Okay, so after almost a month of sales training, I thought I had figured out the weekly customer shopping cycle, but today’s random spurt has thrown me for a loop. It could be the recent “SARS is gone” news, but something tells me the government’s efforts to spur tourism is actually having an effect. [...]
The current education of the English language in Japan is quite a loaded topic, but I just wanted to point out some recent efforts towards establishing a few more English oriented or bilingual schools. This snippet mentions a school out in Fukuoka that will be English-only; comments posted by others below the article provide [...]
Thanks to Boris’ weblog, I came across some Tetris insanity. It’s as crazy as the Tetris champ. The time people spend on “practicing”, not to mention the finances involved in supporting such a habit. At least he’s getting his excercise…
Towards the beginning of my 販売研修, Andrew challenged me to sell a Sony DCR-VX2000 before my stint was over. It’s basically the best all-around portable broadcast-quality semi-pro video camera out there, and thanks to a wealthy Japanese business man and his wife who will be traveling to Italy soon, that challenge has been met.
Now [...]
Managed to top my goal of 10million yen, so it’s time to pack up and go home…
I wish. Four more days left of sales training — maybe I can break $100k; if only the exchange rate were in my favor :)
During my errand running, I broke down and bought an iPod; I’d been thinking about it seriously for a while now, and the timing just seemed right. They’ve been sold out at many stores, and Bic finally received some fresh stock the other day. When I was hunting around I was told a [...]
As today was my day off, I ran a few errands which included checking out the Parco Bazaar which began today. Thought a few of you non-local folks out there might want to see what you’re in for if you ever decide to visit. It’s the cliche picture for the ever crowded Japan, [...]
By request, I’m making the simple Python script I use to generate the sales column at right available here. You will also need this script, which grabs the latest JPY/USD exchange rate, and here is a simple file with a single day of sample data. Keep in mind that the output is very [...]
But I dislike Tuesdays — always really slow, and although a number of customers perused the ailes, they were mostly full of questions and low on cash. So be it — Friday is coming soon :)
As for the picture you’re seeing here, some of you may recall the that landed in my lap [...]
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