This one in the picture is the sock I’m talking about.
Quite normal, maybe it does not deserve a full story on DanDanDin, but who knows…
It all starts out outside the Toei Studio Park in Kyoto. It is a park/film studio where hundreds of movies and TV series are recorded, set in the samurai era.
The surroundings do not offer many options, but being a bit far from the city center, and having gone there on purpose, I decided to explore the whole area, making a “discovery”.
I see a “Lawson 100”, a little different from the normal ones.
The Lawson are small shops, called コンビニ, convenience stores, which have virtually everything you need for everyday life. Being small, it doesn’t offer a big variety, but they have a solution for every eventuality. I made some videos, but I do not remember if I published them… I have hundreds of videos waiting forever to be edited/published…
In short, normally a Lawson has two characteristics:
- The corporate colors are white and blue
- Every object for sale has its price
Instead, this is the “Lawson 100”, from outside:
Green and white, with the 100 doing a wink 😉
Never seen before. Intrigued, I enter the store, and I noticed something weird.
“Ah well, this drink costs 100 yen (1 euro) instead of 120 that ask from other parts”
“Um, this onigiri costs 100 yen instead of 140”
“Hey even these snacks cost 100 yen”
…and then I realize it! Everything costs 100 yen! I love 100 yen shops like Daiso! (Daiso is a chain of stores where everything is sold for 100 yen)
I start to look at everything, buying a lot of stuff. For example, I took these “fettuccine”, cola flavor.
Then I see them there, on the shelf. Three socks for 100 yen, one size. Beautiful! I had already taken a package of 5 for 500 yen from GU (a clothing chain) and they were of excellent quality, but a pair of socks is always useful. I’ll take them right away!
They are a single size and are very tight…