[merylsilverburg]

It's really funny how this Midori Liqueur is a Japanese brand (Suntory) that is now made in Mexico and is distributed by an Italian company in the United States.

There's a plethora of stuff I want but can't have due to lack of money and most money must go to tuition fees. Most of them are from Japan obviously and it makes me sad that there is a lack of international mail orders on most sites (not that I blame them though). I could use a shopping service but the commission fees are scarily high and this excludes the cost of the product itself!

I'm absolutely mad about zakka (which loosely means 'fun stuff'). Mostly I'm into zakka mugs and cups (or any unique/interesting mugs and cups) and I love giving them as gifts to my sister who is also crazy about them. I was lucky enough to come across a site that ships internationally but because shipping is very high (due to fragile items), it doesn't take a lot to reach the $100-$200 range.

I also want to find any sort of unique and fun housewares from Europe...again, mugs or cups or anything like that. But it's difficult to do so because I don't know if they ship internationally and it's hard to search for these sorts of things. A place I recently discovered and like is Kiosk Kiosk because they have international goodies but, again, I'm mostly looking for housewares.

There's more stuff but alas, this is just a sample.