In this kind of shop, everything is sold at 100 yen, or a dollar in North America. (1 dollar is 109 yen in today's exchange rate.)
I had heard that the prices in North America is quite high, so I assumed the shop was only in Japan and I was surprised to find it in Canada.
However, I noticed the selections in the shops is in Japan and overseas are different.
I went to a 100 yen shop for the first time in a while, and I was surprised to see the selection in a 100 yen shop from the perspective of a foreigner.
Let me show you some picture I took in the shop.
First, the abovepicture. I couldn't help laughing when I saw so many kinds of insoles there. Do so many people need insoles in 100 yen shops? It seems they have ones for leather shoes, running shoes, women's shoes, and ones with aroma and others. Because of the price, you can change your insoles frequently. However, I don’t think their quality is very good… Though I haven't used them before, so I don't know their quality.
Secondly, in the middle picture, there is a set of precision screwdrivers. It's surprising they have such a thing. Sometimes it's needed but I often only have big screwdrivers on hand.
It’s expensive if I buy it from the usual store, so I leave screws loose, occasionally.
Now I know I can buy them for a dollar, so I can tighten the screws anytime. After that, I will probably lose those screwdrivers too. It seems I have to organize my tool box. It seems I have to put together a tool box.
Thirdly, in the following picture, there are flip-flops. I was shocked to see them because I bought the cheapest flip-flops in a store in the Philippines, but it cost about 4 dollars. What is more, they look better quality than my flip-flop. It shocked me. I almost bought it but I decided to keep using my flip-flops.
I'm a bit skeptical that they can make them with under a dollar including all costs. How much profit does the manufacturer earn? It raises me a lot of questions…
Thanks for MarkMcP's correction.
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