How about MUST BUY ITEM in Korea ??

If currency hovering below RM2.90, Even lotsa branded clothing and goods slightly cheaper in Korea bu not much. Electronics still expensive there and you ca get cheaper netbook/notebook in m'sia.

The cheaper than malaysia items probably the local food..Seaweeds for sure.it's >50% cheaper than M'sia!! Soju - only 1000won at loitte Mart.
Nong Shim noodle - 2980won only. And their famous expensive Korean biscuits (The yellow box) I got the promotion pack of similar bicuit I got in KL for RM4/pack and I got it for 5 packs only 2990 won in lotte mart

cosmetics from duty free shop and girl's accessories from insadong.

I reserved my comment about Insadong moe for westerners ad the price of souvenirs is more expensive than Namdaemun. nfact namdaemun having more souvenirs shops than insadong.

About the cosmesics, Lotsa them on every corners of MyeongDong. However after comparing the facial mask pricing..not much heaper than KL. In KL, Korean faial mask is ~ RM8/pc whereas in Myeondong those lusy band ~ 1000won & mor trendy brand like nature republic /Skin food ~ 3000won..

not souvenirs uncle, girl's accessories.

specifically, i am refering to this shop:



and DUTY FREE face shop, not the normal face shop.

Nowadays a lot of accessories vendor in Malaysia are turning to Korean items. They're selling it for RM4 for earrings, hair accessories, etc, which you can find it at KL Sentral station. Here, based from this pic they're selling it for 1000 won (RM2.70). A little worth it, it's up to the buyer...

I'd rather buy the stuff you can hardly get in Malaysia, that's my rule of thumb of buying when you go travel. Slight price difference, don't care that much All these shopping topics, must ask girls one. Any ladies in this forum arr???

You can't realy get RM2.70 currently-lah but pray hard...Probably current rate ~ 2.85on a good side. Even by converting to USD & reconvert to won, the best still ~ 2.80

Ah mix,how is the rate that u guys quoted previously at airport? Won to usd

When I was there (11/12), US$1 to won was at 1103 but downtown Money changers you can get ~ 1140. Converting back to U$, they qouted 1189 to 1198 at the airport (15/12)

Aiyoo... spiderwoman, from pg 1 till now I see only men contributing most of the info here, the ladies only asked where to shop cheap cheap bargain wor... Also, I only see pictures posted by male members but female members very lazy to post picture one leh

Haha..suprisingly I saw a guy buying mostly ladies acc geh... zstan for your gal-gal hor?

Tsk tsk...hmm..true ar. Also, i noticed that female bloggers rarely give travel tips/advice on travel. If got, most of them are the cam whore type

Anyone go ice fishing next year JAN?

i bought one large bag full of accessories at rm100 only. malaysia where can find la. and all the quality is very good one. then if buy 2 will free 1(selected items).

actually most of things, like what you said, can be bought in malaysia. shopping tips?here wrong place la. i think i am the only non-budget traveller here. slight difference can mean a lot when you buy A LOT like me.

oh yeah, those stuff at Watson's are pretty cheap as well compared to malaysia one. can go check it out also.


actually i wanna buy back and sell but ended up giving most of them away.

LOL. I'm female! Not true females seldom give travel tips and not true they only care about shopping overseas I prefer sight-seeing and people-watching but of course hard to miss great bargains when you don't get to have the items locally rite? And not to forget, we ladies love to talk about food too!

Just read this, gonna visit in Feb : http://www.visitseoul.net/en/article/artic...3001004001&p=04

Haha..Saw the vending mahine wth 2000won ONLY coffee...Actually a better starbucks coffee is cheaper at any convenience stores or even Lotte Mart...:

The big cup starbuks only 2000won nia & the can starbucks (not in pic) ~ 1400won..Too bad can't find this type of Starbucks now In M'sia


For those eally on budget and on he go, sometime skippinunch after heavy breakfast an be a good alternative. I did that few times by eating these Kimbap/sushi - The triangle kimbap only ~ 700won and sometime buying 2 for ~ 1200won only. The long kimbap only 1000won.

just change my money to won at atria today,they quoting 1000 won for 2.84.

Here. Small ones 700w, big ones 1200w. Cheap, convenient and yummy. Good for breakfast or supper.



This post has been edited by aeiou228: Dec 22 2010, 04:55 PM

haha..sumore cheaper than Jusco selling at RM2,80 each...

but the best is the Starbucs can coffee, U can't find it in M'sia and if available Idun think can get it for less than RM5. In Seoul only 1400 won or RM4/can nia..Big cup as my photo above 2000won or ~ RM5.90 worth it to drink cheap starbucks

lol uncle stimix you using your phone online is it? so many typo

which coffee you are referring too? the espresso?