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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 5:00 am Post subject: Costco can bite me |
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I noticed the other day that cases of Bud were selling for W24,000 or thereabouts. I also noticed that six packs of Bud were selling at the local Lotte Mart for around W5500.
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but when one buys in bulk, one typically gets a substantial discount. Am I missing something? Meat seems to be the one commodity that you save money on, and even that's questionable given the annual W30,000 dues.
Lick me, Ripco. |
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shifdog
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 5:02 am Post subject: |
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| Perhaps the expensive Bud actually tastes like Bud. It could be imported from the US. The Bud here has been Koreanized and tastes nothing like what you get back home. |
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SarcasmKills
Joined: 07 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 6:36 am Post subject: |
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| shifdog wrote: |
| Perhaps the expensive Bud actually tastes like Bud. It could be imported from the US. The Bud here has been Koreanized and tastes nothing like what you get back home. |
But the Bud back home also tastes like nothing... |
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Hapkido-In
Joined: 24 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 7:23 am Post subject: |
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Complaining about the price of beer is most likely indicative of a much larger problem you face in life.
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 7:44 am Post subject: |
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I think alcohol is something that has tariffs and taxes. It doesn't matter if its beer, wine, or hard liquor.
I'm thinking the high prices for imported beer is from the Korean government, and not Costco.
We'll see if that is true after the FTA goes through. |
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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 7:55 am Post subject: |
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I think alcohol is something that has tariffs and taxes. It doesn't matter if its beer, wine, or hard liquor.
I'm thinking the high prices for imported beer is from the Korean government, and not Costco. |
Be that as it may, one would still expect a discount when buying in bulk, on everything from booze to peanuts to underpants. |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| shifdog wrote: |
| Perhaps the expensive Bud actually tastes like Bud. It could be imported from the US. The Bud here has been Koreanized and tastes nothing like what you get back home. |
HAHAHAHHAH good tasting BUD?! As in the AMERICAN Budweiser? King of Water...err, I mean beer? Give me a break. Bud has no taste anywhere. |
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IlIlNine
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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This is a pretty common problem with internet foruums (English, Korean, or otherwise). One example is used to justify an extreme viewpoint.
Costco is hit-and-miss (especially in front of the steak sample table! har!) on prices - some things are quite a bit cheaper. Dove soap, lotion, breads, meat, etc -- but the advantage is that Costco carries a lot of products other stores do not. |
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captain kirk
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, Mack, it's called shopping. There's some skill involved. The bargains aren't just handed to you. Didn't mom teach her cub shopping skills? |
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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, Mack, it's called shopping. There's some skill involved. The bargains aren't just handed to you. Didn't mom teach her cub shopping skills? |
One would assume from the fact that I noticed that there was no difference in price between sixers and a case that I have "shopping skills". Never give people too much credit. Lesson learned.
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| Costco is hit-and-miss (especially in front of the steak sample table! har!) on prices - some things are quite a bit cheaper. Dove soap, lotion, breads, meat, etc |
That depends on how much you buy. Unless you're buying pounds of meat every week over the course of a year you won't recover that W30,000 membership fee based on the "savings." I worked the math. In other news, salmon steaks were actually cheaper at Homever.
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| but the advantage is that Costco carries a lot of products other stores do not. |
No, not really. These days our local Homever has just about everything Costco does, minus those fantastic cinnamon buns. |
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Unposter
Joined: 04 Jun 2006
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I agree with Mack here. Costco does not offer any significant discount on alcohol. The best deal is the cheese. There are some different frozen and canned products but for most things you are just better off going to Emart or Home Plus.
Costco ain't all that. |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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Things I bought at Costco that were a great deal:
razor blades
gillette shaving cream
dove soap
socks
protein powder
beef
cheese
stuffed pasta
granola bars
nutri grain bars
cranberry juice |
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pdx
Joined: 19 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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bagels
peanut butter
both good deals
but yeah, i've noticed that some things aren't cheaper. which is why... i... chose... not ... to ... buy ... it. |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Yeah, Mack, it's called shopping. There's some skill involved. The bargains aren't just handed to you. Didn't mom teach her cub shopping skills? |
One would assume from the fact that I noticed that there was no difference in price between sixers and a case that I have "shopping skills". Never give people too much credit. Lesson learned.
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| Costco is hit-and-miss (especially in front of the steak sample table! har!) on prices - some things are quite a bit cheaper. Dove soap, lotion, breads, meat, etc |
That depends on how much you buy. Unless you're buying pounds of meat every week over the course of a year you won't recover that W30,000 membership fee based on the "savings." I worked the math. In other news, salmon steaks were actually cheaper at Homever.
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| but the advantage is that Costco carries a lot of products other stores do not. |
No, not really. These days our local Homever has just about everything Costco does, minus those fantastic cinnamon buns. |
But...the bagels at Homever suck ass (and are more expensive.) And the cheese costs more. And they don't have good bacon. Or good coffee.
On the other hand, Homever has those gigantic-ass 4 liter boxes of wine for 18,000 won. And soft pretzels. And dill pickles. |
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bnrockin
Joined: 27 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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| hey do they have any crest toothpaste there? |
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