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Congratulations, Princess Mako of Japan, you are now joining in the time-honored tradition shared by college students and dreamers alike of stopping by Bed, Bath and Beyond as soon as you arrive in New York City. It happened. A week after her move to the United States, the girl, now called Mako Komuro, was spotted shopping at a retail store, stocking up on supplies for her new one-bedroom apartment. That is the life of common people.
This fall, after years of controversy over her engagement to a private citizen, Princess Mako will marry and officially move to New York to live with her husband, Kei Komuro, according to her royal title and reports from the Japanese government. He left $1.3 million owed. The two reportedly moved into a one-bedroom apartment in Hell's Kitchen. The building apparently offers residents access to a “golf simulator,” library, and spa, as well as an in-room dishwasher. And like most people who arrive in town for the first time with a fully furnished apartment, Mako has a bed, bath, and beyond, an endless supply of bedding, kitchenware, and appliances like those you see on TV. bravely faced the maze.
According to the Daily Mail, Mako bought hangers, towels and other household items. The report also claims that she left the store with only four shopping bags, which anyone who has ever shopped at Bed Bath & Beyond knows is hard to believe. You must know that this is an expression of an incredible amount of will and self-control. Maybe she's saving up for a trip to Ikea in Brooklyn. I wish her luck in surviving the mission, but considering she's already survived an entire country that seems to be against marriage, I think she'll have to choose between Malm and Hauga. I think I can handle the stress.
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