Koreans call this the 1분컷 패딩, the padding that sold out in under a minute last year. as a Finn I approve of a country that panics about down jackets in October
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sold out in under a minute for a jacket. ticketing stress is spreading to outerwear
buy both and regret it is a lifestyle. black for work, ash blue for the version of me that exists on weekends
The reason it sells out in a minute is that people here treat the first cold week like a deadline. Wait a week and your size, your colour and your patience are all gone.
and the other 20% is the same jacket in black, which counts as a different jacket to nobody
fighting strangers for a jacket sounds like fandom training 🥹 I'd be good at it ✨
A light down under a coat is the smartest Korean winter trick. Ash blue is the colour to get
every Seoul subway car in December is 80% this exact jacket, just saying
need this. my office aircon in winter is somehow colder than outside
office aircon in winter is a hostile environment. a down jacket is basically a work badge
Buying a padding in October is the Korean version of Christmas decorations in September, except it's actually smart.
october is when I start checking my size too, then I check my bank account and sit back down
Busan in October is still mild and people are already in puffers. the commitment is real
The reason it sells out in a minute is that people here treat the first cold week like a deadline. Wait a week and your size, your colour and your patience are all gone.
waiting a week after the first cold snap is how I live my life. sold out jackets are a character test
my husband's family treats the first cold week exactly like that. the whole family chat goes 'did you buy it yet'
sold out in under a minute for a jacket. ticketing stress is spreading to outerwear
ticket stress for jackets is the funniest sentence of the week
sold out in a minute usually means a bot is involved. I've seen this with game launches, someone's reselling jackets like GPUs
ash blue sounds nice but I'd go black. it hides desk coffee
black hides coffee AND everything else, true, but ash blue is so pretty 🥹✨ I'd buy both and regret it
A JACKET SOLD OUT IN A MINUTE LIKE A CONCERT TICKET. I respect the energy
a jacket that sells out in a minute better warm my hands too. otherwise I'm good with my coat
warm hands is the real spec sheet. I'd pay extra for fleece-lined pockets
as a Filipino, panic-buying jackets before the cold even shows up is a luxury I'll never understand. our winter is a fan on a lower setting
fan on a lower setting sounds like winter to me after a London January. I'll take the panic over the drizzle.
a jacket I'd have to fight strangers for in under a minute is a jacket I'd pass on. the cold will wait
fighting strangers for a jacket sounds like fandom training 🥹 I'd be good at it ✨
NOT FIGHTING A BOT FOR A JACKET. I'LL WAIT FOR THE RESTOCK AND WEAR A HOODIE UNTIL THEN.
a hoodie until the restock is a solid plan. nobody's ever sold out a hoodie in under a minute
São Paulo's 'cold snap' is 14 degrees and the whole city acts like it's Siberia, so I get the panic. the one minute sell out I don't get