Maid Cafes - Japanese girls dressed as French maids, serving over-priced coffee..!?

WatanabeD · (#1 (**permalink**))

【Maid Cafes - Japanese girls dressed as French maids, serving over-priced coffee..!?】

This was my impression PRIOR to my first visit to a Japanese maid cafe...

As I found out though, while they may be a little pricey, the service you get is second to none!

If you have any interesting maid cafe experiences I would love to hear them!!

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D Watanabe

spicytuna · (#2 (**permalink**))

Welcome to 2011! They've been around since 2001.

If you want to try something different, you should check out a ツンデレ cafe.

WingsToDiscovery · (#3 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by spicytuna

Welcome to 2011! They've been around since 2001.

If you want to try something different, you should check out a ツンデレ cafe.

Haha, but I'd suggest looking up the term before going to make sure you know what you're getting into

WingsToDiscovery · (#4 (**permalink**))

I've never thought maid cafes were expensive, or at least not as expensive as people make them seem. I went with my friends just for kicks because one of them was visiting from Korea and wanted to experience it, and it was only 800 yen apiece for half an hour of all you can drink soda, coffee, and tea. That's not a bad deal to me; talking with a mildly cute girl and getting to pound enough drinks to make it cheaper than buying at a conbini. And I've had friends with similar experiences as well.

spicytuna · (#5 (**permalink**))

There used to be a maid cafe in Toronto around 10 years ago.

The maids were simply above average (Chinese) girls who were dressed as french maids. They yelled out Irashaimase when you entered and served you food and drinks but that was about it.

The maids in Japan however are very good actresses who sing, dance, cast spells on your food, etc.

Of course there's no anime culture in Canada so one shouldn't expect that kind of service but because of that, there was no repeat value. Needless to say, the place closed down shortly after the hype was over.

WatanabeD · (#6 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by spicytuna

Welcome to 2011! They've been around since 2001.

If you want to try something different, you should check out a ツンデレ cafe.

I was unaware such sub-genres of the maid cafe existed! Thanks for the suggestion

I doubt I'll find any around Fukuoka but I'll keep an eye out!

WatanabeD · (#7 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by WingsToDiscovery

I've never thought maid cafes were expensive, or at least not as expensive as people make them seem. I went with my friends just for kicks because one of them was visiting from Korea and wanted to experience it, and it was only 800 yen apiece for half an hour of all you can drink soda, coffee, and tea. That's not a bad deal to me; talking with a mildly cute girl and getting to pound enough drinks to make it cheaper than buying at a conbini. And I've had friends with similar experiences as well.

The time system sounds reasonable enough I guess...

I wanted to get a polaroid photo with one of the maids at the place I went, but in order to "be permitted" to take said photo I was told I need to complete 4 stamp cards!...4! You need to spend 20,000 Yen to complete one card. So it would take 80,000 Yen over a great many months before being allowed one polaroid photo. Ridic!

tazzy · (#8 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by spicytuna

Welcome to 2011! They've been around since 2001.

If you want to try something different, you should check out a ツンデレ cafe.

how does that work? LOL.

Maid cafes....I fear to tread in such a place.

spicytuna · (#9 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by WatanabeD

The time system sounds reasonable enough I guess...

I wanted to get a polaroid photo with one of the maids at the place I went, but in order to "be permitted" to take said photo I was told I need to complete 4 stamp cards!...4! You need to spend 20,000 Yen to complete one card. So it would take 80,000 Yen over a great many months before being allowed one polaroid photo. Ridic!

Are you sure you don't mean 2,000 Yen and 8,000 Yen? If I'm paying a maid $1,000, she'd better be doing a lot more just posing for pictures.

spicytuna · (#10 (**permalink**))

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how does that work? LOL.

It's simple. The maids ignore you, verbally abuse you and treat you like crap and then beg you not to leave when you ask for the bill.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure if they exist outside of Akihabara. I looked around in Nipponbashi, Osaka last November but I was told that the only ツンデレ cafe in the area closed down shortly after opening.