Comments on: Things I’ve never seen before

By: carla

carla — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:30:39 +0000

I’m sure it is. I would just buy another though haha. Incase i didn’t like the resturant

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:27:05 +0000

Carla - When you’re at a restaurant, you can’t always consider a price for a bottle compared to the liquor store because it’ll be higher of course. I think the bottle keep is a marketing tactic to get you to come back.

By: Carla

Carla — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:30:27 +0000

Shochu is like Japans answer to vodka so that doesnt keep that badly and it is tasty.

However alcohol is soooo cheap there that it is probably just easier to buy another bottle

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:31:02 +0000

@Jyankee: Three Starbucks? I have two that are across from each other here in Fukuoka.

@Cardinal: Flowers? I haven’t seen that yet! It’s a great idea.

@Tori: QR codes are interesting. I think they’re a great marketing tool as well because you can get coupons, etc.

@Ed: Haha, what! Medial marijuana? I wonder how long until one of those machines gets broken into by some teenagers. And the tasty beverages would Shochu! I’m not sure how to properly describe how it tastes. Maybe 2x the POW as sake and a flavor that has a bite. It doesn’t taste like whiskey. I’m sure you can save other drinks like sake, vodka, and other hard alcohol.

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:33:28 +0000

On more thing. What ‘tasty beverage’ would come in a bottle that you would want to save? Pop? Beer? That would be nasty since they would lose carbination or taste.

So what comes in these bottles that you would want to save until you return?

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:30:09 +0000

Great post. I am going to have to mention this post on my blog this week.

But…. do you have any vending machines that dispense ‘medial marijuana’?

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/01/28/vending-machines-in-california-dispense-medical-marijuana.aspx

Oh yea, I did not think so.

By: Tori

Tori — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:39:57 +0000

After awhile you’ll forget these things are strange and interesting.

Thanks for the reminder.

By the way, I read somewhere (probably on Wired) that Google is running print ads in California now that include QR codes. With QR codes I guess the advertiser knows the exact number of people who responded to a specific ad.

By: Cardinal Wolsey

Cardinal Wolsey — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:30:44 +0000

I liked the vending machines at stations selling flowers so that Businessmen can take something home for the wife after being out drinking late after work with Boss.

By: Jyankee

Jyankee — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:28:49 +0000

oh yeah.. you have captured all the “unAmerican” things well..wouldn’t hurt though if the good ole US of A took some hints.. I guess here in JP it’s all either “cone beanies” or hair salons… in Shizuoka..there are THREE Starbucks on one street alone!! what gives…..?

By: www.japansoc.com

www.japansoc.com — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:29:56 +0000

Strange things I’ve seen in Japan…

Here are some photos of things I’ve seen in Japan that I’ve never seen in America which includes restaurants saving purchased unfinished bottles of alcohol, QR codes, a mother load of convenience stores, and more….