how can we gaurantee that CHINESE products especially cosmetics are safe, serve the purpose, even if cheap.?
88157
We can't, they come from China, duh
1032405
Unless you're made of porcelain, put "Chinese".  Actually, you can just put the generic "Asian", unless they specifically request differently.
610379
When I was young, all the cheap stuff was imported from Japan. Now a whole bunch of expensive stuff in imported from Japan. In the process, Japanese society has undergone a major transformation. I imagine the same will happen with China. Twenty years from now, the cheap stuff will probably be made in some other developing country because China's economy and ambitions will have grown. Even now, this is beginning to happen. Is the stuff from China worth buying? Some of it may represent a good value. A wise consumer considers each purchase carefully. Cheap doesn't always mean a bargain, if the product doesn't hold up.
416153
It's not a way to improve competitiveness at all. It's a way for local companies to increase profit margins by importing cheaper inferior quality crap made in a Chinese sweat shop. It also causes an increase in foreign debt which isn't a good thing and it also costs local jobs.
889146
some investors might buy more cosmetics... and company might get more visibility...\nother than that nothing
155594
I personally deal with companies that are local and verifiable.\n\nSince these guys are in Hong Kong, I wouldn't consider using them unless that's where I was from...
488142
Price always matters. I agree that quality should not be sacrificed for a cheaper price.  It can be cheap, but it better look good too.
309185
Slave labor is cheap. China can make almost anything cheaper than we can, because they aren't concerned with such things as human rights and safety standards. They barely pay their people enough to survive, let alone to buy imported luxuries. They can't even afford to buy the Chinese made stuff.
527788
For profit.  Most of the products are from consumer choice.  It would get supplied anyway on the black market if the product was outlawed completely.  See Prohibition.\n\nCars kill people everyday also.  Do we stop making them because of that?
423178
Basically it is becuz of the lower cost of production in China (e.g.lower wages), and becuz of the currency. In brief, RMB is comparatively weak to USD and this means other countries enjoy a lower importing price of the goods from China.\n\nChina still produce high quality products. thoze low quality fake goods is usually found within China but not for export. this is due to trade restriction, a country will export goods with higher quality, and consume the  goods with lower quality.\n\nbesides, the labour supply in China is not as sufficient as most of us think and recently facing a labour shortage. it is a misconception in saying the low wage rate is due to abundant supply of labour in China.
255542
your local head shop might have something :) or may be able to suggest a product
1049299
It's very sweet that you want to boycott based on your morals, but it doesn't make much since.  Every ingredient used in hygiene products will be or has already been tested on animals, it is against the law not to.  So a company that "does not test on animals" just has someone else do the testing, or only uses ingredients tested by their competitors.
826476
Depends on what kind of products and from which country.\nMost manufactured products are from the east, specifically china. Go to any china directory and you should be able to get the suppliers you need.\nHere's one famous one called alibaba.
1005840
Handicrafts arnt the best example, to be honest. They are a very niche market and wouldnt be worth exporting. Think about cars or machinary parts or something big and worth a lot. Then just describe why other countries might buy them, how you would compete with the existing market in those countries, if there would be a sufficient market to make the export worthwhile and so on.
339502
for this type of merchandise, you can always try very weird (but not so weird method, in prospective) like looking in ebay, for example most of the sellers arent people that put up "5 or 10" lipglosses on auction and thats it or 1 to 2 nail polishes. they are usually stores that sell these type of merchandise in bulk on ebay. which you can take advantage of when its dealing with goods of this sort, non expensive disposable small items which are usually sold if not in bulk, in units. but always bulk units available. look at where it says "Quantity" or on the personal website info on the ebay site where it describes the Goods. if its a store. they usually sell it cheaper to you if you buy in bulk. which means more bottom line for you $$$
39170
yes, we demand cheaper products, the world ( India, Russia, China ) responds. Eventually the Chinise will make full size pick up trucks that are affordable and durable, kool. the other poster is a MORON in saying buy USA, only if it's good will I buy, it the USA corp's fault for making crappy products to the point that outsiders came in and gave us what we needed, ( cheaper too, but then that's also a UNION problem as well, see GM and the UAW for their headaches ). We used to make the best, ect.. we still do in some catagories, but there is not a USA made company that does not sell / import from abroad ( mainly China ). If you fear being outsourced, then you will, as if you are any good you will be in demand ( same hold true dating / marriage ).
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Many items from China are forged, counterfeited, and not copyrighted.  BMI and ASCAP try to regulate copyrighted CDs, and I am sure the same goes for members of the film industry when it comes to DVDs, and there is probably British law covering the illegal materials.