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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
Location: James Joyce's pants
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 Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:46 pm Post subject: What's the best deal at Costco? In your opinion... |
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I think the lot of chicken b reasts for around 8,000w are awesome, and well as the chicken wings, and those Australian ice cream bars with fruit that are tiny. A lot for a little money. Yum. Tortillas! Pretzels. Campells soup 12 packs. Bread (if you can eat it fast enough without letting it spoil).
I was there so long ago I can't remember what else I bought. |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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The 3 lb can of Kirkland ground coffee for 10,000 won is a steal. You can't find cheaper ground coffee in Korea period. The taste is quite good too.
5 lbs of mozerella cheese is cheap at 20,000 won. I divide it up into smaller quantities in sandwich bags and freeze it.
Most of the fruit juices are a good deal 'cause they're about the same price you'd pay back home.
10 bagels for 5,000 won is the best price you'll ever find in SK
I agree with you that the chicken breasssts are a great deal. I buy a tray and divide that up too into smaller packages for my freezer. When I need a breasst or two, I can just grab one out of my freezer. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Best bargain is the beef, no question about it. |
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Saxiif
Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: Seongnam
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Baked goods, wonderful wonderful apple pie and cinnamon buns
*drools* |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't think there is a Costco near Yongin is there. |
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MollyBloom
Joined: 21 Jul 2006
Location: James Joyce's pants
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| Best bargain is the beef, no question about it. |
I don't really buy steaks a lot, but I bought 3 at Costco that were maybe 60,000-80,000 won. Is that a deal? I don't know anything about beef in this country.
I did go to that fancy Italian place in Itaewon, where the chef/owner walks around to the tables, and I got these medallions that claimed to be this Australian beef similar to Kobe. But it seriously looked like hamburger patties. Does that Australian beef really taste that way? I guess, in my experience, it was a certain cut/style of scallopini, but I was sort of displeased with it and it cost 30,000w. But in all fairness, it was okay. I wouldn't order it there again. |
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ajstew
Joined: 04 Feb 2004
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:23 am Post subject: |
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| Yep... the coffee... a very good deal. The 12 muffins for 7,000 won. I think the steaks are a good deal too... but a waste of money if you don't know how to cook and prepare them well. The prepared salads, pizzas, and chicken bakes are good for the money too. Mmmmm.... chicken bakes. |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:32 am Post subject: |
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| mrsquirrel wrote: |
| Don't think there is a Costco near Yongin is there. |
Yangjae isn't far from Yongin. I agree with the OP, the chicken breasts I think are the best deal. That and the Armani ties for 70 bucks. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:43 am Post subject: |
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Coffee beans.....14,000 for 2lbs.
Bagels.........yummy and cheap.
Cheese.......The exotic European stuff is a little overpriced but the standard American chedder is great for 9,000 X 2lbs.
Various great deals on meat........we usually get some chicken bosoms, frozen Aussie beef, pork all ready for chigae and sometimes Hungarian salame.
The best deal upstairs, recently, maybe they're all gone now, was 501's for 30,000.
Campbells soup, sweet relish.........Philadelphia for the bagels.............
Sangbong Costco has tons of different kinds of beach dinghies and water-based fun products.........the big kid in me would love to get one of those dinghies for the Summer!! Still might! |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:23 am Post subject: |
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The columbian coffee is overpriced, but a good deal in Korea.
Best deal by far is beef, especially Australlian ground beef. Chicken isn't any cheaper...it just comes in larger packages. Bread...pfft. Muffins...I bake my own. American Cheese is a decent price. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:33 am Post subject: |
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I don't go to Costco because I don't need to buy stuff in bulk to end up having it spoil. Now, if I were married with a family, I would join. Also, that silly membership fee is just, well, silly. What do I get for that fee? Oh yeah, I will be allowed to go inside and buy things.  As in I get NOTHING for that money. |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:34 am Post subject: |
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| crazy_arcade wrote: |
The columbian coffee is overpriced, but a good deal in Korea.
Best deal by far is beef, especially Australlian ground beef. Chicken isn't any cheaper...it just comes in larger packages. Bread...pfft. Muffins...I bake my own. American Cheese is a decent price. |
I disagree about the chicken, although I am not sure. Those ones you get in Emart or other places are 3-5kwon, and they are like 1/8th the size, seems like anyway. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:23 am Post subject: |
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| MollyBloom wrote: |
| Qinella wrote: |
| Best bargain is the beef, no question about it. |
I don't really buy steaks a lot, but I bought 3 at Costco that were maybe 60,000-80,000 won. Is that a deal? I don't know anything about beef in this country. |
Hmm.. you do have a point. I admit I only buy ground beef because of the steak prices. But how do the steak prices compare to other stores? I assumed it was lower, but I don't know.
Princess -- what you get for 30k is access to items that are hard/impossible to find elsewhere, and the things you do buy are usually cheaper. Bulk doesn't always go bad. You can put things in the freezer (even baked goods), and then other items such as canned goods, cereals, granola bars, and condiments last a long time. I haven't had anything from Costco ever spoil on me. |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:45 am Post subject: |
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I can't believe I've never been!
Well, I can believe it actually. I can never be bothered. I must say the fee Princess criticized always struck me as a rip-off too. There's no way 30,000 is leaving my wallet just so I can enter somewhere and shop. And frankly, given the items mentioned thus far in the thread, it doesn't sound like I'm missing much. |
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Octavius Hite
Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Location: Househunting, looking for a new bunker from which to convert the world to homosexuality.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:50 am Post subject: |
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Best deal, sanity keeper, Animal Crackers, 6lbs, for 8000W. It keeps me sane and the kids love'm.
All hail the Animal Cracker and its magical powers to keep monkey's under control! |
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