I personally feel that when you do your business you are making money for yourself whereas if you work for a company you are working equally hard to make money for someone else. Saying that I would also add that everyone can not do or does not want to do business and no one is forced to do so.
The Chinese manufacturers are not only industrious but, also up to date on the latest trends on everything. May it be electronics, fashion or accessories.
Now that you have decided you want Chinese products than comes the hard part of trying to find a supplier. If you are sitting in one of the western countries please be aware, everything that comes on the internet maybe convenient but its not reliable. Click on the link below to see all kinds of scams that take place here.
China is doing what ever it can to control these kinds of mishaps but, it is a huge country and therefore managing everything is a tough job especially, when red envelopes(traditionally a form of passing on luck by giving luck money, today used as a form of bribe) is so popular in every sector.
If you ever arrive in china and start a life here you will understand the value of this red envelope. The parents give it to the teachers so their kids are looked after. The patients give it to the doctors. The suppliers give it to their vendors and business men to police and other government sectors from where they need favors. If you ask the Chinese populace as to what they think about this culture they will inevitably say we are just taking care of our needs and requirements.
As foreigners please bear in mind that all Chinese think you are rolling in dough and therefore, you are able to pay any amount. They will try to over charge you. You need to haggle a little with the suppliers may it be factories or retail vendors in order to get a good price.
Language is a barrier for us as most suppliers only speak Chinese. Even if you have a translator with you do not expect them to bargain for you or even to speak in your favor. They will always listen and respond to the Chinese suppliers and at times completely ignore your needs and requirements. This seems to be the most natural thing for them to do. I have no clue why but, this is out of my own experience.
Like I have mentioned before things are looking up for us now as more and more people speak English.
All domestic postages are handled by China Post which runs a service called EMS (express mail service). Its reliable if the address is written in Chinese.
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