Daiso Korea haul: what to buy and how to ship it home

Daiso is a Korean household-goods chain where a sheet mask can cost ₩1,000. Here is what recent reports say visitors are actually buying.

Skincare

• VT PDRN Glow Sheet Mask, ₩1,000, was first in Daiso's online skincare ranking, and one shopper wrote that they bought a whole box. The VT PDRN Glow Toner, ₩5,000, was third (Reddit r/AsianBeauty, 22 June 2026).
• Daiso's Gangnam store put Vaseline sheet masks on their own display at the entrance because they were so popular with foreign shoppers (Edaily, 24 August 2026).
• At the Konkuk University store, foreign shoppers emptied the shelf of sea grape skin packs (Digital Daily, 23 September 2026).

"K-sauna" items

Italy towels (the scrub cloths used in Korean bathhouses), scalp massagers and gua sha are bought by Western visitors at Namdaemun Market and at Daiso. Hair bands and caps for the bath sell steadily too (Newsis, 15 July 2026).

Home, gifts and stationery

• Fluffy sleep socks cost ₩1,500 to ₩2,000 at Daiso Myeongdong. A visitor from China said they buy them every time (Aju Business Daily, 6 November 2026).
• Bowls: a visitor from Czechia said the same bowl costs 30,000 won at home and 3,000 won here (Aju Business Daily, 6 November 2026).
• Small packs of vitamins and supplements advertised by a K-pop group are bought as gifts (Aju Business Daily, 6 November 2026).
• Pens and highlighters: Japanese visitors buy a year's supply at once (Aju Business Daily, 6 November 2026).
• Stickers and memo pads: travellers leave space in their suitcase on purpose to bring them back (Korea Herald, 31 October 2026).
• Tiger-character toothpaste sits on the souvenir shelf for foreign visitors at Daiso Cheongdam (Edaily, 24 August 2026).

In the store

• Stock differs from store to store, and the items in the reports above sell out. If you see something you want, buy it there rather than planning to come back.
• Take a photo of the label of anything you might want more of. The Korean name is what you'll need to find it again.

Getting it home

1. Pack toners and anything liquid in checked luggage, sealed in a bag.
2. Heavy and bulky things — bowls, bulk packs of masks — are what push a suitcase over the weight limit. Weigh before you go to the airport.
3. What doesn't fit can be shipped from Korea. You need a box, a list of what's inside for customs, and the address. Before you send it, check what your country allows by post.

Send us links from Daiso's Korean online store, or photos of the labels, and the quantities. We buy them in Korea and ship them to you abroad, or to your hotel if you're still here. If you're leaving with things that won't fit, we can collect them, pack them and send them on.

The service fee is ₩8,000 per link. Store runs and shipping are quoted, and you see the full price before paying.

This one wasn't a Daiso order, but it's the same problem. Someone about to leave their apartment in Seoul asked if we could come by, pack the household things that wouldn't fit in their luggage, and send them home. They sent photos of everything in the chat, told us shipping wasn't urgent, and we continued on WhatsApp with a quote.