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Joined: 27 Sep 2004
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 Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 4:47 am Post subject: Costco stores |
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Are all the stores of similar size? Or are there bigger ones that stock more stuff?
Where is the biggest costco in seoul? |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:46 pm Post subject: Re: Costco stores |
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| Css wrote: |
Are all the stores of similar size? Or are there bigger ones that stock more stuff?
Where is the biggest costco in seoul? |
Is there something specific you need to find? I prefer the Costco in Ilsan because it has just about everything, but it's just as overcrowded as the others. |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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I have visited the Sangbong and Yeongdeungpo Costco stores. They just seem to stock Korean stuff in bulk. I know you can find some other things, but beyond meat (which still seemed expensive) or milk (which would go bad and be pointless to buy in bulk  ) I don't see much point shopping there.
I went there looking for hot dog buns and A&W root beer. All attempts failed and the school called a local bakery to make buns for "Hot Dog Day".
I found local supermarkets to have more than what I needed and each one sells something at a lower price. Some days eggplant will be cheaper, next week it will be their pepper paste. Just market hop from one to the other and you can usually get what you need at a lower cost than shopping at only one. |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I think Yangjae is the biggest. It's definitely bigger than Youngdeungpo, which is even smaller than usual right now because it's under construction. |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| lifeinkorea wrote: |
I have visited the Sangbong and Yeongdeungpo Costco stores. They just seem to stock Korean stuff in bulk. I know you can find some other things, but beyond meat (which still seemed expensive) or milk (which would go bad and be pointless to buy in bulk ) I don't see much point shopping there.
I went there looking for hot dog buns and A&W root beer. All attempts failed and the school called a local bakery to make buns for "Hot Dog Day".
I found local supermarkets to have more than what I needed and each one sells something at a lower price. Some days eggplant will be cheaper, next week it will be their pepper paste. Just market hop from one to the other and you can usually get what you need at a lower cost than shopping at only one. |
Agree 100%
Costco is really Samsung Bulk Supermarket.
It's as Korean as any other and I also don't see much point in shopping there either. |
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yellowdove
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 4:43 am Post subject: |
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| lifeinkorea wrote: |
I went there looking for hot dog buns and A&W root beer. All attempts failed and the school called a local bakery to make buns for "Hot Dog Day".
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Yours doesn't have hot dog buns? The one in Daejeon does, I would expect ones in Seoul to have them as well.
I love Costco for the ability to buy things I'm used to at home here in Korea. It's the only place in Daejeon to buy sour cream, Kraft cheese slices, Dr. Pepper in a 24 pack, and Country Time Lemonade. I mean, I'm not going to find everything here, because some things simply don't exist here, like root beer. But there are enough things in Costco that remind me of home to let me leave satisfied and a little less homesick. |
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jc1257
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 5:49 am Post subject: |
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If you want root beer, 'I Love Cookie' in Bundang (Jeongja Station) has A&W in stock most of the time for 1,000 won. It's just like home and quite a good deal.
They also have ginger ale, which I haven't seen anywhere else, for the same price. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:10 am Post subject: |
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| yellowdove wrote: |
I went there looking for hot dog buns and A&W root beer. All attempts failed and the school called a local bakery to make buns for "Hot Dog Day".
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They do have them. They're in the bread section right next to the hamburger buns and the bushman baguettes. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| lifeinkorea wrote: |
I have visited the Sangbong and Yeongdeungpo Costco stores. They just seem to stock Korean stuff in bulk. I know you can find some other things, but beyond meat (which still seemed expensive) or milk (which would go bad and be pointless to buy in bulk ) I don't see much point shopping there.
I went there looking for hot dog buns and A&W root beer. All attempts failed and the school called a local bakery to make buns for "Hot Dog Day".
I found local supermarkets to have more than what I needed and each one sells something at a lower price. Some days eggplant will be cheaper, next week it will be their pepper paste. Just market hop from one to the other and you can usually get what you need at a lower cost than shopping at only one. |
Smart shoppers always look for sales. You can see the sales ads online and plan your shopping trips. So you avoid Costco because you didn't know where to find hot dog buns? |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Even if I DIDN'T purchase any groceries there at all (which I do), I'd definitely be satisfied paying the yearly subscrip fee for the pizza, hot dogs, chicken bakes, etc. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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There are four foodstuffs which keep me happy which Korean brands are awful at.
Cheese
Bread
Cold cuts
Coffee beans
I've been here for almost 10 years now and I've never been happy with the Korean versions of any of these things.
I need Costco. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
There are four foodstuffs which keep me happy which Korean brands are awful at.
Cheese
Bread
Cold cuts
Coffee beans
I've been here for almost 10 years now and I've never been happy with the Korean versions of any of these things.
I need Costco. |
Me too. What do you think of the Suji's brand vs. the San Daniele stuff? |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Xuanzang wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
There are four foodstuffs which keep me happy which Korean brands are awful at.
Cheese
Bread
Cold cuts
Coffee beans
I've been here for almost 10 years now and I've never been happy with the Korean versions of any of these things.
I need Costco. |
Me too. What do you think of the Suji's brand vs. the San Daniele stuff? |
Is that the salami? |
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mhope1
Joined: 14 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| can I use my US costco membership here? I think I've heard that you can't, but I was reading on the Korea Costco website that a membership you buy here can be used all over the world...so i figured it would be the same for those bought in the US? |
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tatertot
Joined: 21 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| mhope1 wrote: |
| can I use my US costco membership here? I think I've heard that you can't, but I was reading on the Korea Costco website that a membership you buy here can be used all over the world...so i figured it would be the same for those bought in the US? |
Yes, I've been using my US membership here for more than a year now. |
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