Of course, there are some cards that get a lot of usage. Shortly after moving to Hikarigaoka, my husband discovered a bread topped with onion and cheese, with a small piece of ham inside. Soon, we were buying this bread and many others at the shop. Each time I spent three hundred yen, I got a stamp. Over the past two years, the points have racked up.
Whenever I filled up a card, I got ¥300 off my next purchase. After cashing in the first card, the sales lady cut the card in half and gave me the stub. I was told to keep the stubs because I would receive a reward if I turned in 10 stubs.
Although I didn't think we would ever collect 10 stubs, I kept them in my wallet. It took over 2 years, but eventually I accumulated 10 of them. Today I "cashed" in the stubs and received ¥3,000 ($27.50 USD). 6 small certificates each worth ¥500.
It seemed like so much. At home I calculated that we have spent over ¥90,000 ($828 USD) in order to get the reward. It felt like the moment I calculated how much I was spending at Starbucks back in the day when I used to drink coffee. As soon as saw that number, I greatly cut back on my coffee habit and then gave it up shortly thereafter.
I have a feeling our family bread habit, including my husband's onion bread, will have a similar fate. Right after we spend the reward, that is.
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