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Dev · Joined: 18 Apr 2006

Unless you need beer, cigarettes, or cola, you should avoid name brand convenience stores like Family Mart, Mini Stop, LG 25, and 7/11.

The above items kinda have standarized pricing, but almost anything else you buy in these stores will be as much as 100% more expensive than at your neighborhood mom & pop convenience store or "mart" as Koreans call them.

The Ministop near my apartent sells a liter of milk for 1,900 won Embarassed

I wanted to buy some packing tape, but left the store empty handed because it costs 1,950 won. Crying or Very sad

I went to a no-name hardware store and bought it for 1,000 won.

Avoid these stores if you can.

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

I noticed my local GS 25 has even started selling Duvel. I didn't dare see how much it was.

They do pretty mean ham and cheese sammies though.

Dev · Joined: 18 Apr 2006

Juregen · Joined: 30 May 2006

jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

plato's republic · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Location: Ancient Greece

I tried that Cobra beer a few weeks back and it's actually pretty damn good, certainly better than any Korean beer I've ever had. I tend to buy my beer at Emart though. They often have weekly specials on Hoegaarden, Leffe Blond and other fine brews.

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

SPINOZA · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul

If you need a few odds and sods like milk, water, toothpaste, a toothbrush, hair gel, shampoo, soap, scissors, cups, batteries....Family Mart and the like's double prices are well worth it because usually there's one 5 seconds' walk from most people's houses. This a point in Seoul's favor we all completely neglected in my Is shopping in Korea utterly abysmal? poll. I'm a fan.

mole · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Act III

Grazing the topic, I gotta agree. 1100 vs. 1300 won for soju.
Mom & Pop who stays open almost all night on MY side of the street?
vs. brightly lit LG25 on the other? Cheaper not to mention SAFER to avoid traffic at night.

Besides, If I want soju for breakfast, I'll have it with hae jang guk, or galbi tang in the morning.
On MY side of the street, mind you.

jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

jaganath69 · Joined: 17 Jul 2003

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

GoldMember · Joined: 24 Oct 2006

Why is 7/11 called 7/11.

What elsewhere costs 7, there costs 11!

Juregen · Joined: 30 May 2006

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

I have maybe 3-4 Leffes a week. I eat right and run 50k a week, on average.

No beer gut here. I'd like to see the nutritional information on the Leffes, though. How do you know they're more fattening than other beers? At the end of the day, they're all fairly fattening.