The era of cheap Chinese goods may be ending - GoFuckYourself.com

BFT3K · 07-11-2010, 10:27 AM

Factory workers demanding better wages and working conditions are hastening the eventual end of an era of cheap costs that helped make southern coastal China the world's factory floor.

A series of strikes over the past two months have been a rude wakeup call for the many foreign companies that depend on China's low costs to compete overseas, from makers of Christmas trees to manufacturers of gadgets like the iPad.

Full story here...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38151061...s-us_business/

BlackCrayon · 07-11-2010, 10:29 AM

its a double edged sword for them. they want higher wages. sure ok but that also means that people won't be buying as much and will be looking elsewhere to manufactor them.

Grapesoda · 07-11-2010, 10:29 AM

and china is letting the artificially low value of the 'dollar' rise as well

marketsmart · 07-11-2010, 10:29 AM

don't worry... there are plenty of 3rd world companies that we can exploit and abuse their people..

the only thing that was so appealing about china is that being a communist country, they could keep the media from seeing the working conditions...

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bronco67 · 07-11-2010, 10:30 AM

Notice there's no mention of an kind of quality or safety increase...

Agent 488 · 07-11-2010, 10:35 AM

don't worry there are parts of the US now like a third world country they can just move the jobs there.

Odin · 07-11-2010, 10:38 AM

Not really a bad thing. It opens a whole can of worms, but certainly not all bad. The closer third world wages come to Western wages, the less low-skilled Western workers have to compete with underpaid foreign workers. Furthermore, the more goods we can sell them of our own (meaning more jobs in the West). Despite the proliferation of cheap chinese goods, I don't think our standards of living have really increased as a whole in the past 20 years.

Long term they will inevitably rise, and their country will hopefully not need to be so exploitative to compete. We will just use Indian and then African slaves for a bit until their countries catch up too.

ottopottomouse · 07-11-2010, 10:44 AM

I watched a TV program about making t-shirts. When China got too expensive to do it they just moved production to somewhere weird like Venezuela.

Ace_luffy · 07-11-2010, 11:01 AM

this what im waiting for

cheap labor of china will cost economic catastrophe in all countries specially USA and other 1st world country

dav3 · 07-11-2010, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ace_luffy

this what im waiting for

cheap labor of china will cost economic catastrophe in all countries specially USA and other 1st world country

bushwacker · 07-11-2010, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace_luffy

this what im waiting for

cheap labor of china will cost economic catastrophe in all countries specially USA and other 1st world country

you are waiting for cheap labor?

DBS.US · 07-11-2010, 01:01 PM

I love cheap Chinese goods http://www.dealextreme.com

ottopottomouse · 07-11-2010, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DBS.US

I love cheap Chinese goods http://www.dealextreme.com

I found them really unreliable. Taking orders on things that they didn't have any of.

BFT3K · 07-11-2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DBS.US

I love cheap Chinese goods http://www.dealextreme.com

Wild stuff on that site.

Check these out!...

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.32233

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.31840

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.31554

candyflip · 07-11-2010, 02:59 PM

I order from DealExtreme at least once per week. Love that site. Never had any issues. If something is missing from the order, just let them know and they'll send you a few to replace the one you didn't get.

Doesn't matter if Chinese workers want more money, they'll just start outsourcing MORE to Taiwan, Vietnam and Cambodia, which they already do.

Ace_luffy · 07-11-2010, 03:09 PM

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.42070

clone IPAD

halfpint · 07-11-2010, 03:17 PM

now this is a deal not to be missed

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.41371

Cash4Me · 07-11-2010, 03:38 PM

Don't worry, Philippines workers are waiting for the next low price round

HomerSimpson · 07-11-2010, 03:42 PM

just start selling China democracy, coca-cola and McD and there you go...

Overload · 07-11-2010, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by marketsmart

don't worry... there are plenty of 3rd world companies that we can exploit and abuse their people..

the only thing that was so appealing about china is that being a communist country, they could keep the media from seeing the working conditions...

.

sounds sarcastic, but well worded

too true

Overload · 07-11-2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by candyflip

I order from DealExtreme at least once per week. Love that site. Never had any issues. If something is missing from the order, just let them know and they'll send you a few to replace the one you didn't get.

Doesn't matter if Chinese workers want more money, they'll just start outsourcing MORE to Taiwan, Vietnam and Cambodia, which they already do.

now i know why D-LINK is such POS ... made in china lol ... labelled as such but made in myanmar

pornpf69 · 07-11-2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Ace_luffy

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.42070

clone IPAD

probably made on the same place as the "real" ones...

BFT3K · 07-11-2010, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by candyflip

I order from DealExtreme at least once per week. Love that site. Never had any issues. If something is missing from the order, just let them know and they'll send you a few to replace the one you didn't get.

Doesn't matter if Chinese workers want more money, they'll just start outsourcing MORE to Taiwan, Vietnam and Cambodia, which they already do.

Where do your orders ship from, and by what shipper? Are turn around times reasonable?

07-11-2010, 10:27 AM	#1
BFT3K Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Narnia Posts: 10,764	The era of cheap Chinese goods may be ending Factory workers demanding better wages and working conditions are hastening the eventual end of an era of cheap costs that helped make southern coastal China the world's factory floor. A series of strikes over the past two months have been a rude wakeup call for the many foreign companies that depend on China's low costs to compete overseas, from makers of Christmas trees to manufacturers of gadgets like the iPad. Full story here... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38151061...s-us_business/

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BlackCrayon Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ottawa Posts: 19,631	its a double edged sword for them. they want higher wages. sure ok but that also means that people won't be buying as much and will be looking elsewhere to manufactor them. __________________ you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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ottopottomouse She is ugly, bad luck. Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 13,177	I watched a TV program about making t-shirts. When China got too expensive to do it they just moved production to somewhere weird like Venezuela. __________________ ↑ see post ↑ 13101

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Grapesoda So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Montana Posts: 46,238	and china is letting the artificially low value of the 'dollar' rise as well

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marketsmart HOMICIDAL TROLL KILLER Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sunnybrook Institution for the Criminally Insane Posts: 20,419	don't worry... there are plenty of 3rd world companies that we can exploit and abuse their people.. the only thing that was so appealing about china is that being a communist country, they could keep the media from seeing the working conditions... .

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Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	don't worry there are parts of the US now like a third world country they can just move the jobs there.

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Odin Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: au Posts: 2,545	Not really a bad thing. It opens a whole can of worms, but certainly not all bad. The closer third world wages come to Western wages, the less low-skilled Western workers have to compete with underpaid foreign workers. Furthermore, the more goods we can sell them of our own (meaning more jobs in the West). Despite the proliferation of cheap chinese goods, I don't think our standards of living have really increased as a whole in the past 20 years. Long term they will inevitably rise, and their country will hopefully not need to be so exploitative to compete. We will just use Indian and then African slaves for a bit until their countries catch up too.

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