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kardisa · Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Location: Masan

This was all my kids could talk about yesterday. I had several of them remind me that today is Pepero Day and ask if I was bringing some for them (hah!). I know that 빼빼로 are those Pocky-like cookies sold in Family Mart, but why exactly is there a special day for it? Is it some sort of school celebration or an example of consumerism at its best (like Valentine's Day)? Inquiring minds want to know....

jonpurdy · Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Location: Ulsan

Today's date 11/11. Looks like Pepero sticks. Corporate-created holiday. Fun. That is all.

shinramyun · Joined: 31 Jul 2009

Google it.

fugitive chicken · Joined: 20 Apr 2010 Location: Bucheon

Consumerism and shameless marketing at its finest!!

Give your special someone some of our Hello Kitty Peppero Sticks from our special cartoon Peppero line to show them you love them. It's not love if it's not Peppero!

crisdean · Joined: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Seoul Special City

nomad-ish · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:26 pm Post subject:

i wouldn't worry about bringing stuff for the kids; if they ask, just ask them where their peppero to you are.

in the 3 public schools i've taught at, usually the kids are the ones bringing peppero for the teachers. by the way, i just got my first present of the day... but it's a chocolate bar (?).

tomato · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:50 pm Post subject:

There was one outfit which tried to promote March 3 as triangular kimbap day.
Apparently, that didn't go over too well.

I bet Peppero Day will be even bigger next year, because that will be 11/11/11.
I wouldn't be too surprised if all the church bells and fire sirens go off at 11:11 AM and 11:11 PM.

Tundra_Creature · Joined: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Canada

Bloopity Bloop · Joined: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Seoul yo

oldtactics · Joined: 18 Oct 2008

It was apparently started by highschool girls who bought them for their friends while saying "may you grow as tall and thin as a Pepero". Now it's the greatest consumerist holiday ever - There's a girl freezing her butt off outside our closest Family Mart right now dancing with a giant box of them. Well done, Lotte, well done.

Ramen · Joined: 15 Apr 2008

Last year, I heard a student choked on one of those large pepero stick and died. So no pepero for my school.

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

northway · Joined: 05 Jul 2010

Lotte tells us to buy their candy so we do.

crossmr · Joined: 22 Nov 2008 Location: Hwayangdong, Seoul

Korea has far more cutesy couple days than North America. in NA you got valentine's day and that's it Korea gets you Valentines, White day, Peppero day, journal day, (that's in january I think) and there might be one more. A few other candy manufacturers have tried to push days, chupa chips is one of them, but they've never gained any traction.

I think they're trying too hard.

Kaypea · Joined: 09 Oct 2008