This drug store chain, called Segami, just opened up a shop today near the station and it was packed with people. Every person who walked by it went in and bought something. Toilet paper, toothbrush, genki drink, whatever. Of course, this isn’t such a big deal and new stores usually attract people on the first day, BUT what makes this worthy of being blogged about is that there is the exact same store just 100 metres down the street. Identical, same in size, same sign, same interior, same products, exactly the SAME!! I didn’t take a picture of it but trust me, it’s there. Besides that, on the same street there are 3 other drug stores (different chain) all in close vicinity. Comparing prices, they are all about the same. So what is it that makes people pass by the others but go into this one? It’s a mystery. Better keep an eye on this company’s stock price for sure.
As for me, the only reason I went in was to buy this six pack of CalorieMate in a can, which is harder to find than you think. CalorieMate in a can is just about the closest equivalent to Ready-to-Drink-Myoplex and cheaper too. Unfortunately, they didn’t have Cafe Au Lait flavor which has a better balance of protein to carbs.
I have seen these “Caloriemate” drinks often, but don’t know what it is. My Japanse is not good enough to read the website that you mention. Can you give a brief explanation of the benefits?
Sure! Well, I’m sure you’re familiar with Caloriemate cookies, right? These are just like MRP (Meal Replacement Pack) similar to Protein Bars. When you don’t have time to eat a proper meal you can supplement your diet with these kinds of things.
Caloriemate bars, and generally any kind of so called Healthy Snacks are too high in FAT, since it’s a cookie, so I don’t eat them. But the CalorieMate in a can has a fairly good balance of Protein/Carb/Fat (not great but good enough) and only 200kCal which is generally in line with a balanced meal in a diet of 6 meals a day totalling 2000 kCals a day. Although recently I have not been very consistent with my diet, I try to get 6 proper meals into one day but sometimes you just can’t. CalorieMate in a can, or other Ready-to-drink Supplements provide a convenient and somewhat healthy subsitute.
Cafe Au Lait flavor has more protein per can, probably from the milk. It’s the best one.
Thank you for your explanation. It shows that I’m not much of a “healthy man”. I simply eat 3 times a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner. But no cookies or candy bars in between, let alone those special bars that you refer to. So I guess that I’m not eating too much sugar per day. I guess that it is age which makes me increase in weight approximately 1 kilo per year over the last 3 years.