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Best things to buy in CHINA

Last activity 10 February 2014 by HaileyinHongKong

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prakash.patel

Can anyone tell what are the things we can buy in CHINA which is worth and from where?

I am staying at Shangyu city, Zhejiang provenance.

Priscilla

Hi prakash.patel,

When you say "things" , are you referring to clothing stuffs, mobile phones and other electronic gadgets or food please? Can you please be more specific? :)

Thank you,

Priscilla
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prakash.patel

Thanks for your reply,

Everything excluding foods,

Interested in electronics which will be cheap and we can called as variety

HaileyinHongKong

Electronics are very cheap because most of them are very cheap.  You get what you pay for - except in China.  Then you often get far less than you pay for.

stumpy

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

Electronics are very cheap because most of them are very cheap.  You get what you pay for - except in China.  Then you often get far less than you pay for.


I once bought a Chinese mobile phone online, cheap and nasty as it turned out. Lasted less than a month.

Manlin

Is this for presents?

Tea,
Chopsticks
Mugs with lids
Personal thermos / tea flask
Kites
Wind chimes
Person's name in fancy writing

prakash.patel

Thanks Manlin,

Yes I want for present as well as for regular use.

Thanks your information is usefull for me, Share if you have some more tips.

HaileyinHongKong

stumpy wrote:

I once bought a Chinese mobile phone online, cheap and nasty as it turned out. Lasted less than a month.


I know someone who got an iPhone in Hong Kong for 1/3 of the American price.  It didn't last a full day.

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