Want a Cup (or Two) with Your Cereal?

Shopping in Korea can be quite challenging at times.  First is the issue with transportation.  Back home, I would get a lot of groceries at one time and put them in the trunk of my car.  Once I got home, I would take several trips into the house just to get all the groceries inside.  In Korea, we have to worry about how much we are buying because we have to take a bus back home.  We could take a cab but it's still a hassle.

The second issue is knowing what everything is.  Since we've been in Korea over a year, it's not quite as bad as it was when we first arrived.  But, there are times when I have to stand in an aisle and seriously consider what I'm about to buy.

However, shopping in Korea can be kind of fun.  There is a thing here called 1+1.  It's basically: buy 1, get 1.  This happens a lot!  I like to wait and get expensive items this way like shampoo (Dove) and detergent.  It's great to get 1+1 but you do have to remember that you have to carry it all home.

Another great thing about shopping in Korea is: buy 1, get something else.  Several times, I bought detergent and a sample package of fabric softener would be taped to the bottle.  This is a fairly mild version of this buy 1, get something else.  Sometimes the combinations just don't make sense.  So, I will just show you an example!

We bought a box of cereal and taped to the box were two bottles!  Score!

Shopping in Korea can, at times, be maddening, but it can also be fun and full of surprises and awesome deals!