Alibaba - more than you'd expect

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#173533 26-May-2015 21:39

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#1312836 27-May-2015 15:34

That's a helluva a deal on warm sh!te. Better than you'd get locally. Anyone wanna go in on a group buy for warm sh!te?

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#1312907 27-May-2015 16:43

Will it still be warm by the time it gets here?

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#1312908 27-May-2015 16:43

The interwebs has proved it...you really can get ANYTHING in China and they'll even deliver.

10,000 Pieces a week, they must have 500 workers all working 5 days/week, sounds like good working conditions for China.

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#1312911 27-May-2015 16:51

Hope they eat lotsa fibre

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#1312917 27-May-2015 16:58

It doesn't really look like sh!te, but maybe once it is screwed in it will prove to be a piece of sh!te

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#1312919 27-May-2015 17:03

I'd take stock, have a sit down and think about it

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#1312926 27-May-2015 17:05

tdgeek: I'd take stock, have a sit down and think about it

minimum order 50 pieces - say 40-45minutes?

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#1315280 31-May-2015 23:06

dimsim:
tdgeek: I'd take stock, have a sit down and think about it

minimum order 50 pieces - say 40-45minutes?

Depends whether curry had been recently eaten. Those curry burners can get 50 pieces out in 15 seconds or less.

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#1315291 1-Jun-2015 00:10

Yep, they sell a lot of sh!te, sh!t, and cr*p on those Chinese sites.

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#1315334 1-Jun-2015 09:32

+1 to Ali express - makes Trademe look upmarket and luxury for the same set of items.

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#1315345 1-Jun-2015 09:51

As someone who's had to source equipment for work from Alibaba i have to say it awesome, Sure you get engrish but you also get flexablity. All the vendors I've contacted there are willing to answer all my questions, Send samples and make changes all with a MOQ of 50, The price can't be beaten and honestly as long as your not trying to find bottom of the barrel pricing the quality is just as good as what youd pay double or more for locally.

They key is to be clear about what you want, The spec's you want it in and the quantity you want it in. Once you communicate that to them (Be prepared for Skype chats and calls) I have found all the decently priced vendors to go out of their way to find/make what your after

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