7/11 always has better promos than Family, i.e. price wise. You don’t have to spend a great deal to get your Hello Kitty collection started.
Also, there’s four on a block, always has stock, the food selection is better (i.e. garlic peanuts) and they have a better liquor selection.
How about the new SMART chain, that sells “everything” cheaper than other convenience stores. For example, Smirnoff vodka 42/bottle compared to 55 at 7-11, beer 10nt cheaper per can.
BTW 7-11 has responded with their new Happy Hour, 6-12pm everything is discounted.
I work at a Family Mart… the food is horrible most the time, makes me wonder why anyone buys them (I mean the bian dan and stuff, not the manufactured stuff) 7-11’s food is way better like their guan don zhu is much better compared to family mart’s and I actually go there for slurpees every now and then. The family mart I work at doesn’t have any “slurpee” so I can’t comment. I can’t comment on the bian dan of either place but I can say Family Mart’s suck and the only reason I eat them is because I get them free (ones that had to be taken off because it’s overdue) and I have no comment about 7-11’s because I generally don’t buy microwaved stuff… if I wanted something I’d go to a restaurant that sells it because you usually get more for your money.
As far as service and friendliness of the staff, I find that either place are about the same. I know the corporate is really anal about service though.
What about HiLife? or NikoMart or or…
I don’t really care to be honest, whatever is closest, as I only pay my bills there, withdraw cash or pick up some milk in a dire emergency.
They’re great to have around, but I can’t say I’m a frequent customer.
Btw, is it just me, or are more and more of the “other” brand corner shops closing and being replaced by 7-11’s?
I think I saw a tall white guy working for a convenience store such as that once. I wonder if that was you. Next time I’ll have to stop in to say hi![/quote]
I think I saw a tall white guy working for a convenience store such as that once. I wonder if that was you. Next time I’ll have to stop in to say hi![/quote]
I work graveyard shifts… I wonder how a conveniences store boss would get an ARC for someone though, unless he opened the store himself. I work in Danshui close to ying jhuan rd (but not the one across the street from Watsons) and I am probably one of the few family mart staff that has long hair…
But the only regular foreigners that comes here at that time is a Dan Kang university professor… he buys alot of beer and porn mags.
There once was a very hot girl who worked at a Hi-Life near where I work…then one day she was gone, replaced by a pimply guy. So I don’t go there anymore…there are closer convenience stores.
7-11 hands down. Their online bookstore can’t be beat. A large selection of English books, movies, music and more all delivered C.O.D. to the 7-11 nearest you.
do these places have a really high turn-over of staff or is it just me imagining it?
also does anyone know if there is really ‘rice milk’ in those cartons of ‘black rice milk’? I’d really like to know.
plus my preference for 7/11 underware is getting serious. i’ve nearly a whole collection. When will they have resident psychologists next to the photocopiers?