Valentine's goods in the shops, but already selling out.

The Valentine's goods have been in the shops since the beginning of January. Not just Valentine chocolates, but products with special designs and packaging for Valentine's. In addition, there are various Valentine goodies on sale in shops around Japan, particularly in the 100 yen store.

Regarding the 100 yen Valentine goodies, they have things like heart shaped containers, plastic bags with hearts on them, even cosplay accessories with a Valentine theme. Furthermore, they sell all the various pieces needed to make homemade Valentine treats. For example, heart shaped cooking molds, raw chocolate, sprinkles, tinfoil and wrapping with hearts on them etc.

As I have written on several articles on City-cost in the past, it is not uncommon for seasonal goods to sell out or come off the shelves before the seasonal event has even started! The likes of the 100 yen store should have their Valentine selection out until at least the end of January. But they may not have their full range available as time goes on. Its always best to buy these things early in Japan.

Moreover, if you want to buy limited edition chocolate and / or chocolate that is only stocked at this time of year, you may even want to do that this week. I am already seeing popular Valentine limited edition chocolates in supermarkets selling out. I took the above photo just today! The frog in the photo is made of chocolate and I only see these 'zoology' chocolates around this time of year annually. Somebody once bought them for my son when he was younger. It was a big hit.

Have you already stocked up on Valentine goodies for that someone special in your life!?