I love DAISO! I love DAISO! I love DAISO! I llllooooooove Daiso!
Discount shopping has never been fun until Daiso came to the Los Angeles area to plant its seed. Now its popularity is growing and I see why. In fact, you think you have everything that you needed until you step inside Daiso only to discover that there are a lot more knick-knacks that you didn't know that you needed.
Daiso is the Japanese equivalent to the 99 Cents Only Stores and Dollartree. The difference, however, between Daiso and it's competitors are all the goods that come from Japan. So expect to find really cheeky cute items, very practical items, and items that are gosh darn strange and unusual. The best part of shopping at Daiso is finding that about 95% of all items are $1.50 with a handful of items that are around $3.00- 18.00.
My favorite sections of at Daiso are the make-up/beauty section and the kitchen gadget section. I was thrilled to find eyeliner and mascara for $1.50 each, because the same products at Marukai usually costs me about $7.00 to $12.00 each. I also like finding Japanese brand creams and lotions at $1.50 and a few higher end brands at $3.00, which is ridiculously cheaper than make-up/beauty aisles at Marukai, Mitsuwa, and Nijya.
I enjoy bargain hunting at the Kitchen gadget section at Daiso. The silicone kitchen mittens are a serious bargain at $1.50 each. They're equivalent to the ones that you see at department stores and work well too. I bought a few plastic dumpling molds and sushi molds too and they are the same brand name that I purchased at Tokyo Japanese Outlet except I got them at 50% at Daiso. The nice little yet strange kitchen gadget that I also found at Daiso is a skimmer, which looks like a cross between a spider and a metal sieve, was only $1.50. I love this gadget, because I found the same one at the 99 Ranch Market for about $4.00. I especially love the piggy and froggy cutting boards too.
The cool and unusual items worth grabbing are the acrylic paints, paint brushes, cosplay wigs ($9 -18 each), and holiday decor. I also like the many selections and sizes of the plastic goods for your desk or kitchen too. The various colors are cool and yes, they cost around $1.50 each.
So I can go on and on about how much I love Daiso, but I'm stopping now so I don't ruin your shopping anticipation. By the way, they don't take credit card payment, but they do take cash and debit card payments only. read more