. Oh that's too big.
This, this is all files.
Files and files . And it's just exciting.
The girls are excited over here.
When it comes to supplies for home, office and school, Seria has got you covered.
The hard decision is what particular item to go with.
I guess you could just go with all of them, since it’s all so cheap anyway.
Black.
What did you find Anna?
Is that what you want? Like a container?
I know what I want but I can't explain it. You can't really find it?
If you can read this, then you don't need it.
Pencils. So cute pencils.
These are always cute things to give as gifts. Caps for your pencils.
And let's get some erasers. I'm buying the four of them for gifts.
These are my favorite pens. Whoa, those right there?
Yes, this jet stream. They just write so beautifully.
I do need to buy some more. I'm going to buy this black one and blue.
I need a black and a blue. I always seem to loose my pens.
And then behind you you have themed ziplock bags in different sizes.
Cute ziplocks. And these are great for cookies, if you are going to give away a cookie.
Christmas time = perfect.
If you need to grab some bait before going fishing, then you can.
And now here in the front is always the seasonal sections.
It's all Christmas.
Of course.
What's this?
Oh, it's a little jewelry light. That's cool.
You could put it up along different little things.
What is that? Christmas wax paper. (Actually it was little bags - oops)
Now the one thing about this store is you have to pay cash. You have to pay cash.
So you have to make sure you have money.
Have to have money, honey.
It’s amazing how much stuff you can get without breaking the bank.
You’ve gotta love Japan’s hyaku en stores!
Our purchases!
Oh yeah baby! Oh yeah baby.
How did it go?
Oh, it was very successful. I spent a lot of money. Bought a lot of supplies.
Probably half of it I didn't need, but hey, its what you do at Seria. And its the best one yet!