In order to support restaurants, the second issue of "premium meal tickets" in Osaka Prefecture, which allows you to eat 13,000 yen for 10,000 yen, has started.
Last time there were some unsold items, so the rules were changed so that users can purchase repeatedly, but it seems that there are people who use it and people who don't.
I asked the people in town.
(Osaka Broadcasting Station Reporters Keita Ohno and Yukiho Tomoda)
Advantageous meal ticket users…
This "premium meal ticket" was started by Osaka Prefecture to support restaurants whose sales are declining due to the effects of the new corona and high prices.
It has been on sale three times since October, and the second ticketing has started from November 7th.
I immediately went to the convenience store where the ticket was issued.
If you purchase 20,000 yen, you will be issued 20 meal tickets for 1,000 yen and 6 for 500 yen, for a total of 26 meal tickets, but it takes time to print each one.
There was a queue in the store to issue a meal ticket.
Two women in their 40s who issued tickets today said, ``I saw a colleague at work using it before, so I applied this time.
This meal ticket was originally planned to be purchased up to two sets per person, but in the first round in October, about 110,000 out of 640,000 sets were unsold.
Therefore, we hurriedly changed the rule so that you can purchase up to 3 times.
This time, we have prepared a total of 750,000 sets, ▽ application is until the 9th, ▽ deadline is until the end of December.
About 30% of certified restaurants can use it
There are more than 16,000 stores where premium meal tickets can be used.
Stores are also divided on how to respond, and nearly 70% of the approximately 50,000 stores that have received the prefecture's "gold sticker" certification do not participate.
It is said that Italian restaurants that were not affiliated did not know about this system.
A male employee said, "I would be happy if you could inform me that there is a campaign at restaurants by mail, etc. I would like to join because I have inquiries from customers."
In addition, some stores decided not to join the campaign because the procedure was troublesome and the refund was delayed.
On the other hand, it is said that many Chinese restaurants that have made it possible to use premium meal vouchers have recently seen a lot of people using meal vouchers.
A female employee said, "There have been various support projects for restaurants so far, and at first I felt that the procedures were cumbersome, but I've gotten used to it. It's a corona disaster, so I want as many customers as possible to come." was talking
Some people don't know the system or how to issue tickets...
Premium meal ticket, how much do people in the city use?
When I asked about it in Tenjinbashisuji shopping street in Osaka, there were many people who didn't know about the meal ticket system itself, and even if they did, they didn't know how to issue a ticket.
One of the two women who came shopping said that this was the first time she had applied for a meal ticket, and said, ``I didn't make it in time last time, so this time, my husband and I applied for one set each.'' .
Another woman who heard that said, "This is the first time I've heard of premium meal tickets. If you can still apply, it's a good deal and I want to use it."
In addition, a male office worker in his 40s said, "If I had the opportunity, I would like to use it, but I don't know what procedures to take."
On the other hand, there is also a woman who does not plan to use the meal coupon, saying, "I have a small baby, so I can't go out to eat. I think it will be difficult to use up the 13,000 yen since the deadline is set until the end of the year. I was talking.
There are various campaigns and it's complicated...
In the case of Osaka, various campaigns are being developed at the same time.
▽Premium meal ticket for restaurants
10,000 yen → 13,000 yen (use until the end of December)
▽ Osaka City premium gift certificate
10,000 yen → 13,000 yen (use until the end of February next year)
▽ Cashless payment campaign
▼Kishiwada city up to 30%
(use until November 30)
▼Suita city up to 30%
(use until December 16)
▽National travel support
local coupons for guests
▼Weekdays 3000 yen
▼Holidays 1000 yen worth
We push forward various approaches every local government, but, among users, it cannot be said that common knowledge advances.
In addition, many of these efforts involve applying online or issuing tickets at convenience stores, and some people say that it is a high hurdle for those who are not good at it.
Tetsuya Nakamura, the manager of the Osaka Tourism Bureau's marketing department, who is in charge of premium meal tickets, said, "Some people say it's difficult to buy meal tickets because they don't have an internet connection, but we've made it possible to apply for reservations by phone from a dedicated dial. We will continue to spread the word and expand it, so I hope many people will use it.”
Of course, I want people to pay attention to the measures against the new corona infection, but since it is a measure to support the industry that has been greatly affected by the corona wreck, I feel that the system should be more widely known and the convenience improved. I was.