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Old Jul 16, 2021 | 6:03 pm
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Originally Posted by james21_h
I got a set at donki in the morning of 5/27 (¥12800 each) and a set at kakuyasu (¥8800 each) in the afternoon on 6/2. So most of stores did not put them on the shelves on 5/25 the official release day. I guess you just have to be at the right place at the right time....
Or you can find a bar that carries them! A decent bar charges ~¥1500 a shot.
Hard to know what "overpaying" and "market price" really mean these days.
My friend in Kyoto pays ¥400/15ml dram for Blossom.
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