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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
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 Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:47 pm Post subject: I went to the red door today... |
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To buy some Rold Gold pretzles and a few other things.
She packed my ill-gotten goods in an AAFES shopping bag.
That's one ballsy ajumma |
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indytrucks
Joined: 09 Apr 2003
Location: The Shelf
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| Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Did they have any Speed Stick? Went last week and they only had that Right Guard crap that burns the hell out of my pits. |
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jlb
Joined: 18 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| That place was so expensive. The foreign supermarket is far superior. |
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koreaking
Joined: 05 Sep 2006
Location: Omokyo, Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:12 am Post subject: |
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where in the heck is the red door? i went down the left hand side of the street near where burger king was and couldnt find it
oh. my mom sent be some speed stick. nice new scent... IRISH SPRING!!  |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| jlb wrote: |
| That place was so expensive. The foreign supermarket is far superior. |
I do find that the black market shops are becoming more and more unneeded here as the Korean market internationalizes.
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| Did they have any Speed Stick? Went last week and they only had that Right Guard crap that burns the hell out of my pits. |
I didn't notice any.
Funnily enough, they seem to be running low on just about everything. Lots of empty space on the shelves. Unless I showed up in between shipments.
Several new packs of Trojans and KY for you young fellows out there. |
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anyangoldboy
Joined: 28 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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| twg wrote: |
| jlb wrote: |
| That place was so expensive. The foreign supermarket is far superior. |
I do find that the black market shops are becoming more and more unneeded here as the Korean market internationalizes.
| indytrucks wrote: |
| Did they have any Speed Stick? Went last week and they only had that Right Guard crap that burns the hell out of my pits. |
I didn't notice any.
Funnily enough, they seem to be running low on just about everything. Lots of empty space on the shelves. Unless I showed up in between shipments.
Several new packs of Trojans and KY for you young fellows out there. |
Or even for you old guys too. You are never too old to wear protection. |
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tomwaits
Joined: 05 Feb 2003
Location: PC Bong
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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what is an AAFES shopping bag and why does it take a ballsy ajumma to hand you one... 
thoght I knew it all,,, |
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oxfordstu
Joined: 28 Aug 2004
Location: Bangkok
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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| That place is sooooo expensive. There are so many other options to get foreign goods in this country. 3800 for a can of refried beans? 8,000 for a stick of deodorant? Ridiculous. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I refuse to go to some shady black-market, over-priced, hole-in-the-wall, foreign goods market in this year of 2007. Why is that place still open?? Don't they realize Korea is all global and sparkling now!!!!? |
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Beej
Joined: 05 Mar 2005
Location: Eungam Loop
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| The Red Door is just another example of how Koreans stick it to the USA. |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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I think those of us who do go there do it because it was the only way to get certain stuff. Even in my time here, which is bordering on six years now, I've seen the changes in what's available in the local shops. I can't imagine what the differences would be like for guys like Jongno Guru who have been here since the Chosun era.
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| what is an AAFES shopping bag and why does it take a ballsy ajumma to hand you one... |
AAFES
Since the red door is a black market shop, she's re-selling goods taken from the US military bases. I figure she's feeling pretty secure since what she's doing is basically stealing the Mona Lisa and then hanging it in the window of her shop across the street from the Louvre.
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| Or even for you old guys too. You are never too old to wear protection. |
That is true. Assuming you can find a woman who wants to look at our shiny balding heads... |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| twg wrote: |
Since the red door is a black market shop, she's re-selling goods taken from the US military bases. I figure she's feeling pretty secure since what she's doing is basically stealing the Mona Lisa and then hanging it in the window of her shop across the street from the Louvre.
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I'm sure those items were paid for. I think it's stupid that items purchased can't legally be sold to someone else. I thought the USA was a capitalist country. I know there are probably tax issues, but they're just wasting that money anyhow. |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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I thought the USA was a capitalist country. |
America is about as capitalist as China is communist. |
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wking
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
Location: U.S.A.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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| tomwaits wrote: |
what is an AAFES shopping bag and why does it take a ballsy ajumma to hand you one...
thoght I knew it all,,, |
AAFES= Army Air Force Exchange, It's the grocery store on U.S. military bases |
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anyangoldboy
Joined: 28 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| She's good if you are from out of town and are staying in itaewon and dont know where else to do. |
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