Over the next 50 hours, we tried to survive in Tokyo on convenience store food only—and not just “grab a snack and go” either. We made it a whole science project: we had to eat two meals from each of the big three (7-Eleven, Lawson, and Family Mart), and every single meal had to be a three-course situation (appetizer, entree, dessert) so we could actually compare them. Along the way we tested the viral stuff (yes, the egg salad sandwiches), the hot foods, the weird drinks, and the “this feels like it shouldn’t be good but it is” snacks. At 7-Eleven we went hard on the classics: egg sandwich, onigiri (honestly, I could eat those five times a day), and we tried the smoothie machine and the iced coffee hack (which turned into a latte situation because the machine basically forced us). Lawson felt like the “fancier” option—more expensive, higher quality vibes, plus random useful non-food items—and their chicken katsu curry was a standout. Family Mart surprised us with fun stuff like hot canned coffee, a chicken-and-cheese bun that tasted like chicken pot pie, and even sushi that made “gas station sushi” feel like a joke. In the end, we didn’t even agree at first (Caleb said Lawson, I said 7-Eleven), but after arguing like responsible adults, we landed on 7-Eleven as our overall winner—mostly because it just nails the staples, and that egg sandwich is still the one to beat.