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Dong means East, Dae means big, Mun/Moon means gate--so you've got a Great East Gate. Dongdaynum has department-type stores (Hello apm and Galleria are big ones) that are more like indoor bazaars. Each of the 9-10 floors are made up of about 80 sellers of basically whatever you like (mostly clothes). There are other buildings housing home furnishings and other specialty shops (nice thing, they are all concentrated in one place, making shopping easier).
Outside there are many others hawking accessories, socks, toiletries (cheapest razors in Seoul, 1,000 won for 10...yes, less than US$0.10 each!), toys and food.
Everything is here.
Bargain everywhere. Never pay full price, always 10%-20% should come off. Never take your wallet out until you have the price firm. Never get too excited about an item. Always show flaws or make up some option or color you would prefer (one that they cannot give, thus should give you a discount for not having it). Always buy 2 or more items...should get a 20% discount at least for that. If you get 30%-35% off consider yourself a local. Leave a Comment Theme: Discount StoreAddress: Dongdaemoon Staduim Station (Lines 2,5,4) Exit #14Directions: Just get out at #14 (the busiest exit) and continue walking down the street. Hello apm and Galleria will appear on your left in a bit. Also check out the ji-ha-ba-do (street underpass/underground arcade) for more deals.
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If you are really into shopping (like some people need a cigarette), then when you are in Seoul, you just have to go to Dongdaemun. It is one of the largest shopping districts in the world and has just about anything the heart could ever want.
Built in 1905, the market consists of 30 shopping centers and about 30,000 stores, and more than 50,000 manufacturing companies joined together to trade textiles, clothes, shoes, sports goods, stationery, toys, household goods, and accessories.
What makes this place really special is it is where most of the other shopping areas in Korea get their products. So you can come here and cut out the various middlemen and get the best deal on just about anything.
As an example, I purchased a Timberland-type Gortex parka here for $40 that would have cost me $250.00 easily in a retail outlet in the US. I got snow suits for my girls for only $20 (and they had to use them in the Korean and Nebraska winters).
Also, this market is literally open 24 hours. The retail portion is open from 10am to 6pm and the wholesalers portion is open from 8pm to 9am (so the early bird really does get the worm here)
As I said, just about everything. There is even a pretty cool pet section that sells everything from chipmunks to chimpanzees (I even saw some resus monkeys for sale there once).
It depends on how well you haggle and how much you buy if buying in bulk. Leave a Comment
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Korea's largest wholesale and retail shopping district has 26 shopping malls, 30,000 specialty shops, and 50,000 manufacturers. Within the ten blocks of the market area, you can find silks, clothes, shoes, sporting goods, plumbing and electrical supplies, electronics, office supplies, toys and just about everything else imaginable.
The market was traditionally a night market and wholesalers once operated from 1:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Now, the area is open for 18 ½ hours a day from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., with some stores open 24 hours a day, although most stores close on Sundays and holidays.
clothing materials, bedding, dishes and silverware' clothing, shoes, bags, colored wigs, CDs, inexpensive jewelry, and other fashion accessories and a whole lot more!
(like in Namdaemun Market, you can find "Super Copy" Luxury Leather Goods like LV, Prada, Bulgari, etc here too!).
for latest fashion trends, you can go to Doosan Tower (Doota) and Migliore, which are today's hottest shopping areas for college students and teens in Korea (and way cheaper stuff than in Myeongdong!)
again it depends on your haggling skills and the need of a korean interpreter. Theme: Women's ClothesAddress: Jongno 5 (o)-ga, SeoulPhone: (822) 2261-2192 to 94Directions: Subway lines 1 & 4, Dongdaemun Station; or Subway lines 2 & 4, Dongdaemun Stadium StationWebsite: www.dongdaemun.com/
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Dongdaemun Market is the main clothes market in Seoul. As well as the numerous market stalls selling cheap t-shirts, jeans, shoes etc, there are 30 shopping malls with more than 27,000 shops. Souvenir t-shirts with hangeul (Korean) lettering on are cheaper here than anywhere else. Migliore Shopping Mall is the place to buy the latest designer clothes.
Inside the old baseball stadium (where Korea's first professional baseball game was played in 1982) there is the Pungmutsijang flea market selling everything, from furniture to perfume, but mainly specializing in used electrical equipment. This is a good place to shop if you are trying to furnish an apartment on a limited budget.
Dongdaemun Market is open late into the night. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: Dongdaemun Stadium Station. Seoul city tour bus stop number 19.
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DongDaeMun (East Gate) is the place to go for relatively cheap shopping. There are huge fashion mall/department stores like Migliore, Freya Town Leave a Comment Theme: Department Store
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1. Dongdaemun
2. I hwa University general hospital
3. Dongdaemun general market
4. Hotel Eastern
5. Dongdaemun shoes wholesale market
6. Pyunghwa market
7. Donghwa market
8. Freya town
9. Doosan tower
10. Milreore
11. New Pyeunghwa market
12. Nam Pyeunghwa market
13. Heung -in stardom
14. Duckun market
15. Jae-il Pyunghwa market
16. Gwang-hi market
17. Area6
18. Dong Pyunghwa market
19. Art Plaza
20. Hye-yang market
21. Techno market
22. Chung Pyunghwa market
23. Dongdaemun Football Stadium
24. Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium
25. Milreore valley
26. Golden town
27. APM
28. Designer club
29. Nuzzon
30. 4C4M Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Jong -no 5 ga ~ Dongdaemun subway Stn SeoulDirections: Easy transportation by subway Dongdaemun stadium Stn : Line 2,4,5 Dongdaemun Stn : Line 1,4Website: www.dongdaemun.com
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Dongdaemun Market offers a wide range of clothing goods to meet any budget. It?s also a great place to shop, especially if you didn?t had enough at Namdaemun market. It is easily reachable by the metro. Dongdaemun Market has the East Gate nearby, which is well worth a visit while you're there. There is no entry to the gate, but you can still admire it and take pics. This market not only offers a vast array of shopping potential, but also has many restaurants to appease your stomach. I ate delicious vegetable rice for dinner. Leave a Comment Theme: Women's Clothes
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The Market that never sleeps! Don't really feel like partying tonight? Head over to Dongdaemoon! There are endless neon malls towering over you (Doota's the best-B1) and get your fakes in the stalls surrounding the two stadiums. Make sure to wonder around and find shoe alley! On Sundays the stadium is used for a Flea Market which has some interesting old stuff. You can even catch a movie if you're getting tired, but it's hard to tell what time it is with all the people, bright lights and even concerts before 12.
Some cutting edge Korean designer fashion at cheaper prices. (ie) copies or knock- off adidias bags or Puma running shoes. You can get any kind of clothing, sometimes back home brands too. Although I've often gone and bought nothing, it's still fun to go. During the day you can also buy cheap fabric and I've heard rumors about beads and jewlery materials in the Fabric Mall
prices range from 2$ t-shirt stands to $50 winter jackets to $100 purses. Leave a Comment Theme: Discount StoreAddress: DongdaemoonDirections: Get off at either Dongdaemun station or Statium but aim towards the stadiums when you get out.
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Dongdaemun is a famous shopping area near the Dongdaemun -- or Great East Gate. It has sporting goods, clothing, used books, carpets, and many other things at great prices. Leave a Comment Theme: Sporting GoodsDirections: Subway Line 1 or Line 4 to Dongdaemun Station.
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