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JerkyBoy
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 Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:48 am Post subject: Food Items |
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Can you get the following in Tokyo and how much are they?
Quaker Oats?
Canned tuna steak?
Apples?
Fresh milk?
Oranges?
Olive oil?
Ryebread?
Nuts of various descriptions? |
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JerkyBoy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 9:56 am Post subject: |
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| I nearly forgot ... water? |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Yes to all. Asking about most of those extremely common items is laughable.
There will be some differences, like with Quaker oats, unless you order from the Foreign Buyers Club, but frankly I am stunned you would ask about any of the other items. |
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JerkyBoy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:47 am Post subject: |
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| Glenski wrote: |
| Yes to all. Asking about most of those extremely common items is laughable. |
How much?
Put your economist hat on.
| Glenski wrote: |
| There will be some differences, like with Quaker oats, unless you order from the Foreign Buyers Club, but frankly I am stunned you would ask such sensible questions |
No matter. I have already packed three packs of Quaker oats to be on the safe side.
I am thinking to bring umpteen cans of tuna - will I get them through customs in my hand luggage, may I ask? |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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| JerkyBoy wrote: |
| Glenski wrote: |
| Yes to all. Asking about most of those extremely common items is laughable. |
How much?
Put your economist hat on. |
Are you asking me what these items cost? Put your Google search hat on. The information is widely available, and produce prices vary with season anyway.
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No matter. I have already packed three packs of Quaker oats to be on the safe side.
I am thinking to bring umpteen cans of tuna - will I get them through customs in my hand luggage, may I ask? |
Why bother asking about Quaker in the first place, then?
Why even pack tuna when I just told you it's here? It's widely available. You make it sound as if you are going into deepest, darkest Africa.
I'm sure you will raise suspicions going through gate inspections when the fluoroscope sees all those cans. Leave them home. |
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spiral78
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I nearly forgot ... water? |
Kidding, MUST be kidding.
I've never been to Japan, but even I would be utterly confident one can buy water there. Well, and tuna. Apples, oranges, and milk. Olive oil...... 
As for the Quaker oats....some things aren't that hard to learn to live without! |
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JerkyBoy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I am working out a daily food budget. |
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kathrynoh
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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Most of the items you mention you can get at the 100 yen Lawsons, to give you an idea of cost. You might only get 1 (2 if you are lucky) apples for that though. And a very small bottle of olive oil. Supermarket prices would be similar.
Oats and rye bread will be expensive. Any bread outside cheapo, over-processed white bread tends to be expensive. |
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ExpatLuke
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 4:51 am Post subject: |
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Hey guys, do they have food in Japan? I need to know how much I should bring with me.  |
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kah5217
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| You're going to the land of sushi, takoyaki, and Tsukiji. It's silly to ask if they have tuna. The milk might taste different and the fruit might be more expensive but they do have grocery stores. There's a nice little one by Sangubashi station that's not afraid of foreigners. |
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JerkyBoy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| kah5217 wrote: |
| You're going to the land of sushi, takoyaki, and Tsukiji. It's silly to ask if they have tuna. |
Wasn't sure if they go in for the canned variety. |
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JerkyBoy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:33 am Post subject: |
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| ExpatLuke wrote: |
| Hey guys, do they have food in Japan? I need to know how much I should bring with me. |
Food can be expensive and I need protein. |
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JerkyBoy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:35 am Post subject: |
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| kathrynoh wrote: |
| Oats and rye bread will be expensive. Any bread outside cheapo, over-processed white bread tends to be expensive. |
Just like Thailand - they've no idea about bread!
I will have to switch to rice then. Is it possible to find brown rice, which is wholesome, easily? |
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Glenski
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JerkyBoy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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Ha ha ha ha ah ha ha
wonderful |
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