Namba Marui
Located in the heart of Osaka's Minami area, Namba, it is directly connected to the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line Namba Station via an underground pathway, allowing customers to enter without getting wet even on rainy days. It also has good access from other JR and private railway stations.
We came here because my second aunt wanted to shop at either GU or UQ—I forgot, hahaha.
I looked around a bit myself and thought it was just okay〜
But unexpectedly, I went inside and found my favorite, gelato pique!
I thought I’d try my luck and see if they had the shark set, and they actually did! It was for men, but they happened to be having a big summer sale. I originally thought new items wouldn’t be included, but when I checked the official website, it actually was.
(When I looked for it in Okayama before, the last one was in the hands of the woman right in front of me, and the employee told me directly that they were out.
But I actually happened to find it here〜〜〜
The employee went out of his way to find the remaining ones for me and said these were all they had left. I got the feeling he thought I wouldn’t buy them, but I’m the kind of person who’ll surprise you. I didn’t even try them on and bought them right away, hehe.
They were 30% off the original price, with an additional 10% off if you bought two items, plus tax-free shopping. Wasn’t everything perfectly aligned?
And it was my favorite shark design. I must be the goddess of luck, right?
I immediately said, “これください！”
The female employee’s eyes widened, and she quickly called the tax-free counter for me, then led me as we ran all the way through the department store〜
The person at the tax-free counter was a Chinese international student. He told me I was so lucky because they would have closed if they hadn’t just gotten the call. He also said my card looked really fancy.
Then the next second, he actually dropped my card?
Me？？？I was speechless⋯
But anyway, I was super happy that I got those two pieces!
I even went back specifically to thank the female employee〜〜
Then, right when I was feeling happy, my second aunt and cousin got into an argument!
My second aunt thought my cousin had picked a size that was too small, but I think he just likes his clothes fitted?
My second aunt told him to choose for himself, but after he did, she picked another one that she thought was better.
My cousin got super angry right away.
(I’d be angry too
“Then why did you ask me to choose?”
The two of them stayed angry the whole way, so even though I’d gotten my favorite shark set, I didn’t dare show how happy I was at all.
And we actually came to this department store twice. We came back again on the last day because my second aunt probably felt she was a little in the wrong, hahaha.
But in the middle of all that chaos, I also saw a beautiful sunset glow.
On one hand, I unexpectedly got the shark set I’d been longing for. On the other, my family suddenly got into an argument for no apparent reason. Then at the end, I looked up and saw a beautiful sunset.
But that’s what traveling is like—messy and chaotic, but with some very lucky memories worth remembering too, I guess〜(˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵)
