Donghae-si 'Prepared Squid' Sales First Day...After Potatoes, Squid Also Causes Server Crash
Internet Users Surge Causes Site 'Mabi' to Crash
On the 30th, starting from 1 PM, the Donghae City Fisheries Cooperative shopping mall began selling cleaned squid, causing a surge in visitors that led to a system crash.
Photo by Donghae City Fisheries Cooperative shopping mall screen capture
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] Donghae City in Gangwon Province launched a campaign on the 30th to help fishermen struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic by promoting squid sales, but the sales site crashed due to a surge in visitors.
Starting at 1 p.m. that day, Donghae City Fisheries Cooperative's online mall began a special first-come, first-served sale of 2,000 boxes of squid. This special sale was organized to support fishermen facing difficulties caused by decreased seafood consumption due to COVID-19.
However, even before the sale started, a large number of visitors flooded the site simultaneously, causing the server to go down.
Currently, the 'Donghae Mall' site is inaccessible with a message stating, "Due to high traffic, site access is temporarily restricted."
Previously, the city had planned to sell squid through the Donghae Mall, the city's agricultural and specialty products sales website, but issues such as server crashes before the sale began led to moving the sales platform to the Donghae City Fisheries Cooperative's online mall.
Donghae City, Gangwon Province, will launch a campaign to promote squid sales through the website 'Donghae Mall' starting from the 30th.
Photo by Donghae Mall homepage capture
The squid quantity is limited to 2,000 boxes and will be sold until sold out. Each box contains 10 squids, and each person can purchase only one box. The price is 7,500 KRW cheaper than usual, and shipping is free, attracting significant interest.
In particular, the city subsidized part of the price difference, while the Fisheries Cooperative covered shipping and card fees to reduce the price.
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Meanwhile, Gangwon Province previously sold out 200,000 boxes of 10kg Gangwon potatoes through the Genuine Product Center. At that time, the potato price was set at 5,000 KRW per 10kg including shipping, gaining great popularity.
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