jay: (sunglasses)
jay ([personal profile] jay) wrote2003-05-22 08:06 am

Corner vending mystery solved

I decided to pick up some items for breakfast at a convenience store last night... among them one of these small cans of chilled, sweetened coffee that seem to be very popular in Japan. I was mystified by the branding... "Georgia" since (as a native of Atlanta) I know perfectly well that it isn't a region known for particularly good coffee. Or is a producing area. Unless someone has cross-bred coffee plants lately with kudzu... The mystery was solved when I discovered that the beverage is made and sold by Coca-Cola here. Sigh.

Off to morning sessions in robot control, then some afternoon sightseeing in Nara...

[identity profile] brian1789.livejournal.com 2003-05-21 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
The drink itself is pretty good, IMO... but it's now 130 yen. Along with everything else drink-vending-wise. The beer and sake vending machines still surprise me!

[identity profile] cathouse-blues.livejournal.com 2003-05-21 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
You can get OtC cough syrup with codeine.