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How Fleaz was born
All started with a pair of shoes.
Julie bought them when we first arrived in Seoul. They didn't fit right after the first walk, too late to return them, so we went looking for a secondhand solution.
Every local app required an ARC and a Korean phone number. Things you simply don't have when you just landed. And even once we got our ARC, the apps were fully in Korean. Another wall.
Facebook was a mess. Posts drowning in an endless feed, no categories, no structure. Nothing stuck.
So the shoes stayed.
Because every time we bought something new, a little voice would say: how am I going to get rid of this before I leave? A lamp, a desk, a rice cooker. Each one felt like a future problem. A weight that grew every week.
When the time came to leave, the easiest option was just leaving stuff on the street.
That felt wrong.
So we built Fleaz. The tool we wished we'd had from day one. A place where temporary residents can find what they need when they arrive, and pass it on when they leave. No ARC, no Korean number, no barriers.
We know how difficult it can be to settle into a new country. That's why Fleaz aims to be more than just a marketplace. It's also a way to meet people through transactions (thanks to our "Up for a coffee" toggle).
Because Fleaz was never just about stuff.
It is about making your time in Korea easier.
