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[daniel-andersson]

Hi!

I need to buy some shoes for the gym. Do you have any good suggestion where (please specify which store) I can find bigger size shoes here in Seoul? Since I never tried any shoes of my size here so I dont really know the size and therfore dont wanna to buy it via internet.

So I guess have something like.
System Sizes
Europe 46�
Mexico 11
Japan 30.5
U.K. 12
Australia 12
U.S. & Canada 12�
Korea (mm.) 286

[joesunsangnim]

Im a size 14 US and about 47 EU...
I've randomly found larger sizes in itaewon. I bought some decent no-name sandals for 25K and they've been going strong for about a year so far. Ive been in and out of the name brand stores like New balance and Colombia and have at times found larger sizes. but the markup is ridiculous. about 120-50K for a pair that would cost about 70 bucks back home.

[djvink]

Itaewon is the only place I have had any luck. There are two or three stores that I have personally bought shoes from. I remember buying a decent pair of Nike running shoes (or fake ones, either way they have lasted me) at a shop on the McDonald's side maybe 50-100 meters before McD's. You will see shoes in the window and a bunch inside covered in plastic wrap.

[daniel-andersson]

Great that sound great!

I guess I will go there on Tuesday. I heard there should be some good deal for chicken wings there on Tuesdays. 10 for 3,000Won. I dont know the name of the place but shouldnt be that hard to find.

[tnrc75]

Hey Daniel, I see there have been some helpful responses. I'm size 14 (300 in Korea) and there is a place called Wangbal shoes in Itaewon (website in Korean www.wangbal.co.kr) where you can get good quality shoes at least my size. Their phone # is 02-797-6615 and the owner's name is Michael. He speaks enough English for you to communicate fairly well with him. The store is on the same side as Outback Steakhouse, a little bit past it. They have dress shoes there. Opposite the Outback Steakhouse, there are two shops, one called New World Shoes, one called Great Box that have a variety of athletic, casual, and formal shoes.....I've seen size 17 there. Anyway, good luck!

[tnrc75]

Hey there, another option for those of us with big feet is eBay. There's a seller called designerdeals4less on eBay which has shoes my size (14 US) and they have larger also. Anyway. Best wishes...

[texasspangler]

I went to the reebok and addias store in Gangnam and they had my size (us12) and bigger.

Jake

[sigmund]

Check out ABC mart in Myeongdong and other locations. Seem to have many size US12+. They have a pretty big selection. I thought that their price on Doc Martins where about the same as the U.S., I know not what the O.P. was looking for.