How to purchase agricultural, livestock and marine products at cheaper prices during Chuseok!

This year, Korea's Chuseok holiday lasts for 6 days from September 28th to October 3rd. Because a lot of consumption occurs during this period, prices may rise. So, the Korean government decided to invest a lot of budget into discount events for agricultural, livestock and fishery products to stabilize Chuseok prices. Let’s find out how you can get great discounts and save money on Chuseok!

◆Discount on agricultural, livestock and marine products ‘up to 60%’

For agricultural and livestock products, the event period varies depending on the distributor. Currently, most discount events have started and run until just before Chuseok. Large supermarkets are holding discount events on vegetables, fruits, etc. The discount rate is 30-40%. The government provides a 20% discount per head of cabbage, and the supermarket adds its own discount of 10-20%, for a total discount of 30-40%.

For agricultural products, the discount rate at Hanaro Mart (40%) is higher than at E-Mart (25%), so it would be a good idea to use a place that offers a lot of discounts.

Livestock products can be purchased at a 20-50% discount when purchasing high-cost items such as Korean beef, pork, and chicken. Pork belly and pork loin are discounted by 20%, and Korean beef butchery and grilled foods are discounted by up to 50%. Marine products are discounted up to 60%. Discounted items include 11 items, including pollack, mackerel, and seaweed

◆Would you like to receive more discounts?

First, if you shop at a large supermarket, you can receive a discount of 20,000 to 40,000 won per person. You can receive discounts on a weekly basis, and depending on where you purchase, you may receive support repeatedly.

So, in the first week of September, you can receive a 20,000 won discount at Homeplus, and in the second week, you can receive another 20,000 won discount when you shop at the same mart.

The discount is automatically applied when you visit a large supermarket (offline) and pay in person. For example, if you purchase discounted Korean beef for 100,000 won, 20,000 won (20%) is automatically discounted, so you only have to pay 80,000 won. If you need to shop at an online mall such as Curly, you can obtain a discount coupon from the mall website and use it. The discount method is the same as offline. If you are shopping at a traditional market, it is a good idea to purchase a gift certificate in advance at a 30% discount at Zero Pay or the traditional market online mall. You can purchase a 100,000 won note for 70,000 won. This gift certificate can only be used to purchase agricultural and livestock products at traditional markets.

◆Traditional markets are advantageous for purchasing seafood.

When you purchase seafood at traditional markets across the country, 30% of the purchase amount per person is returned as an Onnuri gift certificate.

The traditional market Onnuri gift certificate refund event has already begun in 30 traditional markets across the country. If you purchase seafood between 25,000 and 50,000 won, you will receive 10,000 won back, and if you purchase more than that, you will receive 20,000 won back.

If you need to purchase a lot of seafood, the ‘Zero Pay mobile gift certificate exclusively for seafood’ is better. You can receive benefits up to 40,000 won per month per person, and you can purchase up to 200,000 won per month per person.

Zero Pay mobile gift certificates exclusively for seafood can be used at over 9,300 affiliated stores in 741 traditional markets and wholesale markets nationwide or at traditional market online malls. Three types of notes are issued: 10,000 won, 50,000 won, and 200,000 won, and a 20% discount is provided.

Mary Eve of Papaya Story