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radcon
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 Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:41 am Post subject: Costco changing hours |
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| So I saw tonight that 3 of the Costco stores will now open at 10 am instead of 8 as per "district requirement." Anyone here of this? This is crap. The only way Costco was even near tolerable was if you went first thing at 8am. |
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Drew345
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:45 am Post subject: |
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Yeah I saw this too. The only time I could go before was Saturday morning at 8:00 AM. By 10:00 AM it is a madhouse in there.
Sooo.. The district wants shoppers to suffer in intolerable crowds? This one is really strange. |
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Sesame
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| Costco is a threat to Emart and Homeplus and the poor, poor mom and pop stores. |
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tophatcat
Joined: 09 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:11 am Post subject: Re: Costco changing hours |
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| radcon wrote: |
| So I saw tonight that 3 of the Costco stores will now open at 10 am instead of 8 as per "district requirement." Anyone here of this? This is crap. The only way Costco was even near tolerable was if you went first thing at 8am. |
It seems somebody is attempting to drive Costco out of the country. What next? Only allowed to operate between 10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays. |
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Jongno2bucheon
Joined: 11 Mar 2014
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:22 am Post subject: |
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| The one in gwangmyung is not that crowded it seems |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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| How dare anyone but sojusucks start a Costco thread! |
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radcon
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| How dare anyone but sojusucks start a Costco thread! |
You snooze you lose. Probably this isn't affecting the Costco he goes to. |
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meangradin
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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| the ulsan branch hours are now 10-10, but whereas they used to close every second wednesday, they now are closing every second SUNDAY! all i assume due to city requirements. but to be fair, in regards to opening times, all the big stores are observing the same rule. however, i'm not sure about closing on sundays. |
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Sesame
Joined: 16 Mar 2014
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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| does this effect the Ilsan branch? |
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dairyairy
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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I saw the sign at my local Costco a couple of weeks ago.
Costco didn't always open at 8, did it? Wasn't that started as extended holiday hours and then just stayed on, I guess due to success?
No wonder SK can't get in on the TPP FTA, which will, if passed, include 40% of the world's economy.
And will that new IKEA store actually open? |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Sesame wrote: |
| Costco is a threat to Emart and Homeplus and the poor, poor mom and pop stores. |
So many of those smaller stores, and many restaurants, do their shopping at Costco. Yes, they benefit from Costco. That started with the black market stores but it has spread far and wide. You see Costco items for resale all over the place including in: conveniences stores, smaller grocers, and even in Homeplus. But they don't want consumers shopping at Costco. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| atwood wrote: |
I saw the sign at my local Costco a couple of weeks ago.
Costco didn't always open at 8, did it? Wasn't that started as extended holiday hours and then just stayed on, I guess due to success?
No wonder SK can't get in on the TPP FTA, which will, if passed, include 40% of the world's economy.
And will that new IKEA store actually open? |
Yes, Costco opened at 8 am and sometimes at 7 am around holidays. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:29 pm Post subject: Re: Costco changing hours |
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| radcon wrote: |
| So I saw tonight that 3 of the Costco stores will now open at 10 am instead of 8 as per "district requirement." Anyone here of this? This is crap. The only way Costco was even near tolerable was if you went first thing at 8am. |
It's an election year and Costco is a political football, especially in Seoul. Costco is building newer stores in Gyeonggi-do, and that seems to be a strategy to get most of the business out of Seoul. You can thank the current mayor of Seoul. |
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Rockhard
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 5:03 am Post subject: |
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| Oh but they have Vic mart. Everytime I drive by there it looks like a ghost town. Does anyone even shop there? |
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