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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Gorf wrote: |
| High Street Market is better anyways. |
The bread, cakes, and wine, and beer at High Street Market are awesome! A lot of their products are available at Costco though too, at lower prices (of course some people want the convenience though, so it's worth it for those that do).
Anyone reading this who wasn't been there should check it out. |
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shostahoosier
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| cdninkorea wrote: |
| Gorf wrote: |
| High Street Market is better anyways. |
The bread, cakes, and wine, and beer at High Street Market are awesome! A lot of their products are available at Costco though too, at lower prices (of course some people want the convenience though, so it's worth it for those that do).
Anyone reading this who wasn't been there should check it out. |
Agreed! Also, High Street Market is clean. Not filthy and crammed with dated junk like the Foreign Food Market. |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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I always found her to be quite nice, one time i was looking for some super duper cold medicine or something and she didnt have it, she asks me in her very limited english for my phone number, a day or two later she calls me and says she has it.
its also a part of the "old" korea ill miss when living here was a real adventure and foreign goods were hard to find, the net cafe by kyobo bookstore was the only place to access the net and afkn was a treat for people who lived outside of seoul |
She was nice enough to me. I enjoyed dealing with her. The fact that there are many more Western goods is good news for Westerners. It means it's easier to find something. I did watch AFKN. It was nice to watch. |
I agree totally, the end of the red door means life has gotten easier for us, we dont need the folks to send care packages etc. newbies wont realize how hard it was to get western things with places like costco, high street etc.
hope she has a nice retirement, i need to go and get a picture of her |
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Mikejelai
Joined: 01 Nov 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| She helped me out a few times, too. Overcharged me once, but refunded later without arguing. And, besides, it is the only place in Korea where I ever found Preparation H (I mean off the military base, that is). One of the bloggers/expat magazines should interview her................. Gonna miss that Jimmy Dean sausage...................... |
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Mikejelai
Joined: 01 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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She was here when I first came to Korea in late '96 or early '97. She seemed untouchable as far as the police were concerned. Brazen enough to bag up my things in the same US Forces Korea/AAFES bags that they had earlier left the army base in, ha...
Her daughter used to have a small shop nearby, too. Still there?? |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:22 am Post subject: |
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She was here when I first came to Korea in late '96 or early '97. She seemed untouchable as far as the police were concerned. Brazen enough to bag up my things in the same US Forces Korea/AAFES bags that they had earlier left the army base in, ha...
Her daughter used to have a small shop nearby, too. Still there?? |
her daughter's shop closed a few years ago, if she didnt have what you're looking for she'd call her daughter and see if she had it |
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radcon
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:58 am Post subject: |
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| Where is High Street Market? |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| Where is High Street Market? |
Yeah, where is High Market Street. I didn't see it in Itaewon, and the Foreign store is too crowded for my taste. I like some of the stuff at the foreign store, and they have more stuff, but I am not crazy about the place. |
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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
Location: James Joyce's pants
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:14 am Post subject: |
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| Adventurer wrote: |
| radcon wrote: |
| Where is High Street Market? |
Yeah, where is High Market Street. I didn't see it in Itaewon, and the Foreign store is too crowded for my taste. I like some of the stuff at the foreign store, and they have more stuff, but I am not crazy about the place. |
It's where the old Thai Orchid used to be...on the second floor of that building. It's across the street from Marrakesh Nights, next to Imperial Palace Boutique Motel. Here's some pics of the exterior/interior:
http://koreabridge.net/post/review-high-street-market-itaewon-chrisinsouthkorea |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:31 am Post subject: |
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| Looked in the door today and it is stocked. Doesn't look like it is closing. |
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IamBabo
Joined: 16 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:48 am Post subject: Red Door |
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| Well, stopped in out of curiosity, and she is closing for good this weekend. She said Monday she will not be open. She is having a closing "sale." Not much left at all... |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:24 am Post subject: Re: Red Door |
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| Well, stopped in out of curiosity, and she is closing for good this weekend. She said Monday she will not be open. She is having a closing "sale." Not much left at all... |
she is normally closed on Mondays, so check and make sure on Tuesday if it is it, then it is an end of an era |
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Mikejelai
Joined: 01 Nov 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, the Red Door is history. I popped in Saturday evening and bought the last of her Jimmy Dean sausage(and some other things). She looked really sad, but gave me a good discount on everything........... |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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Yup it is official today is her last day. Went in and thanked her for making our lives so much easier back when it was so hard to get any western items.
after 20 years there she deserves a nice retirement, hope she gets it |
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jjurabong
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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Yes, I spoke with her today. She said that the army base is making it harder and harder to get stuff out, and she's not able to stay stocked, so she's closing. I think the closer truth is that the things she stocks are now readily available elsewhere for cheaper.
Still, I thanked her and told her I was sad she was leaving. I remember first finding the place (back in 97 ) and feeling like it was Christmas. |
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