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I just visited Yodobashi in Akihabara and was impressed with the energy and selection, but the prices were awful: At least 50% higher than US prices for many th
by dreamcompiler 7y ago
I just visited Yodobashi in Akihabara and was impressed with the energy and selection, but the prices were awful: At least 50% higher than US prices for many things. Some of this might be due to the yen/dollar exchange rate but I didn't notice particularly high prices on other products in Japan--just stuff at Yodobashi.
- reaperducer 7y agoBut unlike Best Buy, at Yodobashi and BIC Camera you can buy a personal radiation monitor! Still, you're right — you're paying for convenience and selection when you go to the big electronics stores in Japan. I try to be conscious of where the things I buy are manufactured. Sadly, the last two items I bought at Yodobashi (a radio and a voice recorder) were made in China. When I asked the salespeople if they had any made in Japan, they seemed very sad (ashamed?) to deliver the answer.
- LargoLasskhyfv 7y agoI'd bet they stock the radiation monitors since Fukushima only. And that when another one blows up in another country it would be the same. Though i'm not absolutely sure about that, because i remember reading news headlines about a run on them, and being out of stock in germany because of that at the times.