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jamessuh75
Joined: 27 May 2006
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 Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject: technomart/walmart & costco?? |
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| can anyone tell me what neighborhoods i can find these stores in? |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Technomart is in Youngsan Electronics Market, Seoul.
For Costco, go to their website. They have great maps of the Korean locations. www.costco.com
For Wal-Mart, maybe you could go to their site? Actually, Wal-Mart Korea sucks now because Shinsegae, another department store just bought them. I was there last week (in Daegu) and a lot of the American foods are disappearing from the shelves. Wal-Mart Korea is just looking like Emart or Home PLus now. You have no reason to go there. |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Actually, Wal-Mart Korea sucks now because Shinsegae, another department store just bought them. I was there last week (in Daegu) and a lot of the American foods are disappearing from the shelves. |
That's good to know - thanks. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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| technomart is near gangbyeong station. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Was there ever a time that Wal-Mart in Korea didn't suck? |
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Yesterday
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Land of the Morning DongChim (Kancho)
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Dev wrote: |
| Technomart is in Youngsan Electronics Market, Seoul. |
Arethere 2 Technomarts - I know the Technomart I go to is across the road from Gangbyeon station (green line 2 station 214)... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Dev wrote: |
Technomart is in Youngsan Electronics Market, Seoul.
For Costco, go to their website. They have great maps of the Korean locations. www.costco.com
For Wal-Mart, maybe you could go to their site? Actually, Wal-Mart Korea sucks now because Shinsegae, another department store just bought them. I was there last week (in Daegu) and a lot of the American foods are disappearing from the shelves. Wal-Mart Korea is just looking like Emart or Home PLus now. You have no reason to go there. |
Correction time:
Technomart is: Exit 2 Gangbyeon station on Line 2, green. You really can't miss it visually as it's a big tower you can see from the station. Head up to the top floors where there's a nice view of the river. Don't go out onto the street, go into the basement just outside of exit 2 and that hooks up to building.
Yongsan electronics mart is actually a big area that encompasses several buildings. The easiest one to get to and find is the space 9 building attached to Yongsan station (dark blue #1 line) in Seoul.
There are several walmarts around but they are NOT the same as the ones in any other country. They are just another Korean department store with the same products that you can get in E-mart (who just bought them out) or Home Plus.
As for costco, the English version of the Korean website is at:
http://www.costco.co.kr/eng/index.htm
They have maps and directions on the webpages.
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| For those of you wanting to get to yongsan, try getting off at sinyongsan instead of yongsan station. Its much faster, at least for me (coming from the green line). |
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krats1976
Joined: 14 May 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Bulsajo wrote: |
| Was there ever a time that Wal-Mart in Korea didn't suck? |
The one at Seollung Stn. was pretty sucky. But the one in Ilsan had lots of great stuff from home. I've heard the one in Suwan was pretty good too. |
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magicwolfman
Joined: 01 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| There is one in Pyeoncheon as well. |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Until I got my Costco membership, I was going to Wal-Mart to buy Bacon and hot dogs imported from America. At last look, they still had those things, but I imagine once they're sold, they won't re-stock them.
Wal-Mart brand food, called Great Value, has disappeared from the shelves at the Wal-Marts in Daegu. You could get Great Value instant oatmeal (flavored), spaghetti sauce (expensive, but stull cheaper than Korean brands), and canned pineapple juice. These things are pretty much gone now.  |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| There is one in Pyeoncheon as well. |
Yea, I really like the one in Pyoungchon. Do all my shopping there except for the monthly excursion up to Costco. And, it hasn't started to suck yet because of the buyout. They make the biggest pizza pie I have ever seen in my life. Not saying the best, but it's pretty good. If pizzas didn't go bad, it could last you a couple months. |
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death from above
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: in your head
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:06 am Post subject: |
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and here i thought wal-mart was more powerful than god.. did all the wal-marts or just some sell out?
my girlfriend said it was because the shelves were too high but she's crazy.. |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:29 am Post subject: |
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| death from above wrote: |
and here i thought wal-mart was more powerful than god.. did all the wal-marts or just some sell out?
my girlfriend said it was because the shelves were too high but she's crazy.. |
I think it's just their protectionist attiude. How many American products can outsell Korean products here? |
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cazador83
Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:25 am Post subject: |
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| krats1976 wrote: |
| Bulsajo wrote: |
| Was there ever a time that Wal-Mart in Korea didn't suck? |
The one at Seollung Stn. was pretty sucky. But the one in Ilsan had lots of great stuff from home. I've heard the one in Suwan was pretty good too. |
there's also one at the end of the Bundang Yellow line. Actually its a 10 min bus ride to the south, but I've been twice and thought it was pretty awesome. I'm so pisssed that they're leaving! |
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