Japanese internet and even television confused over use of “mystery gift” from lucky bag 【Video】

Is it a golden joystick? A cushion with a handle so you don’t fall over?

Lucky bags can have pretty much anything inside of them, as we discovered when we opened up approximately a billion of them during this year’s lucky bag roundup. And when we say “anything,” we mean “anything,” even things that you might not have any idea what they are.

That’s what happened to Japanese Twitter user @harukawa when she opened up her lucky bag and got this inside:

▼ “Someone please tell me what this thing is used for.
Me and my husband don’t know what to do.”

とりあえず、福袋に入っていたコレの使い道を教えてください。主人も私も困っています。 #ヴィレヴァン福袋 #ヴィレッジヴァンガード #ヴィレバン https://t.co/6qbv1KUiTz

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春川梨野 (@harukawa) January 01, 2017

Um, uh… er, well, you see… actually… you know what? How about we just let the internet handle this one.

▼ One person thought it was a hat holder, but when @harukawa tried to put a hat on it, it was too weak to do much besides fall over flaccid.

@okubyoubancho 臆病番長さん、ご提案ありがとうございます。 実際に帽子をかけてみましたが、そこまで強度は有りませんでした……。でも悪く無いかもしれませんね！ ありがとうございました！ https://t.co/fpBrvUrq2R

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春川梨野 (@harukawa) January 01, 2017

▼ Someone else thought it was a cushion for pushin’ through other circular pillows

@harukawa FF外から失礼します 円座クッションホルダーとしてはどうでしょうか？ https://t.co/ClGBq7iFFf

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バジ (@vageena_q) January 01, 2017

▼ Another idea was to use it on a donut-shaped stool by placing the pointy end facing up, er, down through the hole, so that it would stay in place.

@harukawa こんなドーナッツ椅子の穴にとんがってる方を指して普通に座布団として使いましょ……？ https://t.co/VCF71mGSlM

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碧人 剱@修練の塔支援します (@tsurugi_765) January 01, 2017

Other ideas were thrown around such as it being a cushion to help make sitting seiza style (sitting on your shins with your knees in front of you) more comfortable, or it being a mushroom pillow for when you need to decorate your living room as a forest, or using it as a pole for playing ring toss.

News about the mystery gift spread so far that it even hit Japanese TV. You can view the clip here:

▼ They spend a few minutes wondering what the heck it is, then reveal the item’s use at 1:25 straight from the maker themselves.

@vageena_q @tsurugi_765 @okubyoubancho こんにちは！ 本日、お昼のワイドショー「直撃LIVE グッディ！」にて本ツイートが取り上げられました。 返信・リツイート・いいね等、皆様盛り上げて頂き本… http://twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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春川梨野 (@harukawa) January 05, 2017

What is it used for? It’s just a funny, strange cushion. It was originally produced in 2013 and has no special function outside of being a conversation piece, which it certainly succeeds at.

▼ Of course this all makes sense considering it came from a Village Vanguard lucky bag, a store known for its bizarre novelty goods.

ヴィレッジヴァンガードの1万円福袋を購入！中身は… ①iPhone 3GS用ケース ②押しピンのぬいぐるみ ③世界遺産(イタリア)DVD ④ダサいバッグ(BANDWAGON) ⑤入浴剤 ⑥女性用靴下 ⑦ヘッドフォン ⑧ペンギン… http://twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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春川梨野 (@harukawa) January 01, 2017

Well that’s one lucky bag mystery closed. Now if we could only figure out what the heck a four-armed shirt was doing in another one, we’d be all set. Are there any Machamps out there in need of a sweater?

Source, featured image: Twitter/@harukawa

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