Whatever you do, don`t EVER get the tonkatsu-karaage bento from Circle K. I just tried to eat one and I may never be able to eat tonkatsu or karaage again. It was so rotten. I don`t know how you would set out to make something that bad....
Never ever go to Circle K, unless you're stuck with one in your office building (like me). I think the only lower establishment in the hierarchy of convenience stores is Daily Yamazaki, which seems to stock their shelves with leftover inventory from Lawson and 7-11. Here's my personal ranking of convenience stores, from best to worst:
1. am-pm 2. Lawson 3. 7-11 4. Sunkus 5. Family Mart 6. Circle-K 7. Daily Yamazaki
Apple Mart also ranks pretty low on the list. It`s also unfortunately the closest one to my office. Not only do they have a crappy selection of pastry type items, the stairs going into the place are some of the steepest I`ve ever seen. They would be illegal in a first-world country with laws to govern those sort of things....
I've never heard of Apple Mart. Sounds like a lame copy of Family Mart. What I hate is that no conbini ever has whole wheat bread. Like most fg's, I do most of my shopping for necessities at a conbini, but I can never get wholesome, nutritious whole wheat bread!! What the hell??? All they have is that crappy white bread/shoku pan, and that's like eating a cloud (with the same amount of nutrition).
Uh, maybe this should have been in the Rant Forum?
I used to live in Aomori for a few years and upthere I'm guessing they have different people doing thier food for them because the gyudon was sooooo good. I would eat it at least 3 times a week. I can't say if it is bad down here since I don't have a Cirlcle K in my area. I'm thinking it differs in every area though.