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[edit] Bakeries
Three chains dominate Nonsan's bread scene: Crown, and two that style themselves as French bakeries, selling baguettes as well as white and mild brown breads and sweet baked goods. There are a few independent bakeries, including one not too far from the Nonsan girls' high school. In addition, Woori Home Mart has its own bakery section, with an emphasis on sweet baked goods (cakes, doughnuts, cookies).
[edit] Bookstores
[edit] Bicycle Shops
There are more than four bike shops, all selling Korean-made bicycles. Only one of them (just south of 5-Points) has anything as large as a 27" bike. These shops also service bikes.
[edit] Clothing Stores
In the downtown area beyond 5 points one can find a small boutique shopping area (pictured left). Here one finds a large number of small shops selling Korean and international brands (Asics, Everlast, Puma, etc.) and knock-offs mostly in specialized, even one-brand, stores. Snuggled in among these shops along the winding pedestrian ways are various other small stores such as bakeries, miscellaneous stores, household goods stores, stationary stores, and pharmacies, as well as a good variety of Korean-style eateries.
[edit] Electronics
There are outlets for each of the "Big 3" electronics retailers in Korea namely:
- HI Mart
- Samsung Digital Plaza and
- LG
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Samsung Digital Plaza, Nonsan
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[edit] Grocery Stores
There are numerous small grocery stores as well as transient sellers of fruits, vegetables and sundries.
There are also supermarkets:
- Hai Tai (Down the hill from Woori Home Mart on the corner of Jae Yuk-ro / 제육로 and Si Min 2-ro / 시민2로),
- Woori Home Mart / 우리홈마트 (on Jung Ang 2-ro / 중앙2로 approx 1000m North West of the main entrance to KYU, opposite the Crown Bakery
- Corus Mart (Behind the Hwang San Building / 황산빌딩 on Man Nam 1-gil / 만남1길).
Fruit can also be found at a large wholesaler "shed" down the hill from Woori-Mart (various sellers) and at a wholeseller store on the street running by the Nonsan Girls' High School.
Rice and other grains as well as flour can be bought in bulk at a few specialty places in town. They can be identified by the products visible in their window spaces.
A certain amount of bargaining can be done with the transient sellers, and an extra item or two might be tossed in as "service" - especially if the transaction has been friendly.
[edit] Home and Garden Stores
DC, a fascinating general store with every-thing from household tools to shampoo, from dinner plates to stereos, and batteries to towels packed in and around it is located on a corner one or two blocks from the Nonsan girls' high school, in the direction of KYU.
[edit] Shoe-Repair Shops
There is a small cobbler's shop across from Woori Home Mart, hwere shoes can be left for repairs, but it is expensive. There is another shoe repair shop near the main bus station.
[edit] Sports Stores
Sports stores sell clothing and equipment for traditional Korean sports as well as for fitness activities and many Western sports.
There is one store on the main E-W street down-town, a bit west of 5-Points (오구리). There is another one near the Nonsan Girl's High School. One that sells exercize equipment along with other sports items is on the street perpendicular to the one running along the side of KYU: the last chance to turn before getting to the girls' high school.
There is also a fishing gear store not quite so near the same school.
[edit] Traditional Markets
A large traditional market, called the Nonsan Jungang Market (중앙시장) is located downtown, with hundreds of stalls selling fresh and dried fish, local produce, shipped Korean foods, and sundries (pictured below). The market is covered but not indoors. It is open seven days a week.
On Thursdays, there is a smaller outdoor market across from Woori Home Mart.
