They are regular indispensable things made in quantity and affordably priced. The nature of mingei is borne from the community's way of life. However, Mingei is not every single inexpensive necessity you see lined on shop shelves. Mingei must be honest to its utilitarian purpose. Items created with commercial motives are dishonest to its purpose.
Items made in fashion are elegant and refined and often based on distinct preferences.
They are not mingei because the concern in decoration and ideas precede utilitarian basics. Things made with atmosphere above quality, intentional negligence, vulgar colors, and those that are cheap, easily breakable, flimsy and not user-oriented are dishonest and unethical. True mingei is your true companion for life. It has the virtue of being useful, dependable, convenient, and comforting to live with. It has the affection to grow on you.