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Japan snacks loot boxes
- Thread starter Malakhov
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Tesseract
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MiyazakiHatesKojima
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OP is a Baka Gaijin 
triplestation
Member
UWA?????????? .//////.
Richard Packer
Member
Don't mind these jerks.
Can you post pictures of these snack boxes. They sound intriguing.
Fushitsusha
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Don't forget to wash it all down with a bottle of squid cola.
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triplestation
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imagine not being a fan of girugamesh
Malakhov
Banned
Haha, I dont mind, just no idea what they're talking about with these terms
So far im undecided between these two:
japan crate
or
tokyo treat
Malakhov
Banned
Not that ive seen. I might try one without a monthly subscription and see if we enjoy it
Aggressive Carrot
Member
I haven't tried one of the monthly snack crates before. I just buy what I want from sites like Jbox, and Asian Food Grocer. I might look into one of those monthly snack ones just to see what I get.
JBOX candy and snacks
Asian Food Grocer
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Tesseract
this one is on amazon, looks like you could grab the first one at a discount and cancel the sub:
Authentic Japanese Snack & Candy Subscription Box | Bokksu
Experience Japan's best snacks with Bokksu Japanese snack box subscription. Discover inspiring authentic flavors of Japanese treats, candies and teas from small family snack maker businesses in Japan. Subscribe to a Japanese snack box with free shipping worldwide to your door.
www.bokksu.com
I'll probably try this one out...miss Japan.
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Malakhov
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Oh looks like a similar box to tokyo treat and japan crate, thanks
Authentic Japanese Snack & Candy Subscription Box | Bokksu
Experience Japan's best snacks with Bokksu Japanese snack box subscription. Discover inspiring authentic flavors of Japanese treats, candies and teas from small family snack maker businesses in Japan. Subscribe to a Japanese snack box with free shipping worldwide to your door.
Tesseract
Banned
white strawberry looks delicious, i'll give it a shot
Authentic Japanese Snack & Candy Subscription Box | Bokksu
Experience Japan's best snacks with Bokksu Japanese snack box subscription. Discover inspiring authentic flavors of Japanese treats, candies and teas from small family snack maker businesses in Japan. Subscribe to a Japanese snack box with free shipping worldwide to your door.
I'll probably try this one out...miss Japan.
lemon candies also look good
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Aggressive Carrot
Member
I like the idea of this being themed, and getting a culture guide.
Authentic Japanese Snack & Candy Subscription Box | Bokksu
Experience Japan's best snacks with Bokksu Japanese snack box subscription. Discover inspiring authentic flavors of Japanese treats, candies and teas from small family snack maker businesses in Japan. Subscribe to a Japanese snack box with free shipping worldwide to your door.
I'll probably try this one out...miss Japan.
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SLoWMoTIoN
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OP is a Baka Gaijin
TrainedRage
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Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Beats me. I just eat them in Japan. Their snacks are godlike.
You don't have an Asian store around your parts?
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Feels like me at the stations/trains/vending machines in Japan, random box of fun...yes please. Love the presentation of those surprise bento boxes. Bringing that to snacks as well? I think you have convinced me to give them a run with the family for some Japanese fun at home during lockdown.
Malakhov
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There is in china town in montreal but I try to avoid montreal like the plague now. Im in the suburbs and montreal is a mess because of different issues like parking and accessibility
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Actually went up and checked what baka gaijin meant
You pick one from the two you mentioned and I'll order the other one for some months mate. Could take a little longer to Australia but hey all in good fun.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
It can't be THAT bad can it? Well, I'm not there so I'll take your word for it. It'll probably be cheaper than a lootbox and you can pick what you want, but I also see the appeal of a curated experience.
Malakhov
Banned
I actually went and ordered this one from amazon
I really want to give tokyo treat or japan crate a try but because of covid they ship express with DHL and it charges me an extra 12$ u.s to do so so I was bummed. When it gets back to free shipping Im jumping on it
Richard Packer
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Authentic Japanese Snack & Candy Subscription Box | Bokksu
Experience Japan's best snacks with Bokksu Japanese snack box subscription. Discover inspiring authentic flavors of Japanese treats, candies and teas from small family snack maker businesses in Japan. Subscribe to a Japanese snack box with free shipping worldwide to your door.
I'll probably try this one out...miss Japan.
Awesome. This is a great gift idea.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Me too. It's been 6 long months without authentic Japanese noods for me. I can't wait until they let dirty 'Mericans back in the country. I'm overdue.
Malakhov
Banned
Well last time I went to shop there and pick up something for my daughter it took me 45 minutes to find a parking spot, I told myself never again
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Good gravy that's ridiculous. Is it because you don't want to pay for parking?Well last time I went to shop there and pick up something for my daughter it took me 45 minutes to find a parking spot, I told myself never again
Just google maps chinatown parking lot. I'm sure there's something you can do.
Malakhov
Banned
No, not at all, I would gladly pay for parking. The mayor there went bonkers and converted a lot of streets into bicycle paths, like on each side of the streets and got rid of all parking spots. Theyre even planning on doing this on big streets with a lot of stores and shops, some are even closing because of it. They even moved bus stops for them. Thats just one issue, there's work being done on streets all over the town because it's summer. Not an enjoyable experience going there.
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Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
There aren't parking lots or parking structures? I looked on Parkopedia, and there seems to be options.
Malakhov
Banned
Yes there are and usually full during daytime since a lot of local employees use those and have monthly passes. I work night shifts so going there on evenings is not a possibility.
All in all I gave up on montreal, I go to work there on my night shifts since I have my parking spot at work (hospital) and that's it
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Went with 3 months prepaid Japan Crate > Original. Probably arrive for September fun. Subbed to the thread and will post pics and basic reviews when arrives.
Richard Packer
Member
Anything in particular to look for?
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
I hope it's good! How much was it?
Malakhov
Banned
Excellent, yeah let's use this thread it'll do
Malakhov
Banned
It was 45$CAD, if i ordered from tokyo treat with shipping I was at 60$ with currency conversion. But if me and the kids really enjoy it, ill give other boxes a go as well
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
That really depends on what your store has access to. Personally, I love these soy sauce senbei things, but I've only ever seen them in Japan and not in any Asian market in North America. What I have seen lately in North American stores, however, are brown sugar boba milk tea popsicles from Korea that are frickin' amazing.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
Could be fun
RoboEight
Member
I use to get Japan Crate for awhile and they weren't bad but the truth is if you have any kind of Asian market around you 95% of the stuff that comes in the box you can buy already in store. That being said you usually got some nice snacks but imo it's really not worth the money especially when you get stuff like green tea kit kat which you can go to 7-11 and buy lol. Usually the box will come with a booklet that talks about the items you get.
Malakhov
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Yeah I suppose you overpay for having the luxury of having them hand picked and delivered to you. I suppose I can live with that. Thanks for the comment
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RoboEight
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I mean if you're looking for something fun to do with your kids then by all means you'll have a good time and honestly some of the snacks are pretty good. From my perspective Japan Crate had a lot of stuff you could buy now but like you mentioned it is kind of nice to just have them delivered to your place. I guess I was hoping for some more unique stuff but even if you go for one of the boxes you and your kids will enjoy themselves. Sometimes they will come with a neat extra item like a keychain or something that the kids will probably enjoy. Japan Crate delivered fairly quickly and always on time (I'm in Canada so it took a little longer) but it certainly was a pleasent experience I have no complaints on anything like that. It's also worth noting that your first order with Japan Crate will usually come with an offer for an extra medium box so you will usually receive a bonus box for free which is also nice.
For sure, I mean if you haven't tried one before it's always worth exploring something different. I know Japan Crate also expanded and offer different types of specialty crates which might be worth checking out. Personally I've only ever gone with the basic one.
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Ozzy Onya A2Z
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The last loot crate I did was Halo legendary crate series for this -
It was nice to have some things I couldn't really buy anywhere or in game add-ons else along the way. Hopefully the Japan Crate is more unique stuff I can't get in Australia over my local Asian stores/supermarkets.
RoboEight
Member
That is a pretty kick ass crate and yeah for me it was more about the uniqueness of the items. Don't get me wrong you'd get the odd thing you definitely won't find and I mean it also depends where you live. I mean an Asian store or market is very common around here but if you live somewhere that doesn't have those kind of stores it'll certainly be fun to try the snacks out. I would say the strangest thing I got in one of my boxes was a bag of plain chips that was covered in black pepper it was literally the worst thing I've ever eaten,I couldn't even eat them because it was making me sneeze every time lol. You can always check out their site to see past crates and what not for me it's been several months since I subscribed so I'm not sure how they've been recently.The last loot crate I did was Halo legendary crate series for this -
It was nice to have some things I couldn't really buy anywhere or in game add-ons else along the way. Hopefully the Japan Crate is more unique stuff I can't get in Australia over my local Asian stores/supermarkets.
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DunDunDunpachi
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I've bought a few of these for my family, starting in April after it was clear the lockdown wasn't going to be quick. Consider doing it through Amazon or eBay instead of a crate.
Anyway, whichever you decide on, It's fun. You don't get a lot of candy by weight, but the good crates send you a color brochure that explains all the different ones, and you should get some decent variety. OP has the right idea. It's a nice "event" for the kids to enjoy.
Good Japanese snacks that I recommend:
- most wasabi flavored chips and snacks have been top-notch. No specific brands to recommend.
- Hi Chew. Amazing chewy fruit candy. Intense flavor.
- Omaibo. These are like giant Dorito-dusted corn cheetohs.
- Dragon butter chips (pictured below)
Anyway, whichever you decide on, It's fun. You don't get a lot of candy by weight, but the good crates send you a color brochure that explains all the different ones, and you should get some decent variety. OP has the right idea. It's a nice "event" for the kids to enjoy.
Good Japanese snacks that I recommend:
- most wasabi flavored chips and snacks have been top-notch. No specific brands to recommend.
- Hi Chew. Amazing chewy fruit candy. Intense flavor.
- Omaibo. These are like giant Dorito-dusted corn cheetohs.
- Dragon butter chips (pictured below)
