Cutie Japan - Phoenix

It's a small store with a section of Japanese and some Thai and Vietnamese snacks, (Thailand-only Lay chips, or Japan-only KitKat, for example) as well as Japanese character pens, and gifts etc. A large part of the store , however, is just cheap dollar store type stuff like stationary, plastic cups, napkins, some knock -off anime character trinkets, etc. Some have Japanese or Chinese writing or patterns but ultimately nothing that special. Come for the snacks (also has refrigerated Japanese cakes, drinks, etc -nice!) but don't expect a massive high end Japanese grocery store.

I had never heard of this store until I saw a video about it on Instagram. I was so excited to go here. Turns out, it's located in a shopping center I've been visiting for years! I just never noticed Cutie tucked away in the corner. This store is small and the aisles are narrow. However, it is stocked full of so many cute and fun things. Cutie sells snacks, drinks, ingredients for meals, stickers, cute and serious office and school supplies, baby items, health and beauty items, home goods, automotive and camping supplies, and kitchenware. There's even a tiny clearance section for food! It's really a lot packed into the small store. Most items are priced at $1.75, which I guess is approximately the equivalent of 100 yen. Items that cost more (or less) are clearly marked. I bought Hello Kitty stickers to share with a friend, some reduced price snacks, and a bottle of vegan oyster sauce that was reduced almost $4! Wow! The workers were super friendly and seemed excited when my friend and I said it was our first time there. I would love to shop here again, and I want to check out the other Cutie location, which I've heard is bigger.

It's a small store but it's loaded with all sorts of items. Everything from hygiene and stationary to serving dishes and snacks. The prices are great and it's a good store to visit when you have a random shopping list. I can't name any …

Cutie, A Japanese Concept Store in Phoenix is a hidden gem for sure! A fantastic place for unique, cute, and useful items for everyday life to give as gifts or to keep for yourself. (They have so much variety, it's incredible!) With …

We were excited to shop for Japanese snacks here. However, we spent $50 on snacks, all are final sale and all were very stale. If your store is final sale only you *need* to keep up on the expiration dates. Super frustrating.