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Originally Posted by milepig
(Post 31154562)
We arrive at the station a little early and make our bento choice - especially fun at Toyko Station where there must be a million options. Then we get settled on the train, wait awhile after departure and then get out our bento boxes and explore the contents. The whole experience just makes us smile a little.
Choosing ekiben at one of those places in Tokyo Station with dozens and dozens of options is a scrum, they are extraordinarily crowded. I find them really claustrophobic and I’m sure it has been getting worse every year. We end up having to take turns outside with our kid and the luggage. LapGirl chooses from the display and we wrench our way through the mass of bodies to see if we can locate it. Last thing I have on my face afterwards is a smile. I decided to give up on this particular experience after this year. If I haven’t picked up something enticing just before getting inside Tokyo Station, I’ll just settle for something on the platform. There are smaller shops up by the tracks with a few of the more popular options (shumai is usually represented) and no heaving crowds to squeeze through. Phew! |
Originally Posted by LapLap
(Post 31154490)
You thought your ekiben was pricey?
Isn’t that a 21,000yen bento on the bottom row? (Next to the 4,800yen one) No wonder the vendor is dressed as the Monopoly Man. Still a relative bargain compared to the Wagyu beef bento ~ 4.5kg for 292,929 yen, two week lead time Tokyo delivery only https://soranews24.com/2018/12/13/ja...nder-its-belt/ Pudding jars usually end up in my bathroom cabinet or on my desk as organizers. Kind of handy for those slim squishy or short thin round tubes. Pongo para los pongos? |
Pongonizadores :D
Edit to add: That’s when you organise with them But if you are just pongoing pongos (turning them into pongo nests), perhaps Pongonidadores works better. |
A friend of mine who works in retail was tasked with transforming some very twee gift shops. She was not pleased with my suggestion that she should launch a line of "ornament holders" to complement all the kitschy ornaments that the shops sell.** I'll pitch the idea to her again as a "Pongonizador." It sounds classier - more exotic.
** Many of said kitschy ornaments feature William Morris designs. He must be spinning in his grave. |
Originally Posted by LapLap
(Post 31154791)
We must be going at different times (I’m generally there April and it’s even worse late March).
Choosing ekiben at one of those places in Tokyo Station with dozens and dozens of options is a scrum, they are extraordinarily crowded. I find them really claustrophobic and I’m sure it has been getting worse every year. We end up having to take turns outside with our kid and the luggage. LapGirl chooses from the display and we wrench our way through the mass of bodies to see if we can locate it. Last thing I have on my face afterwards is a smile. I decided to give up on this particular experience after this year. If I haven’t picked up something enticing just before getting inside Tokyo Station, I’ll just settle for something on the platform. There are smaller shops up by the tracks with a few of the more popular options (shumai is usually represented) and no heaving crowds to squeeze through. Phew! |
Originally Posted by milepig
(Post 31157654)
For us that's part of the total experience, we regard it as "fun".
Absolutely impossible now. :( |
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