May 2 2008Japanese IV Drip Cafes Just Aren't Right
When I think of a cafe I think reading the morning paper and sipping an espresso while ogling the cute barista that I have a crush on. NOT an IV drip. Well, following in the footsteps of oxygen bars come Japanese IV drip cafes. For about 2,000 yen ($20), you too can be pricked by a registered nurse and get your drip on.
Tenteki10, located in the swank area of Ebisu, Tokyo, offers customers a walk-in service that features IV drips starting at 2,000 yen ($20). The service is meant to provide a skin care boost, act as an anti-aging remedy and alleviate stress and exhaustion.
I hate needles, so this is clearly not for me. I mean I could make an exception if there was morphine involved, but I've got a feeling there isn't. The last time I went in for surgery I had an IV drip and the anesthesiologist injected the anesthesia into the bag and told me to count backwards from 100. I made it to 98 and then woke up after the surgery. I felt funny. Down there. I lifted my gown and the once tranquil forest surrounding Peckertown had been clear cut! If I ever break my arm again I'm not going back there.
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Reader Comments
1. Uly the Great - May 2, 2008 11:18 AM
Ahhhhhhhhh
Lady Dreamknife
Motorcycle accident so I'm ambulanced to the er, some nurse says she has something for me, here's something to make you feel better. . . Morphine. . . . .ahh the Weather Channel
was amazing for 6 hours straight.
2. Count Orlock - May 2, 2008 11:45 AM
....shit just keeps getting more idiotic.
3. John - May 2, 2008 12:02 PM
There are many times I've woke up with a screaming hangover when I would have loved to have access to something like this. I think they are marketing all wrong.
4. SmokingGirl - May 2, 2008 12:03 PM
I'm allergic to morphine. Just thought I'd share that because if I didn't, I'd probably get very snarky about the Japanese people and their silliness. So, yea, I can never have morphine.
5. SlowMonkey - May 2, 2008 12:34 PM
IV caffeine drastically lowers the seizure threshold so it might be really fun to go into that cafe with some strobe lights.
Smoking Girl ~ there is no such thing as an allergy to Morphine. It is the only drug for which that is true. You probably had an antihistamine reaction and just needed a touch of Benadryl. Give the Japanese Barristas a heads up on that if you go.
6. SmokingGirl - May 2, 2008 1:02 PM
Perhaps that is the case, SlowMonkey, however that last time I had morphine, I didn't get a "touch of Benedryl".
But I'll remember your words the next time I go into the ER and morphine is needed. It does get rather tiresome to always deny morphine...
7. judge judy - May 2, 2008 1:55 PM
@SmokingGirl
Is your middle name Crack? Just wondering..............................
8. SlowMonkey - May 2, 2008 2:08 PM
Jokin Judge Judy ~ she never said, might be "Hot", I think probably it is changeable. It is for sure not "crack" - crack is for people who want to be euthanized. That being said, thank God Samuel L. Jackson got away from that shit.
9. judge wapner - May 2, 2008 2:47 PM
Amen brother
10. bedot - May 2, 2008 3:04 PM
This is really awesome. They should have home models.
I knew some dudes that had IV's in their house they hooked up the morning after partying and they said they were feeling great in less than half an hour.
11. SmokingGirl - May 2, 2008 11:53 PM
I have absolutely no idea as to what judge judy and SlowMonkey are talking about. Perhaps someone could translate for me...
12. SmokingGirl - May 3, 2008 7:09 PM
Update:
Nevermind and ignore my last post. I finally "got it" last nite; you know how sometimes you're trying to figure something out and you can't figure it out for the life of you, so you give up in frusteration and you start thinking about something else...and *ding* lightbulb goes off. That's me; usually the lightbulb lites up over my head sooner though.
To answer your question though, judge judy, crack is for those who can't afford cocain and if need be, I can afford cocain. I hope that satisfies you.
13. louis vuitton - September 29, 2009 8:42 AM
I have absolutely no idea as to what judge judy and SlowMonkey are talking about. Perhaps someone could translate for me...