[Rhodes22-list] China Report

[From the Puentes]

When we first moved to Beijing in the mid 90's, we bought a play set in the US for our children (those big sets with tree houses, etc) and brought it over, packed from the factory (in Oregon -mind you the label said "Made entirely in the USA"). Whe we set it up, there was a hardware part missing. We could not find it anywhere locally. So we had to order it from the factory in the US. About 2 months later (and a hefty price), we got the part, and as we were setting it up, we noticed the small incription in the metal: "Made in China". 
 
Any material you get in the US is likely to be either made in China, or you are likely to find it in China at a much lower price.
 
Regards,
 
Jorge

greyhound at gbronline.com wrote:
Brad,
I am new to the list and to Rhodes, but what about importing
American materials to whomever will construct them. It may
increase the price, but you would have a better idea of what
you are going to get.
Frank the Tyro


----- Original Message Follows -----
From: brad haslett 
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] China Report
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:55:08 -0700 (PDT)

> Hello Rhodies,
> 
> This will have to be short because of limited time and
> access to the net. We just returned from four days in
> the coastal city of Dalian. You'll get the full report
> after we're back in the US.
> 
> Chinese boom rooms - Every curtain in our house has
> been custom made in Beijing, including some new ones
> made this trip. We also have some seat cushions made
> for our fireplace made during last years trip. 
> Material is cheaper here and labor is WAY cheaper. 
> There are lots of Mom and Pop operations that can make
> anything you want, to the level of quality you want,
> provided YOU know what you want and can provide the
> details. My mission is to find the Mom and Pop that
> has access to the best suited material and give them
> the specs/drawings/sample to work from. My guess is
> that shipping will cost more than material and labor,
> and the total cost will be 1/4 of the present. Stan
> will get sales he otherwise wouldn't get, R-22 owners
> get cushions, boomrooms, etc., they otherwise wouldn't
> buy because of price, and Mr. and Mrs. China get work
> that they will greatly appreaciate. Now the challenge
> is to find Mom and Pop, the material, and the buyers.
> I'm not without my own selfish interests here. My
> boat needs new salon and berth covers so I'm looking
> for someone to the that work anyway. For those of you
> travelling to other parts of China, speak-up if you
> find the right resource. There is absolutely no
> profit incentive here for me, and I will gladly pass
> on the baton if you stumble onto the right people.
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
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