J & J Beauty & Gift Shop — Local services in New York

This cash-only store has a decent collection of official Japanese Sanrio products. This includes plushies, stationary, umbrellas, kids clothing, etc. If you don't have cash, go across the street to the pharmacy to use their ATM (the ATM has a $2 fee). Their kids clothing range from size 90-130. From my own experience, a Japanese kids size 130≈US girls size 6. The store shutters along Hester Street are always closed. The only entrance will be on Mott Street, hard to miss.

Sometimes when visiting the store, you may be eyed by staff. But understand that they deal with a lot of tourists and shoplifters, so don't take it personally or mind it too much! This and Elizabeth Center Mall are the only places in Chinatown to buy official Sanrio goodies, so show them...

Cool little store. I saw a raincoat in the window that was interesting and when I went in a gal from the store opened up the packaging of one so I could see if it fit, then she folded it back up and repacked it nicely. They were cash only so I went to get money from an ATM down the street, came back, and paid. Would probably come back again when I’m in the area to get a $1 soda or a cute...

I bought a lottery Scratch ticket from this place.. When I scan it , it wasn't registering. The business across the street Inform me that he wasn't registering his books.. Even though the ticket was a losing ticket I feel this business is doing fraught with the...