Eco convenience store opens in Kyoto
June 24th, 2009 by James
An “eco” convenience store has opened inside Kyoto’s city hall building:
It’s claim to “eco” fame is that it does not sell any bottled drinks. Instead, customers must bring their own cups, which they can fill with 250ml of drink for 50 yen. Eco or not, that’s a pretty good deal.
[A note to our American readers: Convenience stores in Japan do not usually sell drinks that customers can fill themselves. There are no Big Gulps or Slurpees at Seven Eleven in Japan.]
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As long as there’s melon-flavor Qoo there, I’m good!
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It’s a great idea! I hope to see some around my neighbourhood soon.
You can already take your own cup/thermos to Starbucks and other coffee shops to save on those nasty disposable cups they serve their coffee in.
Next I hope to see this with vending machines!
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This is smart for the sellers too because, iirc the great majority of the price of bottled beverages comes from costs associated with bottling and shipping.
The Tokyo Bureau of Waterworks is doing a promotional campaign of bottling their tap water, except they sell it for 100 yen when they’re not giving it away at events. Someone asked why the hell they had to pay 100 yen for tap water, and the reply was that bottling and shipping costs drove up the price even though the content was essentially free.
This may be smart for the vendors too, since if they get rid of the bottling cost, then it’s a bigger profit margin even if they sell it for a discounted price.
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