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yakey
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 Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:09 am Post subject: New EMart is like a poor man's Costco |
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They opened a new EMart is Pocheon, north of Uijeongbu about 30 minutes or so.
It has a pizza shop similar to the pizza you get at Costco.
But you order it and they tell you it takes 30 minutes.
I guess they're trying to use it to get you to shop more.
It has a food section on B-1 and a main floor on the 1st floor and the lanes are USA wide, a real difference from other EMarts I've been to where the lanes are barely big enough for two carts not to hit as they pass each other.
Another Costco-ish thing I noticed was they're selling cereal in bulk, these giant plastic bags of Corn Frost, a.k.a. Frosted Flakes, for example.
But mostly it's the same old EMart in disguise.
I went to a pretty new EMart in Dongtan (near Osan) the other day and it was the old style, so this may be a very new change.
I'd say it's a little better, but I still need to make the usual monthly run to Sangbong Station and Costco.
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Man on Street
Joined: 28 Aug 2010
Location: In the Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:20 am Post subject: Re: New EMart is like a poor man's Costco |
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| yakey wrote: |
They opened a new EMart is Pocheon, north of Uijeongbu about 30 minutes or so.
It has a pizza shop similar to the pizza you get at Costco.
But you order it and they tell you it takes 30 minutes.
I guess they're trying to use it to get you to shop more.
It has a food section on B-1 and a main floor on the 1st floor and the lanes are USA wide, a real difference from other EMarts I've been to where the lanes are barely big enough for two carts not to hit as they pass each other.
Another Costco-ish thing I noticed was they're selling cereal in bulk, these giant plastic bags of Corn Frost, a.k.a. Frosted Flakes, for example.
But mostly it's the same old EMart is disguise.
I went to a pretty new EMart in Dongtan (near Osan) the other day and it was the old style, so this may be a very new change.
I'd say it's a little better, but I still need to make the usual monthly run to Sangbong Station and Costco. |
I'll see you there! Emart will never have anything over Costco. Well, except for stuff you don't have to buy only in bulk, I suppose. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:28 am Post subject: Re: New EMart is like a poor man's Costco |
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| yakey wrote: |
They opened a new EMart is Pocheon, north of Uijeongbu about 30 minutes or so.
It has a pizza shop similar to the pizza you get at Costco.
But you order it and they tell you it takes 30 minutes.
I guess they're trying to use it to get you to shop more.
It has a food section on B-1 and a main floor on the 1st floor and the lanes are USA wide, a real difference from other EMarts I've been to where the lanes are barely big enough for two carts not to hit as they pass each other.
Another Costco-ish thing I noticed was they're selling cereal in bulk, these giant plastic bags of Corn Frost, a.k.a. Frosted Flakes, for example.
But mostly it's the same old EMart is disguise.
I went to a pretty new EMart in Dongtan (near Osan) the other day and it was the old style, so this may be a very new change.
I'd say it's a little better, but I still need to make the usual monthly run to Sangbong Station and Costco. |
Homeplus has been doing the pizza thing for a while as well. They also copy whatever's popular at Shinsegae, like the giant mandu.
Benchmarking is as Korean as kimchi. |
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ChilgokBlackHole
Joined: 21 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:25 am Post subject: |
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| Lol. Costco is a poor man's Costco. See you at E-Mart! |
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Cranberryopah
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 9:04 am Post subject: Re: New EMart is like a poor man's Costco |
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| Man on Street wrote: |
| yakey wrote: |
They opened a new EMart is Pocheon, north of Uijeongbu about 30 minutes or so.
It has a pizza shop similar to the pizza you get at Costco.
But you order it and they tell you it takes 30 minutes.
I guess they're trying to use it to get you to shop more.
It has a food section on B-1 and a main floor on the 1st floor and the lanes are USA wide, a real difference from other EMarts I've been to where the lanes are barely big enough for two carts not to hit as they pass each other.
Another Costco-ish thing I noticed was they're selling cereal in bulk, these giant plastic bags of Corn Frost, a.k.a. Frosted Flakes, for example.
But mostly it's the same old EMart is disguise.
I went to a pretty new EMart in Dongtan (near Osan) the other day and it was the old style, so this may be a very new change.
I'd say it's a little better, but I still need to make the usual monthly run to Sangbong Station and Costco. |
I'll see you there! Emart will never have anything over Costco. Well, except for stuff you don't have to buy only in bulk, I suppose. |
I was there this week, Tuesday after work. prices are fab. Seems like 30% off of everything. But barely 100 customers in the whole place. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: New EMart is like a poor man's Costco |
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| yakey wrote: |
They opened a new EMart is Pocheon, north of Uijeongbu about 30 minutes or so.
It has a pizza shop similar to the pizza you get at Costco.
But you order it and they tell you it takes 30 minutes.
I guess they're trying to use it to get you to shop more.
It has a food section on B-1 and a main floor on the 1st floor and the lanes are USA wide, a real difference from other EMarts I've been to where the lanes are barely big enough for two carts not to hit as they pass each other.
Another Costco-ish thing I noticed was they're selling cereal in bulk, these giant plastic bags of Corn Frost, a.k.a. Frosted Flakes, for example.
But mostly it's the same old EMart in disguise.
I went to a pretty new EMart in Dongtan (near Osan) the other day and it was the old style, so this may be a very new change.
I'd say it's a little better, but I still need to make the usual monthly run to Sangbong Station and Costco. |
I've also noticed the larger available sizes at the larger E-Marts. It's more than just cereal; you can also find larger sizes in the coffee/tea aisle, some of the bottled drinks, and with many of the cooking items. |
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Kimchifart
Joined: 15 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: New EMart is like a poor man's Costco |
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| yakey wrote: |
They opened a new EMart is Pocheon, north of Uijeongbu about 30 minutes or so.
It has a pizza shop similar to the pizza you get at Costco.
But you order it and they tell you it takes 30 minutes.
I guess they're trying to use it to get you to shop more.
It has a food section on B-1 and a main floor on the 1st floor and the lanes are USA wide, a real difference from other EMarts I've been to where the lanes are barely big enough for two carts not to hit as they pass each other.
Another Costco-ish thing I noticed was they're selling cereal in bulk, these giant plastic bags of Corn Frost, a.k.a. Frosted Flakes, for example.
But mostly it's the same old EMart in disguise.
I went to a pretty new EMart in Dongtan (near Osan) the other day and it was the old style, so this may be a very new change.
I'd say it's a little better, but I still need to make the usual monthly run to Sangbong Station and Costco. |
Praise and hail Emart. Now I can be as fat as my colonial cousins. |
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elzoog
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Hey, I also live near Pocheon and have been to that E-Mart several times. Have I seen you guys before? |
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West Coast Tatterdemalion
Joined: 31 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Copy, copy, copy. Why am I not surprised. And Korean Costco is the poor man's version of the US one. Big time. |
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carleverson
Joined: 04 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| ChilgokBlackHole wrote: |
| Lol. Costco is a poor man's Costco. See you at E-Mart! |
LOL poor people can't afford to shop at Costco! |
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