As most people know, Tokyo is not a cheap city so I figured I would give everyone a chance to understand what typical grocery items cost in this city.
Here’s how to play:
(1.) Inserted into this blog are two pictures which represent the “showcase” that you need to guess the total cost of.
(2.) Closest to the actual cost without going over wins.
(3.) In order to make a guess, you can add a comment to this specific blog or you can email me at craig@waverka.com.
(4.) All guesses must be submitted by midnight (U.S. time) on June 5th.
(5.) The winner will get a grocery item (approx $10-20) of their choice that I will carry back with me on June 11th which can include candy or a small bottle of Sake, Shōchū or Whiskey if desired.
I was able to carry these items in just two small plastic bags from the Queen Setan market which is located in
the Shinagawa Train Station.
Included in the “showcase” were: 
· Cabbage (1/2 Cup)
· Eight pieces Nigirizushi (hand-formed sushi)
· Fauchon Earl Grey Tea Ice Cream - 1/2 C
· Five Green Onion Dumplings
· Haagen-Dazs Banana Chocolate Cookie - 1/2 C
· One Lime
· Pack of Gari (Pickled Ginger)
· Six slides of Maguro (Blue Fin Tuna)
· Suntory Umeshu 660ml (Plum Liquor)
· Tabasco Green Chili Sauce (60ml)
· Three Dumplings (Golf Ball Size)
· Two Bottles Schweppes Tonic Water - 8 oz
· Cabbage (1/2 Cup)
· Eight pieces Nigirizushi (hand-formed sushi)
· Fauchon Earl Grey Tea Ice Cream - 1/2 C
· Five Green Onion Dumplings
· Haagen-Dazs Banana Chocolate Cookie - 1/2 C
· One Lime
· Pack of Gari (Pickled Ginger)
· Six slides of Maguro (Blue Fin Tuna)
· Suntory Umeshu 660ml (Plum Liquor)
· Tabasco Green Chili Sauce (60ml)
· Three Dumplings (Golf Ball Size)
· Two Bottles Schweppes Tonic Water - 8 oz
As a bonus game, see if you can guess what the most expensive item was per unit price.
Hint: It wasn’t the Liquor.
Once the contest is over, I will update the blog with the winner and the overall prices.
Hint: It wasn’t the Liquor.
Once the contest is over, I will update the blog with the winner and the overall prices.
Hey Craig, Hope you are enjoying yourself. Gary fowarded this to me. My guess is $151.00. janet
ReplyDeleteBonusquestion: I think the most expensive item was the haagen-daz ice cream. Janet
ReplyDeleteHey! You covered the prices with white squares you sneak! Did you actually think some of us would cheat and use software to zoom in on the items?? You know is all too well.....
ReplyDelete-Jim
alright, I'm going to guess $127. I figure you're a frugal shopper;)
ReplyDeleteI even thought about digitally changing the photo prices to really f with some people who were trying to cheat
ReplyDeleteok Bob Barker....after a line-by-line guess in yen for each item...coverted to US dollars...with a 10% margin of error added....plus stupid American ignorance tax (which adds another 7.5%)....I've decided to bid......$1. (My actual guess would have been $65.52 but I've seen too many losers get on the stage to spin the wheel of death with a strategy of bidding $1). As for the bonus question...I have to go with the Maguro (the crown jewel of Japanese sushi bars). That stuff is expensive (and good eatin'). -- Jim M
ReplyDelete$72 USD - GLM
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