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[theducks]

I want one of these - http://www.voiddeck.com/wordpress/2006/09/30/transparent-ds-lite/

Also, saiyanprince mentioned something the other day that occurs to me to be quite correct. The Japanese don't like wasting anything. You see this everywhere in Akihabara (stores selling 1998 era Mac mices, Sparc Ultra 5s, etc), but particularly soft drink machines. You have a machine with 500mL, 375mL, 220mL and 80mL cans of coke. All cans are ¥120 (except the 80mL for ¥80). None contain poison. Surely they must all sell or they wouldn't take up space with the redundant varieties?

There really does seem a habit of only biting off what you need, not what provides the most for you money.

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[http://users.livejournal.com/drayke_/]

It kinda makes sense when you couple it with the idea that you're not supposed to 'rebottle' the drinks - you're supposed to finish them off at the vending machine and throw them away right there and then. It's a lot better to buy what you're able to drink *right now* than buy more than that and throw away the rest.

I mean sure, I'd always buy the big one but I'd save most of it for later...

[dannipenguin.livejournal.com]

Yet they don't use rechargeable batteries.

[theducks.livejournal.com]

Mmm I've seen a lot of places selling eneloop rechargable batteries here. They're very nifty ultra-low-self-discharge batteries that will still be at 70% charge after 2 years storage (and are shipped charged)