Convenient Robbery

by **Mulboyne** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 4:58 pm

The manager of the Sunkus convenience store in the basement of the Osaka City Air Terminal was mugged yesterday. He was carrying the takings in a bag intending to deposit them in a machine in the same building. It turns out the thief made off with 24 million yen. It doesn't sound like the manager had the most rigorous set of security protocols but the phrase "inside job" also comes to mind. 24 million yen is a lot of onigiri.

Source (Japanese)

by **omae mona** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:37 pm

Mulboyne wrote:The manager of the Sunkus convenience store in the basement of the Osaka City Air Terminal was mugged yesterday. He was carrying the takings in a bag intending to deposit them in a machine in the same building. It turns out the thief made off with 24 million yen. It doesn't sound like the manager had the most rigorous set of security protocols but the phrase "inside job" also comes to mind. 24 million yen is a lot of onigiri.

Source (Japanese)

Don't forget Konbinis handle payments for lots of services too, ranging from parcel delivery to online shopping to utility payments. I've been known to fork over massive wads of cash to Lawson along with, um, a few late bills (in my youth, of course). Still, the OCAT Sunkus doesn't seem like the kind of place where that kind of cash would accumulate quickly...

by **Samurai_Jerk** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:16 pm

Mulboyne wrote:The manager of the Sunkus convenience store in the basement of the Osaka City Air Terminal was mugged yesterday. He was carrying the takings in a bag intending to deposit them in a machine in the same building. It turns out the thief made off with 24 million yen. It doesn't sound like the manager had the most rigorous set of security protocols but the phrase "inside job" also comes to mind. 24 million yen is a lot of onigiri.

Source (Japanese)

Wow. I wonder if the security was lighter than they'd usually use because they figured no one would have the balls to do something like that in the OCAT.

by **Level3** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 2:42 am

Shit. I assume there's no FG involved, as if there were, it would be the headline. And why am I happy about that?
Because I was fucking AT OCAT yesterday! Cave de Yamaya baby, OCAT 3F for most of your Namba cheap import food and fairly cheap booze needs! Which makes a good alibi. If I had 24mil, why the fuck would I be buying wine in a box and 99 yen pasta?

There's security at OCAT? LOL! Nope, just a huge, low-traffic building (few witnesses) with multiple convenient exits and no guards on duty.

But yeah, robbing a conbini the day after payday, with everyone paying off bills? Probably not a random idiot doing it on a whim.

Wouldn't be surprised if the only result of all this is the fucking Keystones ban "loitering" of the kids who practice dancing out front. In the dance space. Where the dance competitions are (or may no longer be) held. If the Keystones fucking kill the already-on-its-last-legs OCAT, then they'll kill Cave de Yamaya and I don't want to have to go all the way to the Shinsaibashi shop.

by **Big Boy** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:47 am

Boxwine is for tourists and is expensive to boot. Unless Akadama now comes in a box. In which case I admire your courage sir.

by **Level3** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:23 pm

I just buy the box wine to fuck the Earth. Those alumi-pack types don't recycle well. Not that Osaka actually recycles much anyway.

Other benefits:
It's harder to tell how much you've drunk.
You have to be particularly tanked to clumsily spill the entire contents of a sealed, retard-proof box.

by **nikoneko** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:34 am

Level3 wrote:Other benefits:
It's harder to tell how much you've drunk.
You have to be particularly tanked to clumsily spill the entire contents of a sealed, retard-proof box.

This is why some of us buy the 2.7 liter bottles of Black Nikka. :kanpai:

by **nikoneko** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:37 am

Side note, anyone know a standard chain to find american wine (other than Paul Masson or whatever)? We've been enjoying our wine lately and past friends are recommending things from the northwest, etc. but seems to be non-existent here.

by **CrankyBastard** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:18 am

Decant it, hide the box, and no one's any the wiser.
:cool:

by **Rube** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:22 am

Why would the guy deposite that much to begin with? I thought they had secruity guys pick up the money. I love walking past those guys and eyeing the money bags, they get all nervous and hold their batton tighter.

by **Iraira** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:10 am

Rube wrote:Why would the guy deposite that much to begin with? I thought they had secruity guys pick up the money. I love walking past those guys and eyeing the money bags, they get all nervous and hold their batton tighter.

My favorite is some security-courier service company that I see now and then. Not sure what their name is, but they have the full riot gear, cattle prods, and carry a large black bag labelled with "A.S.S" on it. Always tempted to ask "What's in the big ass bag?", but I'm sure this'll be mistaken for a robbery attempt, and I'm not sure how to say "Don't taze me, bro", in J-go.

by **Rube** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:16 am

Iraira wrote:My favorite is some security-courier service company that I see now and then. Not sure what their name is, but they have the full riot gear, cattle prods, and carry a large black bag labelled with "A.S.S" on it. Always tempted to ask "What's in the big ass bag?", but I'm sure this'll be mistaken for a robbery attempt, and I'm not sure how to say "Don't taze me, bro", in J-go.

lol, those are the guys.

by **Samurai_Jerk** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:57 am

Iraira wrote:My favorite is some security-courier service company that I see now and then. Not sure what their name is, but they have the full riot gear, cattle prods, and carry a large black bag labelled with "A.S.S" on it. Always tempted to ask "What's in the big ass bag?", but I'm sure this'll be mistaken for a robbery attempt, and I'm not sure how to say "Don't taze me, bro", in J-go.

Whenever I see those guys half of me laughs at how weak their security is and half of me is glad to live in a country where that's all the security needed.

by **cstaylor** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:20 pm

Samurai_Jerk wrote:is glad to live in a country where that's all the security needed.

Great comment. :wink:

by **Doctor Stop** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:55 pm

Iraira wrote:Not sure what their name is, but they have the full riot gear, cattle prods, and carry a large black bag labelled with "A.S.S" on it.

That's the bag they carry the Whoopass in. Woe unto the robber that they open that bag of Whoopass upon.

by **Samurai_Jerk** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 3:57 pm

Doctor Stop wrote:That's the bag they carry the Whoopass in. Woe unto the robber that they open that bag of Whoopass upon.

I always though Whoopass was canned. Or do they cary cans of Woopass in the bag?

by **Yokohammer** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:31 pm

Yeah, cans.

I suppose they could get a dozen or so of those in a bag though.

by **cstaylor** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:16 pm

Samurai_Jerk wrote:I always though Whoopass was canned. Or do they cary cans of Woopass in the bag?

Dude, eco-bag whoopass. It's the green revolution! :wink:

by **Doctor Stop** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:52 pm

Samurai_Jerk wrote:I always though Whoopass was canned. Or do they cary cans of Woopass in the bag?

It's Canadian Whoopass. It comes in bags just like the milk.

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