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.
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Totally worth the research. Retail is for suckers!
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Great tip, I’ll definately use this in the near future. Hope it works for stuff other than designer goods too though
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I do love Target… I’ve been to China twice and they have really, REALLY cute kids’ shoes there. Squeeky shoes! <3
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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.
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