Good morning from Akihabara
With Norm again. [Norman]: Hey guys [Sharla]: So there's a surprise for me today. It's Sunday
I've actually never been to Akihabara on a Sunday and Norm just told me that they don't let cars in here on Sundays
So you can see everyone's walking on the road. I've never seen that before
[Norman]: It's crazy [Sharla]: This is cool, it's so much better
It's nice because there's so many people here, but there's room for them because we can walk on the roads. I like it
We have a special episode for you today, so our creepy
Vending machine video did quite well, and we got lots of requests to buy more boxes.
So we're right back today, and we're gonna buy ten boxes and
Somebody said, "but what if they're all crackers?", and I'm like you know what, I'd be okay with that. Those were some good crackers
Hey, can't complain
So that's what we're doing today, let's head there now!
We're back, the vending machines are in sight
So for those of you that missed our creepy vending machine video, we found these vending machines that have
Mystery boxes wrapped up in paper that has a creepy story on it
It was something really strange
About like...
Let's go look at one
[Sharla]: I totally forgot. [Norman]: Let's go take a peek at a box.
[Sharla]: "A long time ago, there were- there was an old couple who didn't get along very well.
The grandpa lied and said he was going to work when he was actually cheating on his wife with a kyabakura girl (Japanese hostess)
And the grandma lied and said she was going to do the laundry,
But she was actually cheating with Ken at the laundry shop. Both of them lied to each other and lived a happy life
So that's the kind of story you'll find on these boxes. They're really random.
[Norman]: And each one of them a little bit different.
[Sharla]: Yeah, yeah they're all very different. Some of them were a lot stranger than others
So I asked you guys on Patreon to vote on which boxes I should open
I'm gonna choose two from each machine for a total of 10 boxes
Hannah- "39 down there in the corner's creepy as fuck." Alright Hannah. We're gonna open up number 39
Box 39 is ours. Looks like it's got a good story too
Alright Krystal, next we're going to purchase box number 43
Alright, we're gonna splurge a little and go for the $10 box- box number 23
What could possibly be in here that's worth $10
[Norman]: Oh no!
[Norman]: Sharla's losing all the boxes!
[Norman]: YouTuber struggles
Alright, time to pack these up and head somewhere to see what's inside
[Norman]: Oh, there we go Sharla
[Sharla]: It's like Christmas!
[Norman]: Worst Christmas ever!
[Norman]: Alright, it's gonna be a happy cracker Christmas. We've actually found ourselves a nice spot up here
I was insisted on this being the background, but Sharla's very concerned with the wind with this camera
So I'm gonna stop talking now and go back to Sharla's video
[Sharla]: So we're at box number one. This one's really heavy, was this the expensive one? [Norman]: I think that was the expensive one.
[Sharla]: Let's save the expensive one
Start with this one- light and small. Sometimes there's a bonus story taped to the back, and I'm- not quite sure why. [Norman]: *Whispers* Bonus story
[Sharla]: Shall we read the bonus not- story?
[Norman]: I think almost all of them actually have some kind of like bonus story taped to them now. Is it the same story, or is it like
expansion
[Sharla]: So I'm gonna read like the first sentence of each story
I might not read them all, this video might be an hour long, but "I ordered an omu rice at a family restaurant"
[Norman]: It's not the most exciting start to the story, (I'm pretty sure) she's going to add more
[Sharla]: "And on the bottom of the plate when I received, there was a damp towel
Alright
[Norman]: Hopefully, it's not a damp towel
[Sharla]: Oh?
I see a little character [Norman]: Maybe it's animal crackers?
From the 70s?
[Norman]: I think it is animal crackers actually. [Sharla]: It is animal crackers!
[Norman]: Check the expiry date, if it's like, if this thing is from the 70s. I'm like buying a lottery ticket today
[Sharla]: 2018 April [Norman]: I'm not buying a lottery ticket
[Sharla]: This is the one where the chicken says "cock" on it
They changed it to "rooster". They must've gotten complaints.
This box comes with a free English lesson
I'd say that was worth my five dollars.
Box number one- animal crackers
[Norman]: Wow [Sharla]: We're skipping this one, too many kanji. [Norman]: Holy heck, this is heavy
[Sharla]: The actual story on the box is a little too erotic for YouTube
[Norman]: I think you should save the stories and send them to your Patreon, like reward
Like with like, you write a message or like the translation on the back
And then sign it
[Sharla]: Who wants the story
Leave a comment. Oh this one has two stories on the box. [Norman]: Yeah. Yeah, I saw that [Sharla]: Alright
I will save the stories, and I will find something to do with them later
[Norman]: She really looks like she's opening Christmas gifts
[Sharla]: This is fun.
I've never even heard of this snack
Box number two.
Ooh this one is heavy too. Now I'm confused as to which one was the $10 one
This one's so much longer than all the other stories.
[Norman]: So you can just go ahead and pause and read the...
[Sharla]: I just read like a tiny little part of this one and it says like
"The girl pooped her pants"
That's enough
It's enough for that one.
[Sharla]: As we were taking these boxes out, a whole bunch of Japanese people showed up
Actually, there are at least five people in there, and they were looking for boxes, they were like " What're these?"
"Oh, these are some erotic stories"
They're just like, really confused
And they stood there for about ten minutes trying to figure out what the heck these boxes are. [Norman]: Like a lot of people were coming by
[Sharla]: As I purchased a bunch of them, it looks like
[Norman]: *GASPS* Best box ever!
[Sharla]: KitKat! I'm
giving this to Keyboard-san for Christmas
Box number three
[Norman]: The bonus stories are insane
[Sharla]: I just want to know why, what's the point of the story
"The taxi story"
"Taxi drivers have a hard job"
(Reading the Japanese)
"Some bad customers bring their dogs in the car and
As they're paying, they forget their dog and leave it in the car."
[Norman]: What?
[Sharla]: Okay
[Norman]: I don't think that's just a bad customer. I think that's just bad
[Sharla]: Oh I think this is the first box I got. I remember it cuz it was all like wrinkly and old and gross looking
This is creepy box- I think number 39 from the first machine
It's more animal crackers! [Norman]: Oh man, you gonna be able to make like a full farm
[Norman]: Who wants Sharla to make a stop-motion video with all the animal crackers
Box number four
"20 years ago, when I used to work at a coffee shop, this old man from- who spoke in Osaka-ben (Osaka dialect)
Yelled at me and asked if this cup of coffee and this piece of toast is enough to fill him up for breakfast
[Norman]: Probably wasn't
Have you ever been to like- have you ever been to like a Japanese old-style kissaten (tea room)
[Sharla]: No they- they just gave me like a piece of bread. [Norman]: Yeah, yeah
[Sharla]: One piece of bread.
[Norman]: I took my little sister to the one like two years ago, and it was like
seven or eight dollars
And she's like "I'm gonna get the pancakes!" and like the look on her face when the pancake came out. It was like this big
It was like that
[Sharla]: I'm not a fan of those- No it's Pick Up again!
Should I just leave one of these like under the tree for my husband
Because I don't think he watched that video
So he got no idea what it is.
Eww. This was gruesome
It's talking about a car accident that happened yesterday and the
The taxi driver broke his collarbone
One passenger died, one's in a coma
[Sharla]: Right
[Sharla]: Merry Christmas [Norman]: That got dark quick
[Sharla]: That's a new one. Oh, Oh what's this?
[Norman]: Never heard of [Sharla]: From the 70s- chocolate bats
It comes with a card
Oh! We've got to open this one. Apparently
You might win a $5 bookstore gift certificate
No, oh
It's only choco bats
This one's really boring, it's talking about politics
*Gasps*
Yes!
Yes! Yes!
These are the ones I wanted
[Norman]: If you haven't seen the last video,
The last video, Sharla got really really lucky, and the box that she bought had these vegan crackers in them
[Sharla]: BOX NUMBER SEVEEEEEN!
Those are really good crackers
They taste just like Ritz crackers
I don't want to get demonetized!
[Norman]: Use bluffy language
[Sharla]: "When I-" Okay
"When I was in high school there are about 40 people in my class, but I had this one classmate named Satoshi
He used to eat anpan and smoke cigarettes and take his wee-wee out in front of the girls"
[Norman]: Satoshi sounds like a stand-up guy. I wonder if Satoshi's watching this video. [Sharla]: Are these true stories?
Do you think they are true stories?
I bet they are because like, where would you come up with this stuff
[Norman]: Yeah and like- [Sharla]: Nooo!
[Norman]: If you're gonna make something up like, pretty sure you'd make something better than that.
[Sharla]: It's another box of cheese Pick Up
Please give me a different flavor, these come in a different flavor
Box number eight.
Something about a 90 year old grandma wearing rehabilitation pants
KITKATS!
Merry Christmas.
Okay last box
"There's a country that's trying to remain as peaceful as possible so they banned wars and
weapons", and then just like
quickly reading over it it starts talking about Shinkansen and DNA and
terrorists
[Norman]: I feel you skipped like all the parts that connect back
[Norman]: Alright last box
This is it. This is like THE box, the heavy one. [Sharla]: Oh, I see red, does that mean Kit-Kats?
[Norman]: I don't think it's Kit-Kats
[Sharla]: It is!
Two boxes of Kit-Kats!
[Norman]: And they're taped together?
[Sharla]: Of course they're taped together
Would you expect any less from this man?
Alright, this is my haul- all 10 boxes
Can't say I'm disappointed
Got lotsa Christmas presents for my husband and for my friends
You guys are all getting cheese snacks this year.
Me and Norm actually had a lot of fun doing a Q&A today for his channel
So I will link it down below. Go check that out. He also makes lots of really amazing vlogs on his channel
I think you guys will- he tries really hard, and he does really well
I think you guys will really enjoy his channel so go give him a sub. I will link it down below
Thanks for watching guys, and- [Norman]: I'm gonna steal this nope, no, we're not done yet
We're not done yet because you know what, we have like what, we got like two months until you leave Japan
[Sharla]: Yeah. [Norman]: I'm super sad about that guys. Listen, we are hoping to do a big like, vlog blowout
extravaganza before Sharla leaves. Sorry to hijack your video, I just
Gonna miss you yo, *Sniffs* and this camera. You know what, I'm just going to keep it
[Norman]: Alright guys, thanks so much.
[Sharla]: See you tomorrow, bye~