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    Thailand's 7-Elevens Are One Of My Favorite Places On Earth — Here's Why

    Barista coffee, single-use mascaras, and corn on the cob — all under one roof.

    1. Guys, we need to take a minute to talk about 7-Elevens in Thailand. They're nothing short of amazing.

    A fancy 7-11 store in Thailand with outdoor seating and plants

    2. Forget crusty coffee machines — a lot of 7-Eleven stores in Thailand actually have cafés inside that make fresh coffee and iced tea.

    Cafe menu featuring hot and cold coffee and tea

    3. The coffee frappés they sell are downright delicious, but they've also got excellent classic Thai milk tea and Starbucks-esque pink drinks.

    In Thailand, you could find #PinkMilk #นมชมพู in 7-11 with cost you only 1.26 USD

    4. Speaking of tea, if you're a fan of bubble tea then you'll be in heaven.

    5. They've even got a milk tea flavour Kit-Kat.

    A milk tea flavored Kit-Kat

    6. Now that we're caffeinated, we can move on to the beauty section. There's an entire wall of products, from serums and eye creams to mini sachets of foundation and lipstick.

    A huge range of single-use sachets of makeup and beauty products

    7. You could do a whole face of makeup just from these little sachets.

    Single-use packs of concealer, mascara and lipstick

    8. There are also single-use packs of all different herbs and vitamins and health powders.

    A shelf of individually packed herb tablets and vitamins

    9. Now let's head over to the snacks. Thai 7-Elevens have a great range of Japanese snack foods, which means a healthy selection of different Pocky flavors.

    Boxes of Japanese snack Pocky, in the flavors matcha, cookies & cream, and strawberry.

    10. One of the best parts of traveling is checking out all the different chip flavors in other countries, right?

    A whole wall of different flavored Lays chips

    11. Plus they have these awesome corn snacks, which can be found in 7-Elevens across Asia. They taste kinda like cereal and come in chocolate or milk flavor.

    A packet of Chocolate Corn Snacks that are a small donut shape.

    12. Oh and speaking of corn, you can pick up a fully cooked corn on the cob.

    A shrink-wrapped corn on the cob hanging in the refrigerated section of 7-Eleven

    13. Actually, their refrigerated food section is also pretty fantastic.

    A rack of pre-packaged toasted sandwiches filled with ham and cheese

    14. Look at this!

    A packet containing a banana cream chocolate cake flavored sandwich.

    15. If you're dubious about the sandwich situation, this garlic butter bread makes a perfect snack.

    A package with a photo of white bread covered in butter, garlic and herbs

    16. There's also a warmer filled with dumplings, pork buns, and meat skewers.

    A metal food warmer with a variety of snacks inside

    17. They've also got a ton of rice-based dishes like stir-fries and curries.

    A packaged microwaveable meal with a photo of rice and basil vegetarian stir-fry

    18. Vegans are really covered in the snack section too.

    19. And there's a pretty good range of plant-based desserts and drinks.

    A small carton of milk made from pistachios

    20. There's also a HUGE section of ramen and instant noodles.

    Three shelves full of instant noodle bowls

    21. Finally, for dessert there's some cool versions of familiar chocolate brands.

    A pack of Hershey's Nuggets in cookies and cream flavor

    And best of all, some stores even have seating areas so you can sit and enjoy all your delicious purchases on the spot.

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