Shopping in Korea
So since I got my first pay check, I have done some well needed shopping, mostly for things I really needed but I did grab a few extra things I did want rather than need but they didn't break the bank and I still have plenty to live off and some to put aside for my birthday in Busan.
I love the fact my pay is way more than I actually need every month. I send half of it home just to pay off debts back home, by next month I would have paid off all my credit and by the end of the year everything would have been paid off.
So most of my shopping has been in downtown or on a website called gmarket. Gmarket is awesome it is actually owned by eBay and you can find everything on there at really good prices, it's actually better than eBay in my opinion. The delivery is super fast too which is epic usually things arrive next day here, the exception was my bike, but that was still really fast delivery even with the public holiday on the Saturday (yes even the postal service runs on a Saturday here usually).
This bike was stupidly cheap it cost me a mere 100,000 won (£50-£60) but you also get what you pay for, now it isn't bad it was quick to assemble i only had to unfold the bike, put the handle bar and saddle and peddles on which took next to no time, I just had issue with the folding part as i have never had a folding bike before, it was straight forward but I made life harder for me than necessary and the tool provided stopped gripping the screw I had accidentally tightened too tight. So I had to wait a week just to get a professional to fix that for me, at a specialized bike shop for nothing, excellent service, he even did a free safety check on the bike which according to him was necessary as the nuts and bolts etc had not been tightened by the seller, so essentially it was a miracle I had tightened that screw too tight, otherwise I could have been involved in an accident. Now my only thing I wasn't happy about was when I adjusted the seat, it would eventually start to sink down after a while no matter how tight I made it, which became increasingly irritating and had to stop and adjust it. Now i think I may have fixed the issue but I can't be sure until I test ride her again.
Caffetiere £3, Blender £11, Ipad Cable £7 |
Mini Blender £11 |
Tiny Cafetiere £3 |
I also bought some well needed stuff for my health regimen, I got a blender which is so pretty adorned in it's pink cherry blossoms and so affordable, its perfect as its a mini blender ideal for 1 person using it, it's not too bad for its price, It seems a decent quality too. The cafetiere was well needed as I had ground coffee beans sent from England, and I can not live without coffee, more so now with my schedule, I rely on a cup of black coffee to keep me going everyday, I made the mistake of skipping coffee one day and my day was pure hell at work. I reckon I need to invest in a flask or something because I could do with a second coffee to get me through my second half of the day. Really good quality. :D Now I've been though a few ipad cables because the nibs keep breaking off them, thats the problem with the lighting cables, but I spent a bit more this time and invested in an really high quality cable and it's blue!
£1.50 per MODI nail polish |
I've also been raving in one of my past blogs about how amazing this face cream is, it comes in 3 varieties depending on your skin type in their own pretty coloured jar, Green = Combination Skin, Blue= Oily Skin, Pink= Dry Skin. The best cream I have used yet, especially due to the climate my skin gets oily and shiny in summer and I have constant breakouts in the T-zone because of the excess oil. This cream actually controls it and smells gorgeous, the cream itself is the same colour at the jar. It is one of the most popular creams in Korea. It was half price in the sale when I bought it, but I will be changing creams come winter time for my extra dry skin.
Now onto footwear :) I bought a couple of shoes because i needed some other shoes other than trainers to go with outfits and for the summer that are cute. These shoes were so cheap and bought them from NC Wave department store in Downtown. The Tom style shoes are super comfy and don't differ in quality to Tom's these are cheaper, super light and come in an array of designs, so I will definitely be purchasing another pair because these lavender ones will get dirty pretty quick.
I saw the purple peep toe leopard print pumps and I had to buy them because they were so comfy and they were cheap and I don't own any jelly shoes, these will be coming with me to the beach in Busan! The only down side is they rub at the heel but I'm sure that plasters can fix that :P.
£10 for Tom style shoes |
£7.50 for super comfy jelly pumps |
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