About Fresh Stock
Fresh Stock was founded by husband and wife team Benjamin & Rebecca Stock. The name reflects their desire to discover a fresh and unique supply of products. While this was the biggest consideration in the initial naming of Fresh Stock, it is more than a happy coincidence that Stock is also their last name.
Fresh Stock operates from the Chicago metro in the United States but was initially conceived and founded in Kobe, Japan, the western anchor of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. With a population of over 19 million people, the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metro is Japan's second biggest after Tokyo and home to many of Japan's cultural landmarks as well as a vibrant economy. While exploring this urban landscape, one can't help but stumble across a variety of uniquely Japanese products. Sometimes these are modern designs, discovered in the most fashionable boutiques of Osakan neighborhoods. Other times they are classic designs stocked by the same local Kyoto shop for the past fifty years. And occasionally they are everyday products with a Japanese twist found at a suburban Kobe hardware store.
We hope you draw inspiration from our products and they assist you in your work, creative endeavors, and everyday life.
Fresh Stock operates from the Chicago metro in the United States but was initially conceived and founded in Kobe, Japan, the western anchor of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. With a population of over 19 million people, the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metro is Japan's second biggest after Tokyo and home to many of Japan's cultural landmarks as well as a vibrant economy. While exploring this urban landscape, one can't help but stumble across a variety of uniquely Japanese products. Sometimes these are modern designs, discovered in the most fashionable boutiques of Osakan neighborhoods. Other times they are classic designs stocked by the same local Kyoto shop for the past fifty years. And occasionally they are everyday products with a Japanese twist found at a suburban Kobe hardware store.
We hope you draw inspiration from our products and they assist you in your work, creative endeavors, and everyday life.
The ProductsWe strive to curate a selection of products that coordinate with each other while also appealing to a variety of tastes. We stress finding products with classic designs in the hope they remain timeless and can be used for years to come.
We only carry Japanese products, loosely defined as either Japanese brands or products made in Japan. Most of our Japanese brands make their products in Japan, but there are cases where one of our brands may choose to outsource manufacuring of select products to other countries, and this will be clearly noted in product descriptions. |
PricingAll our prices are set in US Dollars. With international currencies constantly in flux, we may occasionally raise or lower our prices, site-wide, to reflect the exchange rate between the Japanese Yen and US Dollar. All our products are imported from Japan, which is also taken into account when setting prices.
Please note that prices are subject to change without warning. Sales tax will be collected only from residents of Illinois. |
ShippingWe ship via the United States Postal Service. Orders sent to U.S. customers are fulfilled using Priority Mail or Priority Mail Express for lightweight orders. International orders are fulfilled using First Class Package Service.
Our shipping rates are calculated using a number of factors including product price, weight, and dimensions. Read more on our shipping page. |
