Hi Everyone,
In the past two years of spending New Year's in Japan, one of the highlights is buying various Fukubukuro aka Lucky Bags. These bags are usually great value for the particular brand you purchase from and in most cases, you get much more than you pay for. Many of them you have to pre-order online in November, some of them are ballot forms like MacDonald as they are super popular but with extremely limited stock or some just allow customers to line up in the early hours of the morning.
I bought a few this year and one of them which I didn’t have to wake up early and was available early when I arrived was Mister Donuts. I love Mister Donut in Japan, for gluten intolerant people like BB E can also eat it due to the wheat used in Japan is fine for his stomach. There were 3 tiers of this lucky bag this year with the cheapest at 2400 yen, 3600 yen, and 5900 yen which is the one I bought. While I saw that the line was super long, I did see the staff bringing more of these lucky boxes into the store meaning by the time I got to the front, I should get a chance in getting them.
What I am interested in is the voucher that was included in the box. You get 50 donuts where you can choose whatever you want at a price under 180 yen at any store across Japan. You would have around 6 months to use it and the best part means that all the merch that came with the box is virtually free to you. Just the voucher itself was worth way more than 5900 yen for the 50 donuts. You may think, can we eat 50 donuts during our 2 months in Japan, the answer is yes! I just finished claiming my last 5 donuts last week at the station so it is easily doable considering the whole family loves them.
Another note is there are so many Mister Donut stores around Japan, that you can find them at nearly every station. You simply choose your donuts, show them your card and they will just scan the QR code and pack your donuts. On the receipt, it will show you how many donuts are left to redeem. It’s that simple. I’m so glad we were able to get this Fukubukuro during our stay, save money, and also take some goodies home with us.
In terms of goodies, the towel, small pouch, and diary are what I would use. The bag that came with it may be a bit too colour for my usual outings so I can see the boys taking it out. I wish I had more space in our luggage to buy another one but also wondering if we could eat all those donuts before we leave. Maybe the lower tier ones would be an alternative.
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