Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Mikejelai]

I dropped by this eve (Sat.) and she was out of almost everything. The big refrigerator was empty/turned off, and over half of the shelves were gone.

[hogwonguy1979]

if it is it's the end of an institution, then again given the other stores like the foreign food market, those other imported food markets up the alley behind taco bell, her days were numbered, surprised she lasted this long.

think she was there at least 25-30 years, when we first came to korea and lived outside of daejeon in the mid 90s we used to come up on weekends and buy her out. she was the only place to get anything western at the time

hope she has a nice retirement

[Swampfox10mm]

End of an era then.

She has too much competition but still had a few unique things. She was very old. Probably retiring.

[everydavid]

She did have her time in Westerners life. Though I thought she was a bit rude. One time while looking at the stuff she had for sale in the freezer she told me to close the door, I did then walked out.
I too am surprised she lasted this long.

[radcon]

I heard that USFK was starting to really crack down on black marketing. I wonder if this affected her.

[Swampfox10mm]

[Gorf]

High Street Market is better anyways.

[Adventurer]

Well, it was easier walking around in that store than the foreign store. I like her store. I couldn't go there when I was in Itaewon. So she's closing shop?

[sojusucks]

Maybe the Foreign Food Mart is putting her out of business. Her prices were too high. Yeah, she was rude at times. I would guess that she didn't exactly attend Harvard, if you know what I mean.

[Weigookin74]

Just curious. How long has the foriegn food mart been around? Hope the USFK doesn't crack down too hard. Us "whiteys" need our fix from North America. lol (Though with Free Trade, it may get better. It has gotten better over the last few years to be sure.)

[Skippy]

[Adventurer]

[hogwonguy1979]

I always found her to be quite nice, one time i was looking for some super duper cold medicine or something and she didnt have it, she asks me in her very limited english for my phone number, a day or two later she calls me and says she has it.

its also a part of the "old" korea ill miss when living here was a real adventure and foreign goods were hard to find, the net cafe by kyobo bookstore was the only place to access the net and afkn was a treat for people who lived outside of seoul

[HELICIS]

There used to be several of those kinds of places in Koje-do that used to make a killing. Now they're dead or dying a slow death. Their strangle hold on foreign stuff has dried up.

[Adventurer]