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livinseoul
Joined: 28 Nov 2007
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 Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject: Watermelon |
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| WTF - I am just been to Lotte Mart. 25,000 won for a watermelon. Get a grip Lotte Mart. |
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The Grumpy Senator
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
Location: Up and down the 6 line
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| You have two things working against you right now. First, it is winter time and watermelons are harder to come by. Second, it is Lunar New Year week; all fruit is outrageously priced. I saw a box of ten big apples for 125,000 won at a normal, neighborhood supermarket. |
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Natalia
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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The watermelon in Korea is awful anyway - all colourless and flavourless.
I wouldn't waste my money no matter the price. |
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Kimchi Cowboy
Joined: 17 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| livinseoul wrote: |
| 25,000 won for a watermelon. |
How about 75,000 for a durian?
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| The watermelon in Korea is awful anyway - all colourless and flavourless. |
The flavour ain't all that bad, but I just can't get past the mealy texture. |
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ryouga013
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:11 am Post subject: |
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dude, I was in Japan and at the local grocery market 25,000W~ is average. If the watermelon has a "T" root coming from it, than it was even more... then there are the square watermelons... 80,000 a pop or something like that...
Agreed with the comment about fruit prices being gouged due to the Chinese New Year. but hey, during the summer, 3-7,000W makes for a nice treat. |
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Typhoon
Joined: 29 May 2007
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:04 am Post subject: |
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| Natalia wrote: |
The watermelon in Korea is awful anyway - all colourless and flavourless.
I wouldn't waste my money no matter the price. |
Are you kidding me??? I don't know where you are from, but I am from Canada and I refuse to eat watermelon here because there is no taste in it. The watermelon I have eaten here taste like they have shot it full of sugar (in fact I would be suprised if they didn't). Korea has many faults, but watermelon is not one of them. And yes they are way over priced this time of year. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| Of course watermelon will be expensive when it's out of season, and not very good. Get it when it's in season, and cheap. End of story. |
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Chris Kwon
Joined: 23 Jan 2008
Location: North Korea
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:43 am Post subject: |
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| The ajoomas on the street aren't selling it for cheaper? |
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Kimchi Cowboy
Joined: 17 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:54 am Post subject: |
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| Typhoon wrote: |
| Natalia wrote: |
The watermelon in Korea is awful anyway - all colourless and flavourless.
I wouldn't waste my money no matter the price. |
Are you kidding me??? I don't know where you are from, but I am from Canada and I refuse to eat watermelon here because there is no taste in it. The watermelon I have eaten here taste like they have shot it full of sugar (in fact I would be suprised if they didn't). Korea has many faults, but watermelon is not one of them. And yes they are way over priced this time of year. |
I... huh.... what? |
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Typhoon
Joined: 29 May 2007
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Funny! I was on the mokoli when I wrote that one. Wow. That post was worse than my usual ones and that is saying something. I guess I meant that watermelon in Korea tastes way better than in Canada. There is no comparison in my mind. I would never eat watermelon in Canada, but I can't enough of it here. |
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