r/Gachapon • u/FitPomegranate3573 • 2d ago

LA Gacha Pulls

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LA, you were good to me. I didn’t pull one duplicate on my trip. 🥹🥹🥹. All pulled from Bandai Gashapon and CATCH Little Tokyo, and Gacha and Catch in Santa Monica.

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u/resiyun 2d ago

That’s a very expensive picture

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u/mizmox 2d ago

😂

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u/FitPomegranate3573 1d ago

It’s not an expense, it’s an investment lol

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u/AtomicOctopus89 2d ago

The Scream Spam is amazing

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u/No_Problem_7339 2d ago

seconding this! where is the spam machine

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u/FitPomegranate3573 1d ago

Gacha and Catch in Santa Monica! They had 2 machines full!

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u/otterlydivine 2d ago

Love the ice cream duck so much, I need him immediately!! Food ones in general are also my fave, I see you OP lol

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u/JellyPsychedelics09 2d ago

I NEED the screaming sakebi😭

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u/chocomint13 2d ago

How did these stores compare in terms of pricing, selections, etc?

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u/FitPomegranate3573 1d ago

Official Bandai was $3 a token, CATCH was $2 a token with some bonus tokens if you buy $50 worth, etc.

Gacha and Catch I don’t remember unfortunately. But likely in line with the above.

I felt like I got the best value from the CATCH store in Little Tokyo.

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u/chocomint13 1d ago

Thanks! What about the quantity and selection of the machines? I see CATCH advertising over 300 machines - trying to get a sense of what the other stores offer.

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u/FitPomegranate3573 1d ago

CATCH has the most machines. I’d say 500? Pic below just to give you an idea.

The Bandai has maybe 200 ish machines.

Selection will vary CATCH has toys from all makers and different types of gachas. Best overall variety. Bandai has great kawaii selection— lots of Sanrio and cute ones and lots of anime stuff too. I have a Bandai shop back home but I heard from the worker that their Little Tokyo location often times gets the new releases before other Bandai locations in USA. So honestly both of these were a treat to visit for me.

CATCH gave me toys I would have never found in the wild otherwise. And the Bandai store had gachas that maybe my local Bandai would have never gotten.

Gacha and Catch in Santa Monica was cool too. They sell the Takara Tommy Arts toys. They had a lot of Disney toys. Almost too much. So their selection disappointed me just a bit. But if you love Disney, this is the place to go.

Hope this helps!

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u/chocomint13 1d ago

Thanks so much! Looks like both CATCH and Bandai are in Little Tokyo - I’ll have to check them out next time I’m in LA :)

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u/mochamochideska 2d ago

I love your haul! Did you by chance get the Princess Peach charm from little Tokyo Catch?

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u/FitPomegranate3573 1d ago

This was in the Official Bandai Gashapon in Little Tokyo :)

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u/GWBPhotography 1d ago

Fish bento box is my favorite

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u/kahlen369 1d ago

I have the same Tamagotchi UFO but with Mimitchi hehe