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sojusucks
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 Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:01 pm Post subject: Foreign Food Mart in Itaewon has expanded |
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I hope this helps people looking for these products.
http://foreignfoodkr.com/index.html
There are many items worth mentioning in the newly expanded right
side of Foreign Food Mart in Itaewon. I stopped in there today and was delighted by the availabity of these products:
Real Pop Tarts
Colgate, Crest, and other kinds of American toothpaste
A shelf full of deodorant like: Old Spice, Right Guard, Gillette
Old Spice and Gillette Foamy shaving cream
Victoria's Secret perfumes and body sprays
I was also able to find Pepperidge Farm Soft Baked Captivia Dark Chocolate Brownie Cookies for 4,600, which is less than the Pepperidge Farm Cookies regularly cost at Homeplus.
http://www.pepperidgefarm.com/ProductDetail.aspx?catID=724&prdID=112086
Plus, I wanted to add that Salam Bakery, across the street from Foreign Food Mart in Itaewon, now has hummus for 5,000 along with their great baklava. |
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alongway
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| You can buy online, but their website is missing like 99% of the prices. Are you supposed to submit an order and then get an invoice for how much it is? |
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| alongway wrote: |
| You can buy online, but their website is missing like 99% of the prices. |
That's an attempt to replicate the experience of shopping there. |
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Drew345
Joined: 24 May 2005
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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Their website gives no map / directions to where they are except the vague clue "Jungeun Building".
Much thanks to anyone who can give a description of their location!
Thanks, |
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tardisrider
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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Much thanks to anyone who can give a description of their location!
Thanks, |
I haven't been there in a bit but unless it's moved you can find it easily by heading from Itaewon subway station exit 3 (I think--you should be at the police station when going out the exit) and going straight until you come to the first intersection--at the fire station, basically. Turn right. Walk a couple of hundred meters, it's on your LEFT. EDIT: I had previously written that it would be on your right, but that was just my brain being dumb.
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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They are there when you want them.
They saw a niche and have profited with very little concern for the customer. I guess you can do this in Korea if the demand is so high.
They've always been dependable, however, and I'll probably use that site more often than their competitors. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Son Deureo! wrote: |
| alongway wrote: |
| You can buy online, but their website is missing like 99% of the prices. |
That's an attempt to replicate the experience of shopping there. |
 I absolutely loathe shops that don't have price tags on their goods, meaning you have to ask how much each item is. Made even worse is this shop because when they're busy (which seems to be most of the time), you have to wait in line just to ask.   |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Drew345 wrote: |
Their website gives no map / directions to where they are except the vague clue "Jungeun Building".
Much thanks to anyone who can give a description of their location!
Thanks, |
From Itaewon Station- you want to be on the opposite side of the street from the Hamilton Hotel. Walk towards Ankarra Picnic, the police station, KB bank, and Starbucks. At the end of the block turn right and walk past the Australian Pie restaurant. Keep walking and you'll see Foreign Restaurant on your left and then Foreign Food Mart is on the next block. There's another good foreign goods store across the street and many good restaurants.
BTW, I saw MRE's in there for 6,500 in case anyone wants to get that "In the Army Now" feeling when they eat dinner. |
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radcon
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: Foreign Food Mart in Itaewon has expanded |
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| sojusucks wrote: |
I hope this helps people looking for these products.
http://foreignfoodkr.com/index.html
There are many items worth mentioning in the newly expanded right
side of Foreign Food Mart in Itaewon. I stopped in there today and was delighted by the availabity of these products:
Real Pop Tarts
Colgate, Crest, and other kinds of American toothpaste
A shelf full of deodorant like: Old Spice, Right Guard, Gillette
Old Spice and Gillette Foamy shaving cream
Victoria's Secret perfumes and body sprays
I was also able to find Pepperidge Farm Soft Baked Captivia Dark Chocolate Brownie Cookies for 4,600, which is less than the Pepperidge Farm Cookies regularly cost at Homeplus.
http://www.pepperidgefarm.com/ProductDetail.aspx?catID=724&prdID=112086
Plus, I wanted to add that Salam Bakery, across the street from Foreign Food Mart in Itaewon, now has hummus for 5,000 along with their great baklava. |
You were "delighted" to see Victoria's Secret body spray for sale? Between this and the Costco threads Im guessing you must weigh 3 bills. How much time do you spend grocery shopping per week? |
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weebil
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| wow i never knew they had a whole website. and it's so detailed! i practically lived off of those canned indian dishes by swad for a while. i was looking for them at my local indian mart last week and didn't see em. totally bummed! |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Hopefully they'll upgrade their website soon. It's bare bones at the moment. |
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plato's republic
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Ancient Greece
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 5:55 am Post subject: |
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| Salam bakery across the street has had hummous since last year, and their baklava isn't very good. |
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fosterman
Joined: 16 Nov 2011
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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| plato's republic wrote: |
| Salam bakery across the street has had hummous since last year, and their baklava isn't very good. |
actually the bakery isn't very good. |
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shostahoosier
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 2:18 am Post subject: |
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What I hate about the foreign food mart in Itaewon is how they frequently scam you at the register by randomly adding a few thousand won because they think you're too dumb to notice.
Definety ask for an itemized receipt or write down the prices as you shop as they have pulled this on every person that I know. |
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CrikeyKorea
Joined: 01 Jun 2007
Location: Heogi, Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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| They have always sold those products, as has Sallam bakery, they have never not had humus, although so does the foreign food store... |
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