Do you want to shop at a low price? Let’s go to Daiso in korea!
If you live in Korea, you inevitably have to buy daily necessities more than you imagine. What I always worry about in times like this is that I can go to any household and buy cheap daily necessities. However, I think I’ve often walked around the city like a traveler in front of a family called “Daiso.” If you look around in the household, you may find it so strange that you have discovered a complete new world. It is famous for being used not only by international students from all over the world but also by Koreans.
As a general store, there are a wide variety of products such as stationery, toys, tools, bathrooms, makeup, hobbies, interior, plant supplies, and pet products. It’s all in Daiso, but not all products come into the store, and there may be differences depending on the size and timing of each store.
They sell cheap things at a low price. Features affordable price with moderate quality. Many products cost 1,000 won. To be exact, it was set at 500 won, 1,000 won, 1,500 won, 2,000 won, 3,000 won, and 5,000 won. As of 2022, the maximum price remains at 5,000 won. In other words, you can buy anything in Daiso within 5,000 won. However, paper bags containing products are charged KRW 100 or KRW 200 according to the Environmental Protection Act. If possible, let’s just carry it with our hands or bring a shopping basket. Shopping carts are also sold for 500 won and 1,000 won.
As the company grew in size, the lineup diversified from selling household goods to food, cosmetics, stationery, fancy, tools, storage supplies, kitchen utensils, hobbies, vehicle products, and electronics. As a result, general retail stores and stationery stores near Daiso, which are somewhat large, have become difficult to survive.
In fact, before chains like Daiso appeared, most stores had profited from cheap goods. For example, items such as mice, toys, cups, batteries, and ballpoint pens were more expensive than the current Daiso prices in the 2000s. This is because the unit price is so low even if it is profited, so the final price was still advantageous compared to products in the average price range. On the contrary, Daiso lowers the price by setting the price first and reducing the cost accordingly, rather than considering the production and distribution costs, so it can sell items tailored to less than 5,000 won at the expense of its function. As we focus on making consumables cheaper, some products have poor quality and durability in terms of cost-effectiveness. Of course, each product is a kebake, so if you use a few, you can distinguish between the ones that are usable and those that are not. Usually, kitchen and toilet products are used for a long time when you buy them once, but let’s just go to a large mart and buy them.
Many of the products handled are made in China, but multinational products such as domestic, Japanese, Indian, Vietnamese, and Polish are also seen everywhere. However, according to the interview with Asung Daiso Chairman Park Government, about 70% of Daiso products were made in Korea as of 2016. There are also many Made in China products, so there is a lot of controversy over product plagiarism. From famous brand products to Korean illustrator products, there is a problem of Chinese manufacturers with poor copyright recognition, but Daiso, a distributor, also needs to pay more attention to design plagiarism when importing products.
There is a large difference in size between stores, and because of this, there are many stores that do not have some products because all items are not available. If you don’t have an item you want in the nearest Daiso, let’s go to a bigger store. The larger the store size, the more items are handled, and Daiso, which has an SSM-class size, has most of the items handled. Depending on the store, there are even items such as raw flowers, fishing products, and non-medical products.
The rapid flow of products is a disadvantage and advantage, and when you go back to buy something you bought before, you often don’t have it, but instead, new items tend to come in quickly. However, there are many stores that bring in large quantities when they bring goods into the store once, so if you order one or two items that are not in the store on a small scale, they do not do it well. If you are in a hurry, there is an Internet shopping mall called Daiso Mall, so please refer to it. However, in some cases, items sold in stores are not sold in online malls, and on the contrary, items sold in online malls are not sold according to stores. If there are other Daiso stores nearby, it is the cleanest to check the inventory.
Daiso itself is not a high-end image, so if you have something to give to others as a gift, it will be kebake depending on the situation or product, but you need to be somewhat careful when choosing Daiso. It can be similar to taking someone to a used store to buy a used item if you say, “I’ll give a proper gift” to someone you’re grateful for. That is, you need to judge whether it fits the atmosphere of the event or not. Usually for introductory encounters with expensive objects.
Let’s go to Daiso in korea!
Since Daiso may not know the location of friends who enter Korea for the first time due to studying abroad, it is sometimes impossible to go out and find their own households. In this case, if you open the Naver map, if you type “Daiso” in the search box, you can see the location of Daiso around you.
At this time, referring to the Naver map, you can walk according to the distance, use public transportation such as buses, and those who want to take a taxi, the time required, and the estimated amount to be paid are displayed well through the Naver map.
You don’t have to go to this expensive department store soon, and let’s shop in Daiso for a reasonable price!
