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It's not just Japan, it's largely Asia in general (e.g, Taiwanese 7-11's and Korean 7-11's are also so far above their US counterparts in terms of offerings/fee
by Klonoar 2y ago
It's not just Japan, it's largely Asia in general (e.g, Taiwanese 7-11's and Korean 7-11's are also so far above their US counterparts in terms of offerings/feel).
(A fun trivia fact is that like 7-11, Lawson also originally started in the USA. They only recently-ish returned stateside with locations in Hawaii (IIRC).)
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- sho_hn 2y agoI'd say in Korea 7-11 is the worst of the top 3 options though (GS25, CU and 7-11)
- Klonoar 2y agoI mean, sure. I don't even think 7-11 is the top in Japan, but this is all opinion (ish). My only real point was that they are categorically above their US counterparts, and that it's not just a Japan-specific thing.
- mlinhares 2y agoI'd be surprised if there is any place where 7-11 is worse than in the US given how bad they are in here. Having lived most of my US time in PA I always either drove longer or waited for a Wawa to shop because all 7-11s were pure garbage.
- alephnerd 2y agoThe Asian equivalent of a trashy and cheap American 7/11 or Circle-K would be street vendors or a hyper-local general store/bodega with a bare minimum amount of goods. In much of Asia (JP, SK, and TW excluded), convenience stores like 7-11 are similar luxury wise to what Target is in the US.
- dawnerd 2y ago7-11 in Canada is just as bad.
- m463 2y agoI remember that lots of communities didn't want 7-11s in their area, because they showed up as red blotches in the crime maps.