My friend Casey recently mentioned that she wanted to get her daughter some shoes that cost a lot at local boutiques so she found them available in China and even with shipping, they were much cheaper. I’ve had other friends do similar things with Ugg boots so I thought I’d look at how to find items for cheap.
Disclaimer: I don’t have personal, firsthand experience with this as I normally would with topics I blog about. I have heard from friends that it worked well for them. I can’t vouch for the authenticity of these items so shop at your own risk.
| Squeaky Shoes | |
| From a US Store
$29.95 + $5 shipping = $34.95 |
From a Chinese Store
$7.80 + $8 shipping = $15.80 |
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| Uggs | |
| From a US Store
$144 + Free shipping = $144 |
From a Chinese Store
$66 + $18 shipping = $84.00 |
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| Coach tote | |
| From a US Store
$410 + Free shipping = $410 |
From a Chinese Store
$237 + Free shipping = $237.00 |
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To find more items available from China, do a Google search for your brand name plus the word “China” and if that is only giving you wholesale results, remove wholesale from your search results. Example:
YourBrandName China -wholesale
Don’t be too afraid of sites that sell wholesale because many will have pricing for individual items as well as bulk. Hope this helps somebody looking to save a few dollars while still looking fab.
Me? I can still be found at my own designer store located right around the corner – the fabulous Targét.
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Interesting tip… I never thought of doing this! But, then again, I’m more of a target girl myself, too. I stopped at the outlets for the first time when coming home from Vegas… and they have a Coach outlet even cheaper than China! If I have to get something designer… outlets are a good way to save too.
Totally worth the research. Retail is for suckers!
Great tip, I’ll definately use this in the near future. Hope it works for stuff other than designer goods too though
Wowza! What woman doesn’t like a great deal on a handbag or new shoes? With fall coming on I’m looking to replace my old worn out UGG boots. (yep I know they are ugly but they are so comfy and warm) Thanks for the link to a more affordable way to do this.