Seven reasons why I like 7-ELEVEN
Soup du Jour at 7-Eleven
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Seven reasons why I like 7-ELEVEN in Beijing:
1. Staff: Generally well-trained and polite. I would never expect to witness an employee washing her hair in a plastic basin near the cash register, as I did at another chain’s store earlier this week.
2. Space: The shelves are organized, the floors clean, the stores generally roomy compared to the competition.
3. Food: A nice array of on-the-run items, including California rolls and tuna-rice triangles. I like the soup station with eggs, cabbage rolls, and various items on a stick. And kimchi is 2.5 kuai.
4. Wine: A good place to grab a last-minute bottle of Jacob’s Creek, Frontera, or budget-friendly Changyu sparkling cider. Same goes for beer and spirits.
5. Cheese: I noticed yesterday that the store near the St. Regis Hotel sells several brands of Brie and Camembert from RMB37 per package.
6. Fruit: They have it. Usually oranges, bananas, and pears; sometimes mangoes, plums, cherries, and others.
7. Disposable razors. They have these, too. Gillette. A pair for 9.9 kuai.
By the way, I frequent the 7-ELEVENS near the St. Regis, The Place, Gongti West, and Sanlitun South, and I have NEVER seen more than one copy of China Daily in any of them. Is one issue per outlet the maximum?
(Photo: Xiaming)
5 commentsNo cameras in Nali: Or what?
These “no camera” signs are posted at the entrance and in the courtyard of new Nali Studio. Given that the vast majority of cell phones possess built-in cameras, I foresee challenges in enforcing this edict.
And what’s the point, anyway? To keep people from photographing the broken pottery shards that decorate the courtyard? (Too late, Solana has them, too.)
If anyone knows the rationale behind these signs, please let me know.
A hat tip to SinoScuba for the photos.
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