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Korea Shopping





Commonly known as the 'Paradise for Shoppers', Korea Shopping offers some great prices on both traditional and contemporary items. A huge number of shopping malls and departmental stores sprawling all over the North Korean mainland display varied commodities in a manner as to divert the attentions of interested and potential shoppers.

Typical features of Korea Shopping:
  • North Korea Shopping deals with a wide variety of articles staring from silks, handbags, leather goods and suitcases to fashion clothes, antiques, electronics shoes, etc.
  • Items of varied qualities and rates are available to people engaged in North Korean Shopping
  • Shopping in North Korea offers mostly fixed rates in big departmental stores and popular malls
  • While Shopping in North Korea with wayside small vendors and traders as well as outdoor markets, bargaining is possible to lower the prices of commodities considerably
  • Extensive availability of duty-free stores on mainland areas facilitates cheap Shopping in North Korea
  • North Korea Shopping can also be carried out in a relaxed mood, sitting at homes, over the net
  • North Korean Shopping is known to handle branded products mostly, to ensure best quality to the customers
Here are a handful of useful tips for Shopping in North Korea:
  • The potential shoppers must either be well acquainted with the local language or must be accompanied by interpreters as most North Korean retail traders speak English in restricted manner
  • The currency exchange facilities are not uniform in all North Korean shops,; so the buyers must have sufficient local currency for Shopping in North Korea
  • The consumers must be extra conscious about the imitation of popular brands of all items, or else they may be cheated by a handful of traders
List of some popular shops and markets in North Korea:
  • Ganghwa Market in Incheon City
  • Market in Tongdaemun
  • Namdaemun Market
  • Iri Jewelry Center in Jeolla Province
  • Antique Market in Chang-anp'yon
  • Flea Market in Hwanghak-dong
  • Andong Market in Gyeongsang
  • Yangjae Flower Market in Seoul
Overall, it is a matter of immense fun and excitement while shopping in Korea Shopping, owing to the affordable prices and wide varieties of the items.