Marukai

A few days ago, TC and I went to check out this new Japanese $1.50 store, Marukai.
It's on the corner of Balboa and Mercury, right off the163 exit aaaaand, just a few seconds away from Mitsuwa

There are going to be two other Marukai/Daiso stores, one for groceries and one for home furnishings. We went at 11 am so there was parking, but the lot is sooo small. Good luck going there when everyone and their mom is there. I didn't take any pictures inside because I felt too self conscious, plus the clerks were watching everyone like hawks. The floors are kind of fkd up. They put in this laminate flooring which has a raised seam in some areas. Feels wierd walking on it. Almost everything there is $1.50, unless marked otherwise.

So, if you like to get cheap ass shit like knick knacks, home items, toiletries, plastic wares, doo dads and cheap toys, this is the place. I bought two lipliner pencils, plus some unintentially hilarious Japanese stationary with "Engrish" . For example, I bought a packet that had a little girl and a red dog on it which proclaimed, "We love park of the day of rain" and in big letters, "Rainy Strolling". WTF!!!! But it was so cute, I had to have it. Another packet had the envelopes depicting a fuzzy toy bear climbing a tree. Those said "It is a coming here" and "Bear is Life - May the fortunate occurrence start to you" and if that weren't enough,also had this nugget of advice, "Happiness is waiting at the point. You will take a trip fortunate together with me."!!!!!