Ever walk into the dollar-fifty store, pick up a basket from the stack, and race towards the stationery aisle? Once the aisle comes into view, the plethora of school supplies are hooked on the shelves and assorted by item. Your first instinct is to desperately reach out with your hands on the colorful 12 pack of pens, then onto the Mildliner dupes, then onto the erasers sculpted like food. Daiso, our ultimate, favorite go-to Japanese store, has everything you need to ensure that you have the most efficient supplies for your home, lifestyle, and even school. As distance learning prevails, Daiso has all the school essentials you need to survive the online learning experience. So now, grab the shopping cart and money, and let us begin our ultimate search for the best school supplies at our local dollar-fifty store, Daiso!

Writing Utensils

Every trip to Daiso, you are guaranteed to pull out an item from the stationery section, probably the led, erasers, and highlighters. Daiso has recently stocked great, durable erasers from popular brands, including Pentel and Pilot. For only $1.50, you’ll receive two great-quality erasers. Besides the basic utensils like pens and pencils, Daiso has so many different vibrant colors of chalk markers, art markers, and highlighters. With Daiso’s erasable highlighters, you can avoid making the mistake of highlighting the wrong texts in your book by using the eraser on the tip of the pen’s cap. However, if or whenever you make a mistake on a paper using a pen, Daiso has you covered with various types of correction tapes, including the decoration tape, white-out tape, and glue tape. 

Notebooks and Journals

Are you getting tired of using the same college-ruled spiral notebooks every year because the lined paper has a poor quality? Well, Daiso has a diverse selection of notebooks with various paper textures––graph, lined, and dotted––and distinct front cover designs. Without having to worry about markers bleeding through thin, cheap papers, Daiso notebooks will ensure that your words are nicely bolded without a smear. 

“Before, I was heavily dependent on using spiral notebooks for class notes. Everytime I would have any spillage in my backpack, the front cover would be damaged and the notebooks would no longer be usable. It was until then that I realized Daiso had a diverse selection of notebooks for journaling and note taking in general,” said sophomore Angelina Liu.

The size of each journal varies, depending on your intention of use. Typically, smaller journals are best for writing quick notes, while medium to large-sized books are preferable for taking in-class/textbook notes.

Notetaking Accessories

I’m sure there are many of us out there who would certainly love to add extras to make our notes more appealing. Daiso offers various colors and patterns of sticky notes, as well as washi tapes, stickers, and sticky tabs. While your class notes may be a little messy and dull, Daiso notetaking accessories allow you to add a little sticky note here and there and conceal mistakes using washi tape. Along with the packs of washi tape, you can also purchase a tape dispenser, designed only for your washi tapes. Although these accessories may not be necessary or essential for your note taking experience, it is always fun to decorate and reward yourself once in a while with some cute stickers and lovely patterned-tape.

School Supply Storage

Now, you’re contemplating about where the current items in your Daiso basket are going to belong on your desk. Your pens can not permanently stay dispersed all over your desk, nor your six-pack of Mildliner dupes. Ultimately, your best option is to purchase a cup holder for all these beautiful pens! By spending another $1.50 on a desk organizing tool, you are not only spending your money wisely but also efficiently organizing your workspace!

Another alternative to storing a large number of pens is by purchasing a pencil case. Typically when storing washi tapes, mini staplers, erasers, and other mini supplies, desk drawer organizers are preferred since items can be easily accessible. Lastly, the best organizing item that Daiso has to offer is their book baskets. Typically, books have no place to stay but the table. However, Daiso book baskets keep all your books in one area and neatly arranged. Although they are over $1.50 per basket, it would be a great investment to make, considering it helps so much with room organization.

Hopefully, the trip was not too overwhelming, and you grabbed all the Daiso school essentials you need to survive this online learning experience! So the next time it is the annual school shopping season, look for your local Daiso store, and happy school shopping!

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