I have once said to myself that if there was a day I was shopping around for cooking utensils- then…read moreI must be getting old. This is true as of now, a few weeks back I found myself looking glass jars for preservatives; that's when I truly realize that I have completed my role from being a twenty-something free man to an early middle aged family man. This is the beginning of my downfall, the end of my wild days- days of suburbia. What has it got to do with the shop? Well, this place very much sells stuff that a family needs- not likes- needs. You will find kitchen items, study essentials, pre packed snacks for kids; all the stuff that you really need if you were to start a family from scratch. Why has it got 5 stars? That's because every time I was instructed by the almighty to find items that I had no interest and no knowledge of finding, I would find it here. Lids for jars of different size? Checked. Cover for the ironing board? Checked. Plastic boxes for organizing stuff at home? Please choose your colour. Its a really convenient place to find stuff like that and its just so good that I don't need to make 10 trips to find them in different places.

This store is originally a Japanese brand of home goods called Daiso. For some reason in Hong Kong…read morethey are known as Jusco Living with more of a focus on home/living goods. I am unsure if this was due to more focused branding. There is a good variety of home goods. My first Daiso experience was in Little Tokyo in LA and I would definitely return. Everything is the same price unless there is a sticker/sign indicating otherwise. I enjoy buying bowls and cooking utensils/ items to change your lifestyle.They have molds for heart shaped sushi rolls, onigiri, and cute bowls and jars. There is a section on grooming/accessories/cleaning/cooking/stationary.... need I go on? It is fun to just peruse the aisles. This particular location is in the basement; we walked around in circles before we were able to locate it. Once you walk inside it is like a wonder of products waiting to be discovered. This chain is basically a 100 YEN store, similar concept to a 99 cents store. However, unlike most 99 cents stores, the product quality is better (with the exception of Dollar tree which does sell some brand name products). I highly recommend going to a location and checking it out.

Prizemart makes me cry every time whenever it is time for me to head back to Hong Kong. Why?…read more They're making me feel useless by carrying good and popular products I use here in the United States. Whenever I come back to Hong Kong, I like to bring these products for my relatives because for many years the quality of products found in local supermarkets like food wrap, laundry detergent, etc. weren't as good as it was in the United States. So imagine my reaction when I saw the stuff Prizemart sells. Popular stuff I like to bring back, they got it. Brookside Acai/Blueberry chocolates. They got it. Craisins. They got it. Kirkland everything? They got it. They carry quite a bit of Kirkland stuff which are basically Costco Wholesale's own internal brand. Which tells me they import quite a bit of stuff from Costco(yay for 5% cashback, yay for free trade!). Among the better things to buy there are the food wrap(much better quality than what you find usually in HK), Downy fabric softener, and Tide.

Hands up if you miss Costco! *Me *me *me!!!!…read more I don't know about you, but I miss buying bulk. I miss having everything I need at home when I need it, just because I decided to stock up at costco. When I first moved to Hong Kong, that's one of the places I missed most. Whenever I go home, Costco is always a destination I must visit - it's always on my list of things to do. Well, low and behold, we have one here in Hong Kong - well.... close enough. I walked by one day, not knowing what I would find, but at the entrance, there stood something that caught my eye... that huge bag of almonds, with the words "Kirkland" on it. That's the moment this shop brought a smile to my face. I found you! Finally! I rushed in, completely forgetting that I was already late for dinner and scanned everything very quickly. They have everything, Kirkland toilet paper, Kirkland cookies, Kirkland laundry detergent, huge boxes of Special K, huge boxes of wet naps, really, it seemed like they had everything. Well, they don't. Close enough though. For HK standards, they have done a pretty darn good job at sourcing a lot of the things I normally stock up on. They charge a bit more than Costco (duh), but it's really still not a bad deal. I wish they had more signature items from Costco though, such as their dips, their frozen snacks, books maybe, International magazines? The ones I've been to don't have fridges, so I'm guessing it's hard to bring in their jalepeno poppers... gosh, I miss those!

They weren't kidding when they called it Sneakers Street. Literally every athletic brand you can…read morethink of exists here. Ended up grabbing like three pair of shoes due to the good sales talk by the associate helping us. Convenient location, there's plenty of drink and food places nearby if you're needing a little pick-me-up from shopping. Down the street was the infamous ladies' market as well.

Fun stop in Mongkok…read more Sneaker Street is filled with...sneakers. There are also some local markets selling fruits and vegetables. Make sure to read the signs on the road and look left, look right when crossing the street.