Apple Store Shoppers in Japan celebrated the New Year by paying 33,000 yen (around $428) for a chance at an iPad 2 or MacBook Air. The event was part of a New Year’s tradition in Japanese retail, where stores sell Lucky Bags – an unknown collection of the store’s products, usually with a discount.
A few of the Apple Store’s Lucky Bags where really “lucky” – sending buyers home with a coveted 16 GB iPad 2 or an 11-inch MacBook Air. Most of the bags, known as Fukubukuro in Japan, included items like an 8 GB iPod Touch, cases, headphones, and other gadget accessories. While $428 seems like a lot to pay for a bag of random items, the chance at an Apple tablet or notebook had Japanese customers lining up to make the purchase.
(Story and Image via SlashGear)
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