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[br_owen]

How do i get it? And what sort of culinary delights can i expect there? Do they have turkey sandwich meat and simple stuff like that? My diet here is awful...

[pidgin]

But it in the front. 1st access Fl. Bring ID.

They have it all, but mainly in bulk.

[br_owen]

huh?!!

do i just bring ID and i can get membership? There's no crappy referral thing is there?

[BS.Dos.]

Costco is okay. I just wish I had a store that was closer as to get to my my nearest store in Deagu I have to endure a 40-minute bus ride, then a 20-minute subway ride followed by a 10-minute taxi ride, which makes going there highly impractical. I think membership is about 30,000.

Alternatively, use EZShop and get pretty much the same product lines delivered to your door.

[br_owen]

holy shit -are they the prices at Costco too? 25 bucks for a pack of bacon?!

[ekul]

That website is ridiculously expensive. Do you really use it?

[BS.Dos.]

Umm...EZShop might be a bit more expensive; and you're right, it is steep (check out the price of corned beef and blueberries ) but with Costco you have to buy multipacks on most items. Costco is good if you and a few other FTs shop together, share the bill and then spilt the multipacks down.

[BS.Dos.]

[kasain]

The bacon you see for 25000 is for 4 packs. You keep forgetting at costco you buy in bulk.

I find they are great at buying meat.

I spent 350,000 last month at Costco.

80,000 on Salmon. I got about 20 nice big portions what i break down and freeze.

50k on bacon. 8 packets

AU beef. Shreaded and ground beef 60,000

They do have good deals on computers and a few other things as well.

You can get salsa, tortelias, cheesecake,

Good deals on bulk and imported cheese.

Wine selection is good.

I dont know where you are from but yes they have 3 in Seoul, 1 in Dague and as of may will have one in BUSAN.

I did buy good pots and pans there, cooking oil, printer and other things.

[pidgin]

^ Corporate Rep??

[br_owen]

i'm in Gwangju - Gyeonggi-Do - SE of Seoul. Does anyone know which is the closest one?

Cheers for the info - certainly sounding more promising. Damn i miss excessive choice...gimme a Publix Chicken tender sub and i'm golden.

[Xuanzang]

[bobbybigfoot]

[wenchstalker]

I bought a membership and it's for two people, so grab someone and split it! I think it was 30,000 or 35,000 won but they gave us either a 10 or 15,000 won coupon when we bought it. The sandwich meats are a tad expensive, but some stuff has decent prices. You can eat at their food court without a membership. Also, HomePlus has started selling things like deli ham and whatnot. It's normally about 10,000 won, but if you wait a while, every month they usually sell it for around 6,000 won. It's perfect for sandwiches.


You can buy a ton of deli meat at coscto, but it's super expensive. Regardless, I love my costco membership for bacon, spaghetti sauce, and cheese.

[saw6436]

I paid 35,000 for our membership here in Daejeon. They gave us a 35,000 coupon so it was a wash. Sometimes I don't like buying in bulk but it sure does make life easier here. They have good produce and meats, most of their dry goods and canned goods are nice. And really, even with a membership fee, you can't beat their food prices.

They also have a great selection of other stuff. Everything from paper and pencils to rubber rafts. Alot of their prices on computer accessories beat just about anything out there.

My only complaint is that items tend to arrive and dissappear without notice. They carried Old ElPaso tx/mex products for awhile then just stopped. Ditto Tomato Soup. I don't know how they go about deciding inventory but is seems hit and miss.

Definitely worth the memberhip in my opinion.