Amazon lockers are in the US! Very convenient when I lived in the dorms because the service desk took forever to process packages where as I just had them sent to the locker and I could get it straight when it’s delivered
American 7-11 is nothing like in Japan! “Convenience stores” in the US pretty much just sell basic medicine, shelf-stable food, and terrible hot dogs and coffee ☹️
The only difference to that is if you go to Hawaii. Because they are like a little Japan. The convenience store there have a nice option of bento boxes, fresh fruits and veggies and teas. (Some also have a milkshake machine!) But all over the US, you can pay for most utility bills, some store card bills and get money orders and stamps. And bathrooms are everywhere...and gross! 😳
@@painpixie yes! I'm from Hawaii and I just made a comment about that. When I traveled to New York I stopped by a 7-11 to buy food for my flight home and I was SO confused about the lack of everything I'm used to! The ones in Waikiki are definitely way nicer than some of the ones in local neighborhoods, but I feel like our worst 7-11 is still better than most of the ones on the mainland US
@@shizu8088 I've traveled all over the continental US and NO WHERE compares to ANY gas station or 7-11 in Hawaii, that I saw. We've gotten a little better as some of our bigger places like Wawa's, but yeah, to get something for on the plane, you're stuck with chips and sodas, usually. I would LOVE for us to get bentos, especially, in our convenience stores. (I miss Hawaii! Most beautiful place!)
In Germany we don't have conbinis either, I think it's just not a thing in Europe in general.. When I returned to Germany after just three months in Japan, I missed conbinis so much! And it took me so long to adjust to not having them anymore again 😅
i also live in germany but i used to live in Hong kong and they have seven eleven and when I moved to Germany I was so shocked to so no convenience store
JP, TW, and KR convenient stores are just next level.... when I go to 7-11 here in the US i'm just like... this is pain also there's a sort of recent thing where JP artists will upload their art to famima or 7-11 and you can go redeem the art piece's code and get prints instantly of your fave art it's sooooooo nice
Girl. London is a toilet free zone. I once had a great tourist guide basically giving us a tour of all the cheap and clean toilets in London (St. Pauls Cathedral has a big nice one!). She was awesome (the guide, not the toilet)!
Many Japanese still don’t really want to use credit cards or debit cards because we can’t use cards when earthquakes happen. Only cashes work when the electricity is out 💴
A lot of this is available in London too, and in Auckland when I lived there. So I think maybe they're not that different if you live in a big city, compared to small cities? Also! Toilets in London have changed a lot haha the station ones are free now and have been for ages. There's also a lot of stores in central that have toilets so it's never a big deal for us haha. My corner shop is open until like 10pm and I don't live in central, some central ones are 24hr. I would say mine is a convenience store. They have a bakery, sell fresh sushi and other food and have an atm and other things you can do there. I think it's very different to how you remember or think of it! You can pay bills and send parcels and pick up amazon and stuff at the corner stores in London. Some have printers, but not all.
Could you make a video about how much riding with public transportations costs? Like, from where to where, how many stops and how much it is etc. Would be really interesting to know, since it seems like you use them a lot ☺️
I don't know if its a London/suburb thing, but you can do like 99% of this stuff in a corner shop, so like an individually owned store that are all about here. Guessing it's not a thing outside the city. Just wish they did better food xD
We don't even have convenient stores here in Portugal as well, the closest we have to that are gas stations. Very nice video :^) You always have fun videos
In Finland we have at least one chain of kiosks where you can pay your bills, get cash(if you are also buying something), get packages delivered there etc. Also many stores have those package lockers nowadays.
In my country, in SEA, we can pay bills and online purchases and such via the Convenience Store but not buy tickets and photo copy and print, we have different shops for those. As for the delivery, the way deliveries happen here is they message you when you're home so they can deliver in to you then.
we have 7-eleven and family mart here in malaysia, but we cant pay bills or mail stuff like in japan. though ive seen some, i dont think all of them have copy and print machines either. i'd say it's easier to visit a post office for the former stuff and the stationery store for the latter.
but at least many are 24/7 now. and you can top up your cards like Touch N'Go. and I just checked the Malaysian 7-eleven website. apparently you can pay utility bills at 7-eleven using Touch N'Go E-wallet. never tried that yet tho
I live in the Arabian Gulf and yeah we don't have them here we have mini supermarkets that sell food, stationary, kitchen appliances, home appliances like rugs and simple other things. Japanese combini really sounds convenient if we had them here like that wow Idk what to say I'd be so happy.
My 7-11 in Virginia has a kiosk to pay bills. Wal-mart let you for awhile too. But now most utilities have online pay and US is all about the cards. Amazon lockers are at some grocery and convenience stores. My 7-11 sells stamps and even already postage paid envelopes.
In Ireland all your paper bills have moved to online and some can be paid at a shop if they have payzone. The corner shop wouldn't be but we have mini supermarkets.
In Australia there are no convenience stores. The closest thing we have is a petrol station but they just have food and a couple of other random things. However, they are still quite good as you can buy things like ice and gas bottles.
Oh in my country we also have Amazon lockers but they're at gass stations and we just go to the gass station enter the password for the locker and take the package home🍊
We have 7-11s where I live in Hawaii, and: - you cannot pay bills there :( - you can buy your bus pass / refill your bus pass there (only in cash for some reason) - there are no public toilets in the stores here :( - we also have an ATM in every convenience store, but they charge a fee if it's not from the bank the ATM belongs to - not 100% sure on if we have the diagram labels, but I do know if food packaging is not in English (like if it's original package is Chinese, Korean, etc) there will be a label with the English translation and nutrition info - you can order catering/party platters for events with things like salad, sushi, fried chicken, etc. at certain locations - in fact you can get a lot of food/meals from here. there is junk food like pizza and manapua (meat buns), but also healthy options like fresh fruit, salads, sandwiches, musubi, etc. - you can also buy household items like cleaning stuff, toilet paper, office supplies, etc. - and you can also buy some basic ingredients to cook with, like bread, eggs, cooking oil, flour, etc. - depending on where you live you can order items from them online and you can have them delivered to your house - also, (before the world went to heck) I knew of a couple of them that had seating areas inside where you could sit and eat your lunch As for other 7-11s in the USA I've only been to one in New York and it was veeeeery limited compared to the ones here.
Akidearest did a video called This is Japan's Most Evil Cult and she talks about an attack they did that is the same one you're talking about. It's an interesting video and she goes into detail about the attack and why it mainly lead to no public trash cans in Japan
in mexico you can do most of these things in conviniece stores, but there's this one thing: most of the procedures for these services are a pain in the ass for the cashiers so you will most likely be denied the service, there are some that are almost always available and there are some that won't even be offered but most people don't even know about the latter services so i guess it's not much of a problem(?)
My comfort TH-camr ✨ Also all I can say about 24 hours stores is Asda…. Unfortunately they do still close at times and…. Now I see your points 😭 even here in London it’s still hard to find somewhere convenient open 24/7.
Mikan: "convenience store" Me: oh so like Targets here in the US *a few moments later* Me: that makes Target look like a small stall at a farmer's market.
UK most inconvenient place. Even big supermarkets aren’t this convenient. Off licenses/corner stores charge you to use the atms 🥴 only a couple Waitrose’s I’ve seen have toilets 😩
I really wish that the 7-11's in the US were like... 10% as nice and useful as the ones in Japan. Honestly, most American chains seem to be way better in Japan than the US lollllllllllllllllllllllcry
Conbinis are great. In 2017 I found them for the first time, just next to a Starbucks so close to the Hotel. I found them to be easy, the system of paying by the tray was odd to start with but I got used it quickly. My daughter was like so Meh at my reaction .... And I soon happened on the massive Don Quijote store not far from the Hotel and loved it. We need these in Australia! I also found a job there that people here could be doing, but no, because this country is so stingy with money they would rather get rid of employees than actually employ people. anyways, I like conbinis etc, they make utter sense to me!
Here in Canada, it's not uncommon for some gas stations/convenience stores to have postal service. A lot of them have public washrooms, I've never seen paid ones- that's crazy! But they're not always the nicest some are way worse than others haha. But a lot the food I wouldn't eat there...conbinis sound so convienent
Most grocery shops in france or anywhere I’ve been to in europe close at 7 or 8pm iirc lmao so when i lived in the uk i thought shops closing at 11 was great xD I also lived next to a 24h tesco at some point! Otherwise now shops in europe have relay points you can use to send or receive parcels through specific carriers. But they’re not convenience store per say :)
Germany has the same issue with toilets, you get charged and they aren't even everywhere even in city centers of big cities. I have mentally mapped out all the public toilets in my cities center in my head but I know for a fact that tourists have a lot of trouble finding them. You are basically just shit out of luck if you aren't in the city center then you have to go into a restaurant and ask nicely but they legally don't have to let you use the toilet. Which is obviously bad for many reasons.
I just get all my bills to my email and get to pay for them through online banking. This is the most convenient way in my opinion. I guess if no access to internet or when online transactions are not common, then I guess it’s convenient. You can also put reminders into your phone calendar to notify you, when it’s time to pay the pills, but I also recommend to have maybe a little desk calendar, where you can write the dates down. For online purchases I just have a my regular bank card, what you can also use to make purchases online. Only thing about the printers in my opinion is that it’s too expensive, where I live. I have to go to the city library, if I have run out of ink, luckily printing there is cheaper, than just buying ink. Tickets I can buy online or at the mall. I do wish you could just send a package from a grocery store. It would be very convenient, also ATM machine, they keep removing them for some reason. Yeah most toilets here you have to pay for and a lot of times, they are so dirty too, like in bus stations.
In so many places outside Japan almost all transactions can be done through automatic bank withdrawals of your payments or automatic transactions on your credit card. All can be managed from your computer. If you have a printer you can get one with with a photocopying and scanning function. My Cannon sends a notice to my computer when the ink is running low and I can order it for delivery on the spot. For me having to leave my home to go to a "convenience" store is a total pain in the butt. Too many steps, tickets whatever. Getting things done outside Japan is much more convenient than many Japanese "conveniences."
Yeah driving to a convenience store would be inconvenient for me too but I think they have a lot of them within walking distance in Japan. They do a lot of walking and train riding anyway, whereas I wouldn’t be able to get anywhere without a car.
@@Trislovesu Sure. In Japanese cities the convenience stores are usually within a block or two. The countryside is a little different. In either case whether you walk or drive you still have to leave your house which outside of Japan you usually don't need to do. You only need to grab your keyboard to do the same thing.
gas stations here are mini convenient stores, though they don't have alot of stuff. i think 7Eleven, Circle K, and the BP down the road from me are more along the lines of actual convenience. (unless you're lucky enough to have a 24/7 pharmacy near you since vast majority of them and grocery stores--even Walmart now!--close at like 10 or 11) i knew that you could pull money internationally from the ATMs at conbini in japan, just didn't know the cash increments. also heard that the conversion rate is a little better at the conbini ATMs than at like the airport kiosks?
@@mikanmandarin same. The 100 yen fee is a little annoying so I wish I could use my American card but it’s still worth it. Another problem I have is that I can’t download the Mercari Japanese app because my App Store account isn’t a Japanese one so I can only use it through search engine. :(
I wonder why you don't use cards as much in Japan? Is there a reason to it? And how do people get out cash without a card? In England we do have a few of those things u mentioned, especially when it comes to parcels, you can get parcels delivered to corner shops, I know that DPD, Hermes and Amazon definitely offer this service. And then u can also drop parcels off at corner shops especially like ASOS returns for example u just get an email with a code and they scan it and they print the label and do all the rest. When it comes to bills I don't think u can pay them in corner shops but bills just come out of your bank account via direct debit or standing order anyway, you can however top up your gas and electricity if u have a smart meter u just gotta take your top up cards with u or get it up on the app. I wish we had printers and coffee machines tho I don't think many corner shops do those. Anyway, loved the video xx
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Amazon lockers are in the US! Very convenient when I lived in the dorms because the service desk took forever to process packages where as I just had them sent to the locker and I could get it straight when it’s delivered
In the US you pay all your bills online with a card, also all of gas stations have public restrooms that are free (normally gross though).
hi!! just wanted to say your videos are so comforting to me lolol
American 7-11 is nothing like in Japan! “Convenience stores” in the US pretty much just sell basic medicine, shelf-stable food, and terrible hot dogs and coffee ☹️
The only difference to that is if you go to Hawaii. Because they are like a little Japan. The convenience store there have a nice option of bento boxes, fresh fruits and veggies and teas. (Some also have a milkshake machine!)
But all over the US, you can pay for most utility bills, some store card bills and get money orders and stamps. And bathrooms are everywhere...and gross! 😳
@@painpixie that sounds amazing!
@@gracehartinger9290 it is! I was in Waikiki for almost a month. It was glorious! 💕
@@painpixie yes! I'm from Hawaii and I just made a comment about that. When I traveled to New York I stopped by a 7-11 to buy food for my flight home and I was SO confused about the lack of everything I'm used to! The ones in Waikiki are definitely way nicer than some of the ones in local neighborhoods, but I feel like our worst 7-11 is still better than most of the ones on the mainland US
@@shizu8088 I've traveled all over the continental US and NO WHERE compares to ANY gas station or 7-11 in Hawaii, that I saw. We've gotten a little better as some of our bigger places like Wawa's, but yeah, to get something for on the plane, you're stuck with chips and sodas, usually. I would LOVE for us to get bentos, especially, in our convenience stores. (I miss Hawaii! Most beautiful place!)
In Germany we don't have conbinis either, I think it's just not a thing in Europe in general.. When I returned to Germany after just three months in Japan, I missed conbinis so much! And it took me so long to adjust to not having them anymore again 😅
i also live in germany but i used to live in Hong kong and they have seven eleven and when I moved to Germany I was so shocked to so no convenience store
Lives in France. No conbinis either. I was actually surprised when Ilearned that they were not specifics to Japan but America had 7/11
@@nikipram2267 wow I used to live in hk but now in Germany too😂
@@reneemuller1967 what a coincidence
@@nikipram2267 Oh my gosh, I moved from there too and I miss going to 7Elevens and Circle Ks!
JP, TW, and KR convenient stores are just next level.... when I go to 7-11 here in the US i'm just like... this is pain
also there's a sort of recent thing where JP artists will upload their art to famima or 7-11 and you can go redeem the art piece's code and get prints instantly of your fave art it's sooooooo nice
That’s so cool!!!
I was feeling not so well . Thank god a new video comes . Thank u so much Mikan , u don’t know how much joy u can bring to us ☀️🙏❤️
Mikan you are the cutest girl I have ever seen 🥰. She is our productivity queen 👑
I love these videos I always learn something new 🤓
Same
Girl. London is a toilet free zone. I once had a great tourist guide basically giving us a tour of all the cheap and clean toilets in London (St. Pauls Cathedral has a big nice one!). She was awesome (the guide, not the toilet)!
I love Mikan. She is so sweet. I wish I was as positive as her.😊
I really want to go to Tokyo. I'm only 13😂
Many Japanese still don’t really want to use credit cards or debit cards because we can’t use cards when earthquakes happen. Only cashes work when the electricity is out 💴
Good timing to watch the new video from Mikan!
Aw you look great today!
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Wow I never new convenien stores where so convenient 🤩🤩🤩
A lot of this is available in London too, and in Auckland when I lived there. So I think maybe they're not that different if you live in a big city, compared to small cities? Also! Toilets in London have changed a lot haha the station ones are free now and have been for ages. There's also a lot of stores in central that have toilets so it's never a big deal for us haha. My corner shop is open until like 10pm and I don't live in central, some central ones are 24hr. I would say mine is a convenience store. They have a bakery, sell fresh sushi and other food and have an atm and other things you can do there. I think it's very different to how you remember or think of it! You can pay bills and send parcels and pick up amazon and stuff at the corner stores in London. Some have printers, but not all.
This is one of my favorite videos
Could you make a video about how much riding with public transportations costs? Like, from where to where, how many stops and how much it is etc. Would be really interesting to know, since it seems like you use them a lot ☺️
Mikan your videos always comforted me ❤. Through your videos I also wish to visit Japan 💕
Co-op is the closest in the UK to a chain convenience store, but we don't really have 24hr stores here still unless it's a big supermarket.
24/7 stores are the best thing ever. When I lived in Thailand I realised how frickin convenient they are :D
I can’t wait to go to Japan on day! I use your videos to help with like how much money and work and all that stuff
I love your videos!
You are the best Mikan! Thank you.
I don't know if its a London/suburb thing, but you can do like 99% of this stuff in a corner shop, so like an individually owned store that are all about here. Guessing it's not a thing outside the city.
Just wish they did better food xD
We don't even have convenient stores here in Portugal as well, the closest we have to that are gas stations.
Very nice video :^) You always have fun videos
Yes!!!! Pretty much Indeed. And the goods are pricey!
@@mariasilva1044 facts
In Finland we have at least one chain of kiosks where you can pay your bills, get cash(if you are also buying something), get packages delivered there etc. Also many stores have those package lockers nowadays.
In my country, in SEA, we can pay bills and online purchases and such via the Convenience Store but not buy tickets and photo copy and print, we have different shops for those. As for the delivery, the way deliveries happen here is they message you when you're home so they can deliver in to you then.
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The way she said there is a cat sleeping so we have be aware of it!!!!!
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we have 7-eleven and family mart here in malaysia, but we cant pay bills or mail stuff like in japan. though ive seen some, i dont think all of them have copy and print machines either. i'd say it's easier to visit a post office for the former stuff and the stationery store for the latter.
but at least many are 24/7 now. and you can top up your cards like Touch N'Go. and I just checked the Malaysian 7-eleven website. apparently you can pay utility bills at 7-eleven using Touch N'Go E-wallet. never tried that yet tho
@@rottenrafflesia oh yea, thats true. though, i also havent tried using ewallet to pay any bills either 😅
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I live in the Arabian Gulf and yeah we don't have them here we have mini supermarkets that sell food, stationary, kitchen appliances, home appliances like rugs and simple other things. Japanese combini really sounds convenient if we had them here like that wow Idk what to say I'd be so happy.
Holy guacamoley I am socked!!! This is amazing :0
My 7-11 in Virginia has a kiosk to pay bills. Wal-mart let you for awhile too. But now most utilities have online pay and US is all about the cards. Amazon lockers are at some grocery and convenience stores. My 7-11 sells stamps and even already postage paid envelopes.
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In Ireland all your paper bills have moved to online and some can be paid at a shop if they have payzone. The corner shop wouldn't be but we have mini supermarkets.
I paid for rent via conbini when I lived in a sharehouse 😂 so it’s possible depending on the rental company!
In Australia there are no convenience stores. The closest thing we have is a petrol station but they just have food and a couple of other random things. However, they are still quite good as you can buy things like ice and gas bottles.
There are convenience stores in major cities, but just overpriced snacks etc
In fnq we will usually have night owls but they’re not amazing just like a servo
Oh in my country we also have Amazon lockers but they're at gass stations and we just go to the gass station enter the password for the locker and take the package home🍊
We have 7-11s where I live in Hawaii, and:
- you cannot pay bills there :(
- you can buy your bus pass / refill your bus pass there (only in cash for some reason)
- there are no public toilets in the stores here :(
- we also have an ATM in every convenience store, but they charge a fee if it's not from the bank the ATM belongs to
- not 100% sure on if we have the diagram labels, but I do know if food packaging is not in English (like if it's original package is Chinese, Korean, etc) there will be a label with the English translation and nutrition info
- you can order catering/party platters for events with things like salad, sushi, fried chicken, etc. at certain locations
- in fact you can get a lot of food/meals from here. there is junk food like pizza and manapua (meat buns), but also healthy options like fresh fruit, salads, sandwiches, musubi, etc.
- you can also buy household items like cleaning stuff, toilet paper, office supplies, etc.
- and you can also buy some basic ingredients to cook with, like bread, eggs, cooking oil, flour, etc.
- depending on where you live you can order items from them online and you can have them delivered to your house
- also, (before the world went to heck) I knew of a couple of them that had seating areas inside where you could sit and eat your lunch
As for other 7-11s in the USA I've only been to one in New York and it was veeeeery limited compared to the ones here.
We also have a Lawson here in Waikiki but I have never been there :(
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Akidearest did a video called This is Japan's Most Evil Cult and she talks about an attack they did that is the same one you're talking about. It's an interesting video and she goes into detail about the attack and why it mainly lead to no public trash cans in Japan
Definetly a new #drinkinggame for the word "convenient" 👻🍶🍻🎃🤙
I just said the same thing haha
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in mexico you can do most of these things in conviniece stores, but there's this one thing: most of the procedures for these services are a pain in the ass for the cashiers so you will most likely be denied the service, there are some that are almost always available and there are some that won't even be offered but most people don't even know about the latter services so i guess it's not much of a problem(?)
I was going to comment the same!
My comfort TH-camr ✨
Also all I can say about 24 hours stores is Asda…. Unfortunately they do still close at times and…. Now I see your points 😭 even here in London it’s still hard to find somewhere convenient open 24/7.
Plus that’s a full blown supermarket not a convenience store!
@@mikanmandarin Exactly! 😭 We need more convenience. Japanese convenience stores are amazing omg!!!
Mikan: "convenience store"
Me: oh so like Targets here in the US
*a few moments later*
Me: that makes Target look like a small stall at a farmer's market.
UK most inconvenient place. Even big supermarkets aren’t this convenient. Off licenses/corner stores charge you to use the atms 🥴 only a couple Waitrose’s I’ve seen have toilets 😩
Wow this was helpful Tysm 💖
I really wish that the 7-11's in the US were like... 10% as nice and useful as the ones in Japan. Honestly, most American chains seem to be way better in Japan than the US lollllllllllllllllllllllcry
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Conbinis are great. In 2017 I found them for the first time, just next to a Starbucks so close to the Hotel. I found them to be easy, the system of paying by the tray was odd to start with but I got used it quickly. My daughter was like so Meh at my reaction .... And I soon happened on the massive Don Quijote store not far from the Hotel and loved it. We need these in Australia! I also found a job there that people here could be doing, but no, because this country is so stingy with money they would rather get rid of employees than actually employ people. anyways, I like conbinis etc, they make utter sense to me!
u can pay for bills at shops in the uk too
We don't have anything like this in South Africa
Here in Canada, it's not uncommon for some gas stations/convenience stores to have postal service. A lot of them have public washrooms, I've never seen paid ones- that's crazy! But they're not always the nicest some are way worse than others haha. But a lot the food I wouldn't eat there...conbinis sound so convienent
Where did you get your top? Can you send me the link?
Love ur videos みかん
Also idk if it's just me but my asda is 24 hrs
Love ur outfit!
You're inspiring me to get a hime haircut...
Nopp, in Puerto Rico the convenience stores don’t have half of the things you mentioned either. 😅
Just seen you in sharlas video. It's nice to see you all have nice mates especially when you live abroad
yes!!
We have Amazon lockers in the uk now I’ve seen them in Morrison’s
I always wanted to buy iced coffee from the konbini but never knew how to use the machine or where to pay for it XD
Definetly learned a lot very cool 🎃🤙🍻
Most grocery shops in france or anywhere I’ve been to in europe close at 7 or 8pm iirc lmao so when i lived in the uk i thought shops closing at 11 was great xD I also lived next to a 24h tesco at some point! Otherwise now shops in europe have relay points you can use to send or receive parcels through specific carriers. But they’re not convenience store per say :)
Can you make a video of things people do at 12 4 am in the morning and make a video for that time and things to do in Japan :)! Love you
Mikan which app you use for editing?. Your editing is great
Who needs a credit card when you have famipay 💦
Germany has the same issue with toilets, you get charged and they aren't even everywhere even in city centers of big cities. I have mentally mapped out all the public toilets in my cities center in my head but I know for a fact that tourists have a lot of trouble finding them.
You are basically just shit out of luck if you aren't in the city center then you have to go into a restaurant and ask nicely but they legally don't have to let you use the toilet. Which is obviously bad for many reasons.
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I just get all my bills to my email and get to pay for them through online banking. This is the most convenient way in my opinion. I guess if no access to internet or when online transactions are not common, then I guess it’s convenient. You can also put reminders into your phone calendar to notify you, when it’s time to pay the pills, but I also recommend to have maybe a little desk calendar, where you can write the dates down.
For online purchases I just have a my regular bank card, what you can also use to make purchases online.
Only thing about the printers in my opinion is that it’s too expensive, where I live. I have to go to the city library, if I have run out of ink, luckily printing there is cheaper, than just buying ink.
Tickets I can buy online or at the mall. I do wish you could just send a package from a grocery store. It would be very convenient, also ATM machine, they keep removing them for some reason. Yeah most toilets here you have to pay for and a lot of times, they are so dirty too, like in bus stations.
In so many places outside Japan almost all transactions can be done through automatic bank withdrawals of your payments or automatic transactions on your credit card. All can be managed from your computer. If you have a printer you can get one with with a photocopying and scanning function. My Cannon sends a notice to my computer when the ink is running low and I can order it for delivery on the spot. For me having to leave my home to go to a "convenience" store is a total pain in the butt. Too many steps, tickets whatever. Getting things done outside Japan is much more convenient than many Japanese "conveniences."
Yeah driving to a convenience store would be inconvenient for me too but I think they have a lot of them within walking distance in Japan. They do a lot of walking and train riding anyway, whereas I wouldn’t be able to get anywhere without a car.
@@Trislovesu Sure. In Japanese cities the convenience stores are usually within a block or two. The countryside is a little different. In either case whether you walk or drive you still have to leave your house which outside of Japan you usually don't need to do. You only need to grab your keyboard to do the same thing.
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We love Sainsburys here lol💕
**me just still taking shots during the video**
Please do a video on Bank (ginko)
Japan is the reason convenience stores got the name CONVENIENCE store lmaoo
Japanese conbinies are just amazing. The US ones don’t compare
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Did anyone do a convenient count?
Japanese convenience stores have much better food than I expected. I found that pretty convenient!
gas stations here are mini convenient stores, though they don't have alot of stuff. i think 7Eleven, Circle K, and the BP down the road from me are more along the lines of actual convenience. (unless you're lucky enough to have a 24/7 pharmacy near you since vast majority of them and grocery stores--even Walmart now!--close at like 10 or 11)
i knew that you could pull money internationally from the ATMs at conbini in japan, just didn't know the cash increments. also heard that the conversion rate is a little better at the conbini ATMs than at like the airport kiosks?
Paying at 7/11 has saved me using Mercari in Japan. 😂😂
Omg so true it doesn’t accept my card??
@@mikanmandarin same. The 100 yen fee is a little annoying so I wish I could use my American card but it’s still worth it.
Another problem I have is that I can’t download the Mercari Japanese app because my App Store account isn’t a Japanese one so I can only use it through search engine. :(
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I just discovered today that I can buy switch games in the konbini, so cool
I wonder why you don't use cards as much in Japan? Is there a reason to it? And how do people get out cash without a card?
In England we do have a few of those things u mentioned, especially when it comes to parcels, you can get parcels delivered to corner shops, I know that DPD, Hermes and Amazon definitely offer this service. And then u can also drop parcels off at corner shops especially like ASOS returns for example u just get an email with a code and they scan it and they print the label and do all the rest. When it comes to bills I don't think u can pay them in corner shops but bills just come out of your bank account via direct debit or standing order anyway, you can however top up your gas and electricity if u have a smart meter u just gotta take your top up cards with u or get it up on the app. I wish we had printers and coffee machines tho I don't think many corner shops do those. Anyway, loved the video xx
What do you mean when you say local Mandarin ? I don’t get it?
how did you learn Japanese?
Philippines convenient stores could neverrr:)
i forgot to pay my bills so many times in japan 😭 it was so hard to remember
Thank god it’s not just me lol
took me a bit to decide if this vid was another meme like the other one 😅😅