Japan Crate
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I am updating this review: JapanCrate worked to make this right and I appreciate their alacrity in responding through Trustpilot. I think somehow they were overwhelmed with orders w/their special "Lucky Crate" box and perhaps put them together too hastily. The replacement box I received was far more in line with what they had promised and almost everything I tried was interesting and tasty. I will definitely order again another time. ****************************************************************** Old review: A couple of weeks after I ordered a box, I received the following email: "We're excited to say that you've been upgraded to one of our higher value, special edition "Lucky Crates" as part of our limited holiday giveaway. In addition to your usual snacks and candy, these crates also include a larger variety of items ranging from instant noodles to household items, stationery, and more. These extra items are included as a bonus holiday gift from us! Since Lucky Crates have so many more items, they take a bit longer to fulfill so we ask that you please allow an extra 1-2 weeks for delivery. We promise it’s worth the wait! You're one of only 500 subscribers who will receive one of these exclusive crates." What I actually received: - about half the items were extremely close to their expiration dates (some by just a couple of weeks) - the drink can was severely dented (safety issue) - at least 3-4 of the snacks were dried noodles (where's the "larger variety"?) - the so called "extra bonus holiday items" are of ridiculously low value (Dollar Store caliber) and all say "made in China" so are not even actually Japanese - this box has very few actual snacks (and certainly not "so many more items") - no more than the usual number of products in a typical box, and actually possibly less When I contacted Japan Crate w/photos, the only response I got was that the expiration dates are actually "best by" dates. Well, the first product I opened, which has a "best by" date of February, the cookies were definitely stale.