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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: standing right behind you...
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 Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject: Finally, somebody got it RIGHT |
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Buy today's Korea Herald (5/1 and read the op/ed "Time to Tackle the Upsurge in Consumer Prices".
It's no secret that excessive prices of consumer goods in Korea are baseless, and this article explains the whys and wherefores.
The biggest problem is the uneducated Korean consumers themselves. They either don't know they are being ripped off, or they feel that higher prices necessarily mean a superior product. Morons. And all the while the greed-head producers, distributors and the whole lot just rake in the profits and continue to drive this country's economy headfirst into the ground.
Heads must roll... |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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| I think a lot of the people here that buy overpriced goods are the ones who don't travel outside the country. Hence, they don't have a base price to compare the prices here to. |
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venus
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: Near Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Dev wrote: |
| I think a lot of the people here that buy overpriced goods are the ones who don't travel outside the country. Hence, they don't have a base price to compare the prices here to. |
Nah, he has a point when he says Koreans thik more money equals better product.
Just look at the way education works here.
I'll throw lots of money at my son's education and regardless of the quality of the education and his application to his studies it means he will be smart... |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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It's the liberal disease. Just throw more money at it.
cbc |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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| cbclark4 wrote: |
It's the liberal disease. Just throw more money at it.
cbc |
Hahahahaha. I'd tear that little comment apart if you weren't so obviously trolling. |
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Tokki1
Joined: 14 May 2007
Location: The gap between the Korean superiority and inferiority complex
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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I have Korean friends who work for companies that import Korean goods from the U.S.A (it's cheaper). Things like LCD monitor components, etc...
I've never been able to wrap my brain around this concept.
Korean companies have a monopoly in Korea so they exploit Koreans.
Lol it's too funny. |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Tokki1 wrote: |
I have Korean friends who work for companies that import Korean goods from the U.S.A (it's cheaper). Things like LCD monitor components, etc...
I've never been able to wrap my brain around this concept.
Korean companies have a monopoly in Korea so they exploit Koreans.
Lol it's too funny. |
I've heard that this is true about Korean cars. |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| cbclark4 wrote: |
It's the liberal disease. Just throw more money at it.
cbc |
How much has the "War on terror and/or drugs" cost? |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Location: Easy Street.
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| cbclark4 wrote: |
It's the liberal disease. Just throw more money at it.
cbc |
Yes, Korea is a nation of liberals. |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Location: Easy Street.
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Tokki1 wrote: |
I have Korean friends who work for companies that import Korean goods from the U.S.A (it's cheaper). Things like LCD monitor components, etc...
I've never been able to wrap my brain around this concept.
Korean companies have a monopoly in Korea so they exploit Koreans.
Lol it's too funny. |
Koreans exploiting Koreans?
Monopolies taking advantage of being a monopoly?
Whatever next? Bears shitting in the woods? |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: Finally, somebody got it RIGHT |
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| mack the knife wrote: |
Buy today's Korea Herald (5/1 and read the op/ed "Time to Tackle the Upsurge in Consumer Prices".
It's no secret that excessive prices of consumer goods in Korea are baseless, and this article explains the whys and wherefores.
The biggest problem is the uneducated Korean consumers themselves. They either don't know they are being ripped off, or they feel that higher prices necessarily mean a superior product. Morons. And all the while the greed-head producers, distributors and the whole lot just rake in the profits and continue to drive this country's economy headfirst into the ground.
Heads must roll... |
I'd say that a lot of people here have "clued in".
That's why they shop so much overseas. |
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kingtout
Joined: 03 May 2007
Location: ROK...again...
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: Finally, somebody got it RIGHT |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
| mack the knife wrote: |
Buy today's Korea Herald (5/1 and read the op/ed "Time to Tackle the Upsurge in Consumer Prices".
It's no secret that excessive prices of consumer goods in Korea are baseless, and this article explains the whys and wherefores.
The biggest problem is the uneducated Korean consumers themselves. They either don't know they are being ripped off, or they feel that higher prices necessarily mean a superior product. Morons. And all the while the greed-head producers, distributors and the whole lot just rake in the profits and continue to drive this country's economy headfirst into the ground.
Heads must roll... |
I'd say that a lot of people here have "clued in".
That's why they shop so much overseas. |
I chuckle when I think of the luggage carrousel at Incheon unloading a Korean flight returning from China. Every subway track-suit selling Korean on one flight. |
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