Hacker News Reader

I've been into these shops a couple of times when traveling in Japan, and while I mostly didn't end up buying much, they're definitely a lot of fun to browse.

I like Muji, I like Daiso (branded as Living Plaza here, and which I always describe to people as "what if Muji did a pound shop?") and I'm looking forward to the first Don Quijote store opening in Hong Kong later this year!

View on HN

Muji has fantastic socks.

In their European branches, that is. Possibly they are also great in their Japanese shops.

With a shoe size of 11 1/2, however, you don't really get a chance to test that, since you won't find anything for your feet in that size.

Even sneakers are problematic.

I find it somewhat amusing that it's mostly thanks to low inflation that Daiso can keep the 200 yen / 2 SGD price point for so long.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com