Page 270 - Basic Japanese

You can buy tickets for shows and sports games, do

simple banking, send a fax, make copies, and pay utility
bills. Konbini stores usually serve as stations for popular

delivery services called takuhaibin. When you go to an
airport, you can drop off your suitcase at a konbini on the

previous day and have it delivered to the airport when
you check in. This is a common practice, because the

Japanese do not think it’s cool to roll big suitcases in a
train station. Konbini stores sell popular Japanese-style

hot meals, (including oden, a Japanese hot-pot), snacks,
and cigarettes. Because they are open 24/7, you never

have to be hungry or thirsty as long as you have a small
amount of money. They also sell magazines and comic

books, so you can go there at any time, even at
midnight, whenever you feel bored.