It’s like $3 in jail and 50 cents In stores in the us

Fr you can just get 3 of the 5 pack buldaks..

America

Nunca había visto una señora de tu edad hacer de estos videos 😅 y creí que ya era vieja para hacer algo así, ahora ya me anime

​@@gemagarcia5211Not a nice thing to say

Nahhhh, Ramen is like $20 everywhere now or $18 ish...but $16.55 for some instant f*ckin' ramen 😂 that ain't it. Those profit margins 😂

Her other videos is $5 and under.

​@@devilbaby2010$5 'coz she filmed it in Korea.

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​@benjapkjoklkkpoìmincho4819

i live in canada and i go to kmart!

Maybe not like this, but there’s honestly a LOT of Asian convenience stores in Canada, especially in BC

i live in canada and there are a lot of asian convenience stores in canada

Asian convenience store facade with prices that remind you that you are still, indeed, in America 😒

15 or more!! This is junk food well dressed!

That because it is, 1 packet only cost 1.24 here 💀

The pack of five cost about $10 here where I live, but there's other brands that cost about $1.75 for a pack of five

even the fact that a cup of ice was $1 was shocking to me

​@KazuDiabolis It's the cup and ice, also peace of mind knowing no one fucked with the ice. (Kids putting salt packets, people using their hands instead of the scooper, dead flies, ect. I worked at McDonald's trust me both machines end up with dead flies eventually.)

In ktown it would still cost more than $16

@@0x1EGENit’s just ramen bro

@@0x1EGENit’s just ramen bro

@@rainyfrontgo to lil tokyo, a big ass bowl would run you near the same, if not a couple dollars less

@@rainyfront nope. Depends A LOT on where you go.

You can also just buy this shit yourself at most places in or near LA now. I live on the total outskirts of LA County in one of the whitest neighborhoods imaginable, and I can still buy carbonara buldak and frozen dumplings at my local supermarket. I can make myself this meal 5 days in a row for the same amount of money. And if I'm gonna drive all the way out to Ktown, I want something better then fucking instant ramen 😂

@@maddragonqueen_ right?! Crazy. If I’m eating this it’s going to be in the comfort of my own home for a fraction of the price too lmao.

What messes with me is that I get the Buldak ramen and it's a bit under $7 for a 5 pack of them, not just a single one. A place like this really isn't great for the US because most people who would run it realise it's a "gimmick" to Americans and can overcharge for no reason. It's a little sad. A place like this could be great if it didn't cost you more than a bowl of ramen from a restaurant like you pointed out.

Yeah I was expecting the ramen to be like $5 and the drink to be $2-3 so like about $10 for lunch

@@bookshelfhoney that would still be overpriced for instant ramen but a lot more reasonable 😂

THE FACT THAT ITS ACTUALLY $17 ☠️🙏

⁠@@sleepy_dude2627they meant just the ramen and the toppings like the spam and dumplings but not the ice cup or juice probs

this is america

It's not even ramen, just some cheapskate instant noodles. Instant ramen from Japan is frozen food with proper broth

You mean like Korean BBQ?

Too many replies to this comment, KZfaq.

I'm thinking it's because that variety of instant ramen costs quite a lot to import.

Agreed!

​@@BSIIInah the 4 or 5 pack of this exact buldak instant ramen is $10 CAD (approx $7 USD) in a convenience store where the prices are marked up. It's at least a 300% markup

@@Technizor yeah they're definitely marking them up!

There's something seriously wrong with being this melodramatic over noodles that somebody else bought.

That’s capitalism for ya

@@zydration3538 tell me you have low emotional intelligence without telling me

@@TheTm9090thats why i hate living in the states

@@KristenZianourry2015 by typing a whiny paragraph about noodles? True emotional intelligence there...

for a singular packet of carbo noodles too. they’re like at most $3

It's not ramen, it's instant noodles

I know right! Damn, I remember when Ramen used to be between 17 and 25 cents a pack. Even in jail they're only about a dollar a pack maybe $1.25.

Could you guys please read the title....:⁠-⁠\

​@@user-sd9sn7wf3othat makes it worse

Unfortunately, it's LA. People who live there will spend money on anything. What might happen, though, is it will get robbed often.

quite opposite... petty people will carry this place...

It's LA. Hipsters will keep it afloat.

In LA influencers and wannabe influencers will travel far and wide constantly just to Film bad purchase the products

I pay 7 for a whole 5 pack

For the experience apparently lol

7 dollars for ramen is not crazy, 7 dollars for instant noodles is crazy

In my country it cost less than a dollar

funny thing is, she did actually make it herself and still paid that. She could of used that $17 for a entree plate full of fresh ingredients

She said K- Town as in Korea town and this place was in dollars Cape Town uses Rand. At the end she also specified it is in Los Angeles

You are probably also paying for the convenience of cooking the ramen in store. Gas/Electricity, water, etc.

​@@gwendolynrhett-dm3wtcost of business yes. The toppings werent bad but Buldak ramen is typically already expensive at $1-2 per bag with pack of 5 for $7 at Walmart. A whole bag of American cheese is $4. A bag of dumplings for $4. The typical ramen in USA is 50 cents. $2 for dozen eggs. $0.50 for shallots bunch. $3 for can of spam. Cooking in USA is $0.10 per kilowatt-hr. Meaning its 0.10 to warm a pot of water for 1 hr. Total will be LESS than whats charged here. Again electricity and convenient? No. Cost of doing business aka profit yes. Market grocers charge typically less than a vending machine owner as they are selling more sales than a local vendor. Markets have thinner margins as well.

in vn 1 pack of buldak cost for around only 1.3 $. 7$ is just insane

In her other videos that much is $5 and under.

@@devilbaby2010 That's in other countries, not here in Los Angeles California. The cost of living here is higher than almost anywhere else in the world. 🌎🌍

Fr!?! 50 cents here…what’s ur favorite flavor?

Shes not eating out. This is 7/11 food lol

@@roqfortt Oh! So, eating at 7/11 is eating in!? I have to remember that the next time I'm at home and I want to go to 7/11 to eat in. ?!!🤪?!

In the uk there's a store called Morrisons which has a huge selection of instant noodles in the world food aisle...you maybe wouldn't get this brand specifically, but you could most definitely get something similar for about £3.50 for a four or five pack in there. 20 dollars would probably equal to about £18 or £17 pounds in our country which is WAY too excessive in price. You could most probably get a few weeks worth of this stuff, including the toppings (and probably more) from morrisons for that price. This is honestly a rip off that just targets weebs as their target consumers/customers.

even if you live anywhere else in the us it won't be this expensive.this is a scam in la and people buy into it easily.i can get a bowl of this ramen for 2$ at any asian market or import shop and an actual pack for like 1.90 i think

Even in Los Angeles, where this is and where I live, you can get a 5 pack of buldak for $6-$7 at the Asian markets. Really, for a place like this, you're paying for the novelty.

"part of the experience" lol koreanboos will defend any crap as long as it's from korea

Finally a comment who call this Korean instant noodles their proper name - ramyeon. Ramen is Japanese fresh noodle dish, not instant noodles

Fr😭

Yes😂

What_ in my country it's kinda expensive

Yeah where,,”??? 😂😂 it’s super expensive here

Buldak ramen is like $3-$5 where I live

1. Rent is higher in US. 2. Imported foods are more expensive. 3. Worker's wage is higher in US. Duh

​@@Mellow_SpaceChange US to CA , ain't nobody paying for that much outside of CA

Nah they're appealing to idiots in cali that want the asian experience, they're making bank

They have to pay the employees $20 an hour to compete with fast food places, they can't pay the rent and employees without these prices.

@@The3nd187 If they have to exploit like this, it’s time to review their business plans. They won’t last in the market if they think selling 3.50 rice is how to generate enough revenue to stay open. You can buy large quantities of rice for less than that.

Erwon or whatever that supermarket is called.

While sheep in the comments say the exact same thing over and over, so they can sanctimoniously whine over food other people bought.

Especially Kpop sheep

They can get in-house ACTUAL ramen in a legit restaurant for way less. They're paying extra money for the -aesthetic- The whole point of instant ramen is that it's cheap. I'd say shame on this restaurant for charging so much for instant ramen and a couple of extra ingredients anyone can buy from the supermarket and cook but yknow what if dumbasses are willing to be overcharged for a pack of ramen they could've made at home for 2 bucks then good on them.

At my corner store its 4$ for one pack

Yup, same

same, this prolly applies to the uk

@@Azure546 in uk 1 pack is about £1.5 and 5 pack is £6

​@@blast6809nah, you can get a 5 pack for £4.99 from morrisons. £4.95 from oriental mart

Less. I would conjecture $6 max.

It Can be under 5$😂

It ain't going out of business in LA. It's full of rich people who don't care about money. They have grocery stores in LA that are just as much of a rip off.

If it makes you feel any better, they would definitely still be there with or without this establishment.

@@reznoire that’s…..not the point. But God bless you.

@@hearts.everywhereI’m sorry but what exactly was the point then?

@@Uobeor my friend, if you can’t see the issue that is so apparent in the world… God bless you too. (but to answer your question simply, inequality)

it’s…not that deep, you’ll be fine

yeah at pho places (in boston mind you) they just give you a whole basket for free with your order

It because they mark it up for convenience, if you get the same ramen at a store it's sometime 2-2.50 a piece, same places usually also sell 3packs as well for 5-6

It is because of multiple factors. First is for the experience of the typical Korean convenience store. Whatever is in demand can be exploited by raising the prices and the Seoul style groceries where you make and eat food inside is highly in demand. Second is just living cost. In India, prices for items are cheaper but the income of an average person is numerically lower too. Third is, LA is just an extremely expensive city. Prices for things in Delhi will always be higher than say in Guwahati or Gangtok. Eitherways, it is extremely expensive. If this shop is remains open and successful it will only be due to vibes and trend.

Long story short, it's LA, that's why

Americans think instant noodles is real ramen, or else why they keep calling instant noodles as ramen?