| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
ChrisGuy
Joined: 19 Oct 2009
|
 Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:53 am Post subject: Korean gifts to send to the UK. |
 |
|
Christmas is approaching fast and my brothers birthday is at the end of this month. Instead of just buying something relatively mundane on the internet to just be posted to the UK (another book, computer game ect)I was wondering if anyone had good suggestions for gifts for a 13 year old boy, a girl of 15 and a mother.
It would be lovely to get them something that is specific to Korea or Asia.
Thanks in advance for your ideas. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
onlyinkorea87
Joined: 16 Feb 2010
Location: Gimhae
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:46 am Post subject: |
|
|
I had a tough time finding stuff for my family at home until I went to Insadong in Seoul (Anguk Station, Exit 6) . They can be pricey, but buy touristy stuff--t shirts, pens, coasters, phone charms, key chains even...Get something they can use almost everyday...When my friend got back from Hawaii a few years ago, I was proud to have a flip flop key chain. It didn't matter that it was small, what mattered was that someone thought of me, and it made me feel special. --I'm sure your family will feel the same way!
Good luck!
-Onlyinkorea87
http://www.onlyinkorea87.wordpress.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rumdiary
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:32 am Post subject: |
|
|
Insadong is a good choice.
I sent a few of my friends Korean drinking packages with boxes of soju, those snack packs from convenience stores that come with nuts and dried squid, and one of those canned hangover drinks. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:02 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| onlyinkorea87 wrote: |
I had a tough time finding stuff for my family at home until I went to Insadong in Seoul (Anguk Station, Exit 6) . They can be pricey, but buy touristy stuff--t shirts, pens, coasters, phone charms, key chains even...Get something they can use almost everyday...When my friend got back from Hawaii a few years ago, I was proud to have a flip flop key chain. It didn't matter that it was small, what mattered was that someone thought of me, and it made me feel special. --I'm sure your family will feel the same way!
Good luck!
-Onlyinkorea87
http://www.onlyinkorea87.wordpress.com |
You claim to be a blogger and you "researched" souvenirs in Korea and the only place you know is Insadong? Wow, that's impressive- NOT.
OP, there are some nice places get Korean souvenirs that have better selection and lower prices than the tourist traps in Insadong. I can recommend three museum gift shops that have some great stuff for all ages and price ranges. For all three, you can enter the gift shop without going through the museum.
The gift shop at the National Museum of Korea (the single best souvenir shop I've seen in Korea)
The gift shop at the Folk Museum of Korea
The gift shop at the National Palace Museum |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| How about traditional toys for small children? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:56 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| sojusucks wrote: |
| onlyinkorea87 wrote: |
I had a tough time finding stuff for my family at home until I went to Insadong in Seoul (Anguk Station, Exit 6) . They can be pricey, but buy touristy stuff--t shirts, pens, coasters, phone charms, key chains even...Get something they can use almost everyday...When my friend got back from Hawaii a few years ago, I was proud to have a flip flop key chain. It didn't matter that it was small, what mattered was that someone thought of me, and it made me feel special. --I'm sure your family will feel the same way!
Good luck!
-Onlyinkorea87
http://www.onlyinkorea87.wordpress.com |
You claim to be a blogger and you "researched" souvenirs in Korea and the only place you know is Insadong? Wow, that's impressive- NOT.
OP, there are some nice places get Korean souvenirs that have better selection and lower prices than the tourist traps in Insadong. I can recommend three museum gift shops that have some great stuff for all ages and price ranges. For all three, you can enter the gift shop without going through the museum.
The gift shop at the National Museum of Korea (the single best souvenir shop I've seen in Korea)
The gift shop at the Folk Museum of Korea
The gift shop at the National Palace Museum |
Almost anything you can get at Insadong or any of the museums you can get at Namdaemun for half the price |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ChrisGuy
Joined: 19 Oct 2009
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:32 am Post subject: |
|
|
Cheers for the replies fellas. I like the idea of traditional Korean toys... not necessarily to be used as a toy but instead as a novelty!
I agree that Namdaemun would be a great place to go and was thinking of doing the shopping there. I guess its just a case of going into shops that I would otherwise ignore.
Cheers for the other locations too... il have to zip around some of them. Iv never been to Insadong before because I had heard it was just for tourists... but thinking about it thats probably what my family would like. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:08 am Post subject: |
|
|
| ChrisGuy wrote: |
| Cheers for the replies fellas. I like the idea of traditional Korean toys... not necessarily to be used as a toy but instead as a novelty! |
That wasn't a suggestion but a query for me buying Christmas presents for my niece to send home to the UK. Sorry to hijack. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Hotwire
Joined: 29 Aug 2010
Location: Multiverse
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:41 am Post subject: |
|
|
For women - anything with 'Asian style' prints such as silk purses, sashes, panchos and other things women wear that I don't know the names of. My lil Sis loves that sort of thing.
For men - soju?
For parents, I usually buy decorative paper fans, ceramic tea sets and traditional wood carved folk ornaments.
Hanging scrolls in hangul / hanja or brush paintings are cool for anyone to put on their wall.
Korean dvd's (check region) with English subtitles. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
