Olive Young Myeongdong Town (Flagship)
올리브영 명동타운점
Olive Young's tourist-oriented Myeongdong store at 53 Myeongdong-gil. What you buy here is refunded right at the register when you show your passport, and the official site lists foreign-language help for the refund itself. The GTF desk in the 2nd-floor Global Service Lounge is for refund slips issued by other shops — it is not part of buying here.
Last checked: 2026-09-22·Desk-researched — not yet verified on site
Reservation
Payment
Instant tax refund at checkout for purchases of ₩15,000+ with your passport. Olive Young's own page puts the refund at 5–8% of the purchase amount; other sources give a different range depending on the operator and the amount. On the per-receipt ceiling the two disagree: Olive Young says "up to ₩1,000,000", while the operator Global Tax Free says the purchase must be under ₩1,000,000 — so at exactly ₩1,000,000, split the receipt. WeChat Pay and Alipay are accepted. The official site does not say whether overseas-issued credit cards work.
Hours
10:00–22:30
Tips
- Bring your physical passport — the official site states the refund requires presenting it.
- Sanitary goods, shopping bags and dried-fruit products are excluded from the refund, so the eligible total can be lower than what you pay — keep that in mind when aiming for the ₩15,000 threshold.
- Listed as 10:00–22:30 on weekdays, weekends and holidays alike. The official site notes hours may vary by store conditions, so confirm if you are going late.
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