The garbage company was supposed to give us an estimate for throwing away half of our couch. There was a misunderstanding and they just took it, they also took our stroller. Then they tried to charge us 11,000 yen...that's $130.
When I got upset about the charge and asked if they had taken our stroller on accident, they admitted it was a misunderstanding and the stroller was a mistake as well so they dropped all the charges.
We never would have known if they had taken our stroller, the garage door is almost always open and anyone could have taken it. It's kind of sad how surprised I was that they admitted it and took responsibility for it.
I'm really glad we never bought a fancy stroller.
Back when we still had our stroller and used it often people would help us all the time. They didn't offer, they would just grab the front and help you down the stairs, bow and smile and walk away. There's usually a good amount of Americans there who saw you struggling and they just kept walking.
The gas stations are full service here. They literally sprint to your door to ask what you need today. Then they sprint to fill your tank, and sprint back to your window to give you your receipt, again with a bow and smile. And usually a very enthusiastic "arigato gozaimasu!"
There are a lot of other little things that they do too...like the service at a fast food restaurant is better than fancy restaurant I've ever been to in the states.
The kindness is contagious.
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