Except that they charge $1.50 for everything.

Which is only annoying because similar stores in Japan (which for me are a highlight of any trip to Japan) only charge ¥100.

I don't know if it's because of proximity to China or because Daiso knows they're offering better stuff than their literally $1 competitors here in the U.S.

daiso is great. in LA, we now also have http://miniso.com/ (which i'm sure will expand to other major US cities soon).

Thanks for that - there's one near me in Mountain View but I could not for the life of me tell what Daiso was from window shopping while going on trips to Trader Joes.