That was a simpler era, with Mom-and-Pop dry-goods stores that were friendly places-you knew the owners and they knew you-but also cramped, musty and dark. Suddenly in comes a shopping environment that is bright and spotless, so much so that when the stores first opened, more than a few customers assumed they had to take their shoes off before entering!
在那純真年代，從素樸昏暗但富人情味的「柑仔店」，一下子轉型成了明亮乾淨、一塵不染的購物環境，7-Eleven 開張初期，不少顧客光顧時，甚至誤以為得把鞋子脫了、拎在手上才能進門！