abstract:is a Japanese New Year's Day custom where merchants make grab bags filled with unknown random contents and sell them for a substantial discount, usually 50% or more off the list price of the items contained within. The low prices are usually done to attract customers to shop at that store during the new year.
The sight of excited customerslining up to buyfukubukuro (sealed "luckybags" ofdiscountedgoodssold by Japanesestores at New Year) is still fresh in our minds.