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China labor new shortage: fewer workers with higher saleries is the new norm

Roger — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:04:20 +0000

After returning from the Chinese new year, its quickly becoming apparent that this year, the hottest topics being discussed by business owners in furniture manufacturing circles are: How many of your workers returned back to work after this year’s holiday? How much later did they return from their hometowns? How much of an increase are paying them this [...]

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Buying from China – The customer is NOT always right.

Roger — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:40:31 +0000

Having been both involved in the past with furniture sourcing and buying, and more recently operating a retail furniture store and factory (where I now must sell to those same types of furniture buyers), I suppose I can say I truly understand both perspectives. Though I must confess, that for the first time being the supplier, is [...]

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Using a consolidator for international shipping, freight, packing and inspection of antique furniture

Roger — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:35:27 +0000

“A main issue, is customers understanding of these providers scope of business and their capabilities with the most common misconception is that these companies will take responsibility for getting your products picked up, packed and shipped out in good condition” Most of us cannot be in China full time, yet its critical to have someone physically [...]

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Apologize and I will give you the photo – more on dealing with local suppliers

Roger — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:54:11 +0000

In addition to Millstone Trading, one of ACF’s other specialties is collecting and restoring Chinese antique furniture and building Chinese antique reproductions. When a customer purchased a few cubic meters of product (less then a container load), they then requested the product be sent over to another supplier, also well known as a reputable [...]

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China’s furniture exporters face tough times amid global financial crisis

Roger — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:04:50 +0000

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Top ten reasons why your China side supplier may be clueless about the economy.

Roger — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:26:31 +0000

Supplier rings me today – complainingÂ I have not picked up my goods / nor paid for, goods we previously ordered back in the first quarter (nor placed any new orders recently). Now, normally I would have given him an earful – after all, these were goods which were not only a) delivered late, but [...]

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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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Sourcing Phase: Finding the right supplier to manufacture your products in Asia.

Roger — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:25:02 +0000

I am starting to get in the habit of re-posting (or at least parts of) my emails to customers / potential customers as I find I am repeating myself regularly. Though the recipient varies, the questions asked, expectations and preconceived perceptions are usually the same or similar. Today’s email was concerning sourcing potential suppliers (See note). [...]

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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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