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[Linda868]

I was wondering if there is a water delivery service like Culligan in South Korea? If there is, can anyone list the names of the companies. Thanks!

[Cerriowen]

I have never heard or seen this in my 3 years in Korea. Most people either buy bottled water or a home filtration system.

[ChinaBoy]

What? Deliver bottled water? Lots of supermarkets will do that, if they've got a guy with a moped.

[michaelambling]

[eamo]

.....have you guys never seen a water truck delivering those big jugs??

You can have those big 19.5 Liter jugs delivered to your home. It's common practice here. You could go full hog and lease or buy a water cooler off the delivery guy too.

Or you can just get a hand-pump from the supermarket or hardware store and pump by hand.

[bassexpander]

Yup... Puriss does it. There are several others, actually.

They'll even provide you with the machine if you agree to buy something like 4 19.4 liter jugs per month.

[tzechuk]

18.5 litres, I believe.

I have mine delivered.. but I can't for the life remember what the company name is.. my ex-husband had always dealt with it.. a bit of a shock now having to deal with it myself, to be honest.. bit of a shock to have to deal with many things myself now, to be honest.. LOL.

[Arthur Dent]

Ask one of the staff at your school to call one of the companies that operates in your neighborhood. They usually have a set day for delivery in each area. After they call the first time, simply get the number from them and call yourself. Give them a day's notice when you want water. Even with minimal Korean you can do this yourself. "Mul chuseyo. Waegookin issoyo, Ojae chuseyo" or your choice of nationality, then just give him your address and he should remember you after that.
Make sure you're home for the delivery time (or ask your school or bank to help you set up a bill payment scheme) then they will leave it by the door. If you are lucky and have a good relationship with your building security staff, they will sometimes take the money for you and take delivery. I pay by cash upon delivery but I can be there in the morning when he delivers. Depends on schedule. Ask all these questions when your school staff calls him the first time.
I always get two jugs at a time. Ten thousand for two. Saves having to worry about it as often. You can also get a pump from the delivery guy, or as someone said, buy one at the store.

If you have trouble getting help from the school, simply talk to one of the delivery guys when you see them in your neighborhood and get his number. Give him your address and use a calendar to determine delivery days and times. They are usually pretty helpful.

[Hyeon Een]

I pay 5,000won per jug.

I have a machine with hot and cold taps. The rental on it is free if you use 4 large jugs a month. I drink a lot of water so I get through like 5 or so.

Good value.

Some companies are slightly more expensive than this.

[schwa]

Actually the big jugs (tong) contain 18.9 liters -- 5 US gallons.

5000 won delivered is industry standard. As is the free cooler/heater if you order 4 jugs a month, as someone else noted. I only go through about 3 so I bought the unit from them for 120000 won. If room temp is okay, they can sell you a pump or you can buy your own for maybe 20k.

They might ask for a 5000 won deposit per container the first time.

I've never encountered fixed delivery schedules -- sounds like a nuisance. Shop around for a small neighborhood company that delivers anytime. I sometimes get a knock on the door within 5 minutes of calling, never longer than half an hour.

Great clean-tasting water!

[ChinaBoy]

[Linda868]

Thanks for the help!

[Arthur Dent]

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[tzechuk]