7 Elevens running rampant in Taiwan!

[Atomicus]

So I've been in Taiwan touring the island and 7 Eleven is EVERYWHERE. If its a city like HwaLien or Gaoshiong, there will be like a 7 eleven about every 2 blocks. And the people that work at McDs can aim the lettuce on the patties in the Big Macs!

 

[Vegitto]

w00t for 7-11 and McD!

 

[Ornery]

Any electronic Hot Deals to be had? How much stuff can you legally bring back?

 

[JoeKing]

:thumbsup: for big macs overseas. The produce is actually fresh! :Q

 

[Otaking]

Originally posted by: JoeKing
:thumbsup: for big macs overseas. The produce is actually fresh! :Q

Unpossible! :Q

 

[Atomicus]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Any electronic Hot Deals to be had? How much stuff can you legally bring back?

Whatever fits in the suitcase. So far all the electronics stores I've visited sucks hard balls.

Originally posted by: Otaking

Originally posted by: JoeKing
:thumbsup: for big macs overseas. The produce is actually fresh! :Q

Unpossible! :Q

Possible and, in fact, the norm!
Yesterday I went to McDs to buy a McFlurry with ???. To my complete surprise, it wasn't any kind of bean or exotic fruit, but M&Ms


Stray dogs run rampant also, but they're so friendly and petting them without having your hand bitten off is pretty cool.

Right now its 11:53pm Sunday and my eyelids are slowly drooping....

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: Otaking

Originally posted by: JoeKing
:thumbsup: for big macs overseas. The produce is actually fresh! :Q

Unpossible! :Q

True! Towards the end of a trip I was getting a mac attack and stopped by a Mcds in Hong Kong. And lo and behold I bit into it and I was greeted with a nice crunchy green leaf of leattuce!

 

[DaWhim]

a lot of OK's and 7-11's in hong kong too.

 

[Atomicus]

public bathrooms are.....bleh!! When did Taiwan convert!?

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Atomicus/P7020026.jpg

 

[helloedchen]

ahhh, the squatting toilets. My grandma has one in her house over there. I usually pass it for the normal sit down version upstairs.

 

[RGN]

Originally posted by: Atomicus
public bathrooms are.....bleh!! When did Taiwan convert!?

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Atomicus/P7020026.jpg

Woah, just how does one use that? And where are the 3 sea shells?

 

[Adul]

same thing in thailand. 7-11 is freaking everywhere

 

[lobadobadingdong]

wow, I haven't heard of or seen a 7-11 in maybe 10 years, I thought they've pretty much disappeared.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: Otaking

Originally posted by: JoeKing
:thumbsup: for big macs overseas. The produce is actually fresh! :Q

Unpossible! :Q

True! Towards the end of a trip I was getting a mac attack and stopped by a Mcds in Hong Kong. And lo and behold I bit into it and I was greeted with a nice crunchy green leaf of leattuce!

Yea, but the meat was a combination of rice, rat and dog! :Q

 

[Baked]

7-Eleven is everywhere here too, genius.

 

[imported_paperclip]

i went over 2 years ago. use to do late night ramen runs at 2 am everynight.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Korea isn't that far away, gib pen.

 

[User1001]

Originally posted by: Atomicus

Originally posted by: Ornery
Any electronic Hot Deals to be had? How much stuff can you legally bring back?

Whatever fits in the suitcase. So far all the electronics stores I've visited sucks hard balls.

Doesn't the x-ray for check-ins destroy electronics.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: Atomicus
public bathrooms are.....bleh!! When did Taiwan convert!?

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/Atomicus/P7020026.jpg

Hey, those are better than most of the potties on the mainland...

 

[Rogue]

Originally posted by: Baked
7-Eleven is everywhere here too, genius.

I wish I could say that, the closest one to me is an hour away and I can't say I live in the middle of nowhere either. I live in an area with a total population of well over 50,000 not including the 15,000 at the nearby fort and another 25-30.000 in the other neighboring town. I've thought of starting a 7-11 franchise here just for the Slurpees.

 

[Mrvile]

Well, you guys haven't seen the Starbucks in Beijing yet...

 

[GiLtY]

Electronics? You should be headint to Taipei for them

--GiLtY

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: Otaking

Originally posted by: JoeKing
:thumbsup: for big macs overseas. The produce is actually fresh! :Q

Unpossible! :Q

True! Towards the end of a trip I was getting a mac attack and stopped by a Mcds in Hong Kong. And lo and behold I bit into it and I was greeted with a nice crunchy green leaf of leattuce!

Yea, but the meat was a combination of rice, rat and dog! :Q

sad thing is, it still tasted better than the ones they make here.

 

[cerebusPu]

if you want electronics, theres a place in taipei for them. its like the electronics district in japan but in taiwan. i totally forgot the name or location so Im no help here.

 

[Rumpltzer]

I think he means Hualien and Kaoshiung.

7Eleven in Taiwan is awesome. They're bright and clean, they have pretty good prepared food (baozi and lunch boxes), you can mail stuff, pay your bills and parking tickets, make copies and faxes, and the workers are young and very friendly. Stuff isn't marked up in price as much as in the States, and you can buy oddball stuff there (toilet plunger, disposable underwear, Hello Kitty stationary).

It's good stuff.

Walking out of my wife's house, I can look up and down the street and see six 7Elevens and one Family Mart. I know of three more that are around blocks and out of my line of sight.

Again, good stuff.


Japan has far fewer 7Eleven stores. I mostly saw amPM stores there.