1. Lawson
2. Ministop
3. Family Mart
4. Natural Lawson
5. 7 Eleven
6. Daily Yamazaki
7. AM/PM
8. Seicomart
9. Poplar
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9001. Circle K Sunkus
>>14475887
The fuck is the difference between a Lawson and Natural Lawson?
The shit is your problem with Circle K?
>>14475887
do they all have pets?
feelio when youll never work at lawson
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziX1oQRiA3w
>>14475968
I fucking hated japanese canned coffee, it was terrible
>>14475887
>AM/PM
Uh, when's the last time you were in Japan...?
Also among the big three I'd rank 7 higher because of their decent selection of microwavable snacks and cheap 7 brand beer, and Family Mart higher because of Family Chicken. Lawson doesn't really have as much going for it imo, and L Chicken loses to Family Chicken. I agree with the rest though.
>>14475923
>>Natural Lawson
>Support for Your "Healthy, Beautiful and Comfortable" Lifestyle by Your Side
Natural Lawson stores, with the catch phrase "Daily and surely," are located in business districts of large cities to cater to the large number of working women. They offer healthy, low-calorie delicatessen items and boxed lunches, sweets made from select ingredients, detergents and cosmetics made from natural materials, and other products that can be used with peace of mind. Natural Lawson stores have won a following among health-conscious men as well as women. (90 stores as of Feb. 2011)
>>14475887
7 eleven has a superior chocolate cookie, next is Family Mart and then lawson.
>>14476004
>>14476004
Gay
>>14475923
>>14476023
>>14476026
Also, there is a Lawson Store 100, everything is 100 yens (actually is 105 because japs don't add the taxes in the price until you pay)
>Nobody know this konbini
>>14475955
seriously, i spent 56 days on the road biking from south to north of japan, lived off cobini food probably for two of my four or so meals a day, and i found circle k chains to be the best from food selection (mini bakery nigga???) to store design (actual counters to sit at and eat, complimentary usb ports so I could charge my phone instead of jacking power from outside the conbinis like a nigga??), but maybe this isn't as widely recognized due to availability compared to other chains such as Lawson and 711?
pic related, one of my meals from my journal
>>14476546
Why is Japanese konbini food so cheap yet delicious looking? I bet they are so disappointed when they visit Burgerland.
>>14476034
We do the same thing here in Canada...
Do you fags even Don Quijote?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0ChRz133wM
>>14477056
Looks like the average stuff they sell at publix.
>>14477056
shits cash man, they've just figured out how to produce shit at the scale they sell to the millions everyday at those price points
conbinis are literally everywhere and have everything you ever want, people live off of that shit for real. talking in addition to food, liquor, porn mags, coffee, and all the normal convenience store type things, talking about tshirts and underwear and all sortsa toiletries
japs got it good in the city man
shit is C O N B I N I E N C E
>>14477056
because it's terrible for your health and isn't actually delicious
7/11 = Family Mart > Lawson, The one Lawson I sent to didn't have チョコモナカジャンボ.
>>14477056
Presentation is everything.
>>14477185
>terrible for your health
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy
>>14476519
I saw quite a few of them at Kanagawa.
>>14477159
if you want to die
>>14476546
Off topic, but I was considering taking a similar trip in a few years. Anywhere I can read about your trip or planning?
>>14477528
you can go to http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/locales/?locale_id=109&doctype=journal and you'll see journals that I read before doing the trip myself
Lawson 100 is the only one I've seen with melon pan and gigantic 100 Yen store brand Mitsuya Cider so they're the best.
I miss Japan.
>>14477538
Thank you, I'll take a look.
>>14477188
what the fuck is that? a rectangle slice of pizza? and why the fuck are pizzas so tiny in japan? I bought a medium size and it was more like a small.
>>14475887
>Family Mart
>anything other than dead last
Literally the most jew-combini ever
>1/3 higher than every other combini
>shitty selection
>jewy onigiri with a pea amount of fillings
>hirers even potato-ier subhumans somehow
Also Lawson Store 100 is the king, they stock the surplus from other Lawsons that needs liquidating and are basically pricing it all at 100 yen just to get rid of it before expiring. Great way to get wasted on 9% Chuhai for less than 400yen
also which Karaagekun is best?
>>14477912
チーズ＆オニオンブレッド clearly.
>>14475887
how is the situation regarding konbini in general?
Are they comming along fine?
Do they struggle against big retailers/supermarkets?
how popular are they?
I've heard a lot of good things about them, how they'll be fine for the next few decades.
Its really sad, pretty much anywhere in the west those small corner shops are extinct already... I miss some of them.
>>14478112
konbini are doing fine, but they literally have only convenience going for them, particularly being open 24 hours and being one stop for all your living needs if you so choose
once youve been here a bit longer you start appreciating how much cheaper going to the "right" places to get specific things are. 105 yen onigiri are the best thing ever till you start walking out of the way to you local supermarket and buy them for 50 yen, same goes for all prepared food.
snacks and candy are best bought at a 100 yen shop of which there are usually plenty
baked goods and bread are better quality and cheaper at a bakery
The unique things konbini have going for them are ticket kiosks, bill-pay, shipment pickup, internet promotional tie-ins, and the seasonal hot food kept at the counter. They also tend to be spread out as efficently as possible so that the average person can walk there in 15 minutes or less.
So yeah, as long as konbini keep doing what they do best they will be just fine, but Japs are careful not to buy all their shit there cause they know its pricier.
>>14477937
cheese, obviously.
>>14478151
hmmm. thats good to hear.
Its funny, of course japan has its own problems, but most of the stuff that I miss in europe, or went extinct in the past years are still going stong in japan.
Hope they keep it up.
I hate all this monopolization.
>>14475887
7 eleven should be first.
>>14478505
Correct, as I eat this most tasty melon bread, be jealous.
>>14477159
Only late at night
>>14480348
>404 calories
how much fucking sugar is in that thing?
>>14480348
Are you slightly retarded? That's not a melon bread.
I think 7/11s had the best selection when I was visiting Japan. They also had ATMs, while Lawsons didn't.
This was my guilty konbini pleasure.
>>14477937
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uprB1UN2h8
>>14476546
>four or so meals a day
I assume it was because you had to bike?
I only need 1 meal day if I'm not working.
>>14478151
>shipment pickup
This is seriously amazing for a city dweller. I don't understand why this shit ins't standard in all cities across the world.
Why do convenience stores in the West suck so much in comparison?
I don't get why American 7/11s aren't getting the improvements Japan has implemented. I mean 7&i owns 7/11 USA, the fucking services it has in Japan would be amazing if implemented in big US cities as well.
>>14480348
okay, but let me finish this first.
>>14482265
wrong pic, meant this
>>14482275
What is that?
>>14477216
Yes because this is what all Japanese people eat all the time.
>>14482300
This:
Prawns, pasta, cheese.
>>14482733
This ice cream though, fucking amazing.
>>14477056
What the fuck, 7/11 food in the US is delicious. Eating it more than once a week probably gives you cancer, but genuinely tasty cheap junk food isn't something Japan has a monopoly on.
>>14482748
To be fair, breathing air in America gives you cancer. So...
>>14482776
a look inside.
>>14482767
noonono, that's china, anon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeXZsE3s0so
>>14482730
Fuck that sounds nice?
Also 31 yen discount?
>>14482733
Wait why did you add a hamburger to it?
>>14482748
Shit I literally had to look up what Taquito is.
I assuming it doesn't taste good.
>>14482780
>>14482776
What is that exactly?
Also anon please don't drink coke. Its literally sugar tar water.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZp29Qeu8_U
>>14482892
You couldn't be any more wrong.
>>14482888
I didn't, it came in it.
>>14482900
Garlic chicken bento.
>>14482885
before tax
>>14482892
remember at christmas, when that one old relative came over with shitty out of date food? and you tried it and it tasted like a cat's earwax?
that is a taquito. They are never made right.
>>14475968
I work at Lawson. It's nothing special and I hate it.
>>14482748
Was this supposed to look great or something? Because it doesn't and apparently, they've never heard of vegetables.
If Paki corner shop owners were replaced with Japanese owners would they be better?
>tfw when no Wawa in your area until 2017
>>14484024
No, not when customers continue treating the store like garbage.
I wish I lived in Japan
>>14482900
Sugary water tastes good. What's your problem? Go drink piss if you hate good tasting things.
>>14482191
Damn Ayamine, everytime i bought a yakisoba when i was in japan it was because i remember her when i found one.
>>14477937
I thought chuhai was shitty beer? I'm trying to remember nama-senseis lesson on alchohol
>>14482193
Because if it's late and you want fast food, you can go to a drive through, if you need toiletries or snacks, you can go to a gas station or something, and what the fuck else would you need in the middle of the night? What niche do 7/11s and the like even fill?
>>14484525
>chuhai
it's like shochu/vodka mixed with fruit soda water. there's different brands, anywhere from 3% to 14% alcohol
>>14484230
Sugar tar water.
>>14484684
No, just sugar water.
its not a conbini but i just want to say how much ij appreciate Dominos in Tokyo
they have such an amazing selection in their menu
even their spaghetti was awesome after a day of drinking
god bless the japanese
I don't know why you'd put Natural Lawson below anything, since if it is big enough, it generally has everything a normal conbini has but extra stuff. The baked goods and sandwiches at Natural Lawson are pricier but better than the other places.
The typical NL doesn't have as much "normal" stuff as the other places, but then why would it be above 7/11.
Anyway all the 7/11 around me are staffed with Chinese and sometimes the dreaded Indian employee. Always leave then go to a famima or something instead if I see one.
>>14484840
>dreaded Indian employee
Even in Japan?
Geez.
>>14484985
To be fair I've only seen it once.
Was triggered at how disgusting the いらっしゃいませ was. Never again.
Are konbini in Japan usually staffed by males or females?
I heard Lawson sources its chicken from China, while Family Mart and 7/11 get it from Thailand.
So my vote is anything but Lawson. Also I like the Family Mart sign the most.
>>14485076
perv
>>14477937
>Great way to get wasted on 9% Chuhai for less than 400yen
I was lucky and had a grocery store that sold it for like, 200yen.
>>14484985
>>14485020
>>14484840
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nu9CcEZJQU
>>14475887
Family Mart use to have red hot chilli chicken back during last year. That was the best chicken they ever made.
>>14477538
How was the trip rough? Were there paved roads through the whole trip? And did you sleep in hostels?
