I Tried Japan's $2000 Lucky Bags Ft. Shibuya Kaho
Summary
TLDRJoin Connor and Kaho as they embark on an exhilarating hunt for Japan's coveted 'Lucky Bags,' an annual tradition where stores offer incredible value and surprise goodies. From fast food giants like McDonald's and KFC to beloved brands like Starbucks and Nintendo, the duo unboxes an array of these limited-edition bags, revealing an assortment of quirky merchandise, gaming consoles, anime figurines, and more. Brace yourself for a rollercoaster of reactions, ranging from sheer delight to utter bewilderment, as they uncover the treasures (or disappointments) hidden within each bag, all while providing insightful commentary on Japanese culture and their personal experiences.
Takeaways
- 😄 The video features the unboxing and reviewing of various Japanese New Year 'lucky bags' containing random assortments of products and merchandise.
- 🎁 Some lucky bags, like those from McDonald's and Starbucks, offered good value with branded products and household items worth more than their cost.
- 🔥 The Gunpla (Gundam model kits) lucky bag from Yodobashi Camera was an impressive haul, containing multiple high-grade and master-grade kits worth significantly more than the bag's price.
- 🎮 One of the best deals was a Nintendo Switch lucky bag that included the console, games like Mario's Wonder and Pikmin 4, providing excellent value for the price paid.
- 🤩 The highlight was the AmiAmi anime figure lucky bag, featuring expensive and exclusive figures from popular franchises like Konosuba, Persona 5, and Bunny Girl Senpai, far exceeding the bag's cost.
- 🤑 Overall, the lucky bags demonstrated that in Japan, these offerings often provide genuine value and rare/limited items to consumers at a discounted price.
- 😅 Some bags, like KFC's, were less impressive, essentially just offering coupons and basic merchandise, failing to live up to the 'lucky bag' concept.
- 🤔 The unboxing showcased the excitement and suspense of not knowing what products would be revealed in each bag, adding to the appeal of this Japanese tradition.
- 📦 The video highlighted the care and attention to packaging and presentation given to even the most basic lucky bag items in Japan.
- 🇯🇵 The lucky bag phenomenon exemplifies Japan's unique consumer culture and the country's love for limited-edition, exclusive, and novelty products.
Q & A
What is the purpose of the video?
-The video showcases the presenter and a friend opening various 'lucky bags' or 'fukubukuro' purchased from different stores in Japan on New Year's Day, revealing and reviewing the contents.
Why are lucky bags popular in Japan?
-Lucky bags are a Japanese tradition where stores offer grab bags with mystery items at a discounted price, often containing products worth more than the cost of the bag itself. It's a way for stores to thank customers and clear inventory.
What were some of the notable lucky bags featured in the video?
-The video featured lucky bags from McDonald's, KFC, Starbucks, Yodobashi Camera (containing Gundam model kits and a Nintendo Switch bundle), and AmiAmi (containing high-quality anime figures).
How did the presenter feel about the McDonald's lucky bag?
-The presenter seemed pleased with the McDonald's lucky bag, describing the contents, including a tote bag, pencil case, cup, and alarm clock, as an "easy A-tier" or good value for the price.
What was the most expensive lucky bag featured, and what did it contain?
-The most expensive lucky bag was from AmiAmi, costing 30,000 yen (around $250). It contained four high-quality anime figures, including a highly sought-after and sold-out figure of the character Darkness from the series 'KonoSuba,' which alone was worth around $400 on the resale market.
How did the presenter react to the Darkness figure?
-The presenter was extremely excited and pleased with the Darkness figure, describing it as "the greatest thing I've ever bought in my life" and stating that Darkness is his favorite character from the series.
Why did the presenter seem surprised by the value of some lucky bags?
-The presenter seemed surprised by the high value of some lucky bags, especially the AmiAmi bag, as the retail value of the contents far exceeded the cost of the bag itself, making it an excellent deal.
What did the presenter think about the overall lucky bag experience?
-The presenter seemed very satisfied with the overall lucky bag experience, stating that they got better value compared to the previous year and that the lucky bag culture in Japan often results in getting good deals and products.
Were there any lucky bags that disappointed the presenter?
-While the presenter seemed pleased with most of the lucky bags, he expressed disappointment with the KFC bag, describing it as just an empty bag with a coupon and rating it as a "C or D tier" compared to the McDonald's bag.
What did the presenter plan to do with some of the lucky bag items?
-The presenter mentioned that he would keep some items for himself, such as the Nintendo Switch bundle and the Darkness figure, while offering to give away other items, like the Dragon Quest game, to his friend.
Outlines
🛒 Opening McDonald's Lucky Bag from 2021
The video opens with the unboxing of a McDonald's lucky bag from 2021, containing various McDonald's-themed merchandise such as a tote bag, pencil case, plastic cup, and an alarm clock. The hosts express their delight with the quality and cuteness of the items, valuing the lucky bag as a good deal.
🍗 Unboxing KFC and Starbucks Lucky Bags
The hosts move on to unboxing a KFC lucky bag, which contains a red bag and coupons, deemed underwhelming compared to the McDonald's bag. Next, they open a Starbucks lucky bag, revealing travel mugs, tumblers, a mug, and a donut-shaped cushion. While appreciating some items, they find the overall value to be average.
⚔️ Exploring a Gunpla Lucky Bag
The video showcases the unboxing of a highly anticipated lucky bag from a popular Gunpla (Gundam plastic model) store. The bag contains an impressive array of Gunpla kits, including high-grade and master-grade models, as well as tools and accessories. The hosts are thrilled with the value and quality of the items, considering it a great deal for Gunpla enthusiasts.
🎮 Unraveling a Nintendo Switch Lucky Bag
The hosts excitedly open a lucky bag from a Nintendo retailer, revealing a brand-new red Mario-themed Nintendo Switch console and three games: Super Mario Wonder, Dragon Quest, and Pikmin 4. They are amazed by the incredible value of the bag, considering the high prices of the individual items.
🎌 Unveiling Anime Figure Lucky Bags
The video showcases the unboxing of an anime figure lucky bag from a popular store. The hosts are thrilled to discover high-quality figures from various popular anime series, including Persona 5, Quintessential Quintuplets, and KonoSuba. They express their delight with the rarity and value of the figures, especially the highly sought-after Darkness figure from KonoSuba.
📦 Closing Thoughts on Lucky Bag Unboxing
In the closing segment, the hosts reflect on their overall experience with unboxing various lucky bags. They express their satisfaction with the value and quality of the items received, particularly praising the incredible anime figure lucky bag. They encourage viewers to participate in the lucky bag culture in Japan and suggest revisiting the experience next year.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Lucky Bags
💡Gunpla
💡Anime Figures
💡Collaboration
💡Value
💡Nintendo Switch
💡Obsession
💡Degenerate
💡Tradition
💡Surprise
Highlights
This is actually very cute no no yeah okay let's have a look then I'm, loving you, so cute okay I actually kind of like, that right right and it's a pration it's, not just McDonald's look at the back, there a collaboration between cool man, you're going to grill it's a perfect, collaboration yeah it's great yeah no, this is no this is great this is good, yeah actually I mean weirdly enough this, is a very high quality to it's really, cute right okay but the design nice yeah,
I don't think if, I I like the tote bag I'll say it I, think it's all right that's not a bad, product that's not the only one would, you like to op it sure what what this, someone has cherished this for 3 years,
You know this is why in Japan a lot of, the times when you go to places and it's, like oh it's lightly used you're like oh, an America that would mean it's, basically like broken but in Japan it's, like all right there's like one scratch, on the plastic wrapper and you're like, what press in condition
Okay so it's a, McDonald's pencil case we got a, Coleman's and McDonald's branded plastic, cup and you can choose between Hawai Ino, and AO wait there was multiple people, who had these bags what why this one, looks like a cup for a kid MacDonald's, here and a CO one on the back yeah I, mean it's um it's a plastic cup C this,
I'm excited about this is pretty cool, this is a McDonald's clock I think this, is kind of cute oh wow oh it's an alarm, clock too what does it go it go wake up, get a cheeseburger there is, it okay that's pretty good that's how, you wake up,
Too okay actually that's pretty good I'm, too Ling this has implications for me as, a consumer of products but I think it's, pretty cool I think I think I would, never want to eat McDonald's if I work, up to this if I could get it back in, 2021 I could also get the 3,000 yen, coupon she she' basically get McDonald's, yeah like three McDonald's meals and all, this cool stuff yes I'm guessing you're, going to keep this I'd have to can I, yeah you know what I I like that one a, lot if we're doing tier lists of the bag, that's an easy a tier
So next one is, also fast food it's not as popular as, McDonald's here but you get asked about, that place a lot around Christmas people, ask you yes yes that that is it I didn't, have the Japanese Christmas meal but do, you want to show the viewers one,
Kentucky, chicken this is the whole bag the, Kentucky New Year 2024 what on Earth, could the colonel be giving to us let's, find out what is SEC what is what is, this this is it that's it for the March, what this is it and here's a coupon oh, my God but you can you have to use it, before, April,
Okay so it came with this PL uh red bag, oh there's something else in there what, is that just hey download the app, there's another coupon you have a, discount coupon to get it's not the best, ones though but this is the bag that, came with it it's a fine bag yeah but, compared to McDonald's and what the, McDonald's tote bag is so much better, than this I mean it's just like night, and day if you're a KFC fan this is I'm,
Sure this is very exciting I mean look, how look how the colonel looks so happy, there and they're the long nine in a, actually yes and then this special, ticket so you can have a free biscuit or, two pach chickens oh my God but you, cannot keep it until Christmas though, you have to use it this is a lot of food,
Actually why do they put the holes in, the biscuit here oh I don't know that's, weird another biscuit you think it's a, sexual, statement you think they want to the, biscuit cahoe is that what you're, implying I think this one is okay you're, basically paying MH for a gift card but,
A gift card that's worse because you can, only buy these items you can't get, anything I just don't know who I would, buy this for it's an empty bag pretty, much that's it there's nothing else in, it if McDonald's had came after this, perhaps we would have been we would have, thought this was okay but after seeing, McDonald's they've just beaten KFC again,
Like they always do I think this one is, a C or D tier I totally agree oh okay do, you want the bag do you like to keep the, bag for your friends gu yeah okay I'll, keep the bag is you like to keep the, coupon P you never know yeah I just want,
To hear this one more time just so I, know what sounds, [Music], like this is so much better than, KFC so so far we have two boxes around, the same price vastly different quality, we feel so why don't we upgrade okay a,
Little bit it's still food price okay, okay well a little more pricier okay, what brand is it this time what do you, think it is international I think, everyone knows but uh other British, maybe you're not fan of brand Burger, King, what is this what a Starbucks Starbucks,
Oh God Japan is obsessed with Starbucks, this is like all March both secret March, we all get the same bag but inside of, the bag is different and no coupon well, yeah get into it get into it oh my God, the bag is nice though right I like to, pick this cute pink is it like a travel, cap oh yeah it is yeah oh wow that's,
Transcripts
that's how you wake up too another you
think it's a sexual
statement # reuse and respect oh z g z g
that is yeah you see it all huh yeah you
could really get everything you want out
of
this as we all know Japan is absolutely
obsessed with GAA so much so that every
single year they sell fukubukuro or in
English just lucky bags and I know
exactly what you're thinking all of
these lucky bags are normally scams
however no in Japan often the these
lucky bags are worth more than the price
you pay for them the reason why they're
often such good value is that often
stores do this once a year and they are
very limited normally a way to thank the
customers and so obviously me and Kaho
went down to akih harra to grab as many
of these lucky boxes as we could and
nearly bankrupting me in the process so
let's find out what's inside last time
we did this we did get some cool stuff
we also got some really really bad stuff
with that laptop actually down which I
actually broke oh my god wow he heavy oh
my God wait wait wait you smashed it
smashed it up yeah look at the keyboard
it's like yeah the keyboard didn't break
it's pretty much fold because it was
already like a second day of the new
year like January second or third I
didn't go out on the first day but I did
go out on the first day of the year
before 8 a.m. like 7:30 around 7 you're
dedicated you should it's it's my
channel you don't have to care you
should turn up at like 1:00 p.m. deal
yeah okay and in case you don't believe
me he kahoe explaining how hard it is to
just even get one of these lucky bags
some of the lucky bags they already
tasting your neck with Raffles like you
have to win the raffle to get the item
and some I couldn't get but yeah I could
get the
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video it cost us 3,000 yen for that
lacky back at the time okay with 37 Yen
coupon now minus the coupons I could get
it at Half Price 1,500 so some guy just
had this in his house for 3 years in the
in the original bag I got it in ad M why
did he why why would someone just have
this in their house for 3 years it's
like a retro game you know you keep it
for a while I'm not keeping a McDonald's
bag in my house for 3 years this is
insane it's actually very cute no no
yeah okay let's have a look then I'm
loving you
so cute okay I actually kind of like
that right right and it's a pration it's
not just McDonald's look at the back
there a collaboration between cool man
you're going to grill it's a perfect
collaboration yeah it's great yeah no
this is no this is great this is good
yeah actually I mean weirdly enough this
is a very high quality to it's really
cute right okay but the design nice yeah
I don't think if
I I like the tote bag I'll say it I
think it's all right that's not a bad
product that's not the only one would
you like to op it sure what what this
someone has cherished this for 3 years
you know this is why in Japan a lot of
the times when you go to places and it's
like oh it's lightly used you're like oh
an America that would mean it's
basically like broken but in Japan it's
like all right there's like one scratch
on the plastic wrapper and you're like
what press in condition okay so it's a
McDonald's pencil case we got a
Coleman's and McDonald's branded plastic
cup and you can choose between Hawai Ino
and AO wait there was multiple people
who had these bags what why this one
looks like a cup for a kid MacDonald's
here and a CO one on the back yeah I
mean it's um it's a plastic cup C this
I'm excited about this is pretty cool
this is a McDonald's clock I think this
is kind of cute oh wow oh it's an alarm
clock too what does it go it go wake up
get a cheeseburger there is
it okay that's pretty good that's how
you wake up
too okay actually that's pretty good I'm
too Ling this has implications for me as
a consumer of products but I think it's
pretty cool I think I think I would
never want to eat McDonald's if I work
up to this if I could get it back in
2021 I could also get the 3,000 yen
coupon she she' basically get McDonald's
yeah like three McDonald's meals and all
this cool stuff yes I'm guessing you're
going to keep this I'd have to can I
yeah you know what I I like that one a
lot if we're doing tier lists of the bag
that's an easy a tier so next one is
also fast food it's not as popular as
McDonald's here but you get asked about
that place a lot around Christmas people
ask you yes yes that that is it I didn't
have the Japanese Christmas meal but do
you want to show the viewers one
Kentucky
chicken this is the whole bag the
Kentucky New Year 2024 what on Earth
could the colonel be giving to us let's
find out what is SEC what is what is
this this is it that's it for the March
what this is it and here's a coupon oh
my God but you can you have to use it
before
April
okay so it came with this PL uh red bag
oh there's something else in there what
is that just hey download the app
there's another coupon you have a
discount coupon to get it's not the best
ones though but this is the bag that
came with it it's a fine bag yeah but
compared to McDonald's and what the
McDonald's tote bag is so much better
than this I mean it's just like night
and day if you're a KFC fan this is I'm
sure this is very exciting I mean look
how look how the colonel looks so happy
there and they're the long nine in a
actually yes and then this special
ticket so you can have a free biscuit or
two pach chickens oh my God but you
cannot keep it until Christmas though
you have to use it this is a lot of food
actually why do they put the holes in
the biscuit here oh I don't know that's
weird another biscuit you think it's a
sexual
statement you think they want to the
biscuit cahoe is that what you're
implying I think this one is okay you're
basically paying MH for a gift card but
a gift card that's worse because you can
only buy these items you can't get
anything I just don't know who I would
buy this for it's an empty bag pretty
much that's it there's nothing else in
it if McDonald's had came after this
perhaps we would have been we would have
thought this was okay but after seeing
McDonald's they've just beaten KFC again
like they always do I think this one is
a C or D tier I totally agree oh okay do
you want the bag do you like to keep the
bag for your friends gu yeah okay I'll
keep the bag is you like to keep the
coupon P you never know yeah I just want
to hear this one more time just so I
know what sounds
[Music]
like this is so much better than
KFC so so far we have two boxes around
the same price vastly different quality
we feel so why don't we upgrade okay a
little bit it's still food price okay
okay well a little more pricier okay
what brand is it this time what do you
think it is international I think
everyone knows but uh other British
maybe you're not fan of brand Burger
King
what is this what a Starbucks Starbucks
oh God Japan is obsessed with Starbucks
this is like all March both secret March
we all get the same bag but inside of
the bag is different and no coupon well
yeah get into it get into it oh my God
the bag is nice though right I like to
pick this cute pink is it like a travel
cap oh yeah it is yeah oh wow that's
very cute oh yeah damn look at that and
very a Japanese size right yeah and it's
Sakura as well so often I find it quite
hard to find a reasonably size travel
cup cuz obviously in America they're
quite big but true in Japan and it could
be good for soup too yeah I didn't think
about having soup in it well that's cool
damn that actually looks really good
quality as well so so far pretty decent
uh what's this then H another tumra oh
my God yeah it is another tum design
hasht reuse in respect okay I guess I'll
I'll reuse it that's that's like me with
my content reuse and respect I I don't
know what the design is it look like
coffee here I think yeah coffee beans
here like doves or something it's okay
okay wow all right two all right what
else we got in here let's got this too
and you got that what's that oh is that
you are here collection oh wait it's a
Japanese mag it's huge oh very we said
Japan okay I have one of these actually
not this one Japan Starbucks does this
thing where every single prefecture has
their own cup design based on the
prefectual history and culture and I
have the o one oh cool so it's got a
bunch of like hot springs on it it just
say Japan generic yeah Japan spring it
just say spring now I'm starting to
piece it together I think we're getting
the unused or unsold goods and they're
putting it in a box but this would
normally cost like 2,000 y oh that's
truee I think it's quite expensive
normally I also have another reuse and
respect oh wa that's cute look like a
milk jar oh W what is this so you don't
have to just like put everything onto
your face you can just noly sip do you
pour everything onto your face normally
car is that how you do it you just like
ah so we have a mug yes this and this
and then we have have one more item and
the bag I guess yay Donuts it's just a
regular donut it's like the Grays right
with Grays you see a little bit gray
here Oh you mean like the shading yeah
but it's just a dut you can put it on it
no under your ass that's what there is
ha there is it's not six show no I know
I know I know I know but I I feel like a
donut for buying this 8,000 Yen and we
the back too so and you know pretty good
the bag's pretty good to be fair I
actually like the bag more than anything
else but um I don't really care for
having a I mean that's too small for a b
guess not just for your butt caho why is
it always yeah I think you put it
anywhere oh yeah it doesn't say anything
about BS I don't think they normally say
anything about bucks you made that up
you decided this well well there are a
lot of cushions like for bottom like
this right I know I know but I think it
should happen to be a donut you know no
that's true I okay do you want any of
these K by the way cuz I have three now
by the way so if you actually want one
feel free to take one if I just lived
alone and I spent 8,000 Yen on this I'd
be like like why do I have three this is
for my gym and this is for picnic and I
don't know I mean I like this design cuz
I think you can drink coffee out of this
you can work and this is more for like I
guess whatever liquid you want to keep
cool or hot this these are for like old
gender I can see why they probably
didn't sell as well as the other stuff
cuz it it's kind of
like yeah weirdly though this is my
favorite item the bag I actually don't
mind that I would give that a high C or
low B what would you put it see I'm
excited about some of the products not
all of them care about the boxes or my
OCD is kiding me like I'll do it quickly
I just put them away and C was dying
whenever we do these videos I'm like
throw it away we'll get on to the next
thing C was like please this is the
reason why we can get like Mario 64 in
box it's because of people like Kaho who
put everything away and store it
properly thank you Kaho what's the next
price so I went to Y the Bashi and there
was a hum mon long ass 9 in front of
yashi before 8:00 a.m. is everyone
waiting for the lucky box how long do
you have to wait for this like 1 hour
less than 1 hour that's still a long
time to wait for a box all right well
let's see it let's get it out oh my God
this will the one okay wait wait so I'm
seeing a theme on both of these boxes
this one is a games video games Nintendo
switch this one is gum yes wow okay and
it's guaranteed to have Master Grade in
there says on top all right well let's
start with the gumla then and then we'll
get into this other one so people are
lining up for this yes is that because
the reputation is generally that you're
always going to get some pretty good
stuff yes they make it a different kinds
you C you know the Bas humongous it's
very tall huge like seven stories all
right there we go y this is so crazy
Japan try not to package something
insanely well oh my God okay that's
a that's so many stuff you can have gump
a stream Corner let's just start pulling
stuff out yeah there's a ton of tools on
the top I remember that they have tools
too yeah this is basically a gump begin
a kit at this point erasers and yeah
some board I'm pretty sure a lot of your
viewers going to recognize oh is this a
sending tool yes definitely different
kinds wait so this is like a full kit so
you have the you have the mat as well to
build it I love the name of this one
godand godand is that the brand name it
just keeps saying godand as well
randomly on it godand uh and then we
have so many gum in here wait is this
another tool wait this is my
favorite for all the W of streamers and
YouTubers out there make Tik Tok videos
you have to have good lighting when
building your gum okay let's start
looking at the gum we have five gumla in
total that came with this I don't know
any of these so if you know anything
please tell me these are as well oh wow
so many oh my gosh this one by far has
got to be the big boy oh wow this oh Z
Gundam Z Gundam wow this is the Gundam
right this is Gundam right Gundam
already there are so many different
kinds of Gundam this is one of the
Gundams one of the 5,000 Gundams well
this is what you get for 20,000 yen
which I think is a great deal cuz I just
actually had to look at some of the
prices online in Japan selling for
$7,000 Yen so about $50 obviously
America these prices would be a lot
higher and these are around what 3,000
4,000 Yen each a friend of mine who is
obsessed with gumpla assures me that
this is pretty good value and these are
all high grades which is kind of if I'm
not mistaken Gundam fans please don't
kill me there's different grades to