Do you buy things online? How did it come out?

China
March 14, 2009 7:35am CST
I bought my mom a pillow from an Italian online shop a week ago! Then, I called my mom telling her that she should show off the Italian product that her daughter bought for her. When she received the present, she couldn't help chuckling! She told me that there were several big words on the pillow, " Made in China". By the way, my mom is Chinese! Do you buy things online? How did it come out?
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26 responses
@nytrisco (567)
• Philippines
15 Mar 09
I never tried buying online, in your case I guess it has something to do with this theory of mine. My teacher in gradeschool told us that most of the products that we buy in my country was truly made from china, though the materials used to made the product was originally came from my country. Due to cheap labor in china, other countries build factories there. I guess that the Italian shop has some workers or a factory at china but the materials used was originally came from italy, so you have this tag "Made in China".
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• China
16 Mar 09
You made a good point! Thanks for your nice response! I guess you may come from the Philippines or Singapore. HAHA
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
15 Mar 09
Your theory is so very often true!
@emilie2300 (1882)
• United States
15 Mar 09
I bought my daughter I lap top in January at walmart.com. I had it expressed ordered and it came the day of her birthday so I was excited and happy because I ordered it 2 days before her birthday. There was no problem I was able to track the order find out where it was when it was shipped.
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• China
16 Mar 09
Sure, it is a good stragedy to send someone some present, which is bought online! Even if you are far cry away from someone, someone can still get the present pretty fast!
• United States
17 Mar 09
yes this is very true
@jwfarrimond (4473)
15 Mar 09
I've often bought stuff online and it's hard to find anything in the shops or online, that's NOT made in China!
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• China
19 Mar 09
Ok, I get it! I was just today, I received something that had been bought online! For the record, it is really nice
@sameroad (3179)
• United States
15 Mar 09
I buy things online here and there..sometimes i buy a lot... I am waiting on an order I made the other day actually... it'll be here on the 17th it says on the fedex site and i can't wait lol it's a hoodie. probably won't get to use it much though as it's starting to get hot but it was on Clarence so i had to buy it.. I have gotten a couple of things online that didn't come out so well.. they sent me the wrong thing or size..not too big of a deal. returned them to the store... i have had one or two things get lost in the mail but the store replaced them for free. so i guess my over all shopping online is good... i might have had some bumps but they always got taken care of..
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• China
16 Mar 09
Touch wood! Haha, sometimes, the things online are really much cheaper as well better! I can't wait to get my Mikey shoes which I bought online few days ago!
• China
15 Mar 09
You are so lucky that you always buy good things you like,but I sometimes buy substandard products online.MY GOD~~~HAVE A GOOD LIFE~
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@major310 (42)
• United States
15 Mar 09
everything I have ever bought online has came to me in the condition it was described in, but I never have a problem with getting my stuff on time or brand new. I never buy things from china like the phones they sell on ebay, because I know it will break a week later and I would be throwing away hundreds of dollars for nothing not counting the weeks of wait I would have just to receive the item just because its from a far away country.
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• China
16 Mar 09
Oh my! To be honest, I am very sorry to hear that! Are you sure that Chinese mobile phones will be broken so fast? haha Anyway, my mom has used the Lenovo mobile phone for more than a year. Believe it or not, it is brand new. Also, I used to use an IBM computer, which was also made in China by the Lenovo company. If I was not crazy about thinkpad at the time, I guess I have still used it! Thanks for your response! Have a great day!
• China
15 Mar 09
China is very cheap
• China
16 Mar 09
I don't get it! Haha, what do you mean, bro? That's very funny, isn't it? Have a great day!
@meljessxena (2315)
• Australia
15 Mar 09
i buy some things online,mainly off ebay but only clothes or stuff like that, i like be able to buy offline because good how its delievered etc and well doesnt take that long, sometimes you can get real good bargains. the other day i got a maternity shirt and it was only few dollars including postage so i was very happy bout that.
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• China
16 Mar 09
If I bought some good things that are filling the price, I would be very happy too! It is like a big achievement, superhero or something
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
14 Mar 09
Yeah I do...I buy things online and I sell as well. The latest one that I bought was a Juicy Couture bag...its really nice. It was worth every penny.
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
15 Mar 09
Yeah, at least you were able to try buying online.
• China
14 Mar 09
I guess so! I have never sold anything online! Bet I missed a lot when I first started out! But it is worth trying
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
15 Mar 09
Hey hiddenwing! I think that is so funny too! Your mom is Chinese and you bought the pillow from an Italian online shop and the pillow turned out to be made in China after all! I'll bet she laughed! You probably paid more money for it too! Poor hiddenwing! The most beautiful products are always made in China! And anyone else who sells them makes a huge profit!
• China
15 Mar 09
Thanks a lot for your kind words, Opal26. Haha, yeah, you are right, my mom laughed up! Wish you all the best for your work!
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@sweetyethot (1737)
• China
15 Mar 09
I bought book online several times.I also bought a dancing blanket,clothes,shoes,ect.Im thinking of buying a digital camera online.Things I bought so far havent disappointed me much.I havent purchased anything online abroad yet.
• China
19 Mar 09
To be honest, I don't have the aduacity to buy some expensive things online! But for the cheap things, it is no big deal
@Lee_Rites (845)
• United States
15 Mar 09
I do a lot of my shopping online. It is convenient and I often find pretty good deals. For the most part it has turned out ok. I have been shipped the wrong item before and depending on the seller, you may get the run around when you try to get the issue resolved. But I have been pleased for the most part.
• China
19 Mar 09
Me too. Most of the time, it turned out to be good! This is the reason that I keep buying things online!
• China
14 Mar 09
Glad to see you.i'm in China too,so i often buy things from taobao,that's a very famous website.You must know~~hehe~~
• China
15 Mar 09
Absolutely, I used to empoly taobao buying things. Now, however, I realize that there a lots of other good sites!
@my1341 (456)
• China
15 Mar 09
Hi, I'm Chinese,too. Very glad to meet you all here! Your story sounds really interesting. I often shop online on "taobao.com" which provided so many products for us to choose and buy. Very convenient.
• China
15 Mar 09
never I have never try to buy anything online you couln't make a right judements for the ware from the picture and synopsis
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• China
16 Mar 09
Sometimes, it turned out that we bought all the wrong things! This is the reason that I just buy some cheap things but the books
• Indonesia
15 Mar 09
I've never tried once before. one thing that passes my mind is "if i buy thing online, how about the tax?" because of that i've never tried once before.
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• China
16 Mar 09
The tax? Well, I don't know about that! Maybe the rules in different towns are difficult. I guess I don't have to pay the tax, haha
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
14 Mar 09
I don't buy much online to be honest, not that I fear the safety of using credit cards or my Paypal account, it's just that I don't tend to want or need much. Occasionally I will buy a dvd or cd that I want which I find is much cheaper online than the high street. I mostly use Ebay or Amazon, mainly for books, books are very expensive to buy and when you can pick them online cheap it's far preferable, Touch wood! I have never had any major problems when buying on line and I've always been satisfied at my purchase.
• China
15 Mar 09
Haha, for this response, I pay more attention to your good writing! Yes, Amazon is a very good book site! "Touch wood", I like the words! Hey, have a great life!
• Canada
14 Mar 09
I live in a small town with small selections in everything. So I do most of my shopping online.Even at Christmas to stay out of the busy stores. Order Online and just wait for it to be delivered to your door.
• China
14 Mar 09
It is much more convinent for you then! Haha, I sort of like the small towns! The life there feels good!
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
14 Mar 09
The first thing that I brought online different from shows is my laptop fan and the experience was great. I think that you are disappointed because the store is an Italian one you assumed that they only sell Italian products. This was an experience for you and so the next time make sure asked where the product was made or if the product is indeed one of the particular country that you want it to come from.
• China
14 Mar 09
Yeah, I have already learned a lesson! Haha, anyway, my mom was not that disappointed! Then, me either! Have a great day
@dlr297 (5409)
• United States
14 Mar 09
I always buy things on Amazon.com and i have never had a problem with them. I am in a few programs the pay with amazon gift certificates, so i just save them up until i have enough to get something that i want. I think that the last thing that i got from them was a new shower head, that i needed.
• China
15 Mar 09
Amazon is a very famous site! People all over the world use it! Haha, well, thanks for your response!
@venchaul (541)
• China
14 Mar 09
I have never bought one on line because I am afraid of the quality.
• China
15 Mar 09
Yeah, all any of us should worry about the quality! But it is not a big deal if we just buy some cheap things! haha
@Oscarchen (123)
• China
14 Mar 09
ha,it's funny.I am a Chinese,too. That's right. Now,we can buy a lot of products which is "made in China". These may be cheaper.
• China
15 Mar 09
Yeah, you know, Chinese Lenova Computers are much cheaper in the United States! We should buy Chinese things in another country!