Daiso

 Daiso is one of the 100 yen shops in this area; the other one is Seria. I've heard them described as being similar to pound stores or dollar stores, but the variety and quality of goods are a lot better.

These two stores are my go-to places for destressing shopping!

I had to do a grocery run today, so I stopped into Daiso with Hannah!

The first thing that caught my eye was the calendars for next year!  We haven't done Halloween or Christmas yet. Why 2026 calendars?

2026 calendars

Hannah needed some dishes, of course, she found the ones with cats on them! I wanted to buy one of the dishes with cats on it, but Hannah got the last one! I'll check next week to see if they have any more in stock!

Aren't these cute?

These were a bit more expensive, 200 yen for the dish and plate, about £1 each. 

I bought a glass for here and a cup for Hannah. Again, 200 yen each!

Nice cup and glass

I love that it's so cheap to buy these kinds of things. We seem to break a lot of dishes, so having Daiso really helps!

Another thing I buy from there is cleaning supplies. 

The brush is for cleaning the runner on the bottom of the windows.

The pack with a face is baking soda for cleaning, great for getting rid of the cat smell.

I buy a lot of dishcloths and cleaning clothes. The cleaning clothes, called zoukin, come in sets of three. I use them a lot. They are a very absorbent and rather thick cloth.  They get used for almost all my cleaning and any accidents, because they are so cheap, I don't worry about throwing them out once they become too dirty to wash.

I was good today and stayed away from the stationary corner. They have so many lovely things there, it would be easy to spend 1,000 yen (£5.00) just on pens, notebooks, and other bits and pieces!

When I was teaching a lot of kids, I would buy sets of coloring pencils for the holiday lessons. Everyone would want the same color at the same time. I still have a basket of coloring pencils and pens! Also, notebooks for the kids to practice writing.

I love Daiso, I love that I can get good quality stuff without breaking the bank!