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[Zutronius]

Will stores be closed today due to Chuseok?

[spliff]

Many will be but some won't. Probably not an optimal day to head out on a shopping spree.

[sojourner1]

Are Emarts open on Monday?

[Draz]

[sojourner1]

[Draz]

Two hours? Man.

I've been in my apartment a week tomorrow and I haven't bought anything but bleach and rubber gloves from the corner store.

[Ya-ta Boy]

It would appear some people did not plan ahead.

[Draz]

I was going to wait until tomorrow. Still have lots of bleach and cleaning left, but I woke up today with another 4 mosquito bites and I've had it.

[Spartacus]

Looks like all the big places are open around here. Man, anyone know why Bucheon smells like soup today?

[sojourner1]

Thanks Sparticus. I'm gone. No, the deal is some of us live so far away from any Emart or Homeplus store and we need to use a day off for shopping. It's not a quick and easy after work thing for rural teachers; it's a whole day off thing. I want many bottles of carbonated water, Listerine, a pick from a better selection of whisky, some cheeses, some yellow ears of corn on the cob, a few shirts to wear to work in the fall, a jacket, some kebab skewers, a pair of expensive Italian hiking shoes, and lots of other shit you can't get in a small town. I'd love a bag of oranges too.

How come no bottles of carbonated water are sold in small stores? This one baffles me as it's common the world over. You have to go to big stores to get every day items we normally take for granted. Big stores are not everywhere as the nearest one is a 2 hour bus ride in my case. It would be nice if we set up once a month shopping trips for rural teachers by getting a large van or bus since shopping is largely unavailable.

[PeteJB]

I'm staying away from the stores for the moment. Friday was a nightmare.

[wylies99]

Costco is open today- Sept 15.

[Beeyee]

Homeplus is open in Daejeon.

[Katchafire]

[Spartacus]

Yep, everything is open, business as usual.