Comments on: Famima – Convenience With Style http://blogging.la/2009/02/14/famima-convenience-with-style/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: foodlover http://blogging.la/2009/02/14/famima-convenience-with-style/comment-page-1/#comment-34227 foodlover Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:39:28 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20932#comment-34227 I love Famima The sushi is very fresh. I love Famima The sushi is very fresh.

]]> By: marshall http://blogging.la/2009/02/14/famima-convenience-with-style/comment-page-1/#comment-34226 marshall Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:00:14 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20932#comment-34226 I checked out the Famima in Torrance when it opened a year or two ago. I thought it would be cool, but it pales in comparison to the quick food and other goodies I can pick up at any of a dozen Japanese markets in the South Bay. The selection just seemed really boring and weak. Haven't been back since, so maybe things have improved. I checked out the Famima in Torrance when it opened a year or two ago. I thought it would be cool, but it pales in comparison to the quick food and other goodies I can pick up at any of a dozen Japanese markets in the South Bay. The selection just seemed really boring and weak. Haven’t been back since, so maybe things have improved.

]]> By: Matt Mason http://blogging.la/2009/02/14/famima-convenience-with-style/comment-page-1/#comment-34225 Matt Mason Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:57:12 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20932#comment-34225 I go to the one at the Promenade sometimes. I do find it pricey though. Funny that it's Japanese. I always thought it to be Italian. I guess it's another Euro style product that the Japanese have learned to copy. I go to the one at the Promenade sometimes. I do find it pricey though. Funny that it’s Japanese. I always thought it to be Italian. I guess it’s another Euro style product that the Japanese have learned to copy.

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2009/02/14/famima-convenience-with-style/comment-page-1/#comment-34224 frazgo Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:18:50 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20932#comment-34224 My experience with Famima wasn't that good. It was in the UK. We, the kids in particular didn't like what they saw for "food" rather than snacky stuff. What food was there were tasty for my wife and I, but to feed the 5 it was pretty expensive. We actually had better luck at the Tesco express or M&S for quick food that we could take for picnics or just back to the hotel. Right now I'm still a fan of Fresh&Easy (Wet and Sleasy as we renamed it) because it is much cheaper and when you have a $5 or $6 coupon its the deal maker when you have a family. My experience with Famima wasn’t that good. It was in the UK. We, the kids in particular didn’t like what they saw for “food” rather than snacky stuff. What food was there were tasty for my wife and I, but to feed the 5 it was pretty expensive. We actually had better luck at the Tesco express or M&S for quick food that we could take for picnics or just back to the hotel.

Right now I’m still a fan of Fresh&Easy (Wet and Sleasy as we renamed it) because it is much cheaper and when you have a $5 or $6 coupon its the deal maker when you have a family.

]]> By: browne http://blogging.la/2009/02/14/famima-convenience-with-style/comment-page-1/#comment-34223 browne Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:25:04 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20932#comment-34223 We've got about 1000 Famima's in downtown LA with new ones opening daily. They always have fun 80s music playing and you can get some pretty tasty crap for free along with things you don't need like candy and energy drinks. I also like that in downtown, where we have alot of homeless people the people who work at Famima are very respectful of them, giving them water and coffee. The Starbucks employees next door should take some lesssons in treating people with dignity even when they aren't buying lessons from the people at Famima. We’ve got about 1000 Famima’s in downtown LA with new ones opening daily. They always have fun 80s music playing and you can get some pretty tasty crap for free along with things you don’t need like candy and energy drinks.

I also like that in downtown, where we have alot of homeless people the people who work at Famima are very respectful of them, giving them water and coffee. The Starbucks employees next door should take some lesssons in treating people with dignity even when they aren’t buying lessons from the people at Famima.

]]> By: forcor http://blogging.la/2009/02/14/famima-convenience-with-style/comment-page-1/#comment-34222 forcor Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:57:55 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20932#comment-34222 Funny you should bring this up now. The first Famima in the U.S. opened near my home in West Hollywood a couple of years ago. And just a couple of weeks ago... it closed. Perhaps it was not the best place for a Famima, just around the corner from a 7-11 that had served the neighborhood for decades. Or maybe it was always meant as a "test case" to see what people bought and when they came. Or maybe Famima just isn't doing as well as hoped. Funny you should bring this up now. The first Famima in the U.S. opened near my home in West Hollywood a couple of years ago. And just a couple of weeks ago… it closed. Perhaps it was not the best place for a Famima, just around the corner from a 7-11 that had served the neighborhood for decades. Or maybe it was always meant as a “test case” to see what people bought and when they came. Or maybe Famima just isn’t doing as well as hoped.

]]> By: Jodi101 http://blogging.la/2009/02/14/famima-convenience-with-style/comment-page-1/#comment-34221 Jodi101 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:17:00 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=20932#comment-34221 I love Famima!! and often stop in to get Japanese candies. I love Famima!! and often stop in to get Japanese candies.

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