It's Not Heavy; It's Pretz

Sometimes I feel bad about taking pictures of the signs, ugly fish, or random things here in Japan. I mean, I usually laugh a bit, grab a friend and point it out to them, and then rearrange a display so I can better capture the kookiness. I can understand where many Japanese people might think I'm being rude or that I'm laughing at them. And sometimes they're right. But then I turn around and say "Konnichiwa" to a Japanese person. Result: Insane laughter. I feel vindicated and I continue taking my pictures. A fair balance.

Below is a bunch of people on Pretx boxes. Most of them are sweating. You're s'posed to poke out some holes and insert some Pretz, making it appear that the characters are holding the Pretz. By the amount of sweat, I deduce that Pretz is pretty heavy. The newest shipment had a Panda on the box, "Bamboo? I don't need no stinkin' bamboo. I got Pretz."