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Same! Just got back and I really miss the cheap everything, and relatively high quality as well. Picked up some Uniqlo things that would have been 2x the price
by mym1990 3y ago
Same! Just got back and I really miss the cheap everything, and relatively high quality as well. Picked up some Uniqlo things that would have been 2x the price in the US.
- minebreaker 3y agoSo sad "We can't afford Uniqlo" is a meme in Japan...
- mcmoor 3y agoI guess the meme is because Uniqlo is cheap as fuck there that one have to be so poor to not be able to afford it. But ironically in my country, it's quite a prestige brand because my currency is even weaker so it's actually quite expensive.
- minebreaker 3y agoThe meme is about the inflation. Uniqlo was cheap as fuck. Now it's gotten so expensive that even median Japanese can't afford it.
- bmoxb 3y agoI wouldn't go that far. Sure, it's not as cheap as it used to be, but the average Japanese person can certainly afford to shop there.
- minebreaker 3y agoAs always with the memes, I agree that it's largely an exaggeration. But I can assure you that it is definitely getting too expensive these days, and I'll think twice before buying from them.
- KptMarchewa 3y agoIdk but maybe Uniqlo is uniquely cheap in Japan as Japanese chain? I've bought Uniqlo in Poland, UK, USA and Korea and prices stayed relatively consistent.
- mym1990 3y agoIt’s more about the exchange rate, 150 yen to a dollar is verryyy good for the dollar.
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