Comments on: Three in five not exploring Eco Points http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/06/08/three-in-five-not-exploring-eco-points/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: AML http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/06/08/three-in-five-not-exploring-eco-points/comment-page-1/#comment-168774 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:22:36 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2109#comment-168774 So you get points but have (initially) no way to spend them…..
Nice one Taro!

]]> By: umebossy http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/06/08/three-in-five-not-exploring-eco-points/comment-page-1/#comment-167828 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:47:15 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2109#comment-167828 -I saw on a program last week that they are thinking of offering regional delicacies and other over-priced tat.-

…all individually wrapped, no doubt.

]]> By: RMilner http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/06/08/three-in-five-not-exploring-eco-points/comment-page-1/#comment-167728 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:20:21 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=2109#comment-167728 I am surprised as many as 3 in 5 are aware of the scheme. How often does anyone buy a new fridge or TV, once in 10 years? What’s the point of keeping your receipts and stuff for that long just to get a free stuffed toy.

I moved to a new house in April so I had to equip with everything — fridge, TV, washing machine. None of them offered Eco points. I just bought the best priced model with the features I wanted and high energy efficiency.

The department store was running its own recycle campaign where you could bring in up to six old items and exchange them for 500 yen each (or something like that, I can’t remember the details.) Between that, and the sale weekend price, and the loyalty card, I got a brilliant deal on the new equipment without any Eco points.

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