Folks are usually surprised to hear that Costco is in Japan. Like in the US, they offer bulk products at a significant discount (made even more significant by the crazy prices in most Japanese stores).
The problem for many people, though, is that the Japanese Costcos are located in the boonies. Without a car, they are basically inaccessible, since hauling back 36 rolls of toilet paper via bus and train is a bit unwieldy.
Enter The Flying Pig. Run by two expats, they will shop for you at Costco and then ship your goodies to you via the incredibly cheap and incredibly fast Japanese package system (a 28.5kg box, more than 50 pounds, costs about $8 to ship next-day).
The website features a weird mixture of American comfort food and Japanese necessities. Skippy Peanut Butter (I recently ordered 10 jumbo jars of Skippy Creamy) sits right next to Japanese soy powder.
I came across one weird thing that I came across in the family planning section, though.
It must be a Japanese thing.
Posted by pmk at December 24, 2004 6:32 PM | TrackBack10 jumbo jars of Skippy Creamy ought to just about fill your kong!
Posted by: dug at December 27, 2004 12:22 PMRe family planning, this brand of condoms recently caught my eye in a Tokyo pharmacy:
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Posted by: Adam at January 3, 2005 10:48 PM