tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post2740267622038024320..comments2023-11-12T00:30:15.262+09:00Comments on Monster Island (actually a peninsula)*: Korean invasion (Choco Pie edition)kushibohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-19048348945327479582012-06-27T13:17:56.022+09:002012-06-27T13:17:56.022+09:00Yeah, I've seen them at the local Costco.
He...Yeah, I've seen them at the local Costco. <br /><br />Here in Honolulu, they're a huge hit at Don Quijote (formerly Daiei), a Japanese department store that has a large store in the heavily Korean-Japanese district of Keeaumoku.kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-9042059161088503612012-06-27T13:14:25.609+09:002012-06-27T13:14:25.609+09:00She had her hands full convincing us that there wa...She had her hands full convincing us that there was no such thing as "the five-second rule." <br /><br />But yeah, I'd put a bit too much faith in Costco at that moment.kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-25535092533095365502012-06-27T13:10:52.288+09:002012-06-27T13:10:52.288+09:00Oh, I'm sure that's why Costco is doing it...Oh, I'm sure that's why Costco is doing it. And yeah, there are indeed many Koreans and Japanese in Honolulu (Sam's Club is on Keeaumoku Street, an area affectionately called "Koreamoku"). <br /><br />But I was struck by Orion's fairly adept attempt to market the Choco Pie to a non-Korean market segment. (And Costco's display of the OCP was very prominent.)kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-12758049831504534072012-06-23T02:56:53.775+09:002012-06-23T02:56:53.775+09:00They even sell Korean drama DVDs at some of the Co...They even sell Korean drama DVDs at some of the Costcos in Orange County (CA).LastnameKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166790976278749188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-56848405276029253722012-06-22T14:23:16.384+09:002012-06-22T14:23:16.384+09:00maybe your mom should have taught you to look at w...maybe your mom should have taught you to look at what your eating before throwing it in your mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-72425599472230156722012-06-22T14:21:01.032+09:002012-06-22T14:21:01.032+09:00Not so sure its a korea wave, but rather to cater ...Not so sure its a korea wave, but rather to cater to the korean and korean american shoppers. Costco is trying to supply products it thinks it shoppers wants. Who knows the manager of your costco might even be korean. Asians fastest growing minority these days, they gotta eat.<br />In case you havent noticed , lots of koreans and japanese running around in your area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-87532436077627284262012-06-22T02:10:01.294+09:002012-06-22T02:10:01.294+09:00Hi, Kushibo, if you're interested, I have a co...Hi, Kushibo, if you're interested, I have a couple of pieces on the Chosun of Peace:<br /><br />http://hurryupharry.org/2012/06/19/a-new-holodomor/<br /><br />http://hurryupharry.org/2012/06/21/in-the-chosun-of-peace-we-enthusiastically-avoid-food/<br /><br /><br />~alecAlechttp://efrafandays.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-63462072608982476622012-06-21T23:27:13.453+09:002012-06-21T23:27:13.453+09:00I believe Moon Pies originated in the U.S. before ...I believe <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_pie" rel="nofollow">Moon Pies</a> originated in the U.S. before making their way to Japan and then South Korea several decades later. Anyway, if you want to get rich, Choco Pies sell for about $10 a piece on the North Korean black market.<br /><br />Oh, by the way, I just came back from Costco here in Daejeon and the price for that same box of Choco Pies is almost double at about 16,000 won. While a box of very similar Sam's Club moon pies were about $5 for a box in April when I was in Houston and were made by a local (Texas/Southwest) bakery chain for Walmart/Sam's Club. But that's the great/bad thing about the United States, there's so <a href="http://www.bigred.com/" rel="nofollow">much choice,</a> yet most people aren't <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_Cooler" rel="nofollow">even aware of it</a> unless they travel across the country <a href="http://www.double-cola.com/" rel="nofollow">quite a bit.</a> The worst part of it all is that I can only find my favorite brand of dill pickles in Alabama (Alabam Girl).John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.com