Written from here
Notes from buying here
Longer pieces, written in the first person. Less checklist, more what I actually think, including the parts I would rather not have put in writing.
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What I Actually Think About Buying Furniture in China
People ask me how to buy furniture from China and usually want a checklist back. This is the longer answer, including the parts that don’t flatter me.
note 02The Things I Got Wrong, and What They Cost Me
Most of the mistakes buying furniture from China that I hear about are ones I made first. I’m writing them down partly because people ask, and partly because I still wince about two of them.
note 03Working With an Agent, Honestly
Working with a furniture agent in Foshan turned three days into more than my first two years had taught me, and this is what that actually looked like.
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