I often wonder how these stores can survive in the world's most expensive city
ABC can be found in the poorer suburbs but Daiso the $2 Jap store can be found in some of the expensive malls.
There is a saying that they sell "till lau for"...literally translate as " jump the building" goods, I guess these are 'insurance' goods, or overstock or from factories in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia etc... there are some flaws with them & QC does not pass them....so they are sold off cheap & in bulk to traders.
Just like those jobbers that manufacture shoes, bags, clothing etc for those BRANDED goods , they have so stitching errors etc...they have no brand labels & are sold to these traders & dumped into the cheap sale market...without brand & these traders buy them..put in those funny sounding labels & sell cheap, in actual fact, they are the REAL THING..but have manufacturing errors ...
Anyway these $2 stores many of their things are some value for the money...but food stuffs..better take caution!!