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[kyopoopa]

Trader Joe's--Columbian (whole bean), Italian (whole bean), Hummus, and Charles Shaw Cab (2 buck chuck).

Neutrogena or Walgreen's T-Sal shampoo

Fresh and Easy/Tesco Mint Creme Cookies or Newman's Own

Horizons or Heritage organic milk or similar (2 percent)

REI (camping store) or similar

Wood working store for shellac flakes and hand tools

Thanks a bunch!

[salgichawa]

[kyopoopa]

[patrickk]

gear can be pretty expensive in korea compared to the states. closest thing to rei in korea and with some good deals, is http://www.okoutdoor.com.
you can also find stuff on http://www.gmarket.co.kr/index_eng.asp but not always the best price.

[kyopoopa]

[fugitive chicken]

your not gonna be finding much of that stuff here. Organic food hasnt really caught on yet here. Your probably gonna have to bend strict eating guidelines to survive here.

Brita water filter $40 homeplus

Bottled water comes in about 2 liters and are every where for like $1.50

beer doesnt come in packs, but in single bottles for about $4 if its imported. $6-7 for a glass on tap in bars.

Not all stores hold organic milk, some of the major chains do 1000 ml cartons for ridiculous prices.

The Hyundai Department stores have some stuff, organic and really high end stuff for very expensive.

Good luck. Seriously.

[kyopoopa]

[mcviking]

If you are big, bring clothes. Lots of them. Unless you like dressing like a hip hop artist. Clothes here that are labeled xxl are a medium by state sizes. Just be aware of that. All of the organic stuff that you want will be hard as hell to find, and you will pay through the nose for this stuff, if you do find it, after hours of searching. Shoes are also hard to find for bigger or wider feet.

My advice, buy lots of clothes and shoes before you go and be willing and able to part with some of your preferences for food. They do not have kegs, six packs, or cases generally in Korea. Imported stuff is also more expensive. They don't do gallons here, everything is metric. Expect serving sizes and containers to be smaller. I am not trying to be condescending or anything, just letting you know in advance. Any sort of outdoor gear that you want I would recomend getting BEFORE you come here, unless you feel like spending alot more than its worth. Or ship the stuff ahead of you to your school if you don't want 200lbs of carry on.

[kyopoopa]

[AsiaESLbound]

Clothing shopping is terrible. Bring clothes. You can search high end stores, Gmarket, and the streets with nothing appealing. It might be Western themed, but it's far from what U wear. Bring your clothes. Serious.

40 pounds of coffee? Coffee is very important, but they got good Starbucks for about $15 a 1/2 pound. Exactly 3X higher than in America. Organic peanut butter at Shinsegae will run you a cool 19,000 won or about $17 for a regular sized small jar. Most other jars of regular peanut butter cost a whopping $7 to $8. Forget about Trader Joe's, Walgreens, Macy's, and Walmart. Those are conveniences only found in your past and future. While shoes and a coat are not a problem, I can't say enough times, "Bring clothing."

Do yourself a favor. Bring 40 pounds of peanut butter or honey if you like that sort of thing as they are very expensive. Also pounds and pounds of milk chocolate bars are unseen as they are tiny and I mean lightweight which equates out to be like $30 a pound for chocolate. Koreans love chocolate and many other things we think we so need, but supply is so severely limited in their land for they don't have a chocolate tree out behind their chocolate factory. Well, they don't have the Mexicans to grow it all for them and dont' get much from Southern parts of the world outside of bananas which are also the most expensive bananers you'll ever see. Let's hope so.

[morrisonhotel]

[salgichawa]

[salgichawa]

[fugitive chicken]

Oh yeah, ovens are a thing of the past. Your not gonna find much in the way of ovens. They are for the rich here. So baking is difficult. they use stoves. I have a small toaster oven you can get places, it's really expanded my diet You can also get a bigger convection oven as well for a price if you desperately want to bake things. Korean food just isn't made by baking, so few people actually have them/

[Xuanzang]