Monday, January 19
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Japanese Shopping [link] I think Brian must be Japanese because it seems to be a country completely fascinated with shopping. The only difference however is that they are willing to pay a fortune while Brian likes to look for deals. A good snippit from the article: A couple of years ago, Yakuza Kickz, a Tokyo rock band, began wearing clothes that nobody in Japan had seen before. Despite a lack of advertising, word soon filtered down that the clothes were by a new label, Revolver, and that they were on sale -- if you could find the shop, which most couldn't. A friend took me there. The store was in an ordinary house, down a side alley a few twists and turns away from the trendy Harajuku district. There was no sign on the front door, which was closed, so we stood outside. After a while, it mysteriously slid open. One other part I found particularly outrageous: Service is traditionally a big deal in Japan. Customers expect their goods to be beautifully gift-wrapped, and want mailshots to keep them in touch with what is coming in and when -- and, if they are regulars, birthday and Christmas cards, as well as gifts when they visit. Welcome, and here is a box of Godiva. [read article]
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