Costco in Korea

Thursday Mrs. Park (3-1 teacher) took me with her to Costco. I didn't quite know what to expect. I was a bit scared to go because she knows very little English and she has a tendency of speaking to me in Korean so I wasn't sure how this trip was going to go. Thank goodness she picked up her daughter from school and she spoke English and was able to translate. Sooo Costco in Korea. First off it's a tall building. The actual store is 2 floors and the rest is parking. Which is kind of better than the American Costco because if you're not there early or lucky enough to take someones spot coming out you're SOL. They have moving sidewalks inside the store and there are people at each floor to help you get your cart off the moving sidewalk. On the first floor is food and the second floor has everything else ( clothes, shoes, electronics, body products etc.) The place is huge. I think bigger than the ones at home.I think each floor was the size of the one Costco back home. Most of the products are tailored to Koreans but they do have some of the same things the American Costco has ( Kirkland cranberry juice, cheese puffs, and cheeses etc.) They also had what Costco's is famous for SAMPLES !!! Some were not my taste ( blood soup) and others were. In fact I bought a product based on the sample. Since I don't have a lot of money left and I can't open a bank account till I have my ARC, I didn't spend a lot there. I got a case of Ramen and some meat. Mrs. Park offered to buy me things I need but of course I turned it down ( apparently everyone is worried about me and being strapped for cash). After we paid for our purchases she treated me to dinner. At Costco back home I don't know if they have whole pies, I know they have slices of pizza though. But anyway she got a cheese pizza and I think it came with clam chowder but I'm not sure. That was the best pizza I've had so far. It was like a New York style pizza ( I wonder if they import it) the slices were NY sized the gigantic slices as big as your head. (NYers you know what I'm talking about). She gave me a slice to take home and she dropped me off. That was my experience at the Korean Costco. I told her the next time she goes I will go with her. I hope she goes when I have money to spend cause I could do some damage there.