Conbini Boys

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How Much Cheese is Too Much Cheese? Nov 13, 2022

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This week, we’re taking a look at a cheese campaign coming out of Lawson. Will it live up to the legendary Nice Cheese Grand Prix of yore? We’ll have to see. We talk soups and burgers, and on the topic of burgers, Matt relays his experience with an amazing new burger out of Shake Shack.

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Finding Love in a Conbini Haul Nov 02, 2022

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In this week’s episode, we offer more love advice by sharing how to spot THE ONE based on conbini hauls. We take a look at pizza karagekun, Matt questions Monster energy drink rehab-flavor, and Mike hunts for the curry L-Chiki.

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Finding Love at the Conbini Oct 05, 2022

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In this week’s episode we offer dating advice to Zoomers, evaluate 192 new items from 7-11, and Mike takes a trip to 7-11’s headquarters.

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The Robots Are (Eventually) Coming Aug 24, 2022

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This week, we’re catching up on the latest installment of a story that we’ve been following for a while – robots at the conbini. This time around, it seems like there’s been some progress, and Matt and Mike talk about what we can hope to expect with autonomous conbini machines. We talk Korean chikis, weird salad chickens, an amazing pudding selection from lawson, and a big development for Mike at the genba.

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It's a Curry Summer Aug 14, 2022

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In this week’s episode, we discuss two huge curry campaigns out of 7-11 and Ministop. We roast a five cheese tortilla. And Mike takes a deep dive into Lawson’s Machi Kado.

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PSA - Keeping Cool at the Conbini 2022 Jul 20, 2022

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This week, we’re bringing you a public service announcement about how to stay cool at the conbini. Last year, we recommended a number of items, but this year we walk you through each of our own strategies for keeping cool. The chiki wars are still in high gear, and in a heated segment, Matt and Mike talk about the merits of craft beer.

Last year's "Keeping Cool at the Conbini"

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Two Trips to Hokkaido Jul 13, 2022

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In this week’s episode, we take two trips to Hokkaido with 7-11 and Lawson. We review FOUR new chikis. Mike tries a Sugoonigiri from New Days. And Matt pumps Tim Horton’s.

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Conbini Pick 3: Main Dish, Beverage, Snack Jun 22, 2022

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This week, we take a look at some replies to a tweet that asked you to choose your go-to main dish, beverage, and snack from the conbini. In the winners and losers, we both take aim at the question of “what is a good summer item?” Finally, we investigate Family Mart’s new style of store, otherwise known at the Famima concept.

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7-11 Says 'Aloha' Jun 15, 2022

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In this week’s episode Mike and Matt take a trip to Hawaii with 7-11. Mike wonders whether it’s safe to eat shelled shrimp. And Matt reviews his local Dunkin Donuts following its renovation.

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We Love the Dads (And of Course the Moms Too) Jun 01, 2022

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This week, we’re looking at father’s day, and trying to unravel a mystery about why there are so few father themed items at the conbini. We check out a bizarre cheese and Chiki release, revisit a spicy chicken sandwich, and take a look at a truly incredible collaboration between pizza chips, fish and cheese.

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