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nomad-ish



Joined: 08 Oct 2007
Location: On the bottom of the food chain

PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:16 am    Post subject: Kirkland Signature Coffee Reply with quote

does anyone know where to buy this brand? i've bought this brand before at costco, but i was hoping for an alternative place somewhere in itaewon.

has any seen the coffee selection at the foreign food mart up on the hill?
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jrock



Joined: 16 Jun 2010

PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've seen it at the Foreign Food mart on the hill.
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crisdean



Joined: 04 Feb 2010
Location: Seoul Special City

PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:25 am    Post subject: Re: Kirkland Signature Coffee Reply with quote

nomad-ish wrote:
does anyone know where to buy this brand? i've bought this brand before at costco, but i was hoping for an alternative place somewhere in itaewon.

has any seen the coffee selection at the foreign food mart up on the hill?

If you don't mind ordering online you can do so here.
I don't know what kind of markup they have, but basically anything you can get at Costco you can order here, and they deliver it right to you. If you were to find a place in Itaewon they'd probably be selling it at at least a 50% mark up on the original cost at Costco (I know they do that with the Kirkland brand cheeses).
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CentralCali



Joined: 17 May 2007

PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 6:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kirkland Signature is Costco's store brand.
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kiknkorea



Joined: 16 May 2008

PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 6:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Kirkland Signature Coffee Reply with quote

crisdean wrote:
nomad-ish wrote:
does anyone know where to buy this brand? i've bought this brand before at costco, but i was hoping for an alternative place somewhere in itaewon.

has any seen the coffee selection at the foreign food mart up on the hill?

If you don't mind ordering online you can do so here.
I don't know what kind of markup they have, but basically anything you can get at Costco you can order here, and they deliver it right to you. If you were to find a place in Itaewon they'd probably be selling it at at least a 50% mark up on the original cost at Costco (I know they do that with the Kirkland brand cheeses).

True.
Just head to Costco and save your money.

I think a lot of the foreign food mart shoppers must not go to regular stores here much. Case in point, the last time I was in one, there were a few girls there who were really excited to find...




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bobbybigfoot



Joined: 05 May 2007
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That Ezshopkorea sure looks convenient but expensive as heck!

And they also don't sell the Kirkland Signature Coffee that I buy (the one I think Op is referring to). I think it's 16,000, a big brown tin.

Would be amazing if Costco allowed you to shop online, then would box up your order and deliver it for a reasonable fee.
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OculisOrbis



Joined: 17 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 6:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can also find it on gmarket and the mark-up/delivery fees are not nearly as bad as EZShop.

http://search.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_search/search_total.asp?SearchClassFormWord=goodsSearch&keywordOrg=%C4%BF%C5%AC%B7%A3%B5%E5+%C4%BF%C7%C7&keywordCVT=&keywordCVTi=0&keyword=%C4%BF%C5%AC%B7%A3%B5%E5+%C4%BF%C7%C7
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kiknkorea



Joined: 16 May 2008

PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

acost is another option. They have pretty fair prices (as well as a good selection of coffee).
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AnsanAnswers



Joined: 16 Jul 2010

PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

www.CostLove.com is another delivery option for Costco. The prices are the same as in-store and they add 900 won per item for delivery.

Your 1.36kg / 48oz of Kirkland Ground Colombian Coffee will cost you 19,890 won delivered to your door.

The only caveat is that the site is in Korean which makes ordering a little more difficult.
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jlb



Joined: 18 Sep 2003

PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've made up a site about how to get foreign food in Korea.

http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-get-foreign-food-in-korea

Try EZ Shop Korea, or the Nice Deli for the coffee.
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thinker



Joined: 10 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

For my taste some of the best coffee I've ever had is stuff I've roasted myself at home(green coffee beans) in my toaster oven, yes a little more hassle but when you do it right fresh roasted coffee has flavours that will blow you away!

http://nicedeli.com/main/catalog/57?page=2
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Caffeinated



Joined: 11 Feb 2010

PostPosted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

bobbybigfoot wrote:
And they also don't sell the Kirkland Signature Coffee that I buy (the one I think Op is referring to). I think it's 16,000, a big brown tin.


It's 22,000 for the tin at the Itaewon foreign food mart. Pricey, but the cost per weight is still cheaper than buying ground coffee from Emart.
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seoulsister



Joined: 04 Mar 2006
Location: International Network

PostPosted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AnsanAnswers wrote:
www.CostLove.com is another delivery option for Costco. The prices are the same as in-store and they add 900 won per item for delivery.

Your 1.36kg / 48oz of Kirkland Ground Colombian Coffee will cost you 19,890 won delivered to your door.

The only caveat is that the site is in Korean which makes ordering a little more difficult.


That's not quite right. The markup for each product is 900 won. (They are having a New Year sale at 890 won right now - but no delivery until next week). Then they charge you for delivery on top of that. Delivery charges are staggered by weight, and if I recall there is an extra charge for an ice-box if you buy fresh or frozen items. So it's a decent deal compared to other sites, but it can still get expensive.
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toonchoon



Joined: 06 Feb 2009
Location: Gangnam

PostPosted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

just so u know, this coffee is already 50% more expensive at the Korean Costco in comparison to the price at the USA Costco. Add to that another markup by the Itaewon re-seller, and you're paying way too much for the coffee. Up to you, I just wanted to point out...
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sojusucks



Joined: 31 May 2008

PostPosted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you're going to drink Kirkland coffee all of the time a Costco membership seems reasonable, especially if you split it with someone else and shop together.

There's so much that is cheaper at Costco. For example, I made some hash browns, from Costco, for a few Korean teachers and now they all want to go to Costco to see what else is there.
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