Did I already get scammed?

honestly it's a common hustle at convenience stores near tourist spots, especially with big bills. the card itself is 2500 for plain ones, cute ones like your bear are 5000 max. so from 50k you should've gotten back like 43k if you loaded 10k, not 6k. glad the younger guy fixed it, store managers usually do when they know they're caught

for next time the tmoney loading machines have an english button in the top right corner, you can do it all yourself without talking to anyone. also the subway station machines let you buy and load cards too, sometimes easier than a convenience store

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Glad you got it sorted. That 30,000 won was definitely not right. A standard T Money card costs 2,500 won and the special edition ones like your bear with a book are usually 5,000 won. So you should have paid maybe 7,000 won total for the card and the initial 10,000 won load, meaning change closer to 43,000 won from a 50,000 note.

For next time, you can just grab a card from the rack near the register and hand it to the clerk with your cash. They'll scan it and ask how much you want to load. Or if you want to do it yourself, most of the loading machines have an English button in the top corner. The machines are pretty straightforward.

Also, if you ever need to check your balance, just tap the card on any subway fare gate and it'll show the remaining amount on the small screen before the gate opens. No need to find a machine for that.

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yeah that was definitely a scam attempt, the basic t money card is like 2500 won and the cute ones are maybe 5-10k max. glad you went back and got it sorted, most convenience store workers here are honest but there's always one bad apple. for future reference, you can just grab a card from the little display near the register and load it at the machine yourself, no need to involve the staff

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the whispering thing is real but its not about the sauce lol. that guy runs a 2am handoff with the chicken supplier, they drop off fresh birds from a farm near Chuncheon three times a week instead of using the frozen stuff most hongdae spots rely on. thats why the texture hits different, not the sauce itself. if u go back ask for the neck & wing combo off menu, its cheaper & honestly the best cut they do

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the thing nobody mentions is that Dogdogdog's sauce gets its body from cheong, the Korean rice syrup, not sugar. thats why it coats the wing so thick and stays glossy instead of going sticky. i asked a guy who worked there and he said they also add a splash of maesil (plum) extract at the end off the heat. that fruity tang under the garlic is what you're tasting. go on a weekday before 6, weekends the wait hits 40 min easy.

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honestly the "secret sauce" thing is prob just marketing. every fried chicken place in Seoul has a version of that story. the real difference at Dogdogdog is they double fry in rice bran oil and toss the wings in the sauce twice, once right out of the fryer and again after a 30 sec rest. thats where the crunch comes from, not some mystery ingredient. if u wanna taste the actual base, order the banban half plain half spicy and dip the plain one in the spicy sauce yourself.

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