Hello from Tokyo! ๐ธ Packing Our Very First Boxes!
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ใใใซใกใฏ! We're the team behind PopnCandy Tokyo. Here's the story of packing Day 1 โ chaotic, joyful, and completely candy-fueled.
Want Japanese snacks sent to you from Tokyo? See the PopnCandy Tokyo box โWhere It All Started
Our operation runs from a candy-filled apartment in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. We'd watched international friends lose their minds at Nerunerunerune, and thought: someone should be shipping these properly. We decided that someone should be us.
The Sourcing Trip ๐
Two weeks before our first ship date, we made "The Mission" โ a full day at Donki Donki, Tokyu Hands, and three candy wholesalers. We came home with:
- 48 boxes of Nerunerunerune (grape, strawberry, cola, limited peach)
- 36 Popin' Cookin' sushi sets
- 24 Popin' Cookin' ramen kits
- A frankly irresponsible number of Kracie hamburger sets
The taxi driver looked at the mountain of bags and simply said "...wow." We took that as a good sign.
Packing Day ๐ฆ
Set up at 9am. By 9:15 we'd eaten one Nerunerunerune "to check quality." By 9:30, a second one. For comparison purposes.
The packing itself was genuinely joyful. Each box got a curated kit combination. We finished 24 boxes in four hours and celebrated with the Popin' Cookin' ramen kit, standing at the kitchen counter like the professionals we are.
What Comes Next ๐
Those 24 boxes are now heading to subscribers in the US, UK, Australia, Germany, and Singapore. Box #2 has a seasonal theme (mystery for now ๐) and a new kit we found in Asakusa that we cannot stop thinking about.
From our Shimokitazawa apartment to your door: ใใใใจใ.
โ The PopnCandy Tokyo Team ๐ฌ
Every PopnCandy Tokyo box ships from Japan with a Popin' Cookin' kit and a few surprises. See the plans โ