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Jan. 16, 2009 01:54 pm JST 14 Comments

People shop for discounted canned food at Matsuzakaya department store in Ueno on Friday. The store is currently holding a so-called "breakdown sale," selling unsold new year gift products for 20-50% off. The bargain sale will run through next Tuesday, and about 50,000 people are expected to visit to store.

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timorborder
Jan. 16, 2009 02:41 pm JST

Nothing wrong with a bit of canned food. I just wonder which "New Year" we are talking about.

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AlfGarnett
Jan. 16, 2009 02:51 pm JST

Who wants to buy tinned grub in a bleeding sale. Also them tins is very small, you aint getting a decent meal out ov one of them innit.

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Spidey
Jan. 16, 2009 02:54 pm JST

"Hmmm...there's gotta be some canned whale meat in here somewhere. Nope not this one...or this one...there it is!!" "Hey!! I saw it first!!"

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nath
Jan. 16, 2009 04:15 pm JST

20 - 50% off, but still a lot more expensive than the supermarket. Japanese department stores are a complete rip-off.

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Sarge
Jan. 16, 2009 04:53 pm JST

Do they have Campbell's Healthy Choice Tomato Soup? That stuff is soooo delicious...

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some14some
Jan. 16, 2009 05:29 pm JST

is it pet-food?

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myosotis
Jan. 16, 2009 05:38 pm JST

Old people love a bargain.

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Sarge
Jan. 16, 2009 05:40 pm JST

"Old people love a bargain"

I must be old...

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neverknow2
Jan. 16, 2009 05:42 pm JST

Who wants to buy tinned grub in a bleeding sale. Also them tins is very small, you aint getting a decent meal out ov one of them innit.

Please Sir.....may I have some more?

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blvtzpk
Jan. 16, 2009 06:54 pm JST

I my years in Japan, this is the first time I've heard about this 'new year set break down' or have seen any coverage of such sales. Does this mean that not enough of these packs were sold for the new year - more so than usual? Is this just another indication of the financial problems that Japan is beginning to suffer?

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kwatt
Jan. 16, 2009 08:15 pm JST

I've never heard such a breakdown sale 20-50% off. People really try not to buy things as many as they used to and will rather try to save money, probably average people have deep anxiety about business, layoffs, economy, etc.

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TokyoGas
Jan. 16, 2009 11:03 pm JST

The Can Food Store (Berkeley 1970's and beyond) has been revived in Tokyo!

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tjfrancis
Jan. 17, 2009 12:04 am JST

"Who wants to buy tinned grub in a bleeding sale. They're very small and you're not getting a decent meal out of any of them" ?

"Unemployed temp worker found dead from starvation in Osaka"

I bet this guy would have.

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buttamimi
Jan. 17, 2009 07:26 am JST

Matsuzakaya would have done their image a lot of good by distributing the unwanted, returned food products to the homeless. But, I guess this is Japan and charity shouldn't get in the way of profit, no matter how small.

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