Top 5 Christmas Gifts from Korea
The holidays are around the corner and expats are getting ready to send gifts for friends and family back home. It can be quite hard to find unique and interesting gifts. However, the following list is going to make it a lot easier to find affordable presents that are also suitable for a longer transit overseas.
Here’s my list of top Christmas gifts to send home from Korea!
Korean Starbucks Mugs
Korea Mugs from Starbucks
Price: 11,000 KRW and up
Korean Makeup
Innisfree Gift Set
If you don’t already know, Korea is a paradise for beauty products! I’m basically addicted to Korean makeup and can’t get enough from Innisfree, The Face Shop, Skinfood, Etude House and co. Even if you’re not into makeup specifically, these stores offer a great selection of cleansing or skincare products which everyone should have at home. Luckily, famous Korean brands sell seasonal Christmas gift sets ranging from nail polish sets, over makeup sets to skincare sets. There are also endless sets for men!
Price: 15,000 KRW and up
Korean Tea
Osulloc Gift Sets
I’ve come to love and appreciate the tea culture here in Korea. One of my favorites is the honey citrus teas you can find at any local supermarket. Simply mix the sweet and sour paste with hot water – done! If you’re looking for something more sophisticated, I highly recommend the Jeju teas from Osculloc 오설록. It’s a little more on the expensive side but of very high quality and they come in beautiful boxes. You can get it from big department stores like Hyundai or online.
Price: 25,000 KRW and up
Cute Socks
by Chelsea Marie Hicks
Walking around the shopping areas in
Price: 1,000 KRW each
Korean Beer
Cass advert with TOP from Big Bang
For beer lovers, I recommend sending home cans of Korean brew. Kloud and Cass are the most popular brands and they come in 500 ml cans that are sturdy and ideal for sending home. I saw that it’s allowed to send 1l of alcohol out of Korea. For more information on restrictions see the official Customs Website. If you’re not into beer, why not send home some good old Soju or Makgeolli?
Price: around 1,500 KRW per 500ml can
Ready to Send it Home?
I use the regular Korean Post service to send my package back home. They are usually the cheapest and also deliver quite fast. Let me know what would you add to the list? And how do you celebrate Christmas away from home?
Merry Christmas!
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Just be careful sending glass bottles home… I know someone who tried to send soju home, only to have a bottle break in transit. Messy.
My sister got my parents socks and makeup, they were pretty entertained by the gifts. This is a good list! You forgot a big, decorative box of spam, though! 😉
Haha. Thank you Nathan! Yes, luckily, Starbucks packed the mugs in a nice box and the beer is in cans 🙂 I hate when glass bottles break, especially in my suitcase ugh 🙁
I’ve picked up korean makeup and beauty products and the women in my family love it! A product that they’ve requested this year was the clay mask from Innisfree. You mentioned some nice ideas. I would also add stationary products as some of my friends love them, and they’re so unique.
OMG the clay mask! I have it and it’s the BOMB! You should definitely pick that up as well!
I always send socks and skincare home! I should send some tea, that’s a good idea! We also like to send soju (plastic bottle) home for our friends to try! Like Nadine, I also love sending cutesy stationary home as well!
True, STATIONARY! I must say I’m not that into that stuff but Korean do make beautiful cards. I just walked trough Artbox today and the Christmas and New Year cards are absolutely stunning!
I am getting ready to buy some stuff to bring home with me so I’ll definitely be bringing some stuff from this list! I also love that you included my pseudo-boyfriend TOP. Thanks for sharing!
hehehe, yeah TOP…. he’s so hot. I’m glad you like the list! Let me know how your friends and family back home received the gifts.
I’m now vacationing here in the Philippines. And what did I bring home? Korean skincare products! Lol. They’re always a hit. They are triple the Korean price here so it’s well-appreciated, too.
YES! I just love Korean skincare products! they’re the best.
Wait do you actually like the Korean beer?
I’m not a beer guy, but Korean beer’s worse!
Girl friends back home, my wife’s friends, also love the warm Korean stocking/socks. Very good for those cold Canadian winters. But it might only be because they were Korean-Canadian..
I think it’s not about actually “liking” the beer but it’s a nice gesture to give it to someone to try I think. A brew from a distant land…. hehe
These are some great ideas, but can one actually post beer? I’ve never bought anyone starbucks mugs because they are so expensive
yeah I sent beer and it arrived safely. just ship cans. and the mugs are 11,000 come on 😛