4/12 Delivery Services

Dialog>> It was the delivery person.

A: Who was the call from?
B: Oh, it was the delivery person.
A: Were you expecting a delivery?
B: Yeah, I ordered something online.
A: but you’re here at the office.
B: I told the guy to leave it with the security guard at the entrance.


RESPONSE>> Talk about postal delivery services in Korea.

Postal services are quite efficient in Korea.
ex> Postal services are becoming less popular because of emails.
ex> Efficiency is very important in a fast-paced world.

This is in large part thanks to a systematic delivery service called, “taek-bae”.
ex> The Korean post office provides systematic delivery service.

These postal services usually provide overnight delivery.
* overnight delivery: 하루 배송
ex> Overnight delivery is overpriced in the United States.

You can pretty much have anything delivered to you.
ex> You can’t always have things delivered to you.

They deliver parcels right up to your doorstep.
* parcel: package, 소포,짐
* right up to door step: 바로 현관 앞까지
ex> I got my car delivered right up to my doorstep.

If you’re not at home, you can ask them to leave the parcel at your door or with the security guard.

The taek-bae service is reaping the benefits from online shopping.
* reap the benefits from: ~의 덕을 보다

People in Korea do a lot of online shopping and want their items delivered fast.

Even convenience stores now have drop-off services and customers have access to the service 24 hours a day.
* drop-off services: 물건을 맡기는 서비스
ex> Wouldn’t it be great if the school had drop-off services?


@ Shipping was free.
배송은 무료였어.

1. Korea’s postal service is among the world’s best.
2. Most online shopping malls have a systematic delivery service.
3. Overnight delivery is the norm in Korea.
4. I had Chinese food delivered right up to my doorstep.