I recently got back from and let me tell you, the post-holiday blues are hitting me hard. One of the biggest things I miss — aside from galavanting around without any real responsibilities — was the incredibly accessible, cheap food from the convenience stores. You see, convenience stores in are a holy grail.
With over 56,000 stores , they’re on every block. Most are open 24 hours, stocking everything from snacks, coffee, alcohol, full-on meals, phone chargers or anything you can bloody think of that you might need in the middle of the night. Along with the necessities, convenience stores are filled with fun colourful packets and tantalising treats — and we love treats!!! Culturally, convenience stores — or konbinis — aren’t treated the same way they are here in Australia.
Japanese convenience stores are not a last-ditch effort to grab a snack or a coffee when you’re headed to work on a public holiday. Instead, they’re the first and only stop on the snack-obtaining agenda because the food is cheap and good. Tell that to your local Aussie convenience store stocking an ass-smelling egg sandwich for $7.
With the fast-paced lifestyle, convenience stores are often the go-to place for working people to grab breakfast on the move. I may not have been working, but as an early bird, this is exactly what I did. Instead of getting the proverbial worm, this early bird got two breakfast onigiri.
Not only do I think the habit resulted in a few extra dollars in my pocket, .
