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[sapeoblast]

Anyone know where to purchase Moleskin Notebooks in the Seoul area?

I realize that there are tons of little stationary stores everywhere but the durability and overall quality of every Moleskin product I've ever used has been remarkable. I'd prefer to have a travel-worthy journal with me while I go exploring and can't seem to find them anywhere!

Thanks for the help!

[Forward Observer]

I am a Moleskine fanatic. I have over 20 of these little books. One for every purpose. Yes, there is a distributor in Korea. No, you do NOT want to buy them from some of the shops around town, why? you ask...because they don't have the extensive and COMPLETE selection that the website has...


Do you want the website address? I'll give it to you if you say "please"


It's Moleskine, btw.

[giraffe]

I've never seen them in Korea but im sure they must sell it somewhere in the country!!! If not you can order them from amazon Japan. They ship all over the world. I order japanese products from there all the time ( sent to canada) they are quicker than amazon.com lol.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/s/ref=nb_ss?__mk_ja_JP=%83J%83%5E%83J%83i&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=moleskin&x=0&y=0

[DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP]

I like them too.

Pretty sure you can find them at Kyobo.

[Forward Observer]

Yeah, Kyobo has a FEW of them, but not ALL of them.

[Alvy Singer]

I was impressed by the Moleskine selection at the Kyobo shop in Seohyeon, Bundang. Even saw the red soft-leather covers there. But I concede that it could have been Moleskine withdrawal that made it so that I was impressed by their selection.

So. Kyobo in Seohyeon, if I'm recollecting correctly, they have a good selection of Moleskines.

[Forward Observer]

http://www.tfstyle.com/

This is the company that imports and distributes to the rest of Korea. They have it all.

[Skippy]

So your choice are find a big stationary store like Work and Hobby in Kyobo book stores or find an alternative or a knockoff.

Also I scoff at people who buy Moleskins. Find a good cheap alternative. Why spend 10 bucks or more in Canada/US or even spend twice that in Korea.

I like this humorous posting about Moleskins and writers...
http://www.joelavin.com/moleskine2.html

[sapeoblast]

Thanks so much for the helpful replies! I'll certainly be checking out Kyobo before taking off in *gasp* just under two weeks now!

Forward Observer, I appreciate you caving in and giving me the website before I had a chance to say 'please.' That's exactly what I'm looking for! Even so, I'll probably skip ordering online for now as a) I can't quite tell what's what in Korean, b) I'm pressed for time and am being kicked out of my apt in under a week (where would I ship it!?) and c) I really like to get my hands on things before I buy 'em, just, well, because!

Skippy, thanks for your insight but if I can find a soft cover Moleskine for a reasonable price then I'll probably stick with that.

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