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jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

Is it next to a furniture store? Between... which two stores/businesses?

That info might help.

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

semphoon · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: Where Nowon is

I have a photo but I dont know how to post it cuase my mother dropped me on my head when I was but 6 months old.

Can some please tell me how to post it?[/img]

safeblad · Joined: 17 Jul 2006

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

Yes, that's it.

ilovebdt

sojourner1 · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:31 am Post subject:

Yea, that's it and it's tiny, but has a few well appreciated American goods for sale. I too thought I would find a store larger than my apartment, but I found a bathroom sized store with an ajumma watching my every move, not that I would steal her rare valuables from the USA. Uh, I mean Army base through a special connection.

This store is tiny, but it's the first outfit in Korea I have seen selling pop tarts, spices, and Advil. Prices run roughly double than in the USA or in a PX as prices in PX often are cheaper than in the USA. I know from serving in the US military. The Red Door is so tiny that it's comparable to a tiny general store in a tiny American rural town, but this sort of tiny store in Korea is only found in the big city of Seoul. Outside of Seoul, you're whistling Dixie to find even a tiny store selling American things like Advil ibuprofen tablets since Korean ibuprofen is ineffective. Busan has the Seamans club which has an even tinier store selling a few personal hygiene products, candy, and an English newspaper.

The Hammer · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:13 am Post subject:

Uhhhhh... The Red Door Store does not have a red door.

I think it should be called the Glass Door Store, or the Red Door Frame Door Store. I missed it the first time I went looking for it because I didn't see no stinkin red door nowheres. Ajumma even looked at me through the glass door, but I had no idea that was the place..

safeblad · Joined: 17 Jul 2006

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

The Hammer · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:05 am Post subject:

That white wall looks like a good spot for some nice graffiti art that says, "Red Door Store." Somebody hit it!

(With permission of course!)

The Hammer · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:06 am Post subject:

delete

chronicpride · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

http://wiki.galbijim.com/Black_markets#Red_Door

mrgiles · Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Location: Seoul

kraft dinners??? roast beef and potato dinners (i assume they're frozen)?? macaroni and cheese?? pop tarts???

jeez u yanks eat some disgusting food!!!

does this red-but-the-trimming's-red-not-really-the-door-door stock normal size frangers (condoms)?

mrgiles · Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Location: Seoul

sorry my last post sounds really rude. my love to all u seppos!! >_<

mrgiles · Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Location: Seoul

well now i can answer my own question. they do have trojans, but damn!! 10,000 won for 6?? that shop near hongdae's main gate is way better, for price, range, and service.

the old lady with the mysterious army base connection was nice enough, but i think that store's crap. expensive, tiny, and i didn't really see anything that anyone with any kind of culinary conscience would want to consume. also, sh itaewon is so dirty, esp round the area that little room's in. that cool, kinda spooky foreign goods section in namdaemoon is heaps superior. best place for liquor that i've found in seoul.