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[kwashikwashi]

Sorry if this has been addressed elsewhere.

I am a male trying to buy pants in Seoul. Most places I've gone to (Homeplus, Emart, Namdeamun) only seem to sell pants without hems, and extremely long legs that need to be altered. Seeing as how my Korean isn't that great, I'd rather not have to take them somewhere.

Is there a place that sells pants like they do in the West? Obviously, I'm trying to stay on the cheap side. Also, if you do buy these unaltered pants, where do you take them?

[The Goalie]

Buy the pants, take them to a dry cleaning/laundry place (you'll know this by all the clothes hanging on the inside) along with a pair of pants of the appropriate length and, with body language, indicate that you want the pants shortened. Wield the perfectly cut pair of pants and say "sample, sample" (they know that word) and they will measure them and apply the measurements to the new, uncut, pair of pants. Leave with your perfectly cut pair of pants, return in two days, and you'll have another pair of perfectly cut pair of pants (provided they have the same kind of fit). It'll cost you about 2 dollars.

[Hindsight]

If you're lucky.

Test this with a cheap pair, first.

Look around at the people walking on the street. A lot of Koreans wear pants that are way too long, dragging on the ground. Some Koreans think Westerners should wear their pants the way they are supposed to, long, and they alter the pants the way they feel like.

[kiwiinkorea]

I bought some in Homeplus and in the store they have an altering place.

I took them up there, showed them to the lady, tried them on and they pinned them in place. Then I had to get a blue ticket from the information desk while showing my receipt and give it to the altering place.

It was all done in 30 minutes and didn't cost anything. My Korean is fairly limited but with use of hand signals and a few Korean words it was easy.