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The story
A photo of a Lawson product sparked a heated thread on 5ch’s Newsoku VIP board comparing the cost-effectiveness of home cooking versus convenience store food. One poster’s jab of “you could just make this yourself” drew the retort “post a photo right now then — if you can’t, konbini wins,” while others argued that microwaved rice topped with a sausage could cost as little as 100–200 yen. But when someone actually bought a bento at Lawson, it rang up at 750 yen, expanding the discussion into whether convenience stores or eating out is the better deal.
What people said
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And there's the "you could just make this yourself, kid" guy.
Go on, post a photo right now — if you can't, convenience store wins.
I don't want to spend time prepping that stuff first thing in the morning.
I'd rather use that time to go back to sleep.
Is that from Big-A? (a Japanese discount supermarket chain)
You just zap the rice in the microwave and zap the sausage too, that's it.
Saying "zap zap" over and over while lecturing about cooking is way too funny (note: "chin" means microwaving, but repeated like that it also doubles as slang for genitals).
Alright then, post a photo of your zapped rice and sausage right now.
Even topping it with corn or a sausage only adds 50–100 yen.
No pots, no stove, barely any effort at all.
By that logic your fridge just magically restocks itself every time, huh? Try factoring in leftover-hell before you brag.
Eating out might honestly be cheaper than a convenience store at this point.
Something like this works fine, no?
I'd rather skip Matsuya — eating there actually lowers my happiness levels. (Matsuya is a Japanese beef-bowl/teishoku chain)
Huh?
What happened to the hassle of going out to the convenience store in the morning??
Oh! You mean having your mom buy it for you.
I commute by train, so it's no trouble if it's near the station I get off at.
Background and Key Points of This Debate
On 5ch’s chat boards, threads mocking cheap meals often spark clashes between the “home cooking is enough” camp and the “convenience store is fine” camp. This time, the claim that microwaved rice topped with a sausage could cost as little as 100–200 yen drew pushback that this ignores the hassle of keeping ingredients stocked and using up leftovers. Meanwhile, one poster reported that a bento bought at Lawson actually cost 750 yen, sparking further discussion about the price gap between convenience store bentos and eating out. Note that the latter half of the thread devolved into personal attacks between specific posters, so this article excerpts only the portion comparing the cost-effectiveness of home cooking versus convenience stores.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Newsoku VIP) thread “[Breaking] Lawson Launches “Chii-gyu” Chow 😰” (“chii-gyu” is derogatory internet slang for a stereotyped nerdy, unpopular-looking guy, mocking his supposed diet).
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