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English: South Korean Costco has only three holidays, and they are listed here. Chuseok is August 15th on the lunar calendar. (Korean lunar calendar is identical to Chinese lunar calendar.)

Shopping at a South Korean Costco is just like shopping at a US Costco. Costco membership from any country is acceptable. South Korean Costco uses Samsung-issued Costco credit cards, as opposed to American Express accepted at US Costco locations; otherwise I must use cash. All signage is bilingual Korean and English. Food selections are slightly different - I can buy jars of kimchi or frozen Thai food. Clothing items come in smaller "Asian sizes" though they are still Kirkland-branded. Brands sold differ slightly too - tires are Kumho in addition to Michelin, for example.

The onion and ketchup dispensers at the basement food court were made by the same vendor supplying US Costco locations - and the vendor is located in City of Industry, California.

Expats love shopping at Costco due to its English-language signs, and since they can already use their existing US and Canadian memberships. Even for locals looking for retail work, Costco is a good choice due to competitive wages and its egalitarian US-style hiring policy, without the ridiculous age/gender/marital status restrictions typical of Korean retail jobs.
Date Taken on 19 September 2008 17:15
Source Costco Korea
Author InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA
Camera location37° 35′ 38.56″ N, 127° 04′ 51.3″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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