Thursday, July 26, 2012

Things I Took for Granted

I realized that there would be things that I would not be able to buy or that would be really expensive in Korea. There were some changes, however, that I did not prepare for. Here is a list of things that I/we miss.

1. Normal-sized towels - The ones here are the size of a hand towel or two hand towels sewn together if you put out the big bucks.

2. Milk - The equivalent of a half-gallon is almost $4 here.

3. Meat - 6-7 Chicken breasts were about $16. Pork seems to be the cheapest but it still costs a pretty penny.

4. Normal-height brooms -  I think those at the store were made for midgets. They only come to, at most, my hip.

5. Peanut butter - $6 a jar here

6. Spices - I can only find a few spices: rosemary, thyme, sage, bay leaves, cinnamon, and oregano. We practically lived on chili powder, paprika and lemon pepper before we left.

We were eventually able to find decent sized towels and a broom though we have yet to purchase them (Costco apparently doesn't take VISA cards when even the corner market does!). I know that there are more things that should be on this list. Maybe I am having trouble remembering the rest of the list since it is late. Oh well.

8 comments:

  1. How much are the cans of meat--like beef, chicken, salmon? (The ones at Costco that I'm thinking of are about the size of tuna cans.) Depending, it might be worth it for us to send some.

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    1. I don't remember from when we went to Costco. Maybe we will be there again tomorrow. I do remember that I was not impressed with the price of the Kirkland brand canned chicken.

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  2. Without a freezer, canned might be good. Spam is very popular there as it is in some of the Pacific Islands. It may be cheaper.

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    1. We do have a freezer; it's just small. Actually spam is around $2.50 a can.

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    2. Not bad. Could be a nice flavoring--ham--for dishes. Canned chic, beef, salmon, tuna?

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  3. In your latest Costco excursion, what did you find?

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    1. Kirkland Chicken Breast was $20 for 6 cans. We are figuring it out. We don't need tons of meat anyway.

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  4. Good to have some. Have you found good produce that is not super-expensive?

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