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China + Asia in October? Canton Fair + Travel.

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Hi guys,

I'm currently in Daegu, South Korea as an exchange student so it is a great opportunity to meet some of you all around Asia :)

However, I'm kind of a fastlane beginner. That means I do not own any business now nor had any "real" action taken. Hence if we meet up, I may not be able to bring you so muche value as you can for me!
Does this pose any problem?

Robin.
 
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I'm looking into making the trip, leaving LA on the 10/23 and returning after 11/4 or running around South East Asia for another week or two. I would love to meet up with some FL and split some travel costs hotels/AirBnB's etc.
 

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Booked a flight to China. I'll be there Oct 15-28th (and unfortunately missing the Vigilante meetup). Here's my itinerary. If you want to meet, send me a message. I'm also in to split an Airbnb in Guangzhou for the fair.


Oct. 15-20th (Guangzhou)
  • Canton Fair (finding new products; meeting with suppliers)
  • A couple factory visits (inspection + new deals)

Oct 20-22nd (Hong Kong)
  • Exploring

Oct 22-24th (Shanghai)

  • Exploring

Oct 24-28th (Beijing)
  • Meeting with a high caliber, Ivy League grads, currently making moves in BJ
  • Building out network with future Chinese leaders
  • Seeing if BJ would be a good fit to live in for 6 months next year
 

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** And let's get a wechat group going for Canton Fair. Get a Wechat account (if you don't have one already), and message me your username. I'll make a group so that we can meet-up/help each other out when out there. **

- Facebook's blocked in China, so I'm thinking Wechat would make the most sense.​
 
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I might actually be in on this depending if I need to be in Shanghai next month. I would fly down and spend some time in HK again.
 

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Since I got no confirmations, I booked a supplier dinner for that night. If anyone does end up in HK 10/14-10/15 let me know.
 

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Im looking at flights. If i can be in shanghai for 2-3 days and then in HK for 2-3 days then straight back to Houston I would be a happy camper.

Anyone know of the best travel site to put together multi leg flight chains?
 
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Im looking at flights. If i can be in shanghai for 2-3 days and then in HK for 2-3 days then straight back to Houston I would be a happy camper.

Anyone know of the best travel site to put together multi leg flight chains?

https://www.google.com/flights/ is great because you can see all the best prices right away.

http://www.momondo.com/ is awesome if you're looking for a deal.

Inter-China travel is cheaper if you book your ticket on certain Chinese sites (I don't know which ones, they're all in Chinese). I'm having a friend do it on my behalf. But overall the price difference is not drastic.
 

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I'll be around HK and SZ the time you guys are here.

Can't tell for certain if I'll be free cuz I'm taking care of something and my schedule is so random.

But PM if you'd wanna meet lets talk on wechat and try to work something out. Would definitely like to meet other fastlaners.
 

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What can I expect from the Phase 3 - specifically the textile,clothing section?

As I am currently trying to expand my products under my brand, I'm thinking of going again.

Last year I went to Phase 2 and quite honestly, I did not find it to be super useful. A lot of the products in each booth looked the same much similar to the same pictures I find on Alibaba. I was looking for a specific toy and they only had one booth that sold it during that time which wasn't that great of a quality.... It was a good experience nonetheless outside of the canton fair (such as meeting with current suppliers).

Maybe the textile/clothing section will be different. Let's say I wanted to find some polyester booty shorts or a nice silky crop top for women. Will I find something exactly like this?
 
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Looking like the 17th or 18th for me. Will be in Shenzhen and inspecting products until my eyes bleed but maybe I can pop down.
 

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What can I expect from the Phase 3 - specifically the textile,clothing section?

As I am currently trying to expand my products under my brand, I'm thinking of going again.

Last year I went to Phase 2 and quite honestly, I did not find it to be super useful. A lot of the products in each booth looked the same much similar to the same pictures I find on Alibaba. I was looking for a specific toy and they only had one booth that sold it during that time which wasn't that great of a quality.... It was a good experience nonetheless outside of the canton fair (such as meeting with current suppliers).

Maybe the textile/clothing section will be different. Let's say I wanted to find some polyester booty shorts or a nice silky crop top for women. Will I find something exactly like this?


This is why I'm looking to go too - I am expecting there to be a number of pre-made articles but I am hoping to find certain higher-quality materials to create my own designs.
 

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Since I got no confirmations, I booked a supplier dinner for that night. If anyone does end up in HK 10/14-10/15 let me know.

Based here in Hong Kong, so will be here during the month of October. Stoked to know you and other Fastlaners are coming by! Let me know how we could meet up when you're around.
 
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@Vigilante Would love to meet up and chat if you have any time during your stay here.

I too am based in Hong Kong, so if anyone here swinging by and need recommendations on things to do and eat, or any general tips feel free to PM me
 

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Just got my tickets, 21 to 30 in Guangzhou, free schedule

@hughjasle will you be around?
 

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Im looking at flights. If i can be in shanghai for 2-3 days and then in HK for 2-3 days then straight back to Houston I would be a happy camper.

Anyone know of the best travel site to put together multi leg flight chains?

Probably a bit late now but I find skyscanner.com the best and has great options for multi trip flight packages

I'm going to be in Hong Kong on the 29th and 30th and then the canton fair on the 1st and 2nd if anyone is around.
 
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I'll be in the Futian area of Shenzhen on the night of the 24th if anyone is around and wants to meetup.
 

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Just got into my Air BNB in Guangzhou. So who's actually here at Canton? Post up. If some of you showed up, I'll find a place for an impromptu meetup.
 

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