Express Bus Terminal Flower Market checklist

Prepare separate lists for fresh flowers, artificial flowers and supplies

Rather than writing down only flower names, note the variety, color, length and quantity you need. Splitting items of different types — fresh flowers, artificial flowers, and supplies such as vases, ribbons and wrapping — into separate lists helps you avoid missing anything.

Check the location and hours of the stores you'll buy from, then plan your route. Use the Seoul Metropolitan Government's introduction to the market as background, but don't treat opening hours from older articles as the current schedule. Check each store's latest information before you visit.

What to check on site: flower condition and purchase units

The condition you need depends on whether the flowers will be used on the event day itself or opened up over several days. Check the petals, leaves and stems, and confirm the quantity in each purchase unit. If you have sample photos or a target color, show them to the seller.

• Variety, color and acceptable substitutes
• Stem length and desired bloom stage
• Actual quantity per bunch or bundle, and total price
• Packaging method and condition to check at handover
• A store to contact if you need to buy more

Plan your return trip and prep time first

Decide in advance whether you can carry bulky flowers yourself or will use a car or delivery. Ask about packaging that reduces crushing and excessive temperature exposure in transit, and prepare a space and tools to sort the flowers as soon as you receive them.

If you use delivery, check the cut-off time, available areas and receiving time given by the seller and the carrier. Keep in mind that “terminal delivery” (shipping via intercity bus cargo) is a shipping method, while the Express Bus Terminal Flower Market is a store location — the two are not the same.

For events and florists, plan follow-up orders too

When the use date is fixed, as with weddings or exhibitions, it helps to separate items you'll choose on site from core items to reserve in advance. Decide beforehand which varieties can replace a color that runs short, and by when you can receive extra volume.

Businesses reviewing buying routes around Guri and Namyangju, or wanting to order online, can also look at how buying works at Gunam Market and gunam.store. Gunam Market's actual store is at 1F, 299 Sanmaru-ro, Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do; it is not located in the Express Bus Terminal Flower Market.