Hidemi's Rambling No.77 Dec 30, 2009

Many stores in Japan hand out a free calender for customers at the end of a year. When I was a child, my family never needed to buy a calender for a new year because we got amply for free. Some stores offer free-to-take calenders in front of the entrance at this time of year. I went rambling down the street near the train station to get some. There are many shops and I got a lot of calenders for free last year. This year, the recession was obvious here and I couldn't find one. A store put up a sign which said, 'Buy one and get a free calender'. It's not my option. The era of a free calender has passed...