Japanese Dollar Store I

My love affair with the Japanese dollar store, where I first spent three hours one winter afternoon, has simmered into a crush. It will continue to be a place of wonders for me as long as it has items like these ones.

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Can you guess what these are?

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Four Seasons, Mango, and Guava Juice Nectars

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When I drink juice, I prefer it to be from freshly squeezed fruit, usually oranges. But sometimes I don’t want to bother with the washing, cutting, squeezing, and cleaning up. And sometimes I want juice made with fruit other than orange.

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Glazed Walnut

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I like nuts. Walnuts, peanuts, cashews, almonds, pecans, pistachios, I like nuts.

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Give me a container of walnuts glazed with honey and sprinkled with sesame seeds, and I’ll thank you politely then ask you to go away so I can enjoy my nuts.

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Who’s ready to see some nuts?

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Instant Natural Jelly Fish

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All right, I think I’ve given some of you enough time to recover from the Preserved Duck Eggs post and it’s time for another visual assault ‘interesting’ item.

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Sky Flakes Crackers (Original Flavor, Onion & Chives Flavor)

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When I have a craving for something salty, I grab these Sky Flakes Crackers in the Original flavor.

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A package contains eight single packs.

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When I want something salty with extra flavor, I turn to the crackers in the Onion & Chives flavor.

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You remember my fondness for little packs of crackers/biscuits/cookies because they’re so convenient? It certainly continues with this.

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I say the crackers are great anytime.

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