19 Mar
2004
19 Mar
'04
8:49 a.m.
On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, John Allain wrote:
There's also JackOff selling used car jacks, WackOff sell used LARTs, and
FuckOff selling, well, second-hand blow-up dolls. That particular chain
is running in the red however.
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From a Japanese
source:
"One category of business that really took off over the past decade is the
"recycle shop," Japanese parlance for a shop that buys stuff that people
don't need anymore, cleans it up, and sells it for a profit. Everything
from rice cookers to washing machines to skis to console games are bought
and sold in Japan's new retail underground. The most successful of these is
BookOff, a chain of used book stores that has 700 locations in Japan.
BookOff has been expanding into other areas too, with ToyOff (they sell
"almost new" children's toys) and HouseOff (used goods for your home),
PetOff (used things for your pet), and the very oddly named HardOff (used
computer hardware and electronics)."