As usual, we cannot resist the lure of a tremendous bargain–even if all we get is useless junk.
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Village Vanguard’s “dangerous” lucky bag promises thrilling highs and miserable lows
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Katy Kelly
Jan 5, 2022
【2016 Lucky Bag Roundup】We buy a 3,000-yen, 5-kilo Lucky Bag of junk in Akihabara
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Master Blaster
Jan 4, 2016
Mr. Sato visits the Iwayuru Junk Shop in Tokyo’s Akihabara district in search of a true lucky bag: one where you don’t know what you’ll get inside.
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