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I still have the mental image of that SINGLE banana wrapped in plastic in a random 7-11 I went to during my trip to Japan a few months ago. Hard to keep a stra
by kleene_op 3y ago
I still have the mental image of that SINGLE banana wrapped in plastic in a random 7-11 I went to during my trip to Japan a few months ago.
Hard to keep a straight face reading that headline with that image burned in my mind.
- gomox 3y agoIndividually shrink-wrapped fruit is also a thing in the US (and in every airport in the world, probably). But I haven't seen these [0] in the US. [0] https://ibeantravelling.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/6e290558-2c89-4aea-9371-2fc0937e79b9_1_105_c.jpeg https://ibeantravelling.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/6e290558...
- ghaff 3y agoI have as Christmas gift items but not sure I ever have for day to day. There's also a huge amount of plastic kitsch in Japan. We probably are seeing more plastic-wrapped fruits and vegetables in the US. Part of it is probably there a certain amount of pressure to make everything barcoded for quicker checkout--especially at self-checkouts.