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blindsheep
Joined: 18 Dec 2003
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 Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 6:52 pm Post subject: For anyone in Gwangju... |
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Hey,
I just started working a new job in Gwangju and am trying to find some basic items and was wondering if anyone knows where I could acquire them.
I would like know where I could find:
Somewhere that sells adapters for a) razor, b) 12W guitar amp. I'm assuming I'd find these at the same place?
An bank where I can open an international account that will give me two bank cards (for money transfering).
A humidifier that is 10000 won or less hopefully? I can't afford one of those big fancy ones I've seen.
A music store that sells guitars and accessories.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks! |
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Crois
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: You could be next so watch out.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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A razor in any shop.
Guitar amp - take 555 bus or its near Starbucks there is a mucis shop.
Any food go to home plus - go to bus terminal and get the 311 bus out the back and get on it for about 20 minutes.
As for the international bank good luck about the two cards. If you can speak Korean good luck with that. |
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The Lemon
Joined: 11 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: For anyone in Gwangju... |
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| blindsheep wrote: |
Hey,
I just started working a new job in Gwangju and am trying to find some basic items and was wondering if anyone knows where I could acquire them.
I would like know where I could find:
Somewhere that sells adapters for a) razor, b) 12W guitar amp. I'm assuming I'd find these at the same place? |
Assuming you're talking about power adaptors (220v -> 110v), you want to head downtown to the Bando building near Lotte (Kumho World near Shinsaegae will also do, if that's handier to you). Shops in the ground floor, and other stores nearby, all deal in transformers. They're heavy suckers - big industrial brick sized things - but you should be able to get one for about 10,000w, or maybe a bit more.
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An bank where I can open an international account that will give me two bank cards (for money transfering).
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My bank, Kookmin Bank downtown, gave me two cards, one of them international. If I were you I'd play it safe and say I need the international card for travelling, not for remitting funds out of the country. Banks are still coming out of a tradition of being sticky about what foreigners can and can't do with their money through the local banks.
For what it's worth, the manager of that Kookmin (KB) Bank is foreigner-friendly.
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| A humidifier that is 10000 won or less hopefully? I can't afford one of those big fancy ones I've seen. |
E-mart has reasonable ones in the 30-40,000w range. Pay 40,000w and you get one that doubles as a mood light.
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| A music store that sells guitars and accessories. |
There are a few music stores in Kwangju - Cosmo Music, also near Lotte, is one - but you really need to make a pilgrimage to Nakwon Building near Chongno, right by Insadong, in Seoul. Korea is Seoulcentric and the musical instrument industry in Korea is especially so.
Good luck, and welcome! |
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blindsheep
Joined: 18 Dec 2003
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| Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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Thank alots for the responses, I appreciate it. I'll probably try to head down to those places within the next few days. One thing I forgot to ask about though is protein powder... Any ideas on somewhere affordable I can get this?
I'm near the World Cup stadium on the west side of the city.
Thanks again. |
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