Japanese discount store update

Posted By Biggie On February 7, 2008 @ 11:27 am In SF Bay Area local, shopping | 20 Comments

1. Ichiban Kan online store set to open April 1, 2008

[1] Ichiban Kan, a Japanese-style dollar store in the San Francisco Bay Area with cheap bento gear and household stuff, [2] has announced that they will open their online store on April 1, 2008. After all of the [3] delays, fingers crossed that they can meet this deadline. The last I heard is that they don’t plan to ship internationally, but keep up with their latest at [4] Ichiban Kan’s new blog and leave them comments with your feedback. Thanks to reader Sara for passing this along!

2. New Daiso store in Newark, CA

Daiso, a Japanese dollar store with [5] branches internationally, has a new store in Newark (southern East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area, by Fremont). See the updated [6] SF Bay Area shopping guide to bento gear for a full list of local stores. Thanks to reader Jessica for the heads up!

[7] [8] Daiso Newark
2125 New Park Mall (in the New Park Mall by I-880)
Newark, CA 94560 (510) 742-2410
7,545 sq. ft., opened Dec. 22, 2007
Mon-Sat: 10am - 9pm, Sun: 11am - 7pm

Daiso has a selection of cheap bento boxes, accessories, [9] antibacterial bento sheets and food cups, [10] decorative aluminum foil, freezer containers, cooking equipment, [11] metal bento boxes, [12] mini microwave steamers, [7] stovetop fish/veggie grills, home products, dishes, hobby gear, children’s toys and books in Japanese, etc.

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[1] Image: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/11/24/triangular-onigiri-bento-box-lunch/
[2] has announced: http://ichibankanusa.blogspot.com/2008/01/ichiban-kan-online-store-opening-date.html
[3] delays: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/12/03/further-delay-of-ichiban-kan-online-store-launch/
[4] Ichiban Kan’s new blog: http://ichibankanusa.blogspot.com/
[5] branches internationally: http://www.daiso-sangyo.co.jp/english/index.html
[6] SF Bay Area shopping guide to bento gear: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/04/09/award-nomination-sf-bay-area-shopping-guide/
[7] Image: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/05/14/leftover-remake-pasta-frittata-multi-grilling/
[8] Daiso Newark: http://www.yelp.com/biz/daiso-newark
[9] antibacterial bento sheets and food cups,: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/05/08/food-safety-for-packed-lunches-updated/
[10] decorative aluminum foil: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/09/06/chicken-drumstick-box-lunches/
[11] metal bento boxes: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/05/11/croquette-lunches-and-metal-containers/
[12] mini microwave steamers: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/02/13/speed-bento-techniques-frozen-spaghetti/
[13] SF Bay Area guide to ethnic markets: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/05/18/ethnic-markets-in-the-sf-bay-area/
[14] Daiso opens in Mountain View after delay: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/10/10/daiso-opens-in-mountain-view-after-delay/
[15] Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews: http://lunchinabox.net/top-tips/
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