Category: RFQ
Specifications Need Explanation
Imagine you’re in the China factory that you want to order from. Chinese factory,...
Quote & Order Monitoring Around China Holiday Season
Around the Lunar New Year holiday, tis the season for uncertainty and large margins of error when...
Timing Before and After the Chinese New Year
This time of year, post Christmas holiday and prior to the Chinese New Year holiday, morphs into a...
More Considerations on Importing Promo Products
The majority of promo product orders are smaller runs (200 pens, 500 ball caps, etc). These are...
Quantity, Quantity Scales and MOQ
Here are some refreshers on your quantity request when sending in inquiries to vendors in China...
Quoting a Product: When Specs are For Reference or Confirmed
You’ve sent the supplier a concept for your product and now they’re quoting a concept....
Reasons Your Quoted Price Changes
Many times in China sourcing, during the sampling and pre-order steps, the quoted price goes up....
Buyer Sourcing Approach: Read My Mind and Do it Right!
A large portion of sourcing and product development is tackled from the position of “Read my...
Stand Out From Other Buyers in Your China Sourcing
You know your supplier has other buyers, right? It’s true that the squeaky wheel gets the...
More Practicality When Reviewing Supplier Price Quotes
Price quotes from China require the buyer (if they want to avoid error) to sit down, think about...
About Jacob
For 15 years, I’ve worked in China manufacturing. This blog primarily focuses on the personal and unseen aspects of vendor relations. I lived in China from ’01 to ’12 and now on the North Carolina coast. I continue to work with China in importing promotional & retail merchandise and travel there during the year to visit our office, factories...and in-laws.
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