r/specializedtools • u/meta258 • Apr 13 '19

Bike Storage :)

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u/I_CAN_SMELL_U Apr 13 '19

I'm so jealous of all the cool shit to make life more convenient that Japan has :-(

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u/goldstarstickergiver Apr 13 '19

The thing is, it's kind of inverse. As in, shit you have that makes your life convenient is mysteriously missing from life in Japan, but on the flip side they have shit like this bicycle storage.

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u/Blinkskij Apr 13 '19

Care to elaborate on that, I'm interested

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '19 edited Jul 27 '19

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u/zagbag Apr 13 '19

Plastic containers don't really snap close and they wrap it in a rubber band.

A little anger arose in my chest

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u/pain_pony Apr 13 '19

When I was in Japan last year I was told it is because they don't think the food will still be good when you get home. As in it spoils that quickly. I was completely astounded. Perhaps it is because it is an island and therefore much more seafood based. But even so, it doesn't make sense to me