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periwinkle
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I knew some teachers that named their dog Peppero- that's how I found out what Peppero was  Knew some other teacher that named his dog Cass..... |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| A manufactured marketer's DREAM of a "holiday"- proves that Koreans are sheep. |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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Peppero Day appears to be a saturday, so we public school teachers will be tucked up in bed in 11/11 morning.  |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
| A manufactured marketer's DREAM of a "holiday"- proves that Koreans are sheep. |
*cough* Valentine'sDayHalloweenChristmasEaster *cough*
Really, Koreans do have a lot to learn though....from the West about marketing holidays. |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| *sigh* Those wacky Japanese. |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| In the running for best thread title ever. ^^ |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| SPINOZA wrote: |
| Peppero Day appears to be a saturday, so we public school teachers will be tucked up in bed in 11/11 morning. |
Oh, you'll still get them today from those hardcore pepero freaks.
I took a salvo hit of two little boxes when I walked into work today. That will be all.
I much prefer pocky or whatever. They have all sorts of flavors going on. |
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nobrand
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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This is my first pepero day.
I cannot believe how many of the things I have in my desk drawer right now.
Wow.  |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Compunction Junction
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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*cough* Valentine'sDayHalloweenChristmasEaster *cough*
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V-Day: AgreeD!
Xmas: Completely disagree. You should have said Boxing day as that has no signifance of ANY sort.
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Easter: I don't recall, as a child, Easter having HUGe "sales" events. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| khyber wrote: |
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*cough* Valentine'sDayHalloweenChristmasEaster *cough*
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V-Day: AgreeD!
Xmas: Completely disagree. You should have said Boxing day as that has no signifance of ANY sort.
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Easter: I don't recall, as a child, Easter having HUGe "sales" events. |
All those western holidays have some historical root. They were not originally meant to be commercial. I think that gives them some credibility.
Pepero Day was invented by a marketing department in Japan in 1982 or something.
White Day and Pepero Day are tacky, insidious events.
Don't get sucked in!!! |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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I got about 8 today.
At my hagwon, I was getting two or three.
Now I have about 20x as many students.
Therefore: Peppero day is less popular.
I decided I'd give one of the bigger P.sticks a try. As I swallowed, I felt something get stuck in my throat. Turns out it was my dignity. |
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mateomiguel
Joined: 16 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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wow, you guys really know how to rag on stuff.
Its a tiny little piece of sticky-like candy that you give to people for a smile. It costs less than a piece of gum. It may be an insidious chaebol plot to steal FOOD from your MOUTH, except its a fun insidious plot and its still FOOD that goes into your MOUTH. |
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xtchr
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| It's not food, it's cardboard swept off the chaebol factory floors, dropped in something brown, and repackaged and sold to idiots. |
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vox
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Location: Jeollabukdo
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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| wylies99 wrote: |
| A manufactured marketer's DREAM of a "holiday"- proves that Koreans are sheep. |
...whereas we in the west are sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much more clever than that...
Valentine's Day chocolates
Christmas Santa Coca-Cola
Hallowe'en purple and black everything
Boxing Day Sales
Easter Bunny chocolates
Gosh did I miss any?
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On a related note, I got 7 peperos today, biatches!! I gave mine away. Well except for the cow's milk box.
Nutrition Facts about Milk Pepe
Love--------------70%
like---------------10%
sweet--------------5%
Happy------------25% |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| khyber wrote: |
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*cough* Valentine'sDayHalloweenChristmasEaster *cough*
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V-Day: AgreeD!
Xmas: Completely disagree. You should have said Boxing day as that has no signifance of ANY sort.
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Easter: I don't recall, as a child, Easter having HUGe "sales" events. |
My point was that you (not you personally) can't call Koreans "sheep" for succumbing to marketing tactics while ignoring the equally blatant marketing of holidays in the West. I mean, come on. Retailers do 50% of their sales for the year in the two months leading up to Christmas. How about Easter and chocolate? What exactly does Easter have to do with baskets full of candy?
In the end, does it really matter if there is a premise for the marketing or not? What's the difference? Personally, I think that commercializing a legitimate holiday is probably more repugnant than commercializing an invented holiday. But that's just me. |
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