Jeonnam-Gwangju Metropolitan City launch celebrated with 5,000 won discount coupons and extra donation gifts
Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- The newly formed Jeonnam-Gwangju Metropolitan City is celebrating its launch with various promotional events, including discounts on public food delivery apps.
- A special discount event will offer 5,000 won coupons for orders over 15,000 won on apps like 'Ttaenggyo', 'Wemefo', and 'Meokppabi'.
- Additional gifts are being offered to donors of the 'Hometown Love Donation' program, with 1,000 early donors receiving extra abalone.
To commemorate the launch of the new Jeonnam-Gwangju Metropolitan City, a series of celebratory events have been organized, offering various incentives to residents. The city officially launched on July 1, with the renaming process of the former Gwangju Metropolitan City hall underway.
Starting July 6 and running until July 19, the city will host a "Public Delivery App Special Discount Event." During this period, customers who place orders of 15,000 won or more through the public delivery apps 'Ttaenggyo' (Gwangju), 'Wemefo' (Gwangju), and 'Meokppabi' (Jeonnam) will receive a 5,000 won discount coupon. The coupons are limited, with 'Meokppabi' offering 20,000 slots, 'Ttaenggyo' 14,000, and 'Wemefo' 6,000. Each user can claim one coupon.
Furthermore, the city is enhancing its "Hometown Love Donation" program. Until July 31, the first 1,000 donors who contribute 100,000 won or more to Jeonnam-Gwangju Metropolitan City through the 'ilovegohyang.go.kr' website and complete their reply gift order will receive an additional 800g of abalone, on top of the standard 30,000 won-equivalent reply gift and tax benefits. The winners will be announced on August 5.
Additionally, 'Namdo Market,' a public online shopping mall for agricultural, fishery, and livestock products from the Jeonnam region, is running a "Purchase King Event" for members residing in the new metropolitan city until July 31. The top 320 members with the highest cumulative payment amounts will share a total of 20 million won in reward points. The number of winners, 320, symbolically represents the metropolitan city's 3.2 million population.
Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.