{"id":12659,"date":"2023-12-16T16:37:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T15:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/16\/south-east-asias-quirky-sweary-shopping-stars-cashing-in-on-livestream-selling\/"},"modified":"2023-12-16T16:37:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T15:37:47","slug":"south-east-asias-quirky-sweary-shopping-stars-cashing-in-on-livestream-selling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/16\/south-east-asias-quirky-sweary-shopping-stars-cashing-in-on-livestream-selling\/","title":{"rendered":"South-east Asia\u2019s quirky, sweary shopping stars cashing in on livestream selling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Presenters walk the aisles of supermarkets and small shops offering what they can find<\/p>\n

There are times when other customers browsing the malls in Gifu city, Japan, seem to wonder why Kenneth Gongon Watanabe is buying so many items, and why he is talking so energetically on his phone.<\/p>\n

But the goods in his trolleys \u2013 which can range from hoards of shoes and anime socks, to stacks of Japanese sweets and matcha latte powders \u2013 are not for him. They\u2019re actually being bought by dozens of customers in Watanabe\u2019s home country, the Philippines, who follow live on Facebook as he browses the shops.<\/p>\n

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\nPresenters walk the aisles of supermarkets and small shops offering what they can find
\nThere are times when other customers browsing the malls in Gifu city, Japan, seem to wonder why Kenneth Gongon Watanabe is buying so many items, and why he is talking so energetically on his phone.
\nBut the goods in his trolleys \u2013 which can range from hoards of shoes and anime socks, to stacks of Japanese sweets and matcha latte powders \u2013 are not for him. They\u2019re actually being bought by dozens of customers in Watanabe\u2019s home country, the Philippines, who follow live on Facebook as he browses the shops. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Presenters walk the aisles of supermarkets and small shops offering what they can find There are times when other customers browsing the malls in Gifu city, Japan, seem to wonder why Kenneth Gongon Watanabe is buying so many items, and why he is talking so energetically on his phone. But the goods in his trolleys …<\/p>\n

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