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mscoop1085
Joined: 12 Feb 2009
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 Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:28 am Post subject: Cheapest shopping areas in seoul |
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| Which area can you get nice polo shirts and slacks as well as button up short sleeve shirts and shorts. I need more clothes for work but don't want to pay 2-3 times what I would back home in the states. Is this a lost cause? I was wondering specifically about the areas of Myongdong, Dongdaemun, and Namdaemun. Sorry, the spellings of these places is probably wrong but I am sure you get the idea. Thanks. |
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mscoop1085
Joined: 12 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| Have i not gotten any responses b/c people think i am a lazy ass and I should go and find out myself? I was just looking for a little advice before my departure. So I don't buy all my shit at the nearest place just to find out later I could of gotten it for half the price somewhere else. |
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StAxX SOuL
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: London
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:58 am Post subject: |
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I'd say Dongdaemun is your best bet...
Myeong-Dong is full of chain stores so there's no real bargain to be had... its the same as going to CoEx or somewhere like that...
Namdaemun... well, I saw some clothes there... but nothing to shout about... seemed to be a market full of wallets, leather goods, foods etc...
Dongdaemun has a number of indoor mall areas full of market stalls... I forget the specific name of the place, but there's a couple of 5 / 6 storey buildings very near the station... super cheap... but then again, quality is not that great |
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digsydinner
Joined: 24 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:07 am Post subject: Re: Cheapest shopping areas in seoul |
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| mscoop1085 wrote: |
| Which area can you get nice polo shirts and slacks as well as button up short sleeve shirts and shorts. I need more clothes for work but don't want to pay 2-3 times what I would back home in the states. Is this a lost cause? I was wondering specifically about the areas of Myongdong, Dongdaemun, and Namdaemun. Sorry, the spellings of these places is probably wrong but I am sure you get the idea. Thanks. |
for name brand authentic items...definitely buy in the states. if you have a century21 near you, that's your best bet. once you come here, forget about paying name brand (you'll spend lots more). however, as the poster above mentioned, dongdaemun isn't that bad. you can also try out stores such as uniqlo and giordano. they are reasonably priced (similar to gap prices).
i also try to hit some outlets when i have the chance...once you arrive, ask how to get to newcore (at the gangnam express bus terminal) or yuhjoo outlet mall (a bit outside seoul). |
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Winterkalte
Joined: 13 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:21 am Post subject: |
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| I haven't been to Korea yet but when I was in the Navy, the sailors told me that Korea was one of the best places to go shopping because there were so many factory defects at amazing cheap prices. I don't know if those are still around, but have you looked into that? |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Guro has plenty of outlet malls near that area.... |
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Jane
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Ukon wrote: |
| Guro has plenty of outlet malls near that area.... |
But they aren't cheap. Just as the Korean consumer is taken advantage of in other respects, so do "outlets" which charge higher than necessary prices.
Outlets in Korea are not what 'outlets' are in other countries, because consumers are naive. Having said that, there is a very small number of real outlets (like Fubu, mind you!), but not worth the trip out there in my opinion.
Sorry, but Korea is no shopping gem for the informed consumer. |
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