Jul 14 2007

Weaboo Shopping: The Discount Way

So while the majority of my trip actually was to the central park zoo, I discovered the great wall of china, which is actually a Chinese grocery store with goodies and prices that put convention dealers room to shame.

Chocolate coronets must only be a fad in Japan and Singapore because in New York City there was a crapload of them that nobody was buying. Oh and…they don’t really taste that good, nor do they splurge out the other side if you eat them from only one side. Lucky Star overrates them (as usual). On the other hand, I quite enjoy Taiyaki.

So while anime conventions charge a shitload of money for the following things I got them for half the price at a Chinese grocer near Fort Hamilton Parkway in Brooklyn. Apparently they had a grand opening today.

This dual level bento box cost $6, which at Anime Next, one with Totoro on it cost $18, and a plain one at a Japanese grocer cost $13.

All these bottles of ramune cost as much as 1 does at Anime Next. And at least I got a vast option of flavors rather than the default kind. Also a box of pocky (which I didn’t buy) was $1.25

This 3 layer dumpling steamer was $6. I dunno what they normally cost but I’d imagine more than that.

This is just damn handy to have. I don’t even know if you can get one at Bed Bath & Beyond for this price ($3)

So lesson of the day is, don’t buy Japanese goods from Japanese stores or anime conventions. Made in China ftw! (Except when you buy toothpaste.)

Tags: weeabooing in new york

17 Responses to “Weaboo Shopping: The Discount Way”

1. # Sabrina-Fair on 14 Jul 2007 at 6:18 pm

   I have a bento boxes with Hello Kitty that cost $48. I love them. But these prices are good. But I don’t think I could handle being in “Brooklyn” to buy them. Did you get shot at?
2. # Hinano on 14 Jul 2007 at 6:24 pm

   LOLOLOL Yes I was shot at by the old Chinese people and the people living in the nice multi-family homes.
3. # bakaneko on 14 Jul 2007 at 6:31 pm

   Oh man, had I known about these Chocolate coronets being availabel in NYC, I would’ve stock a ton of them and expect to make a huge profit during AnimeNext.

   Missed opportunities. Sigh…
4. # totali on 14 Jul 2007 at 6:35 pm

   Heh, I love how people overrate items like these. My rents sell things like the fancy bento boxes at our chinese gift shop, and I never saw what was so cool about them. Sigh….weaboos….
5. # clazy on 14 Jul 2007 at 6:54 pm

   Chocolate Cornet, huh? I’ve never had one but I’d assume that they would be different from the ones in Japan. Idk, like quality-wise or something.

   lol, my Japanese fob friend said that Hichews in America taste different from the ones in Japan. I think that this is bs though…
6. # thegreencrayon on 14 Jul 2007 at 7:06 pm

   I thought Ramune cost 1$ I usually get it for 1$ around 8th avenue near Sunset park =D You’d prolly get lots of looks from tons of asians over there ^__^;;
7. # Di Gi Kazune on 14 Jul 2007 at 7:25 pm

   Must refrain from saying what the chocolate in the choco in a bun looks like…
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   cannot resist - P**!
8. # Hinano on 14 Jul 2007 at 7:45 pm

   totali> I needed a bento box for a while cause I wanted something to put loose pieces of lunch in since typically all I ever bgouth was salad or sandwiches or I’d BUY a bento from a japanese cafe

   clazy> They’re from a Japanese cafe run by Japanese people so I Dun think tehres a difference XD

   crayon> At animenext they sold like $3-5 a bottle or something XD it made me laugh
9. # Darkron on 14 Jul 2007 at 8:28 pm

   Chocolate Cornet?

   Did someone screwed up making croissant with chocolate filling by putting the wrong dough and not remembered how a croissant looks like?
10. # orangee on 14 Jul 2007 at 9:54 pm

    Talk about that crapload of coronets, it looks like sh*t! ^_^
11. # Seth on 14 Jul 2007 at 10:46 pm

    Maybe you should take some cup ramen to a convention and offer to sell it for $3.00 each.
12. # helspectre on 14 Jul 2007 at 11:21 pm

    orangee: exactly what i thought when i saw the damn thing. XD
13. # tanooki on 14 Jul 2007 at 11:45 pm

    hey.. the totally racist black man’s toothpaste or so I remember the name as is a great toothpaste… it just tastes funny
14. # Di Gi Kazune on 15 Jul 2007 at 5:21 am

    The toothpaste was Darkie. Changed for reasons of political korekness.
15. # Lydia on 15 Jul 2007 at 10:51 am

    The coronet looks like a poopy hermit crab.
16. # alafista on 16 Jul 2007 at 10:35 am

    I recently bought some coronet too. I dun really like the chocolate ones. There were cream ones which I felt taste way better.
17. # Chris on 17 Jul 2007 at 6:38 pm

    That’s the worst Bretzel rip-off EVAR!1

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