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@wsj Please eliminate the high-pitched dings that kept repeating in the first minute of this video. Each ding feels like an icepick impaling my eardrums.
The issue is true "convenience stores" don't exist in the US. You have to drive to 7/11, and if you do that, you might as well drive to the grocery store. In Asia, it's actually a convenience since you can just walk 5 min rather than drive/take the train.
In Hawaii, we have both US stype convenience stores and Japanese style stores (Like Lawson). US 7-Eleven stores feel like straight out of 1990s or something.
@@deadby15 The reason it works in Hawaii (ABC) and Japan (7-11/Lawson) is because both are located in walking areas and their workers are friendly in my experience. The video didn't address how unfriendly 7-11 workers.
The best part about Japanese convenience stores can't be imported to America: walkability. When i was visiting Japan i loved being able to walk downstairs, cross a street, and suddenly have access to fresh, quality food if i didn't want to cook. If I walk for 20 min in America I'm still in the same neighborhood of houses. And 7/11 can't put a walkable store in my neighborhood because of zoning laws prohibiting non-residential use.
Exactly. Same as Korea. The US car centric cities kinda kills the Japanese model but with zoning reform we may have a 7 eleven on the first floor of a apartment.
In the US we need cities to create super blocks like those in Barcelona. To create walkable green space where we can plant trees to cool down those areas. 🤝
This is a huge generalization. There are quite literally thousands upon thousands of extremely walkable neighborhoods in the USA. I live in one right now in San Diego. I never need to drive.
I lived in Japan for years and this is a great idea. I NEVER go to convenience stores in America unless I'm in a pinch, but in Japan I went to Konbinis almost every single day for a variety of things including actually good, simple, healthy food.
I don't think they're as healthy as what you think they are and they soon get old when you've lived here a while. There's not much variety and most of it generally boils down to "Some protien on sugary rice."
@@zaxmaxlax Yeah sure. You can buy a singular banana at triple the price of the supermarket. It even comes wrapped in its own plastic packaging! Never seen anyone do that though other than American tourists bewildered at the sight of fruit because they probably believed banana was just artifical flavouring rather than a real fruit.
Whats also interesting other convenience store brand like family mart they are hiring creative directors for clothes and releasing seasonal clothesline projects. They even had a fashion runway show lol
Not necessarily. Ready-made food costs money. In order to predict the success of the Japanese model, you have to compare income distribution data. The more poor people there are, the more the future looks like Aldi.
Why? They have a high trust and honor society. If a convenience store has bullet proof glass that tells you all you need to know about the people going there
Um, to be fair, I have only seen a few "rat nest" locations in the US and even then it wasn't as bad as other convenience store companies I've seen. 711 is on the up and up my friend! Reinforcement to their mantra of: Oh thank heaven for 711 😁🎉
In Asia it's not just about excitement, it's about Convenience. Imagine having a ready-prep meal just 10 meters away from your house. Reasonable price, walking distance, fast.
That's a big part people in the comments are missing. It's hard to truly replicate the Japanese 7-Eleven magic when you're dealing with American suburban sprawl and horrible low density zoning laws even in cities. Having to drive your car to the convenience store already destroys half the appeal of it.
US 7/11 doing the delivery tells us how lazy we have become in general. In the US, it's illegal to have small store or coffee shop very close to residential area in suburbs. I don't mind if 7/11 is built next to my home, but there are always "wanna-be wealthy" people in the neighborhood who are uncomfortable with it. Just doing walking for chores and other daily life activities keeps a person healthy.
@@nnnddd101010Well said. I live in San Francisco and nearest 7/11 is almost a mile from my home, so I have to ride bike to get there fast. Personally I don't go there often because their food is not that appetizing.
When I went to Japan for two weeks I practically visited 7-11 every day and when I came back to the states I don’t even go anymore i really hope they bring those amazing Japanese snacks and foods
Same. 7-11 was one of our favorite conbinis to go to other than Lawson's and Family Mart. I don't know if Japanese food is the answer but I'm looking forward to visiting soon here in the U.S.
I've actually wanted this for YEARS. The big problem though is that any food sold in an American 7 Eleven is likely going to be of lower quality than that found in Japan, because someone in the chain will decide to save a dollar rather than focus on service.
the difference is the food in the US stores is actually garbage, both taste wise and health wise, while the food in the japanese stores tastes good/fresh and some of it is even healthy for you.
Yeah I agree, I think if they going to transform US 7/11 They need to make food taster and a bit healthier. Even better is introducing Japanese cuisine.
I came here to say this. If they really want to bring the Japanese model to the US, they better get competitive with the quality and pricing of the food items.
Lived in Japan for 3 years. The 7-Eleven experience was not only convenient but also happiness-inducing! New products and promotions were always rotating through on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. That happy feeling made me fiercely loyal to 7-Eleven over FamilyMart and Lawson, their main competitors.
The smoothies are allright but, can't beat the Family Mart Frappe. Also every 7-Eleven I go to, the Pizza-man seems to be gone or sold out by the person in front of my every time.
People will get Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner at 7-11 in Japan and have a smile on their face because the food at those locations are not only good, but affordable too.
Food is really good? Are you serious? As a Japanese person, born and raised in Japan, I can't agree and many other Japanese either. For Japanese, food in convenient store is not affordable and enough.
@@azabujuban-hito8085 I went to japan and only had 711 after leaving the bars hammered and heading home. But for actual meals, good restaurants were so affordable that there was never a reason why I would get it. I dislike when I hear tourists mention how much they had 711 lol
If they just looked to Trader Joe's (which already does a lot of this), they'd be fine. Aldi and TJ's do so much of what's talked about here, and they have a lot of customer loyalty
@@My1es Honestly. Like… are y’all okay? It’s like they’re trying to be funny or something. I wonder if this has anything to do with more people leaving the U.S because it’s become so ugly, third world, and nearly uninhabitable for anyone below 50-60K at this point.
@@OmnihiloI think its more about companies in the US caring more about numbers than how their businesses are run. Now that the returns are diminishing they have to actually think and roll the dice on ideas to get people back in their stores. Hope KFC does the same, their US restaurants are abysmal compared to their foreign restaurants.
One major leg up that Asian 7-11s have is they are usually located in extremely walkable areas, which exposes them to a lot of random walk-in impulse customers. Whereas most people in the US would need to make the conscious decision to drive to a location, or plan to make a stop in their existing car journey.
Yeah we also don’t have anywhere walkable it’s all made for cars but hey maybe for fresh food some Americans will get up and go there I’m sure we’re all watching our parents die horribly from processed food right now
@@pop7292America used to be walkable before the car industry boomed and lobbied the government for more roads, highways, poor public transportation, and increased oil consumption. 50 people individually buying cars brings more profit to them than 50 people in a bus or train.
American 7/11: high prices and low quality food Japanese 7/11: low prices and high quality food ...that's the difference We grab lunch/dinner from 7/11 weekly in Japan. I would not do the same when I'm in the US
what?! I don't know what part of the US you live in but I'm in one of the stupid expensive parts and I could always walk down the street to 7/11 and get a hot pizza for $5. The pizza was good too. American 7/11 is great... not everything has to have asian influence
@@harleyspeedthrust4013 I wasn't suggesting the need for Asian influence. The only way to "get" the experience of a Japanese 7/11 is to experience it in person. You get both high quality packaged foods/meals of all varieties and also local produce like sweet potatoes. With the yen rate being what it is, it is super cheap. That is a far cry from the roller hotdogs at a US 7/11. ...this coming from a native Texan that spent the first 30+ years of life there eating 7/11, Allsups, etc. They are just leagues apart. Like I am legit excited when I land back in Japan to hit up the 7/11
@@JDRusse11 That requires a long answer to a very short question. I will try to give as short an answer as possible, but boredom warning given in advance. After extraordinary growth post WW2, their markets crashed in the 90's (housing/land bubble), and it took almost 30 years to reach those highs again (vs US markets setting highs almost yearly). Until recently, they have been stuck in a deflationary economy (goods getting cheaper)...which is a terrible spot to be in as people stop buying things because they assume goods will be cheaper in the future. This results in companies not expanding or taking on new projects, job losses, stagnation, etc. (if people and businesses stop spending, everything grinds to a halt and then contracts). This is a result of numerous factors like shrinking population, zombie companies, etc. As a result, people have not really been getting raises (their "raises" come in the form of decreased prices). You also see this exemplified by other countries raising rates to fight inflation while they have been keeping rates low to try and get "cure" deflation. This results in the their currency losing even more value through things like currency arbitrage (borrow yen, buy USD, get interest on your USD, then pay back the yen loan). So things (until very, very recently*) have been getting cheaper in Japan...especially comparatively. Which you also see in the massive amounts of foreign tourism there (people of other countries taking advantage of cheap prices) but dwindling tourism abroad (they can't afford to travel other places because the yen doesn't go as far). This goes for other goods and services as well - other countries get to enjoy your low prices, but you can't afford to buy much of their stuff. *This last year their markets have done well, and it was one the first times in a long time people got real raises.
I was in Japan a few months ago and was blown away by the food it had at convenience stores. The heat lamp food was out of this world. The best fried chicken I’ve had in my life was from a Japanese 7-11 and Family Mart.
It's not like that. Japan is the country that uses food additives the most in the world. They even make their food with additives banned in the EU. I remember a video by a global Japanese UA-camr who speaks good English saying ‘Japanese food is not healthy’, but I can’t remember his name.
One of the biggest differences is in Japan, some 7-Eleven stores offer a separate seating area to enjoy your food. They even offer the hot water for ramen/soups, or tea. This is typically upstairs or in a small separated area from the store.
I ordered some cooked food from 7/11 via Uber Eats in the past, they are so bad. Wouldn't be surprised if the food has been sitting there for days / weeks.
Probably because if you want to buy anything, there’s a line of people who are only there to buy cigarettes and lottery tickets. Also there’s the other type who are outdoor laborers who actually do buy lunch there, but it’s just as depressing as even during their lunch break they still can’t escape the heat, and dine outside. Many are undocumented, so they aren’t paid very well, or have health insurance. I feel like convenient stores in general are mostly there to take advantage of the poor. Not just with cigarettes and lottery tickets, but the up charge on everything. You are paying for convenience, so the price is going to be higher. That’s why they take EBT/food stamps. In many poor areas, there is no grocery store they have access to, but they’ll have a convenient store. So your tax dollars are buying them overpriced chips and a coke, because there really isn’t much else to choose from.
One of the best things about Japanese convenience stores is the ever changing seasonal food items they offer. From ice cream to chips/senbei to drinks, there's always something new to try.
In taiwain, you can buy bus and train tickets, pay utilities, buy better variety of coffee and food etc….it is the go-to store for everyone in the neighborhood.
That is the Japanese system, make their shops a hotspot for everything in the community. Pay bills, get tampongs, flight tickets, send packages, exchange money, ATM, eat dinner, get a drink
Its almost as if thats what a convenience store should be, a convenient place to do anything you need. Not what we have in the US where its just a stop for gas and bathroom and thats it!
One thing to not forget is that convenience stores in Japan have more than just food: -Actually convenient products (ATMs, mailing, paying taxes, printing, necessities, etc) -Great locations (you can find a convenience store no matter where you are, this makes convenience stores the first place you go to when you need something *now*) -Insanely tasty food you could purchase everyday, not just when you want to treat yourself (the chicken is famous for a reason)
Exactly, it is not just about food. The services they provide is what keeps me coming back. And while you're there, you might just pick up something to drink or eat, or both.
@@dampaul13That’s simply not true. The services provided in the convenience stores are also available online just like any other country. It cannot be backwards if it’s the same with other places in the world. In actuality, it makes it more advanced as there’s simply more freedom on how you want to deal with your tasks.
@@loppicat "That’s simply not true." Do you live in Japan? Where in Japan do you live? "The services provided in the convenience stores are also available online just like any other country." Really? Is that so? Tell me more! Ever bought something from Yahoo Actions in Japan where payment options are limited, payment options are limited, including kiosks in convenience stores? Have you noticed how many Japanese businesses don't have an online presence? SEO, what's that? What about the lack of online shopping for those businesses that do? And if you do find a business that has online shopping, again, where payment options are limited, including kiosks in convenience stores? Notice how Japanese businesses still use fax machines, and to place orders, unless you have your own fax machine, you need to go to a convenience store? What about how advanced their banking system is? The number of places that don't accept cards? What about the lack of contactless payment? Tried paying local government payments, where AGAIN, limited options, but AGAIN including convenience store kiosks? How many ATM's do you see around Japan, compared to other first world countries? I'm fascinated by where in Japan you live and what you do, as there is not one single Western person I've ever met in my time living in Japan that would consider Japanese and their use of technology, banking, online services, etc. as "advance."
@@loppicat Conversely, if you do live in Japan, how much time have you spent in other first world countries, that do indeed have much more advanced technology, banking, online services, etc, to see what virtually everyone else sees?
i think another reason why 7-11 japan does so well is because it’s clean. I think I wouldnt be so hesitant to buy food at 7-11 if: 1. it wasnt outrageously expensive 2. I could walk 5 steps into the store without my shoes getting sticky.
i used to live in a 3/10 las vegas low level hood and that floor was never sticky. people just shot guns at each other every other month. the workers still kept that mofo spick and span
Supermarket food is an even bigger ripoff. I prefer 7-Eleven where I spend $20.00 instead of $60.00 at Kroger. Leaving with money in the wallet matters.
i was in Taiwan once, and every day for breakfast I would have 3 tea eggs and a sweet potato from 7-11. They were hard boiled eggs in tea. the eggs were 50 cents each, and the potato was about a dollar. Healthy breakfast under $3! why cant we do that here?
US 7-11 finally woke up. I’ve been to 7-11 in Japan, Vietnam, S Korea and Thailand. Asia 7-11 is on another level. I literally lived off the food from 7-11 when I was visiting Japan.
@@qualicumwilson5168 Kinda, the thing that dives me nuts, is I've seen all sorts of American brands setup shops in various Asian countries and they bear very little resemblance to the American version.. they are so much better than anything we have here. Why can't they do that stuff here?? especially since I've heard that a lot of these restaurants are having problems with loosing customers, bring that popular stuff back here and I'm pretty sure demand will come back.
The Japanese 7-11's are LIGHT-YEARS ahead of the US establishments, it's not even close. On top of that, it's literally 1/3 of the price as the US, even for US products, and everything is extremely fresh. We're getting jacked in the US.
The issue is "convenience stores" don't exist in the US. You have to drive to 7/11, and if you do that, you might as well drive to the grocery store. In Asia, it's actually a convenience since you can just walk 5 min rather than drive/take the train.
@@icodestuff6241 My worry is the U.S in general, from its culture to its infrastructure, may just be too trashy to properly implement the Japanese system. Guess we’ll see.
I was also watching the video and saw a basic sandwich costs $4.5 while the same sandwich in a Japanese 7-11 would be $1.5. The price point was a crucial part why I went to a Japanese 7-11 almost every day.
This should have been a thing a long time ago honestly. Growing up in Hawaii, 7-Eleven has always been a great place to go for food. I didn't realize how good we had it until I moved to the mainland US. When people told me that they would never eat "sushi" from a 7-Eleven, I knew that they were just doing it so wrong. Good luck 7-Eleven.
The reason their food is high quality is because their ingredients are high quality. 7/11 can’t import that. They would have to use American ingredients, which aren’t as good. Even fresh, nutrients are somehow lacking. That’s why Americans tend to overeat. Their body is telling them they need these nutrients, but even overeating, they still aren’t getting it. They travel to Japan, and magically they no longer feel the need to eat as much. The Japanese also don’t put corn in every single thing. I mean, they sometimes do, as a sweetener, but it’s just a few visible kernels. It’s not high fructose corn syrup. They dont add salt and sugar to everything. And yet, as Americans traveling abroad, we don’t feel like they need to have it either.
@@UmmYeahOkeverything you just said is nonsense. Overeating has nothing to do with “the body needing the nutrients”. It’s sugar, fat, salt, etc + ultra processed. And of course each individual’s ability to handle impulse control.
Japanese food can be of high quality, but the stuff you get in the convenience store is anything but healthy, pumped up with preservatives, flavorings, sugar, etc. And the prices are more expensive than supermarkets.
I literally just came back from Japan a day ago. I went to 7-eleven, family mart, and Lawson during my stay and their food was so amazing. One of the best experiences I’ve ever had at convenience stores!!
I live there and have been in the USA for the last 10 days. I'm not lying when I say I can't wait to get back and I do not want to return back to the USA as my home.
Tourists think everything is amazing though. If you lived in Japan you might get bored with what they actually have on offer. And much of it is not that good.
They need to rethink prices. I don't know about the USA, but here in Australia the 7-Eleven price for a drink or bag of chips is 2x the supermarket price, but in Japan the conbini is very competitive.
while re-thinking the price, i would recommend considering the rate of increase in profit margin vs. rate of increase of american executives salaries, like some of these soulless automatons.
Japan is 2000 km long from Hokkaido to Kyushu. In many rural areas, it is difficult to live without a car. In such rural areas, people get in their car and go to convenience stores like 7-Eleven.
Most convenience stores are walkable in the US if you live in town… the distance is about the same in Japan for people who live in the Tokyo… the key difference is the quality and convenience of products. Transit is equally convenient in both countries with Japan being slightly more convenient
7-11 in the US is garbage. We stopped going years ago because honestly there's nothing I want from there, the place is dirty, its expensive and very very low quality, even for a quick snack.Employees don't get paid or treated well enough to care about the store. The food is covered in dust, the hot food is expired,I've seen it first hand! The drink dispensers are DIRTY. PLUS all the 7-11's in the US have card skimmers. My card and a family members got skimmed at a 7-11. You see skimmers at 7-11 all over youtube.
Hi Metal Jesus, love your channel! I totally agree about 7-11 in Japan. I lived over there for several years and 7-11 in Japan is sick! They've got so much choice and they also have so many services n___n P.S. I hope you've replaced those capacitors on your rare XBOX haha don't let them leak!!!
The key components for having a successful convenience store is having clean restrooms, decent food, and a friendly staff. Just look at buc-ee’s they’re killing it.
@@Z3ROMyth buc-ees is a large convenience store around the US, compared to regular gas stations the food and service they offer is really high quality.
How is that wild? This is how companies have done business for decades. Before it was targeted commercials and radio ads, now it's more efficient selective targeting. It's just doing business.
@@WARMANX23 there's nothing wild about what's expected. Companies will do whatever they can to make more money. What's "wild" is that anyone would think otherwise
The 7-11 stores in Hawaii is not franchised and are solely owned by 7 & I Holdings Japan which is why they sell lots of Japanese related food products like musubi, ramen, sushi in addition to food locals like such as Spam Musubi, Loco Moco etc. Still they do not compare to the 7-11 stores in Japan 😢
As a local, I’d still pay MUCH more to get Hawaii quality across the US instead of what they already have. I really doubt 7-11 can be reinvented to compete with Japan or Asia, but I think something like Hawaii’s is the best-case scenario.
@@Nyaajita I think 7-11 can do that for busy metro area locations, but the problem would be logistics and I don't think doing 2 deliveries per day, per location would work out. Also I've noticed a lot of inconsistencies between franchised stores vs corporate owned ones. The Corporate owned ones don't treat their customers like they're trying to steal at any given moment. Also they don't care if you use more of the chili/cheese.
YES PLEASE!!! Went to Japan a couple months ago and their 7-Elevens are immaculate compared to the shoddy, poorly maintained 7-Elevens over here in America.
Most American 7-11 owners are from India, and they don’t care about cleanliness! They only care about money. Some of them are very friendly, but money is the bottom line!
This sounds great, Japan's convenience stores are known to have cheap yet relatively healthy meals because of their culture. If they double down on actual good healthy food for a low price then they might just turn our obesity problem around. Especially since the cost of fast food has risen
5:37 concerns me because they'll just offer more variety at high prices. In Japan, most of the food seems affordable, so they have to compete in the same way. However, in US convenience stores, convenience takes precedence over price. I hope they'll lower prices, especially given how price sensitive everyone is right now due to inflation.
As someone who has spent time in Japan, I don’t believe America can ever replicate what Japan has accomplished with convenience stores. It comes down to culture and pursuit of quality. The US is turn and burn. Japan takes pride in everything they do.
You know, it was an American, W. Edwards Deming, who taught the Japanese their modern business practices regarding quality. They even created a prize after him, the Deming Prize.
@@jamescooley5744I don't believe that that is the goal for the Japanese. And, don't sell the people of Harlem short. You will be surprised to see what interest people once they are introduced to "New Things". I wish I could spell ko neech wa.
If there was a 7/11 near me with decent food, decent ingredients, decent prices, etc I would go there over fast food most of the time. A quick, simple bit to eat would be great. It blows me away what you can buy on a shelf all over the place in Japan.
Happy to be featured in this video! We filmed a whole day of eating only 7Eleven in Tokyo in our recent vlog and it was sooo much fun. As Brits, the variety of food in this convenient store in Japan is wild 😅
@TheJuicyVlog, subscriber here, was pleasantly surprised to see you in this segment, I scrolled the comment section if you were made aware, happy to see your own comment instead😊
Different is not really better. Travelers are high on endorphins and think everything is nifty. I have to eat my lunch out of a 7-11 here in Japan since there is nothing else I can get to from work. Really, it sucks.
When I got sick in Japan, the 7-Eleven right around the corner was my lifeline. The stores are everywhere there and they're a place you actually want to go to in order to get some food. Don't think I've ever stepped foot in one in the States. I think this is a good move.
There was something so joyful about being able to walk to the nearest konbini within 5 min at any time, day or night. If you had a craving or wanted to stock the hotel fridge with some snacks & drinks, they'd always be there. You're never left wondering what's open at night when you just want a quick bite to eat.
Over 10 years ago. Japanese convenience stores chain FAMINA tried to do this in Los Angeles. It was great when they started! Beautiful, clean stores offering great Japanese style stuff, food. Etc. Within a year they started selling fried chicken, donuts, cheap hot dogs and stopped offering Japanese items. Homeless people started to become regulars, stores became ugly and dirty and eventually closed
I don't think it'd make sense for 7/11 USA to focus on selling Japanese food. Instead, they should focus on selling fresh and varied popular US meal options.
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Might sound dramatic, but I always wonder what it takes for people like that to be able to live with themselves and sleep at night. Like, what kind of childhood did they have, what kind of person do you have to be to end up that way? I want to see a brain scan, what’s going on in there? 🤔
That's why US 7-11 is not even close to Japanese counterparts, there is no passion to serve its customers well, should ask all these executives to eat daily at 7-11.
@@Omnihilothey're just narcissism. They're all about growth and self care and hustling. They're not capable of empathy or whether the other person even understands what they're talking about, as long as they like how they sound to themselves. It's most likely genetic but they say overuse of technology can cause it as well since being mentally busy all the time doesn't leave any room for introspection. It's just a theory tho.
In the US, most of the stores are franchisees and when you study the franchise agreement you realize that you didn't buy a business but an expensive job agreement. The Japanese stores are truly amazing and filled with delicious food choices.
No one in the U.S. goes to 7-11 when they want a “delicious food choice.” It’s already engrained. They want cheap, fast and get back to the job or on the road. This will fail because of exec arrogance.
Umbrella. I am in the minority but I do try to go to the convenience store for good food. The closest at least in my area is a Japanese run convenience store and I appreciate how they sale proper meals. Eh it might be because it is run and owned by Japanese might be the only reason why it is more like the convenience stores in Japan. It will be nice if a 7/11 convenience store does this I will love it if they do something simililiar to the Japanese convenience store I like going to . But based on how most Americans view convenience stores I doubt it will be the norm, and only a few 7/11's may see success in this. I know in my area some 7/11s do sale decently looking fruit and deserts and sides.
I went in Japan in last April. It was a cultural shock to see and experience Japanese vs American 7-11. I love all the fresh food options, and would love to see it here in the US.
The excitement around convenience stores is real. When I was stationed overseas, I always looked forward to some collabs. It was silly, but childlike fun to collect stamps and trade in for merch like a bear cup or hamster umbrella.
At least bring Hawaiian 7-11 to the mainland please. Bring fresh noodle bowls, katsu curry bowls, chilled bento boxes, manapua, dimsum, musubi by the cash registers, and party platters and I will come.
Living in the north east of the US I wish they would of thought of this sooner because Wawa is dominating the market as far as convenient stores and pit stops but the Japanese food influence will do it justice 💜
@@kli9005 There are only 48 of them and they're pretty limited in just seven states. I've got more Dunkin Donuts in the surrounding towns than there are buc-ee's overall.
I can't overstate how much I approve 7/11 in Japan when I was there. Such good food and drinks 24/7 available to you at low prices. Its such a pleasure to see this evolvement.
whenever i travel to Thailand, my go-to place is 7-Eleven. i can buy all sort of drinks to drink and i can pick up frozen food and have the cashier microwave it within 3 min i can have a little meal (sandwich, frozen foods, and etc.) with multiple types of drinks, snacks, etc., and it cost no more than $10USD
@@Hibbs4PrezI do, I regularly drive to my local Japanese grocery stores for convenient Japanese foods like onigiri, curry, sandwiches, ramen, etc. I never go to 7-11 in the US, even though I can walk to one that’s ½ a mile away.
I've lived in both the US and Japan, and let me tell you the American 7/11 is not only worse, but the overall quality and nutritious value you get in the meals is an absolute joke. You can't enjoy the food cause you feel bad while eating it (unless you're raised eating this type of stuff). The Japanese version on the other hand offers clean, practical, relatively healthy and tasty food for a good price. I wouldn't be alive today to write this if it wasn't for the Japanese 7/11 onigiris.
I get that it's probably a lot better than in America, but Japanese 7-eleven is not exactly healthy. White rice isn't the greatest thing by itself, but the ready-made meals are chock-full of salt and additives that are only legal in Japan and nowhere else.
@TheMongooseOfDoom anything Japan makes has been encouraged by the US government if not directly, than indirectly. We are responsible for 7/11 being in Japan in the first place.
Im more worried about the type of people walking into these stores, unlike Japan here in the West theres alot of people who dont respect anything. Ive worried about locations were there are homeless people and gang violence. Gas stations tend to be meet up locations for these type of people to assult strangers.
@@TheMongooseOfDoomI'm gonna be honest, at least it is better than the hot dog that is sitting on the roller for God knows how long. I wish we can have lawson/familymart in North America.
@@bobboberson8297 Yakisoba , is a Japanese noodle stir-fried dish. Usually, soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour, but soba in yakisoba are Chinese-style noodles (chuuka soba) made from wheat flour, typically flavored with a condiment similar to Worcestershire sauce. The dish first appeared in food stalls in Japan around the 1930s.
@@bobboberson8297 The origin of karaage is Japanese, although it has some historical ties to Chinese cuisine. In the 17th century, references to a frying style called karaage (then written as 空揚) appeared in Japan. However, it was popularized as a “Chinese-style” restaurant dish using the characters 唐揚 in the 1930s. So while its roots have some connection to China, karaage is now firmly associated with Japanese cooking.
As someone in Japan, I hope 7-eleven promotes popular local food per area as well. It's nice to have Japanese food available, but American food in different regions is great too if done right.
Japanese 7 11 stores are of another league and I have survived on them in all my trips to Japan. The variety and quality of food items and beverages are top class and very affordable to an average person!
If you ever visit Hawaii please try the 7-Elevens here! Not as superior as Japan, but lots of local favorites and new foods to try out. They even have catering now!
@@yo2trader539 Another reason why 7-11 Hawaii has so much good Asian food is because the majority of the population in Hawaii is of Asian Pacific Islander descent and that's just their normal everyday food for them. I don't know if it would work on the mainland.
I live in Hawaii and the 7-eleven here is great! We have sushi, musubi, pho, tons of breakfast items, and that ramen she was talking about. All soo good, you can tell that Japanese distributor is helping. The only thing missing is the nori being separate from the onigiris and I’d be perfect.
Being from the Tasmania, I have only been in 7-Eleven in Melbourne for the slushies, dosnt hurt that difference stores have different flavours, makes it almost a game of going around the city finding all the flavours (did not like candy cane).
When i visited japan for 2 weeks in 2023 the place i went to every day was 7-11 on the way back to my hotel for a quick snack or breakfast in the morning. I love their katsu and egg sandwiches.
7/11 is amazing in Japan. Lived for half a year in japan back in 2016 as a student. I used to pay my healthcare bills and rent bills at the 7/11 vack then. You just take the invoice to a 7/11 and they handle the payment and processing for you.
I think the difference arises from different city planning. Japan has more ‘15minute cities’ where everything is very close knit, and neighborhood oriented, and the US centralizes a lot of its commercialism.
Yeah I just got back from tokyo a couple days ago and I never had to worry about not having food because I would always be able to find something at the 7-11 that was within walking distance lol
I think DancingBacons is probably partly to thank for his coverage of Asian 7/11 stores; showing the world just how incredible a 7/11 can be. Those places are insane.
Every time I travel to Japan, convenience stores are regarded as must-go landmarks every night after dinner. There are so many items to look forward to! ❤ Wide array of magnificent desserts, cup noodles ,fresh food, cooked food ~
The wonderful uses of zoning "mixed use". Could've had a 3 story colonial style home in the neighborhood that was a general store on the first floor and the family who worked the store, on the other two floors. Walking distance and everyone in town would be on that walking route. Some would drive or even bike, too! Instead, we drive far away. :)
There are plenty of convenience stores, In suburbia. They're more convenience stores than there are anything else close by to you. Even rural areas they're the closest thing that most people have near them. Even Japanese convenience stores do not replace grocery stores. They just have fresher options. And even in the convenience store game in the United States. 7-Eleven has been lagging behind it used to rein King. But now there's so much more competition.
@@alvinalgarin4357 that's like saying shopping malls and parks are convenient stores because that's where people go. Those are two fundamentally different things
I always go to 7-Eleven when in Japan. Whenever I come back, I'll go to one in the US and remember that it's so sad. 7-Eleven in the US isn't even 10% as good as the ones in Japan.
Here in Australia, the first and last thing I think of about 7-Eleven stores is their outrageous prices. I would only think of purchasing something there in dire circumstances, and it wouldn't be food.
I see children hanging out near a 7-Eleven in our suburb (in Melbourne). There are sooo many fun and exciting things to do here, that going to an overpriced gas station is the best thing they can come up with.
It's not just the products though, it's the staff. Every time I go in one is run by Indian guys who are not very friendly, practically ignoring me and don't speak clear English when they do speak. In Japan they are alert and friendly. Even though I speak very little Japanese they tried their best to help.
7-Eleven in Japan isn't just a convenience it also offers affordable food, drinks and is just more fun. If they can somehow bring Onigiri, whiskey highballs and chicken Katsu to the US that'd be a total game changer.
I was just talking about this last week after driving by a 7-Eleven - "Why isn't the 7-Eleven here like the ones in Japan?". I avoid 7-Eleven because it doesn't really have anything that appeals to me food-wise. This will definitely make me want to go there.
That’s a good idea I think. I live in Japan, but grew up in Hawaii. In Hawaii, the 7-11s are very similar to the ones that you can find here in Japan and most of Asia. I think it’s good that 7-11 in the continental U.S. is finally getting on board with the shift in more variety of food options for the average American.
Another impediment is that in the US, stores like this are largely staffed by people who see it as a dead-end job and are completely checked out. In Japan, facilitating great customer service is worn as a badge of honor.
Yes, that is what they need to fix the most. My local Seven Eleven's reviews (1.8 stars overall) feature staff who close the store for hours at a time (despite being a 24 hour store) because they don't feel like serving customers and are rude when they do bother to open. Asian (not just Japanese) Seven Elevens are amazing, not just because of the vastly superior quality of the food, but because the employees actually bother to do their jobs competently.
I remember walking in the 7-Eleven in Nagasaki just next to the cable car that brings you up to a place where you have a stunning view over the city and the port.. The choice was great for a tourist like me during lunchtime.
Japan's 7-Eleven, Lawson, and FamilyMart offer a variety of fresh and delicious food. A quick search on UA-cam for Japan's convenience store hot food can make you hungry.
In Asia, cities are so densely populated that you can find 3 convenience stores in one block. You can always find a convenience store on the first floor of your apartment building. In the US, I'd rather go to a grocery store because I need to drive there anyway.
GOOD. Have you seen a Japanese 7-11? It's not just a convenience store, it's a whole market. You could buy Taiyaki from them, and they'll even heat it up in the microwave for you.
what we learned from Japan is their magical approach to retailing - common sense ✨ lol like come on dude how hard was this to figure out but YAY i’m excited
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@wsj Please eliminate the high-pitched dings that kept repeating in the first minute of this video. Each ding feels like an icepick impaling my eardrums.
also, there is a CC error. "pour over" should be "pore over".
Let me guess they used "Diversity" and "Inclusion"
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It will be more healthy
Finally! 😄 Anyone who's been to a 7-Eleven in Asia has been thinking this for decades. Hopefully, they can pull it off! 🤞
For real!
7-11 in Europe is OMG. Seriously i was SHOCKED. Ive never been to Japan but it seems the US gets shafted. lol
Exactly 😂
I live a walk away from one, if I could get quality food or any of the things like in Japan and Thailand it would be a game changer
It wont work in America. The standards are much lower here and cleanliness is still a problem..
The issue is true "convenience stores" don't exist in the US. You have to drive to 7/11, and if you do that, you might as well drive to the grocery store. In Asia, it's actually a convenience since you can just walk 5 min rather than drive/take the train.
In Hawaii, we have both US stype convenience stores and Japanese style stores (Like Lawson). US 7-Eleven stores feel like straight out of 1990s or something.
seems like many of them were only convenient due to being attached to a gas station, w/o such, you have a point for nearly all of them.
@@FlowersByIrene yeah seems only older towns/villages/cities have that these days due to such
@@deadby15 The reason it works in Hawaii (ABC) and Japan (7-11/Lawson) is because both are located in walking areas and their workers are friendly in my experience. The video didn't address how unfriendly 7-11 workers.
But 7-11 is open 24h and it’s usually close than supermarkets
The best part about Japanese convenience stores can't be imported to America: walkability. When i was visiting Japan i loved being able to walk downstairs, cross a street, and suddenly have access to fresh, quality food if i didn't want to cook. If I walk for 20 min in America I'm still in the same neighborhood of houses. And 7/11 can't put a walkable store in my neighborhood because of zoning laws prohibiting non-residential use.
Exactly. Same as Korea. The US car centric cities kinda kills the Japanese model but with zoning reform we may have a 7 eleven on the first floor of a apartment.
In the US we need cities to create super blocks like those in Barcelona. To create walkable green space where we can plant trees to cool down those areas. 🤝
Some areas this can. But even in Canadian suburbs 7/11 is often in walking distance. Hopefully it'll at least stick in Canada.
this!
This is a huge generalization. There are quite literally thousands upon thousands of extremely walkable neighborhoods in the USA. I live in one right now in San Diego. I never need to drive.
I lived in Japan for years and this is a great idea. I NEVER go to convenience stores in America unless I'm in a pinch, but in Japan I went to Konbinis almost every single day for a variety of things including actually good, simple, healthy food.
Good for you. This isn't Japan.
@@kgeo753yeah, its worse.
I don't think they're as healthy as what you think they are and they soon get old when you've lived here a while. There's not much variety and most of it generally boils down to "Some protien on sugary rice."
@327legoman In japan you can actually buy "real" food in convenience stores like vegetables and fruits
@@zaxmaxlax Yeah sure. You can buy a singular banana at triple the price of the supermarket. It even comes wrapped in its own plastic packaging! Never seen anyone do that though other than American tourists bewildered at the sight of fruit because they probably believed banana was just artifical flavouring rather than a real fruit.
Japan 7-11 is head and shoulders above US 7-11. No comparison. If they can bring a little bit of that magic to US 7-11, I think business would boom.
@@MrTytyjohn64 Aye, this is America, you can smoke crack anywhere you want.
Whats also interesting other convenience store brand like family mart they are hiring creative directors for clothes and releasing seasonal clothesline projects. They even had a fashion runway show lol
Lol, 25 yrs ago, I came back from japan raving to friends about the convenience stores that were actually convenient!
Never been to 7 eleven in Japan, but boy the Thailand one is pretty epic too
Not necessarily. Ready-made food costs money. In order to predict the success of the Japanese model, you have to compare income distribution data. The more poor people there are, the more the future looks like Aldi.
When I was in Japan, I was shocked to see 7-Eleven was a clean and popular store rather than gross rat's nest.
Being Japan, they wouldn't have it looking like a gross rat's nest anyway, even a gross rat's nest there would be fairly clean...lol.
Why? They have a high trust and honor society. If a convenience store has bullet proof glass that tells you all you need to know about the people going there
@@JJ-Toreddieexactly
It’s unironically one of the things I miss the most
Um, to be fair, I have only seen a few "rat nest" locations in the US and even then it wasn't as bad as other convenience store companies I've seen. 711 is on the up and up my friend! Reinforcement to their mantra of: Oh thank heaven for 711 😁🎉
In Asia it's not just about excitement, it's about Convenience. Imagine having a ready-prep meal just 10 meters away from your house. Reasonable price, walking distance, fast.
That's a big part people in the comments are missing. It's hard to truly replicate the Japanese 7-Eleven magic when you're dealing with American suburban sprawl and horrible low density zoning laws even in cities. Having to drive your car to the convenience store already destroys half the appeal of it.
US 7/11 doing the delivery tells us how lazy we have become in general. In the US, it's illegal to have small store or coffee shop very close to residential area in suburbs. I don't mind if 7/11 is built next to my home, but there are always "wanna-be wealthy" people in the neighborhood who are uncomfortable with it. Just doing walking for chores and other daily life activities keeps a person healthy.
@@nnnddd101010Well said. I live in San Francisco and nearest 7/11 is almost a mile from my home, so I have to ride bike to get there fast. Personally I don't go there often because their food is not that appetizing.
Exactly, the excitement is from American tourists, not from the locals.
Plus, onigiri can be eaten on the go!
When I went to Japan for two weeks I practically visited 7-11 every day and when I came back to the states I don’t even go anymore i really hope they bring those amazing Japanese snacks and foods
Same. 7-11 was one of our favorite conbinis to go to other than Lawson's and Family Mart. I don't know if Japanese food is the answer but I'm looking forward to visiting soon here in the U.S.
I've actually wanted this for YEARS. The big problem though is that any food sold in an American 7 Eleven is likely going to be of lower quality than that found in Japan, because someone in the chain will decide to save a dollar rather than focus on service.
And they also won't have anything available after 8 or so anyway because that's when they close the grill.
yes, I looked at the ready made Sushi rolls, look like they were made 7 days ago, NOT made locally.
Don't you want those hot dogs that have been turning on the rollers for who knows how long?
I would happily spend more money on quality food. 🍱
I gag looking at our shelves of food in the US. We are an embarrassment
the difference is the food in the US stores is actually garbage, both taste wise and health wise, while the food in the japanese stores tastes good/fresh and some of it is even healthy for you.
Yeah I agree, I think if they going to transform US 7/11 They need to make food taster and a bit healthier.
Even better is introducing Japanese cuisine.
They need to work on price here in the US as well. You might as well get fast food and have something that tastes better for what 7/11 charges.
@@Friday4 Absolutely Japanese cuisine.
exactly
I came here to say this. If they really want to bring the Japanese model to the US, they better get competitive with the quality and pricing of the food items.
7-11 in Japan has been a dream for America tbh. A small grocer of food and snacks vs junk, hotdogs, lottery tickets, and liquor.
We already have grocery stores and small Mary’s. 711 ain’t all that important
@@silverfang1158 whatever Mary's is is probably local to where ever you might be. 7-11 is international.
@@TheGamingSpartanA113 fr what is bro yapping about?
@@silverfang1158what the heck is Mary’s? 😂
You can buy beer and liquor in Japan 7-11.. ...
Lived in Japan for 3 years. The 7-Eleven experience was not only convenient but also happiness-inducing! New products and promotions were always rotating through on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. That happy feeling made me fiercely loyal to 7-Eleven over FamilyMart and Lawson, their main competitors.
No one cares. This isn't Japan.
@@kgeo753 yeah, its worse.
The smoothies are allright but, can't beat the Family Mart Frappe. Also every 7-Eleven I go to, the Pizza-man seems to be gone or sold out by the person in front of my every time.
People will get Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner at 7-11 in Japan and have a smile on their face because the food at those locations are not only good, but affordable too.
the egg salad sandwiches are so good.
I live in Tokyo and I would never do that because there are plenty of good restaurants that are as affordable ( or even cheaper!) than 7-11 !
3 meals in 4 hours
Food is really good? Are you serious?
As a Japanese person, born and raised in Japan, I can't agree and many other Japanese either.
For Japanese, food in convenient store is not affordable and enough.
@@azabujuban-hito8085 I went to japan and only had 711 after leaving the bars hammered and heading home. But for actual meals, good restaurants were so affordable that there was never a reason why I would get it. I dislike when I hear tourists mention how much they had 711 lol
This is by far the best US corporate news I’ve heard all year. There is nothing appetizing in a US 7/11. I need that Kombini magic here!!
If they just looked to Trader Joe's (which already does a lot of this), they'd be fine. Aldi and TJ's do so much of what's talked about here, and they have a lot of customer loyalty
Convenient store is for convenience they tend to comprise the quality... In Japan they tend to sell cheaply but you pay what you buy
Best corporate news ? Not by a long shot
@@Official_KC they dont even need to do that, they just need to do what theyre doing in japan
its literally so much better
@@operaven trader Joe's is very good. They're not going to convert all of their stores to Japanese kombini's
Please make this happen!!! 🙏 7-11 in Japan was by far the best experience I ever had in a convenience store. Their sandwiches and dumplings are A1!!
Oh god, 7-11 Japan sandwiches are horrible.
@@Cha4k Cool opinion but nah they are so gross
7-11 in Japan and Thailand are just on a new whole level. They are practically everywhere as diverse their items are.
This is antisemitic
Yes both are so good, Thai one might even be better but Japanese one is also so unique
We don’t have 7-11 in Europe. But i visited a 7-11 in Thailand during our stay many times. It was so good
Hearing someone talk about advertising coffee in the morning but not in the afternoon like it's a revolutionary breakthrough feels insane.
Even just "localising products for what customers want" like... It's 2024 guys are you that slow?
@@My1es Honestly. Like… are y’all okay? It’s like they’re trying to be funny or something. I wonder if this has anything to do with more people leaving the U.S because it’s become so ugly, third world, and nearly uninhabitable for anyone below 50-60K at this point.
@@OmnihiloI think its more about companies in the US caring more about numbers than how their businesses are run. Now that the returns are diminishing they have to actually think and roll the dice on ideas to get people back in their stores. Hope KFC does the same, their US restaurants are abysmal compared to their foreign restaurants.
The WSJ thinks everyone on earth has the brain capacity of a door.
Strangely, I'm more of an afternoon coffee person. It's around 2-3pm when my energy is usually around the lowest.
One major leg up that Asian 7-11s have is they are usually located in extremely walkable areas, which exposes them to a lot of random walk-in impulse customers. Whereas most people in the US would need to make the conscious decision to drive to a location, or plan to make a stop in their existing car journey.
Yeah we also don’t have anywhere walkable it’s all made for cars but hey maybe for fresh food some Americans will get up and go there I’m sure we’re all watching our parents die horribly from processed food right now
Maybe one day…..Americans can figure out how to build sidewalks. And design cities intelligently. And figure out effective mass transportation….sigh…
@@Arkangel88MrYou do know America is oen of the largest countries in the world right? It not like Japan where you can take a train everywhere.
@@pop7292And the best economy in the world. Nothing is stopping them from doing this besides politicians and big corporations.
@@pop7292America used to be walkable before the car industry boomed and lobbied the government for more roads, highways, poor public transportation, and increased oil consumption. 50 people individually buying cars brings more profit to them than 50 people in a bus or train.
American 7/11: high prices and low quality food
Japanese 7/11: low prices and high quality food
...that's the difference
We grab lunch/dinner from 7/11 weekly in Japan. I would not do the same when I'm in the US
what?! I don't know what part of the US you live in but I'm in one of the stupid expensive parts and I could always walk down the street to 7/11 and get a hot pizza for $5. The pizza was good too. American 7/11 is great... not everything has to have asian influence
American 7/11 stuff is literally free, people just walk in, grab what they want and leave without paying
@@harleyspeedthrust4013 I wasn't suggesting the need for Asian influence.
The only way to "get" the experience of a Japanese 7/11 is to experience it in person. You get both high quality packaged foods/meals of all varieties and also local produce like sweet potatoes.
With the yen rate being what it is, it is super cheap.
That is a far cry from the roller hotdogs at a US 7/11.
...this coming from a native Texan that spent the first 30+ years of life there eating 7/11, Allsups, etc.
They are just leagues apart. Like I am legit excited when I land back in Japan to hit up the 7/11
Why do you think Japan in general has lower priced food than the US? Sounds a lot more affordable when I watch other Japanese Food Vlogs
@@JDRusse11 That requires a long answer to a very short question. I will try to give as short an answer as possible, but boredom warning given in advance.
After extraordinary growth post WW2, their markets crashed in the 90's (housing/land bubble), and it took almost 30 years to reach those highs again (vs US markets setting highs almost yearly). Until recently, they have been stuck in a deflationary economy (goods getting cheaper)...which is a terrible spot to be in as people stop buying things because they assume goods will be cheaper in the future. This results in companies not expanding or taking on new projects, job losses, stagnation, etc. (if people and businesses stop spending, everything grinds to a halt and then contracts).
This is a result of numerous factors like shrinking population, zombie companies, etc. As a result, people have not really been getting raises (their "raises" come in the form of decreased prices).
You also see this exemplified by other countries raising rates to fight inflation while they have been keeping rates low to try and get "cure" deflation. This results in the their currency losing even more value through things like currency arbitrage (borrow yen, buy USD, get interest on your USD, then pay back the yen loan).
So things (until very, very recently*) have been getting cheaper in Japan...especially comparatively. Which you also see in the massive amounts of foreign tourism there (people of other countries taking advantage of cheap prices) but dwindling tourism abroad (they can't afford to travel other places because the yen doesn't go as far). This goes for other goods and services as well - other countries get to enjoy your low prices, but you can't afford to buy much of their stuff.
*This last year their markets have done well, and it was one the first times in a long time people got real raises.
like they said at the end, i personally don't think it would fully work just on how society works in the States but the effort is appreciated
I was in Japan a few months ago and was blown away by the food it had at convenience stores. The heat lamp food was out of this world. The best fried chicken I’ve had in my life was from a Japanese 7-11 and Family Mart.
Yes and some of it was really really healthy I found a drink there with 30 different kinds of root vegetables mixed in it
It's not like that. Japan is the country that uses food additives the most in the world. They even make their food with additives banned in the EU. I remember a video by a global Japanese UA-camr who speaks good English saying ‘Japanese food is not healthy’, but I can’t remember his name.
@@PETBOYyou better recheck your facts
It's ok, but KFC is still better.
@@vipstylerida
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One of the biggest differences is in Japan, some 7-Eleven stores offer a separate seating area to enjoy your food. They even offer the hot water for ramen/soups, or tea. This is typically upstairs or in a small separated area from the store.
@@iioxe Yeah, I don't expect the US to adopt this for that very reason.
@@iioxea lot of stores already have eating areas like hmart or Whole Foods
@@iioxe I'm not from the US but I thought US is the capital country of the world via US dollar and a first world country also?
the biggest difference i notice is the customers are respectful. and not savage wild animals stealing and living off govt aid.
If they did that in America, homeless people would just take over that seating area
YES!!! US 7/11 stores are so depressing to walk into.
I ordered some cooked food from 7/11 via Uber Eats in the past, they are so bad. Wouldn't be surprised if the food has been sitting there for days / weeks.
Still gonna be robbed because #murica
Except Hawaii
The pizza alone is enough to make anyone run out the store 😂
Probably because if you want to buy anything, there’s a line of people who are only there to buy cigarettes and lottery tickets. Also there’s the other type who are outdoor laborers who actually do buy lunch there, but it’s just as depressing as even during their lunch break they still can’t escape the heat, and dine outside. Many are undocumented, so they aren’t paid very well, or have health insurance.
I feel like convenient stores in general are mostly there to take advantage of the poor. Not just with cigarettes and lottery tickets, but the up charge on everything. You are paying for convenience, so the price is going to be higher. That’s why they take EBT/food stamps. In many poor areas, there is no grocery store they have access to, but they’ll have a convenient store. So your tax dollars are buying them overpriced chips and a coke, because there really isn’t much else to choose from.
One of the best things about Japanese convenience stores is the ever changing seasonal food items they offer. From ice cream to chips/senbei to drinks, there's always something new to try.
In taiwain, you can buy bus and train tickets, pay utilities, buy better variety of coffee and food etc….it is the go-to store for everyone in the neighborhood.
in the US you can just use your phone to pay for anything, nothing new there. The food tho is something special in 7eleven asia
fresh food
That is the Japanese system, make their shops a hotspot for everything in the community. Pay bills, get tampongs, flight tickets, send packages, exchange money, ATM, eat dinner, get a drink
Taygoo
Its almost as if thats what a convenience store should be, a convenient place to do anything you need. Not what we have in the US where its just a stop for gas and bathroom and thats it!
One thing to not forget is that convenience stores in Japan have more than just food:
-Actually convenient products (ATMs, mailing, paying taxes, printing, necessities, etc)
-Great locations (you can find a convenience store no matter where you are, this makes convenience stores the first place you go to when you need something *now*)
-Insanely tasty food you could purchase everyday, not just when you want to treat yourself (the chicken is famous for a reason)
Exactly, it is not just about food. The services they provide is what keeps me coming back. And while you're there, you might just pick up something to drink or eat, or both.
"mailing, paying taxes, printing,"
That's also based on how backward Japan is with its uptake of technology, banking, online services, etc.
@@dampaul13That’s simply not true. The services provided in the convenience stores are also available online just like any other country. It cannot be backwards if it’s the same with other places in the world. In actuality, it makes it more advanced as there’s simply more freedom on how you want to deal with your tasks.
@@loppicat "That’s simply not true."
Do you live in Japan?
Where in Japan do you live?
"The services provided in the convenience stores are also available online just like any other country."
Really?
Is that so?
Tell me more!
Ever bought something from Yahoo Actions in Japan where payment options are limited, payment options are limited, including kiosks in convenience stores?
Have you noticed how many Japanese businesses don't have an online presence?
SEO, what's that?
What about the lack of online shopping for those businesses that do?
And if you do find a business that has online shopping, again, where payment options are limited, including kiosks in convenience stores?
Notice how Japanese businesses still use fax machines, and to place orders, unless you have your own fax machine, you need to go to a convenience store?
What about how advanced their banking system is?
The number of places that don't accept cards?
What about the lack of contactless payment?
Tried paying local government payments, where AGAIN, limited options, but AGAIN including convenience store kiosks?
How many ATM's do you see around Japan, compared to other first world countries?
I'm fascinated by where in Japan you live and what you do, as there is not one single Western person I've ever met in my time living in Japan that would consider Japanese and their use of technology, banking, online services, etc. as "advance."
@@loppicat Conversely, if you do live in Japan, how much time have you spent in other first world countries, that do indeed have much more advanced technology, banking, online services, etc, to see what virtually everyone else sees?
i think another reason why 7-11 japan does so well is because it’s clean. I think I wouldnt be so hesitant to buy food at 7-11 if:
1. it wasnt outrageously expensive
2. I could walk 5 steps into the store without my shoes getting sticky.
i used to live in a 3/10 las vegas low level hood and that floor was never sticky. people just shot guns at each other every other month. the workers still kept that mofo spick and span
Grateful that the ones here in Hawaii sell fresh Sushi lol!
And the habit of having credit card skimmers.
Supermarket food is an even bigger ripoff. I prefer 7-Eleven where I spend $20.00 instead of $60.00 at Kroger. Leaving with money in the wallet matters.
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i’m so ready you guys i’ve been watching convenient store vlogs in japan for years !!! its time!!
i was in Taiwan once, and every day for breakfast I would have 3 tea eggs and a sweet potato from 7-11. They were hard boiled eggs in tea. the eggs were 50 cents each, and the potato was about a dollar. Healthy breakfast under $3! why cant we do that here?
no palate in USA. Taiwan yum
frankly I would be willing to pay triple or quadruple that price in america for that
@@christianchung9412 i was comparing that to CAD. so subtract another 30%
Cant do that here because RECORD PROFITS
Greed
US 7-11 finally woke up. I’ve been to 7-11 in Japan, Vietnam, S Korea and Thailand. Asia 7-11 is on another level. I literally lived off the food from 7-11 when I was visiting Japan.
"When in Japan, do as the Japanese do". "When in America, don't do as the Americans do". That sum it up about right?
@@qualicumwilson5168 Kinda, the thing that dives me nuts, is I've seen all sorts of American brands setup shops in various Asian countries and they bear very little resemblance to the American version.. they are so much better than anything we have here. Why can't they do that stuff here?? especially since I've heard that a lot of these restaurants are having problems with loosing customers, bring that popular stuff back here and I'm pretty sure demand will come back.
Same! Eat economically at the konbini’s for breakfast at the minimum!
except Philippines which is like the US version
The Japanese 7-11's are LIGHT-YEARS ahead of the US establishments, it's not even close. On top of that, it's literally 1/3 of the price as the US, even for US products, and everything is extremely fresh.
We're getting jacked in the US.
The issue is "convenience stores" don't exist in the US. You have to drive to 7/11, and if you do that, you might as well drive to the grocery store. In Asia, it's actually a convenience since you can just walk 5 min rather than drive/take the train.
@@icodestuff6241 My worry is the U.S in general, from its culture to its infrastructure, may just be too trashy to properly implement the Japanese system. Guess we’ll see.
@@OmnihiloThey won’t be able to do it correctly.
And since liberals think unskilled workers require a minimum of $20 an hour, you’ll never see cheap prices again.
I was also watching the video and saw a basic sandwich costs $4.5 while the same sandwich in a Japanese 7-11 would be $1.5. The price point was a crucial part why I went to a Japanese 7-11 almost every day.
This should have been a thing a long time ago honestly. Growing up in Hawaii, 7-Eleven has always been a great place to go for food. I didn't realize how good we had it until I moved to the mainland US. When people told me that they would never eat "sushi" from a 7-Eleven, I knew that they were just doing it so wrong. Good luck 7-Eleven.
High quality Japanese foods there would be a game-changer. If it's good and quality, they could do well.
The reason their food is high quality is because their ingredients are high quality. 7/11 can’t import that. They would have to use American ingredients, which aren’t as good. Even fresh, nutrients are somehow lacking. That’s why Americans tend to overeat. Their body is telling them they need these nutrients, but even overeating, they still aren’t getting it. They travel to Japan, and magically they no longer feel the need to eat as much. The Japanese also don’t put corn in every single thing. I mean, they sometimes do, as a sweetener, but it’s just a few visible kernels. It’s not high fructose corn syrup. They dont add salt and sugar to everything. And yet, as Americans traveling abroad, we don’t feel like they need to have it either.
@@UmmYeahOkeverything you just said is nonsense. Overeating has nothing to do with “the body needing the nutrients”. It’s sugar, fat, salt, etc + ultra processed. And of course each individual’s ability to handle impulse control.
they were just talking about the business model
Japanese food can be of high quality, but the stuff you get in the convenience store is anything but healthy, pumped up with preservatives, flavorings, sugar, etc. And the prices are more expensive than supermarkets.
@@Lq32332 It's not all nonsense. There is a reason your body has cravings. If you're low on iron for example, there is a trend of eating ice.
I literally just came back from Japan a day ago. I went to 7-eleven, family mart, and Lawson during my stay and their food was so amazing. One of the best experiences I’ve ever had at convenience stores!!
Family Mart is great
I live there and have been in the USA for the last 10 days. I'm not lying when I say I can't wait to get back and I do not want to return back to the USA as my home.
Lived in Thailand and they had free 7/11 delivery without a minimum.
It's convenience stores not "convenient" stores
Tourists think everything is amazing though. If you lived in Japan you might get bored with what they actually have on offer. And much of it is not that good.
They need to rethink prices. I don't know about the USA, but here in Australia the 7-Eleven price for a drink or bag of chips is 2x the supermarket price, but in Japan the conbini is very competitive.
Its called a “convenience” store for a reason pal..
while re-thinking the price, i would recommend considering the rate of increase in profit margin vs. rate of increase of american executives salaries, like some of these soulless automatons.
@steveestebon2079 it's not that convenient when it's cost are higher than the grocery stores
@@steveestebon2079 If they had more volume, they could bring the price down.
@@steveestebon2079It's the company complaining they have a problem. Their prices are too high and it's hurting them
From New Jersey to Japan, I was missing the 7-11 nights! NYC will get blessed soon. Ya need to try the Japan 7-11.
Walkable, transit oriented development is the key reason why Japanese 7-11's do better.
That's where delivery comes in. Yes people do order delivery from convenience stores. As the video said, it's their fastest growing segment.
I lived on Madison and Michigan across from Millennium Park in Chicago only one block away from a 7-Eleven. What a dump!
Nah, it's the content and the quality. I'd drive to a good 7-Eleven
Japan is 2000 km long from Hokkaido to Kyushu. In many rural areas, it is difficult to live without a car. In such rural areas, people get in their car and go to convenience stores like 7-Eleven.
Most convenience stores are walkable in the US if you live in town… the distance is about the same in Japan for people who live in the Tokyo… the key difference is the quality and convenience of products. Transit is equally convenient in both countries with Japan being slightly more convenient
7-11 in the US is garbage. We stopped going years ago because honestly there's nothing I want from there, the place is dirty, its expensive and very very low quality, even for a quick snack.Employees don't get paid or treated well enough to care about the store. The food is covered in dust, the hot food is expired,I've seen it first hand! The drink dispensers are DIRTY. PLUS all the 7-11's in the US have card skimmers. My card and a family members got skimmed at a 7-11. You see skimmers at 7-11 all over youtube.
And no bathrooms for customers unlike Wawa
even an average Starbucks in Philippines (3RD WORLD) is more premium than best Starbucks in US
wait, how does one install a cars skimmer at a supervised business? i don't get it.
@@Oceansta There are tons of videos showing this. Usually, one guy distracts the clerk and another puts it on. They can do it in a few seconds.
@@Oceansta its the employees
7-11 in japan is LEGIT. I would love it if they started carrying food like that here in the States.
I had a lot of meals in Japan at those stores
Hi Metal Jesus, love your channel! I totally agree about 7-11 in Japan. I lived over there for several years and 7-11 in Japan is sick! They've got so much choice and they also have so many services n___n P.S. I hope you've replaced those capacitors on your rare XBOX haha don't let them leak!!!
13, 000 locations in N America,
over 7,000 locations in Taiwan, a country of 25 M only.
The key components for having a successful convenience store is having clean restrooms, decent food, and a friendly staff. Just look at buc-ee’s they’re killing it.
well you can also atribute that to the type of clientelle that shop at these convience stores and bodegas.
What is Buc-ees?
@@Z3ROMyth buc-ees is a large convenience store around the US, compared to regular gas stations the food and service they offer is really high quality.
Hearing corpos happily talking about targeting ads at the point of purchase and how wonderful that is for their advertisers is wild
It's like reading from an internal corporate memo except no it's in a public interview. It's gross all the way down.
I will actively not purchase any product that I've seen ads for.
How is that wild? This is how companies have done business for decades. Before it was targeted commercials and radio ads, now it's more efficient selective targeting. It's just doing business.
@@ElDapperCaballo "How is this wild." because your nothing more than a dollar sign to them, stop acting like this is moral
@@WARMANX23 there's nothing wild about what's expected. Companies will do whatever they can to make more money. What's "wild" is that anyone would think otherwise
The 7-11 stores in Hawaii is not franchised and are solely owned by 7 & I Holdings Japan which is why they sell lots of Japanese related food products like musubi, ramen, sushi in addition to food locals like such as Spam Musubi, Loco Moco etc. Still they do not compare to the 7-11 stores in Japan 😢
But still leagues better than the one in the MAINLAND US
They're still so much better than the mainland
As a local, I’d still pay MUCH more to get Hawaii quality across the US instead of what they already have. I really doubt 7-11 can be reinvented to compete with Japan or Asia, but I think something like Hawaii’s is the best-case scenario.
@@Nyaajita I think 7-11 can do that for busy metro area locations, but the problem would be logistics and I don't think doing 2 deliveries per day, per location would work out.
Also I've noticed a lot of inconsistencies between franchised stores vs corporate owned ones. The Corporate owned ones don't treat their customers like they're trying to steal at any given moment. Also they don't care if you use more of the chili/cheese.
WE NEED BETTER CMON HAWAII BE LIKE JAPAN!! I CANT WAIT....
So much can be learned from these videos. Keep up the great work!
YES PLEASE!!! Went to Japan a couple months ago and their 7-Elevens are immaculate compared to the shoddy, poorly maintained 7-Elevens over here in America.
Most American 7-11 owners are from India, and they don’t care about cleanliness! They only care about money. Some of them are very friendly, but money is the bottom line!
I've been to some pretty ghetto Japanese 7-11's in Japan in my time, with broken toilets, rude staff, etc.
@@primalconvoy I doubt that!
That’s because we have more people than anyone. The poor will abuse.
@@ferniecatSounds like a you problem, tbh.
This sounds great, Japan's convenience stores are known to have cheap yet relatively healthy meals because of their culture. If they double down on actual good healthy food for a low price then they might just turn our obesity problem around. Especially since the cost of fast food has risen
5:37 concerns me because they'll just offer more variety at high prices. In Japan, most of the food seems affordable, so they have to compete in the same way. However, in US convenience stores, convenience takes precedence over price. I hope they'll lower prices, especially given how price sensitive everyone is right now due to inflation.
I heard an observation that Japan's stores are slowly becoming closer to American stores. So I guess that's the opposite side of the coin
Low price if you earn USD. Still quite pricey for Japanese people.
It could help, but not turn it around completely
False😂@@kv4648
As someone who has spent time in Japan, I don’t believe America can ever replicate what Japan has accomplished with convenience stores. It comes down to culture and pursuit of quality. The US is turn and burn. Japan takes pride in everything they do.
And Japan is not a multi-culti country like the US. No one in East LA or Harlem wants to eat Japanese food.
yeah if they think the food is the only reason japans 711s are superior, then it will never be truly replicated
You know, it was an American, W. Edwards Deming, who taught the Japanese their modern business practices regarding quality. They even created a prize after him, the Deming Prize.
@@jamescooley5744 I see a wide range of people shopping at Asian grocery stores these days.
@@jamescooley5744I don't believe that that is the goal for the Japanese. And, don't sell the people of Harlem short. You will be surprised to see what interest people once they are introduced to "New Things". I wish I could spell ko neech wa.
If there was a 7/11 near me with decent food, decent ingredients, decent prices, etc I would go there over fast food most of the time. A quick, simple bit to eat would be great. It blows me away what you can buy on a shelf all over the place in Japan.
Happy to be featured in this video! We filmed a whole day of eating only 7Eleven in Tokyo in our recent vlog and it was sooo much fun. As Brits, the variety of food in this convenient store in Japan is wild 😅
@TheJuicyVlog, subscriber here, was pleasantly surprised to see you in this segment, I scrolled the comment section if you were made aware, happy to see your own comment instead😊
Different is not really better. Travelers are high on endorphins and think everything is nifty. I have to eat my lunch out of a 7-11 here in Japan since there is nothing else I can get to from work. Really, it sucks.
Just want to search your channel and I found your comment here
When I got sick in Japan, the 7-Eleven right around the corner was my lifeline. The stores are everywhere there and they're a place you actually want to go to in order to get some food. Don't think I've ever stepped foot in one in the States. I think this is a good move.
There was something so joyful about being able to walk to the nearest konbini within 5 min at any time, day or night. If you had a craving or wanted to stock the hotel fridge with some snacks & drinks, they'd always be there. You're never left wondering what's open at night when you just want a quick bite to eat.
Over 10 years ago. Japanese convenience stores chain FAMINA tried to do this in Los Angeles. It was great when they started! Beautiful, clean stores offering great Japanese style stuff, food. Etc. Within a year they started selling fried chicken, donuts, cheap hot dogs and stopped offering Japanese items. Homeless people started to become regulars, stores became ugly and dirty and eventually closed
@Andrelour not surprised unfortunately
Our dem run cities are now 3rd world cesspools, and they will continue to get worse.
Typical commiefornia...
Don't forget thieves and graffiti vandalism.
I don't think it'd make sense for 7/11 USA to focus on selling Japanese food. Instead, they should focus on selling fresh and varied popular US meal options.
DO IT! 7-11 in Japan is AMAZING. This would be a huge win.
"New protein capabilities"
My god listening to this woman's corporate speak is bludgeoning to my humanity
“We appreciate your insights and perspective. Your feedback fuels our commitment to fostering a synergistic dialogue that optimizes our messaging for peak alignment with strategic protein-delivering objectives”
Might sound dramatic, but I always wonder what it takes for people like that to be able to live with themselves and sleep at night. Like, what kind of childhood did they have, what kind of person do you have to be to end up that way? I want to see a brain scan, what’s going on in there? 🤔
That's why US 7-11 is not even close to Japanese counterparts, there is no passion to serve its customers well, should ask all these executives to eat daily at 7-11.
@@Omnihilothey're just narcissism. They're all about growth and self care and hustling. They're not capable of empathy or whether the other person even understands what they're talking about, as long as they like how they sound to themselves. It's most likely genetic but they say overuse of technology can cause it as well since being mentally busy all the time doesn't leave any room for introspection. It's just a theory tho.
Consumers OR customers 🤪
In the US, most of the stores are franchisees and when you study the franchise agreement you realize that you didn't buy a business but an expensive job agreement. The Japanese stores are truly amazing and filled with delicious food choices.
almost all 711s in Japan are also franchises
No one in the U.S. goes to 7-11 when they want a “delicious food choice.” It’s already engrained. They want cheap, fast and get back to the job or on the road. This will fail because of exec arrogance.
Umbrella. I am in the minority but I do try to go to the convenience store for good food. The closest at least in my area is a Japanese run convenience store and I appreciate how they sale proper meals. Eh it might be because it is run and owned by Japanese might be the only reason why it is more like the convenience stores in Japan. It will be nice if a 7/11 convenience store does this I will love it if they do something simililiar to the Japanese convenience store I like going to . But based on how most Americans view convenience stores I doubt it will be the norm, and only a few 7/11's may see success in this. I know in my area some 7/11s do sale decently looking fruit and deserts and sides.
Most 7-11’s are also run by Indians
I went in Japan in last April. It was a cultural shock to see and experience Japanese vs American 7-11.
I love all the fresh food options, and would love to see it here in the US.
Would require a rehaul of the American system. Hyper capitalism results in sacrificing purpose for profits whether it be food or healthcare
The excitement around convenience stores is real. When I was stationed overseas, I always looked forward to some collabs. It was silly, but childlike fun to collect stamps and trade in for merch like a bear cup or hamster umbrella.
At least bring Hawaiian 7-11 to the mainland please. Bring fresh noodle bowls, katsu curry bowls, chilled bento boxes, manapua, dimsum, musubi by the cash registers, and party platters and I will come.
Living in the north east of the US I wish they would of thought of this sooner because Wawa is dominating the market as far as convenient stores and pit stops but the Japanese food influence will do it justice 💜
In the south sheetz is killing them. They got a made to order kitchen
We've got Sheetz, Wawa, Rutters and Turkey Hill all in PA. Compared to most other states, I say we do pretty well lol
Alltown Fresh is making big inroads as well since it feels more upscale and avoids the traditional American view of 7-11 as rundown and old.
yes but do you have Buc ees?
@@kli9005 There are only 48 of them and they're pretty limited in just seven states. I've got more Dunkin Donuts in the surrounding towns than there are buc-ee's overall.
I can't overstate how much I approve 7/11 in Japan when I was there. Such good food and drinks 24/7 available to you at low prices. Its such a pleasure to see this evolvement.
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the missus went to japan some months ago. she says that she & her mom got some pretty solid food from 7-eleven. truly maximal!!
whenever i travel to Thailand, my go-to place is 7-Eleven. i can buy all sort of drinks to drink and i can pick up frozen food and have the cashier microwave it within 3 min
i can have a little meal (sandwich, frozen foods, and etc.) with multiple types of drinks, snacks, etc., and it cost no more than $10USD
7/11 in the US is more like the continental in John Wick: a neutral zone where crackheads resist stabbing each other.
Sometimes they resist
The excitement is already here. Japanese food options, convenient urban locations, and a revamp awareness campaign is all they need.
Who wants Japanese food?
@@Hibbs4Prez everyone who doesnt have a dogshit palette
@@Hibbs4Prez…..I do
@@Hibbs4PrezI do, I regularly drive to my local Japanese grocery stores for convenient Japanese foods like onigiri, curry, sandwiches, ramen, etc. I never go to 7-11 in the US, even though I can walk to one that’s ½ a mile away.
I just want to be able to get onigiri at a store in the US
im so stoked for this dude
This is antisemitic
I've lived in both the US and Japan, and let me tell you the American 7/11 is not only worse, but the overall quality and nutritious value you get in the meals is an absolute joke. You can't enjoy the food cause you feel bad while eating it (unless you're raised eating this type of stuff). The Japanese version on the other hand offers clean, practical, relatively healthy and tasty food for a good price. I wouldn't be alive today to write this if it wasn't for the Japanese 7/11 onigiris.
I get that it's probably a lot better than in America, but Japanese 7-eleven is not exactly healthy. White rice isn't the greatest thing by itself, but the ready-made meals are chock-full of salt and additives that are only legal in Japan and nowhere else.
@TheMongooseOfDoom anything Japan makes has been encouraged by the US government if not directly, than indirectly. We are responsible for 7/11 being in Japan in the first place.
Japanese food has chemicals and preservatives banned everywhere else 😬
Im more worried about the type of people walking into these stores, unlike Japan here in the West theres alot of people who dont respect anything. Ive worried about locations were there are homeless people and gang violence. Gas stations tend to be meet up locations for these type of people to assult strangers.
@@TheMongooseOfDoomI'm gonna be honest, at least it is better than the hot dog that is sitting on the roller for God knows how long.
I wish we can have lawson/familymart in North America.
the healthiness of Japanese food in 7-11 in Japan makes it appealing. tastes great, not going to kill you. pizzas and taquitos won't cut it tbh.
Healthy is the last word i'd use for Japanese 7/11 food. One of thier most popular items is greasy af fried chicken.
@elee522 Traditional Japanese food is not fried.
@@23Lgirl what do you think yakisoba and karaage are. the "age" in karaage (fried chicken) literally means fried and every convenience store sells it
@@bobboberson8297 Yakisoba , is a Japanese noodle stir-fried dish. Usually, soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour, but soba in yakisoba are Chinese-style noodles (chuuka soba) made from wheat flour, typically flavored with a condiment similar to Worcestershire sauce. The dish first appeared in food stalls in Japan around the 1930s.
@@bobboberson8297 The origin of karaage is Japanese, although it has some historical ties to Chinese cuisine. In the 17th century, references to a frying style called karaage (then written as 空揚) appeared in Japan. However, it was popularized as a “Chinese-style” restaurant dish using the characters 唐揚 in the 1930s. So while its roots have some connection to China, karaage is now firmly associated with Japanese cooking.
711 Japan replacing 711 US would be scary news for Starbucks and McDonald's 100%. In Japan, McD has to step up its game against Family Mart and 711.
McDonald's already has sit in restaurant prices, they are going to be gone in 10 years.
Maybe it’s time for MickyD and Starbucks in USA to try harder. We could use more variety.
Good, Starbucks and McDonald's both suck. I would love to buy some onigiri and ramen (I mean real, not instant) at 7-11.
mcdonalds and starbies are already on their way out. If 711 can spearhead healthy cheap food in the US people will flock and support it
USA McD can LEARN from Japan McD too.
I've been to 7-Eleven in Japan a number of times need it's SO much nicer than the ones in the states.
As someone in Japan, I hope 7-eleven promotes popular local food per area as well. It's nice to have Japanese food available, but American food in different regions is great too if done right.
Japanese 7 11 stores are of another league and I have survived on them in all my trips to Japan. The variety and quality of food items and beverages are top class and very affordable to an average person!
If you ever visit Hawaii please try the 7-Elevens here! Not as superior as Japan, but lots of local favorites and new foods to try out. They even have catering now!
Hawaii 7-11 stores has been owned/operated by 7-11 Japan since 1989, which is why you see many similarities with Japanese convenience stores.
@@yo2trader539 Another reason why 7-11 Hawaii has so much good Asian food is because the majority of the population in Hawaii is of Asian Pacific Islander descent and that's just their normal everyday food for them. I don't know if it would work on the mainland.
Cigarettes are on a decline because the gov't makes it too expensive. Here in Canada I pay $20 per pack. In a Australia it's $32.50 per pack
I live in Hawaii and the 7-eleven here is great! We have sushi, musubi, pho, tons of breakfast items, and that ramen she was talking about. All soo good, you can tell that Japanese distributor is helping. The only thing missing is the nori being separate from the onigiris and I’d be perfect.
Japanese 7-Elevens are miles ahead of Australian ones, in a league of their own! Hope this happens here, too!
I think they sell onigiri in the city. Saw a co-worker with one the other day
Being from the Tasmania, I have only been in 7-Eleven in Melbourne for the slushies, dosnt hurt that difference stores have different flavours, makes it almost a game of going around the city finding all the flavours (did not like candy cane).
When i visited japan for 2 weeks in 2023 the place i went to every day was 7-11 on the way back to my hotel for a quick snack or breakfast in the morning. I love their katsu and egg sandwiches.
7/11 is amazing in Japan. Lived for half a year in japan back in 2016 as a student. I used to pay my healthcare bills and rent bills at the 7/11 vack then. You just take the invoice to a 7/11 and they handle the payment and processing for you.
I think the difference arises from different city planning. Japan has more ‘15minute cities’ where everything is very close knit, and neighborhood oriented, and the US centralizes a lot of its commercialism.
It’s so crazy because we JUST Came back from Osaka and Tokyo and we literally only did grocery shopping at 7 eleven
This is such an interesting story
Markets in Japan are Cheaper and have more options.
I only used 7-11 for Breakfast & Coffee.
Yeah I just got back from tokyo a couple days ago and I never had to worry about not having food because I would always be able to find something at the 7-11 that was within walking distance lol
As an American who returned from Japan recently this brings tears of joy and fresh made smoothies to my eyes
I think DancingBacons is probably partly to thank for his coverage of Asian 7/11 stores; showing the world just how incredible a 7/11 can be. Those places are insane.
Every time I travel to Japan, convenience stores are regarded as must-go landmarks every night after dinner. There are so many items to look forward to! ❤ Wide array of magnificent desserts, cup noodles ,fresh food, cooked food ~
the problem is that in most western countries, people live in suburbs, which makes "convenience stores" not as convenient.
The wonderful uses of zoning "mixed use". Could've had a 3 story colonial style home in the neighborhood that was a general store on the first floor and the family who worked the store, on the other two floors. Walking distance and everyone in town would be on that walking route. Some would drive or even bike, too! Instead, we drive far away. :)
@@joefer5360 yeah, I mean that's how Japan does it.
First floor store, second and third floors are for living
They are very convenient as gas stations and make great hang out spots in the suburbs. Not sure what youre talking about
There are plenty of convenience stores, In suburbia. They're more convenience stores than there are anything else close by to you. Even rural areas they're the closest thing that most people have near them. Even Japanese convenience stores do not replace grocery stores. They just have fresher options. And even in the convenience store game in the United States. 7-Eleven has been lagging behind it used to rein King. But now there's so much more competition.
@@alvinalgarin4357 that's like saying shopping malls and parks are convenient stores because that's where people go.
Those are two fundamentally different things
I always go to 7-Eleven when in Japan. Whenever I come back, I'll go to one in the US and remember that it's so sad. 7-Eleven in the US isn't even 10% as good as the ones in Japan.
Here in Australia, the first and last thing I think of about 7-Eleven stores is their outrageous prices. I would only think of purchasing something there in dire circumstances, and it wouldn't be food.
Same here in NZ. I'm moving to Japan because I love the energy and convenience [pun intended]
I see children hanging out near a 7-Eleven in our suburb (in Melbourne). There are sooo many fun and exciting things to do here, that going to an overpriced gas station is the best thing they can come up with.
It's not just the products though, it's the staff. Every time I go in one is run by Indian guys who are not very friendly, practically ignoring me and don't speak clear English when they do speak. In Japan they are alert and friendly. Even though I speak very little Japanese they tried their best to help.
7-Eleven in Japan isn't just a convenience it also offers affordable food, drinks and is just more fun. If they can somehow bring Onigiri, whiskey highballs and chicken Katsu to the US that'd be a total game changer.
Yesss 🙌🏻I would go crazy for 7-Eleven if they brought over onigiri, Japanese-style fried chicken and the horoyoi canned chuhais 🤩
I was just talking about this last week after driving by a 7-Eleven - "Why isn't the 7-Eleven here like the ones in Japan?". I avoid 7-Eleven because it doesn't really have anything that appeals to me food-wise. This will definitely make me want to go there.
I WISH 7-Eleven was more like in Japan. When Japan bought the company they turned it inside out into something amazing. Please bring that here.
Very smart, we've been hoping for this!
That’s a good idea I think. I live in Japan, but grew up in Hawaii. In Hawaii, the 7-11s are very similar to the ones that you can find here in Japan and most of Asia. I think it’s good that 7-11 in the continental U.S. is finally getting on board with the shift in more variety of food options for the average American.
Another impediment is that in the US, stores like this are largely staffed by people who see it as a dead-end job and are completely checked out. In Japan, facilitating great customer service is worn as a badge of honor.
Yes, that is what they need to fix the most. My local Seven Eleven's reviews (1.8 stars overall) feature staff who close the store for hours at a time (despite being a 24 hour store) because they don't feel like serving customers and are rude when they do bother to open. Asian (not just Japanese) Seven Elevens are amazing, not just because of the vastly superior quality of the food, but because the employees actually bother to do their jobs competently.
Yup that’s the problem with 7-11 stores. US should just make it self serve checkout. Although that might encourage a lot theft lol
@@symphwindit’s more likely they have no one to work for that time and they aren’t going to work 24 hours for a company that values shareholders.
that is a nation wide cultural thing, not a 7-11 thing....
They probably pay better plus they don’t get held up by gunpoint
I remember walking in the 7-Eleven in Nagasaki just next to the cable car that brings you up to a place where you have a stunning view over the city and the port.. The choice was great for a tourist like me during lunchtime.
It's the bomb 💣
7-Eleven in Hawai'i has been like the ones in Japan forever 🤙
It's about time. This is exactly why the 711 Japan eventually bought out and took over the American brand. They knew what it took to succeed
Japan's 7-Eleven, Lawson, and FamilyMart offer a variety of fresh and delicious food. A quick search on UA-cam for Japan's convenience store hot food can make you hungry.
I’ve been overseas a couple of times now and it always blows my mind how much of a difference there 7-11 in Asia is compared to the US.
In Asia, cities are so densely populated that you can find 3 convenience stores in one block. You can always find a convenience store on the first floor of your apartment building. In the US, I'd rather go to a grocery store because I need to drive there anyway.
Yes!!! Yes!!! Yes!!! 711 Japan is one of the reasons I’m homesick from Japan. I hope this goes well.
GOOD. Have you seen a Japanese 7-11? It's not just a convenience store, it's a whole market. You could buy Taiyaki from them, and they'll even heat it up in the microwave for you.
what we learned from Japan is their magical approach to retailing - common sense ✨
lol like come on dude how hard was this to figure out but YAY i’m excited