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[chrisjbrooks]

I am looking for something like this: http://www.amazon.com/OSTER-Fast-Clipper-Model-76023-510/dp/B0012IXV7S

Hair clippers that have the various attachments to cut your hair different lengths and can have the guide removed to cut my scarier-by-the-day beard.

I am used to cutting my own hair and left my clippers behind in America.

I have tried emart, but they just have those cheap plasticy things that have a couple guides that don't really fit. They keep telling me they are made in Japan and such, but I don't want that battery powered junk, I need something that will get through my thick italian beard, haha.

I also tried the mall at the yongsan station and all there was there was a huge floor of seemingly separate sellers all selling the exact same products. I talked to several of them, but got tired of them all showing me the exact same stuff over and over.

Anyone have any success? I am thinking about maybe having one sent over from America, but I am worried about whether it will last on a power converter for very long.

[Underwaterbob]

Check out hairdresser supply shops. I don't live in Seoul, so I don't know where they are, but if there's one store here, there's at least a hundred in Seoul. Expect to pay way too much. I bought a pair, plastic and battery/wall wart powered that are quite sharp and I guarantee could handle your beard. 60'000won.

[zhanknight]

I found a great one at a place called HiMart in Yeongdeungpo-Gu. It's meant for top of the head hair, but it works good for beard stuff too - it's plenty powerful. The guides are a bit lacking, but I've gotten used to the fact that I have to choose either a 3mm or a 6mm when all I want is a 5.

Nowhere near as fancy as my multipivoting super awesome beard specific Wahl from home, though. Left the power cord on the bathroom counter the day I flew out.

[oldfatfarang]

I've never seen a Wahl clipper in Korea, just the battery type light beard trimmers you've mentioned.

However, I bought my last pair of super heavy-duty Wahl hair clippers in a department store in Pattaya, Thailand. They are everywhere in Thailand (seems Thais cut their own hair, and maybe Koreans don't).

Good luck.

[NSMatt]

Order a set from ebay.

[Dazed and Confused]

Ask your local hair dresser where she buys hers. There are usually a couple beauty supply shops around town. They should have at least one pair. Or try Gmarket-it seems to have everything.

[omniology]

So I found some wahls at two places in itawon. The african beauty supply shop on that back street that wolf hound is own. And the forigan food market on the street near what the book. they were like 50 so i opted for some domestics for my beard.