You may have shopped at Singapore’s largest Japanese snacks store and the world’s biggest sports retail chain. But beyond their maddeningly repetitive theme song and speedy online deliveries, what do you truly know about Don Don Donki and Decathlon?
Discover which Don Don Donki offers the most affordable snacks and how to navigate the labyrinth of towering treats. Uncover the peculiar night occurrences at Decathlon, and equipment that can be set up in mere seconds. It’s a journey into the hidden workings of megastores.
00:00 Introduction
02:07 The Don Don Donki song – an earworm?
05:43 Decathlon after-hours
09:11 How Decathlon fulfills online orders within 2 hours
11:10 Meanings behind Decathlon product names
15:03 Refund of Decathlon product after years of usage?
17:09 Best deals from Don Don Donki
22:06 Artists behind Donki’s signages
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44 Comments
I LOVE Donki. One of my favourite stores ever. I hope it comes to Australia some day.
Why is Benjamin so dramatic and at times "act" smart …
i swear I enter Donki to buy one thing and end up with a basket full of stuff and an empty wallet. So now to prevent myself from overbuying, I just go to Donki twice a year. If i have to buy something at Donki, I set a timer. If i can't find within that time, then I ask the staff lor. Helps save my wallet. Otherwise go broke in Donki
I enjoy spotting Donpen & Donko in DDD all the time! Always have a good laugh at the cute drawings.
Singaporeans are annoying
2:29 sound so early 90 😂
Our Very first DECATHLON store in the Philippines was opened in SM CITY NORTH EDSA NORTH TOWERS. It was a game changer in our sport stores. So far I'm pleased and satisfied with DECATHLON.
Screw samuel
People always talk about casinos being disorientating and all these no clock no windows tricks that they are pulling.
Little do they know the stores are slowly taking such techniques learnt and implementing it into the daily lives of shoppers around the world.
i know that branch of Don don donki. it was 10 mins from my front door and was inside a few times. i have a fixed idea of what I want so in and out. What I find about these things living in Asia is that gov seldom regulate to protect the public from over selling etc. The mantra seem to be sell sell sell no matter the toll on shoppers
whats the point of getting the guest "influencers" in the video?
where/what exactly is the value add in them appearing on screen?
mascot of DDDK is a donkey? its clear that they are totally unfamiliar with the brand.
Don Don Donki, the largest Japanese mega store in Singapore, attracts over 1 million customers daily with its 13,000 different types of items on its shelves. The store intentionally overwhelms shoppers with its messy and claustrophobic layout to encourage them to spend more time looking through the products. The store's playlist, arranged by its IT team, is a mixture of Japanese songs and its own "Miracle Shopping" song, which is played two to three times within 15 minutes. The store aims to distract customers into staying longer and buying more, a technique known as the "groin effect." The store is a treasure trove of unusual products, such as a dental peeling sponge, big fish SN, and savory crab ice cream. The store also employs a 1.7m-tall inventory robot, named PAL, which uses an infrared camera and two RF scanners to navigate the store and capture data on the RFID tags of all products. PAL can do more inventory work in one night than seven humans can do in a month.
Decathlon has got alot of false advertising, i know, i worked there and helped set up a store. Is a terrible place to work.
After you've been to Donki a few times, u know their product range and even at a new outlet it's easy to navigate and find what u want. Those maze shelves only works to confuse the new or occasional shoppers.
The prices of DDD are not cheap lah. Japanese goods are so expensive in Spore. I refuse to buy them as I can wait for my annual trip to Japan and stock up! Haha.
The Donki theme song is highly annoying for me as a shopper. I will quickly zoom in on what I need, buy and get out. Can't imagine if I were to be a staff, I will go crazy.
Benjamin Kheng should consider doing a one man choir of The Miracle Shopping song…
What's that word at the end?
Was in Tokyo last week and visited the Don Don Donki megastore in Shibuya. They called it Don Quijote in Japan. It’s a huge 7 storey store with everything imaginable you can buy.
2seconds is like what police use for dead bodies😅
I just call Donki. And I agree that donpen and donko must remain as the employees orelse I’m gonna boicot too!!! 😂😊they should add more members
I love Benjamin Kheng but why does he behave like such a spoilt brat in this episode 🙄
Just curious why decathlon workers are mostly Malay?
old price 150 and new price 180??
Haha so now I know they purposely arranged the shelves in a way that you will end up walking through most of the store!
Not gonna say which outlet coz I don't want to get anyone in trouble, but I frequently asked to be let in through the cashier section just to pick up my weekly dose of baked sweet potatoes, and thankfully they usually agree.
Saw these cover stories outside of nanyang media such as CNA beforehand. More informative. Thanks anyhow CNA.
Don Don Don Donki Don Don SMELLY.THE FOOD REALLY QUITE SMELLY SIA
I went to DDD once. That song stuck in my head for 2 weeks!
omg lol that pop girl
Fxxk you don don don donki for the brainwashing 😂
Who is this edge lord Benjamin Kheng? If too cool to talk then tell agent you don’t want to participate the show la, Haiya.
Don don donki is now in hong kong.🎉🎉
Im punishing myself
Adhd people spoons nightmare 😅
Ass pensive food
Incredible information! ❤
Not a fan of Don donki. Sorry
Decathlon is a miracle
Kiryu brought me here
something wrong with the sound of the video? why so soft?
Well, well, well… Dear Singaporeans, if you have a lifelong return and exchange policy with no conditions at your Decathlon stores, enjoy this opportunity!
Here in France, even for members, it's limited to 1 year, and the product must be in perfect condition…
Wait, I didn't know you can return used decathalon products, are there any conditions to this?
The full refund part is not true. An item i bought at full price was rejected for refund when it was on sale.
Annoying jingle. And because of the disorganized & jarring arrangement of Donki's shelves (reflecting on the owner's mental state), I simply don't enter the store at all. No need to get a headache looking for something. Besides, their things are expensive, overpriced. Lousy product packaging. Their food is also lousy & expensive.