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Best way to sell furniture locally?
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honestly the sayonara sale groups are the move but also check out jimoty, it's like the japanese craigslist, you can post in english and people message you directly, way less bidding drama than mercari. set the price low and write "pickup only, shinjuku" in the title, someone will come with a kei truck same day. also if you're really stuck, there are gaijin house moving groups on line where people give stuff away for free just to avoid paying the sodai gomi fee, that's a solid backup if u just want it gone by friday.
Mercari is actually doable even without much Japanese, the app has an English interface option and you can set items to local pickup only. But honestly for furniture, the fastest route is often the Sayonara Sale groups on Facebook, there are several Tokyo-specific ones where expats post stuff daily, and people will come grab it same week if the price is right.
Since you're in Shinjuku, you also have the option of just putting a sign on the furniture in your building's lobby or elevator, a lot of apartments here have a designated corner for free or cheap items, and neighbors will take care of it without any online hassle. If you want it gone in a weekend, price it at like 1000-3000 yen, that undercuts the hassle of hauling anything to a recycle shop, and you won't have to deal with shipping or language barriers at all.
Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.
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