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kiwismile
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 Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:54 am Post subject: Maple Syrup |
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Does anyone know of a place that sells decent maple syrup for a non-ridiculous price? I just spent 14,800 on a 250mL bottle...which is ridonkulous. I know it's asking for a lot. Just curious though  |
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seoultee
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:59 am Post subject: |
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| I only know of Home Plus and Costco and it's pretty crazy prices. Mostly because there's no maple trees here. I grew up in New Hampshire so it's particularly depressing for me. We used to make it in high school. Just can't do the fake stuff! |
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kiwismile
Joined: 14 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:07 am Post subject: |
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| I should've known better than to ask >.<. Hehe. Oh well~~ |
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DaeguNL
Joined: 08 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:19 am Post subject: |
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| Try a foreign food market in Itaewon |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| seoultee wrote: |
| ...because there's no maple trees here. |
Nonsense, there are plenty.
But I havent seen domestic maple syrup. In spring, some Koreans drink the unprocessed sap as a health drink. |
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CPT
Joined: 25 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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Costco is probably your best bet.
It's still not cheap, but there is a box of 6 x 250 ml for around 35-40k.
Or there's a big jug for about the same price that works out to be a little cheaper per ml, but is a big jug.
Once you get over the shock of dropping ~40,000 won on maple syrup, it's a fairly good deal compared to the prices you usually find. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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| CPT wrote: |
Costco is probably your best bet.
It's still not cheap, but there is a box of 6 x 250 ml for around 35-40k.
Or there's a big jug for about the same price that works out to be a little cheaper per ml, but is a big jug.
Once you get over the shock of dropping ~40,000 won on maple syrup, it's a fairly good deal compared to the prices you usually find. |
It's not like maple syrup is way cheaper than this in North America. It's a very expensive product regardless, given that it's extremely labor intensive. |
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fosterman
Joined: 16 Nov 2011
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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plenty of places stack it.
emart have canadian imported stuff, costco, and all the foreigner food markets in itaewon have it, turn right at the fire station and walk up to the road and you will come across two foreign markets one of the right and one of the left., they both stack varies brands.. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| CPT wrote: |
Costco is probably your best bet.
It's still not cheap, but there is a box of 6 x 250 ml for around 35-40k.
Or there's a big jug for about the same price that works out to be a little cheaper per ml, but is a big jug.
Once you get over the shock of dropping ~40,000 won on maple syrup, it's a fairly good deal compared to the prices you usually find. |
It's not like maple syrup is way cheaper than this in North America. It's a very expensive product regardless, given that it's extremely labor intensive. |
Maybe he's expecting "Aunt Jemima" prices... |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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3twentyseven
Joined: 29 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:07 am Post subject: |
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Costco sells two brands (that I saw, possibly more) of maple syrup.
One is a box of six 250ml bottles (1.5L). It's Number 1 Medium Canadian maple syrup and cost 37,000 won.
They also sell the Kirkland maple syrup in a 1.8L size. The cost is around 40,000 won.
It's also worth noting that the price per volume for the Kirkland bottle is only 3-8 dollars more than you pay back in the U.S.
And finally, as it has been said, Costco is a much better price than you'll find many other places. |
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Epuhnee
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12ax7
Joined: 07 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:01 am Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| CPT wrote: |
Costco is probably your best bet.
It's still not cheap, but there is a box of 6 x 250 ml for around 35-40k.
Or there's a big jug for about the same price that works out to be a little cheaper per ml, but is a big jug.
Once you get over the shock of dropping ~40,000 won on maple syrup, it's a fairly good deal compared to the prices you usually find. |
It's not like maple syrup is way cheaper than this in North America. It's a very expensive product regardless, given that it's extremely labor intensive. |
Well, it depends where you are in North America. The price fluctuates a lot depending on whether it is produced in your region or not. I usually get maple syrup from my uncle (he's a producer).
In any case, 6x250ml for 35000won is not as good a price as I pay back home, but it's still fair. One 250ml bottle will set you back 15$ at the duty free shop at Lester B. Pearson in Toronto. 
My problem is not the price, it's the syrup itself. It's very thin and light. It's practically flavourless. I prefer the darker stuff. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| 12ax7 wrote: |
Well, it depends where you are in North America. The price fluctuates a lot depending on whether it is produced in your region or not. I usually get maple syrup from my uncle (he's a producer).
In any case, 6x250ml for 35000won is not as good a price as I pay back home, but it's still fair. One 250ml bottle will set you back 15$ at the duty free shop at Lester B. Pearson in Toronto.
My problem is not the price, it's the syrup itself. It's very thin and light. It's practically flavourless. I prefer the darker stuff. |
I'm from Western New England, so it's not as if there are big transportation costs back home. Costco syrup is still cheaper there, however, despite local production. I assume it's more an issue of economies of scale. As you say though, the quality is lower. |
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