Fruit Daifuku 1,291JPY I came to Aime/Collet after a long time. It is now called Saint City, with many new shops open. I discovered a new shop in the basement and saw a lady carefully wrapping mochi. I decided to buy a flashy-looking Fruit Daifuku. When I chatted with the lady, she mentioned that they might open a store here depending on sales. I enjoyed it and thought I should come back to buy more.

The reviewer purchased two types of melting fruit daifuku (white peach and strawberry milk) for 220 yen each, with a discount of 40 yen. When adding up the receipts from Cent City, they found that they were just short of receiving a service ticket for the affiliated parking lot. They estimated that they would be charged 600 yen for parking. The reviewer was surprised to find that the restaurant was not listed on Tabelog, but assumed that a kind reviewer had registered it recently. They ordered the two types of fruit daifuku, and the restaurant lady offered to sell them for 400 yen in exchange for taking photos and promoting them on social media. The reviewer agreed. The restaurant was currently operating in a temporary location on a 6-month contract, with plans to open a permanent store based on sales. The parking fee was waived with two service tickets, so the total cost was 400 yen, but they also received 20 yen worth of T-points. In the end, they made a profit of 220 yen.

While wandering around the basement floor of Sento City in Kokura, I stumbled upon a traditional Japanese confectionery shop that I had never seen before. Unable to find the shop listed on my smartphone, I was drawn in out of curiosity. There was a sign outside the shop requesting customers to share their experiences on social media or through word of mouth. I decided to try their specialty, the strawberry milk flavored fruit daifuku, priced at 220 yen. I wondered if they added condensed milk to the usual strawberry daifuku, which would make it overly sweet, but to my surprise, there was just a hint of fresh cream inside. The strawberry filling seemed to be more like a paste and had a cheap taste to it. Although there were other varieties available, based on this one experience, I can confidently say that I will not be purchasing this particular item again. If I were to visit again, I would try something different. Despite the 220 yen price tag, I received 30 yen worth of G points for my first review on the shop's registration, bringing the effective cost down to 190 yen, which was somewhat of a consolation.