Lesson 4Asking Locations - Convenience Store -
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Convenience Store
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Convenience store 1
There are more than 40,000 convenience stores in Japan.
Convenience store 2
Most of them are open 24 hours a day all year around.
In convenience store 1
They sell more than 2,500 kinds of items. There are various kinds of goods. Compared to supermarkets and department stores, the lighting in convenience stores is brighter.
In convenience store 2
There is a cashier counter near the entrance.
In convenience store 3
There are refrigerated shelves along the wall. Soft drinks, alcoholic beverages and other drinks line the shelves.
Cup noodles
Many kinds of cup noodles are on the shelves. A thermos pot with hot water is placed in the store and you can prepare the noodles, pouring hot water into the cup.
Ice cream
Ice cream is also sold all year around.
Magazines
There is a magazine section near the window. Various types of magazines are carried. Some people are only reading them, without buying.
Cosmetics
Cosmetics are also available. Most of them are cheaper than those sold at department stores.
Stationery
You can also buy commonly used stationery items such as pens, rulers, scotch tape, and glue.
Snacks
There are many kinds of snacks. Recently, small packaged snacks are popular because they are convenient to carry in your bag.
Rice balls
Among goods sold at convenience stores, rice balls and box lunches are the most popular.
Box lunches 1
There are many kinds of rice balls and box lunches. Sushi, udon noodles, pasta, and sandwiches are also sold.
Box lunches 2
The label of box lunches sometimes has the number of calories in addition to the price and ingredients.
Queuing at cashier counter
At lunchtime, many office workers and students come to buy a box lunch. They wait in line at the cashier counter.
Microwave oven 1
When you buy a box lunch, the shop clerk asks you, Do you want it heated up? Heating up a box lunch and other food items in a microwave oven is one of the services provided by convenience stores.
Microwave oven 2
A box lunch is put in a microwave oven and heated up. Shop clerks usually do it, but at some shops customers use the microwave themselves.
Microwave oven 3
The box lunch has been heated up. The clerk puts warm items and cold items such as drinks in separate bags.
Various services
Convenience stores offer various services in addition to selling goods.
Home delivery
You can send packages at convenience stores. It is a home delivery service. You take a package to the cashier counter, write the recipient's address on the form and pay the fee.
Photocopier 1
You can make copies at convenience stores. First, put money in the photocopier. Prices are different for color and black-and-white. Black-and-white copies are usually 10 yen a page, and color copies are about 50 yen a page.
Photocopier 2
After putting in money, you operate the photocopier by yourself and make copies. Anyone can use the photocopier at any time.
Fax
You can send a fax at convenience stores.
ATM 1
You can withdraw cash from a bank and transfer money. It is an ATM machine.
ATM 2
Put your cash card or credit card in the machine and enter your PIN number and the amount of money you want to withdraw.
ATM 3
You have withdrawn money. You can withdraw money from ATMs even in early morning and at night.
Convenience store 3
You can also do various other things at convenience stores, such as paying utility bills -- including electricity, gas and water -- receiving concert tickets you have reserved, and paying for goods you bought on the Internet.
Convenience store 4
These are signs showing that the shop is open 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Convenience stores are truly convenient because you can always buy the things you need in your daily life at any time there.
