first off, wow! they let you keep a 30,000 yen item for free????? so i never have any bad experience with online purchase...*please let it stay that way* only brought from ebay, hlj and amazon before... i like the transperant umbrella and oh yes, i like the river-side picture and the cute scooter also the pictures of the food you had are making me hungry...ja, off to dinner bye2
Wow, those Sakura trees are still as beautiful as always ^^ Nice office as usual d>_<b Btw, what's the shelf on the wall, that displayed the figures, called? Been searching IKEA for it and can't seem to find it >_<;
Not from Ikea - http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/569/Figure+Display.html
So far all my online purchases, short of slow shipping because of the other side, have been fine. The only things that broke were resin figures, so I am very hesitant of getting those as they break easily in transit.
We have something similar to COD. Only difference is that you pay for the item at the post office and not at your front door once it arrives. Never had any "nightmares" when ordering stuff online^^". But I guess it's bound to happen sometime in the future D=
The only problem I have when ordering online is that sometime it takes several weeks for it to arrive. And, the shipment cost is sometimes a headache. Awesome photos, Danny. I loved the ones in the beginning, the sakura looks beautiful.
The sakura! The spotlessly clean streets! The ridiculously cheap bentos! The sunshine! The mouthwatering Katsu! Dammit, i wanna go back to Tokyo SO bad! Great pics, sir. If only i could post my own 'week in Tokyo' someday... As for credit card woes, i only had 1 problem and that was when i tried to book my month in Tokyo (for 3 people!) on expedia last year. It was over 3 grand, and my bank held the payment thinking it was a suspicious transaction. I had a right job trying to get it cleared. In the end, it didnt work, and i had to use my dads credit card, then pay him off after my payment was invalidated.
Hey Danny. How about enhancing your RSS feed with the Media RSS extension, so that it is compatible with Piclens (see <http://www.piclens.com>, or <http://www.piclens.com/lite/webmasterguide.php> for web developers). No web mastery witchcraft you might have could beat its beauty and functionality (and, as of now, looking at large pics here sort-of sucks, may I say? –reloading everything for each new picture and having to re-scroll–). Being able to browse dannychoo.com with Piclens might tear your bandwitdth apart, though, and gone will be all the ads, so consider that too.
Interesting. But getting users to install something just to view is another hurdle.
I agree. But it's not like adding some foreign custom hack, it's just making your RSS more universal. Those already using (me) will benefit. Those not wil care as much as they do now.
Great pics! Sunny days in Tokyo are the best. And I must say, your office is the coolest room I've ever seen! :O About the buying online thingy, I dunno since my parents become quite reluctant when it comes to ordering something over the net. Wish they sold those Amazon prepaid cards over here.
I never had bad experiences when ordering online with my credit card so I hope it stays that way ( keeping my finger crossed ) ^__^. I buy anything online from figures,computers parts, electronics items, etc whenever it's possible. The only thing I probably don't buy only is clothing. Since I moved to Canada, I tend to use my credit card more and more for convenience and credit rating mainly. Another thing about credit card is that I can dispute the charges in a case, someone else is using my credit card >.>. Never happen so lets keep it that way >.<
Yet a Week in Tokyo posts are among the best posts here, probably my one of my top favorites to view here on the site.
I'd like to someday take a stroll along that river on the way to work. ^^
I am not 100% sure ,but I think that castle building was a love hotel. :D Nice pictures! :)
started ordering from Amazon Japan only this year, was just trying for fun at first, but ended up buying magazines every month... using debit card to buy.
Hey I thought I inveted the Macaroni and cheese salad? : ( Hey Danny, how do you attach your sos brigade on your dashboard? Glue? Tape?
Blu Tac ^^
Awesome! Thanx. Looks like my Tucson dashboard wont be lonely anymore.
Love the Hanami sights at Meguro River, I stayed close to the river when I first came to Japan and it was the first blossom I ever saw, totally unforgettable.
*sigh* those pictures are just beautiful! i need a looong vacation soon :) (and the money. japan isn't that cheap either ;/ ^^)
Cool, Naka Meguro, I pass the station on my way to school :D
Tonkatsu looks tasty.
so far, i haven't had any problems with online purchases...
Always great to read and see these "A Week in Tokyo" especially when there's a few yummy foodies pics in the mix!! ^___^ Hanami looks beautiful especially among the night lights and along the Meguro River. Is that your missus walking along with the bike in front in a few of those photos, Danny? I fell in love with butter corn miso ramen ever since I had it here: http://www.ichibanboshi.com.au/ just outside of the Kinokuniya bookstore. I've bought stuff online now and then, mostly games and figures which I can't get here (in Australia). Have had only 1 incident where it was a bit of a headache due to an incorrect address. Don't know if COD is that common here due to the fact that you'd have to be at home waiting for the delivery. What is konata? Can't wait to get some Mirai stickers, so I can start some street viral campaign for you!! hahaha
Nice pics there.. I spot something odd in this pic http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/6795/img0252bom0.jpg If you notice there seems to be ghostly figure of a leg at the bottom right of the picture. Signs of paranormal activity?? ^_^
oops wrong link, my bad http://www.dannychoo.com/slide/eng/weektokyo/19405/photo/A+Week+in+Tokyo+12/
OT: Hey Danny, how come the HTML links always get broken off?? It gets quite annoying when I cant directly click on it to get to the page instantly. Hope you can fix it =)
Sorry - will fix.
AH!! T_T i wanna go to Japan!
I haven't had any nightmares ordering stuff online coz' I don't have a credit card... Wooooo! Question! Does the castle in the first few pics have any cannons or archers on it?
I used to sell collectible trading cards on Ebay years ago but stopped cos of spam. I don't buy stuff online but my wife buys lots of online clothes with friends, to reduce shipping. BTW, think the Japan news feed at the left corner is a great idea!
Wow!! That looks so cool.. And your office still looks awesome Danny.. ^^ I wish I could live in Japan to enjoy taking pictures during the sakura season..
ebay. it's cheaper for a reason. ('~')
http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/231/eBay+is+cheaper+for+a+reason.html
site can't seesm to display the link properly. >.< here's the pic. http://www.dannychoo.com/fauna/userimg/large/2007Sep30202619_231.jpg
Nah... even so, they will rip you off by jacking up the shipping and handling costs. And that's not even EMS..Takes 2 friggin weeks for the item to arrive.
Got a pre-order messed up at.... HLJ ^^; think they either took in too many orders they could fill or something or mess up the order of filling the orders (some people who did not preorder actually got the dolls first) So those who preordered end up getting screwed over :P Saw on TV that meat takes longer time to go down the pipe to become poopoo :P approximately 2 days? LOL Salad is hard to fill up the stomach ^^;! They go down the pipe by the end of the day usually (if I din remember wrong) :3 Thanks for sharing the goregous hanami pix!
I didnt know that ^^; Will have more salads then.
If you're looking for fibers, go for beans and peas... Though watch out for the... ahem... aftereffect. ^^;
gah, im so envious of you danny. just one more year and i'll be living there :D
Very interesting read. :) So far I never had nightmares ordering stuff online. Though I'm very cautious and always do some research about shops I've never heard of before ordering anything and I avoid Ebay, too. Over here there's something like COD, too. If you aren't home when the goods arrive the delivery guy will notify you and try again the next day. If you aren't home at that time either you can still pay at the post office. It's the safest way to pay for stuff you ordered online. If possible I always do this. There are only very few online stores that I trust enough to pay in advance and even fewer shops overseas.
the COD thing is very interesting.too bad they dont have that here.would save me from having to call back and complain
Busy week, so to see Danny. The sakura look beautiful over there; ours is just about to bloom so that's nice. About ordering online, I do it *all* the time. The only bad experiences I've had were with 2 orders for figures from ebay. For one it took ages to arrive and then the figures turned out to be resins (painted though). But they had been dirt cheap so ended up keeping them as a reminder. Other one was with a seller who simply didn't ship and took me forever to get my money back (thank god for paypal's warranty). The latter's seller ended up giving ME bad feedback because I had not communicated. Yeah right....
BTW I see you found a nice way to display Melissa Seraphy without her pumpkin, smart.
She looks better that way.
OT: Anyone else noticed the weird poll pie slices? http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/2108/huhgr3.png
The poll image updates every 5 mins so there is a delay.
I've been an avid ebay user for over 5 years now. Out of all the transaction I've completed I've had about 3 duds. Fortunately, I knew the Ins & outs of credit use to assure I could get my money back. Outside of ebay, never had a problem online. Ringo, come to me!
Amazing photos again. I think I enjoy these Week in Tokyo articles more than anything. I much prefer to 'go native' in a country, than just tourist about all day every day. Oh yes, nice VF-1 too :)
I ordered a Gundam Seed Destiny 1/144 HG Gaia gundam off ebay and it never came. I email the seller and he never replied back, so I just forgot about it....
I order online all the time. I can't say I have encountered anything out of the ordinary. Though I really need to get a hold of that Fauna figure.
Even at cities they still admire nature.....
great photos once again mr. choo choo, I really favor the cherry blossom photos. One question, what is the "orz" in gundam orz?
Gundam orz?
orz is a little pictogram for despair... See it as a little buddy and you'll easily understand. ^^
haha..alrite i understand now :)
Hmmm, I had been wondering if Danny shopped at costco. I work at costco here and want to transfer when I study in Japan.
Yes, it happened to me before. The items were gone for no reason couple times when ordering online. =(
is that a first generation VF-1 super strike valkyrie i see there beside the frosted flakes. you have good taste sir. also, never had trouble buying stuff online, but had a few problems with shipping at one time.
Good articule, and very interesting. I usually buy a lot of stuff online, and have some rough times with some criminal that don`t send the product or ships the item very late, but isn`t the normal thing, plus is strange that this happens, but if you want and advise, be extremly careful with the sites you buy, or put you data. A very secure way to send money is Paypal, they protects your info very well, and much sites acept paying by this way... Sites like ebay also grants you some guarantie about unfair sellerbuyers... Good luck with your deals, and enjoy it, LOL
I once had issues ordering a camera from Amazon marketplace. The seller was a fraud. :/ We got our money back though.
I buy online now and then. I've never had any problem.I've bought board games, hardward and sometimes any cool T-shirt.The most Important thing I've bought is my Macbook. I was a little bit nervous since It did last almost 2 weeks and I had already paid for it but everything went fine and I'm a happy Mac fanboi now. ;-)
Wow...they let you have a 30k yen item for free? Lucky you!! I've never had a problem ordering online...the worst I think was it took a month for it to arrive (that's me being cheap and chose the free shipping option XD). The only problem that I could think of when ordering online is product replacement and I just hope that I'll never have to go through such an ordeal. I like those transparent umbrellas too...I even asked a friend who worked there to get me one when he goes back here sometime this summer. ^^
Those Hanami picts (and even the non-Hanami ones) are great. Any chance of getting some of them in the wallpaper sections (and
hmm, I recently tried Play-Asia. Ordered something cheap to test their system before I go all out. Seems like they are really slow, 2 weeks and they still have not shipped out my item. Grrr. No more business for them from me