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Originally Posted by bjones6416
Okay, not me, but is anybody thinking... "hmm, a niche to be filled here."
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By the way, love the holly!
They really have filled a niche with this program. The Japanese work ethic is such that many people simply do not have time to shop every day for foods, while at the same time, the average Japanese house doesn't have storage space, either frozen or packaged, for a week's worth of food. Combine that with the time factor, coming home from work at 7-8pm and then having to figure out what to eat, get everything ready, do the prep work for each dish, etc., etc., etc., and you can see why there is such an amazing variety of cooked take-away meals offered in every convenience store, and from vendors surround every large train and bus station. This service gives a much wider choice of foods, all very fresh, ready to be prepped and cooked, waiting right beside your door when you get home. You can even choose from a selection of boil-in-the-bag meals for days when you know you will be too tired to cook! There is a new menu magazine every week with another 25-30 different meals, as well as a selection of deserts, beer or sake, and other snacks! And all of this at a savings of about 30% compared with having to do the shopping yourself!
Although it's not something we will use every week, it will become a regular feature to be used one week a month or so. So far, everything has been quite tasty!
Stitchawl