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jkelly80
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 Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject: Where are the Cheez its? |
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| I really like Cheez its. Where can I find them in Seoul? |
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Jandar
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Seriously I hate Cheez-its, usually.
But just the mention brings back days of satisfying the munchies.
Haven't seen 'em anywhere here. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Right now I kill for some Zesty Cheese Doritos (Canadian). Oh well... less than a month to go until home leave!  |
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Jandar
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| cruisemonkey wrote: |
| Right now I kill for some Zesty Cheese Doritos (Canadian). Oh well... less than a month to go until home leave! |
Saw those at EMart. |
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climber159
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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| OP, have you tried any of the red door stores in Itaewon or the import market in Namdaemun? |
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jkelly80
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I went to Red Door and didn't see it. I'll check out Namdaemun though. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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| In Songtan, there's a bunch of black market stores. I've seen cheeze its there. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Jandar wrote: |
| cruisemonkey wrote: |
| Right now I kill for some Zesty Cheese Doritos (Canadian). Oh well... less than a month to go until home leave! |
Saw those at EMart. |
WHAT!  WHERE? What E-Mart?... what city?
There's an E-mart in my town but they don't carry Zesty Cheese Doritos. 
Along the same, 'junk food' line... many months ago, Lays Potato Chips (made in China) suddenly showed up in all the stores in my town. They were promoted for a short while. I loved them - they were great (much better than K-potato chips)! After the initial 'promo.' the supply dried up and was never replaced.
Is this the same everywhere (no Lays anymore)?
Is this K-protectionism at work? |
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Lekker
Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| cruisemonkey wrote: |
| Right now I kill for some Zesty Cheese Doritos (Canadian). Oh well... less than a month to go until home leave! |
Would you kill for Zesty American Doritos? |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| cruisemonkey wrote: |
| Jandar wrote: |
| cruisemonkey wrote: |
| Right now I kill for some Zesty Cheese Doritos (Canadian). Oh well... less than a month to go until home leave! |
Saw those at EMart. |
WHAT! WHERE? What E-Mart?... what city?
There's an E-mart in my town but they don't carry Zesty Cheese Doritos.
Along the same, 'junk food' line... many months ago, Lays Potato Chips (made in China) suddenly showed up in all the stores in my town. They were promoted for a short while. I loved them - they were great (much better than K-potato chips)! After the initial 'promo.' the supply dried up and was never replaced.
Is this the same everywhere (no Lays anymore)?
Is this K-protectionism at work? |
Michael Breen, a British journalist, quotes a foreign banker who worked closely with a chaebol as saying:
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| "... Koreans are so predatory and nationalistic. They have a closed economy and a zero-sum attitude to trade. Protectionism in the early stages of an economy is not unreasonable. But in the case of Korea it is almost a religious doctrine to keep foreign things out. If you buy a foreign car, you're seen as a traitor. They pick narrow industrial sectors and all jump in like copycats. If I see a Korean sports team, I root for the other side. Why? Because they're so full of themselves that they leave no room for other parties to participate and enjoy themselves. The 1988 Olympics was worse than the Hitler Games of 1936. Dealing with Koreans is like dealing with bright adolescents. They're full of energy and want to do everything yesterday. But they throw tantrums and are prone to dangerous and erratic behaviour if their whims are not indulged. In most countries, intellectuals become universal. You learn that great ideas and values have no national boundaries. What is profoundly disturbing is that Korean intellectuals become more xenophobic and nationalistic, and perpetuate the idea that all of Korea's problems are the result of wilfulness by foreigners...." |
Michael Breen (1998). The Koreans; Who They Are, What They Want, Where There Future Lies. New York: St. Martins Press (pages 19-20).
Amazon.com: Editorial Reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312326092/103-3546866-6500649?vi=reviews |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:06 am Post subject: |
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| Even in a thread about Cheezits that Breen quote comes up. Stellar. Thanks for the replies. |
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ChinaBoy
Joined: 17 Feb 2007
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Anyway, about CHEEZ-ITS, I don't think you'll find them. I looked several places in Korea (they used to have them, now haven't for close to a year). Same deal in China. Used to have them, now haven't for close to a year.
I don't know why, but the time line's the same. I would imagine there's a bigger markup on crap like "Nips" and other substitutes.
I used to eat 2-3 boxes of them a week, it wasn't like they weren't making money off me (and I've got the belly to prove it) |
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amilin90
Joined: 08 May 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:54 am Post subject: |
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| I'm also wondering if anyone's ever seen a proper bag of cheetos around here? the actual cheesy kind of course. |
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Frankly Mr Shankly
Joined: 13 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 2:57 am Post subject: |
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| I bought a packet of Cheezels in Singapore on the way home from the pub and ate them in bed. I woke up with crumbs in the bed. They were delicious. |
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esetters21
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:28 am Post subject: |
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| OP, have you tried any of the red door stores in Itaewon or the import market in Namdaemun? |
I have seen them there before most definitely. Her stock turns over fairly quickly, so it might be worth a second look. |
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