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The saga of LinkWise Furniture, Conforama and allergies from your sofa

Roger — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:23:22 +0000

Melamine milk anyone? Once again, quality concerns are back in the headlines, this time concerning tainted milk (or shall I say for a second time, as this already occurred once before). Tainted, tainted, tainted. Its all about tainted. First we had fake baby formula. Then tainted pet food. There were recalled tires and lets not [...]

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China’s Most Wanted Counterfeiter

Roger — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:32:32 +0000

I can’t remember where I saw this article on the web though apparently it was originally written for Time.com. It came out in January and I have been meaning to post it up here for quite some time, though only just getting around to it now. Much of what occurred seemed to echo my [...]

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Chinese suppliers/foreign customers – sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams

Roger — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:37:21 +0000

There is a great Chinese saying “sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams” (tong chuang, yi meng). I find it seems to apply to so many situations ranging anywhere from causal friends to long-term business relationships. I was reminded of this yet again on Friday afternoon. I jumped onto the light [...]

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Import Nightmares – Readers share their experiences when things go wrong

Roger — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:37:48 +0000

As any experienced importer can tell you, the logistics of transporting large quantities of product internationally across oceans, local borders and even more so through national customs, involves quite a lot effort. Things can go wrong. In fact, things frequently do go wrong. Customs can hold up your order, freight damage can occur due to [...]

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Looking for legal council in China re: manufacturing dispute? Good luck!

Roger — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:47:05 +0000

I was poking around on the web recently and came across the trade forums on Furniture World Magazine. Aside from it being an excellent trade resource, its also fascinating being able to peruse the many threads of questions and comments from others who are specifically in the home furnishings and home decor industries. Its basically [...]

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The pitfalls of China’s rough capitalism

Roger — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:53:06 +0000

Recently, I came across an excellent article on yahoo entitled “The pitfalls of China’s rough capitalism“which is noteworthy and worth commenting on. He just said he wasn’t too worried about the quality,” said Devereux, who declined the request. “They think: ‘Everything is made in China. Let’s just place an order over the phone.’” The article chronicles [...]

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Brits Get Rich In China! A humorous look at business in China.

Roger — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:33:47 +0000

“Hilarious. Absolutely Brilliant. And a dead-on accurate depiction of what REALLY occurs in China.” As China develops (well, some parts of China anyways) and Starbucks Coffee keeps putting up more coffee shops (Did you know there are already 55 in Beijing alone?), its easy to forget what really lays just beneath the surface. For all the [...]

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Is this YOUR Chinese supplier/spammer?

Roger — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:16:56 +0000

Brain dead + Spam = Bad supplier I stumbled upon this particular gem of a posting in a Terri Schiavo forum* (I believe this was particular one was posted by “eastern curio“). Normally, I ignore the numerous spam postings by “Chinese antique furniture factories” however, felt this particular example was so steller, that it [...]

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Friend or Foe? More on managing chinese suppliers.

Roger — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:56:51 +0000

â€œHao Peng Youâ€ (pronounced how pung yo) is a frequently heard expression while conducting business in China. Directly translating to â€œgood friend,â€ Chinese vendors are always â€œhao peng youâ€ (friend) until an issue arises which might requires them to take responsibility, admit a mistake or even worse, accept a small financial loss. While there can [...]

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Warning about Delphinia & Chinacity.de

Roger — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:38:42 +0000

We recommend caution in dealing with this company they do not honor agreements: http://www.chinacity.de Mr. Wilfried Schoof Kielortallee 21, 20144 Hamburg Tel.: 040-251978-0, Fax: ++49 – 40 – 251 978 – 21 e-mail: kontakt@chinacity.dehttp://www.chinacity-menzl.com Chinacity-Menzl Kunsthandwerk Berlin RÃ¼diger Menzl StraÃŸburger Str. 23a 13581 Berlin Tel.: 015111255407 http://www.chinacity-winter.com/Chinacity-Winter Kunsthandwerk Leipzig Dirk Winter d.winter@chinacity-winter.com www.delphinia.de Delphinia AuÃŸenhandelsges. mbH GeschÃ¤ftsfÃ¼hrer: Wilfried Schoof Handelstreg.-Nr. HRB 76931 Ust-ID-Nr. DE212441109 email: info@delphinia.de, schoof@delphinia.de WARNING! Please be cautious of any business relationship with [...]

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