This is an absolutely petty post I'm making but- whatever.
I've lived here for nearly 8 years now. Almost every morning, NEWDAYS was my snack stop. Their ham and cheese croissant was always my go-to. It was cheap. Only 110 yen. It was perfectly buttery and flakey…as much as a 110 yen pre-packed croissant could be. It wasn't too sweet. It was packed generously with cheese!
Throughout the years, it got smaller and smaller. There was less filling. And then the price year by year, slowly hiked up to 170 yen. But at least it still tasted good. Not anymore. Whatever the hell they decided to do, since last week, along with a new packaging design, they started using a new recipe.
The ham and cheese? Even less.
The size? Even smaller.
But the worst part is the bread. Now it's chewy and thick instead of flaky. And worst of all – it's sweet. It tastes like a Hawaiian roll. Sweeter instead of cheesy and buttery.
It has absolutely plummeted to the bottom of any Ham and Cheese Konbini Croissant tier listing, possibly even worse than 7-Eleven or Lawson's.
I know this is dumb asf, but it was one of the most consistent things in my life here, and it saddens me that my favorite snack is now unstomachable. RIP NEWDAYS croissants. And may a flight of tenshi sing thee to rest.
Looks like it's FamilyMart or nothing, now. QwQ
by KuuWalker