What are some things you can buy in Asia?

[fuzzybabybunny]

I'm going on an international business trip over the summer to Japan, South Korea, and China.

It lasts 1.5 months long. About two weeks in China. People who went last year on the trip said they spent $1,800 on souvenirs and events, NOT counting food, gifts, travel, etc.

I'm sitting here trying to figure out how the heck does one spend $1,800 in a month and a half??? I can't even fathom spending this much... especially when things are so cheap in China.

I almost never buy souvenirs or remembrance products on trips like t-shirts or whatever. Pictures are enough for me. I just find no point in a tourist trinket that just ends up sitting on a shelf or in a box.

I have no interest in fake brand name luxury items like watches, sunglasses, purses, jewelry, "designer" clothing, pirated DVDs, etc.

I've definitely interested in electronics, but I've heard that electronics are actually more expensive in Asia than in the US.

So, uh, what else is there to buy? Is there some major category of goods that I'm overlooking? I planned on spending only like $300 on the trip. $100 for a possible skydive, and the other $200 on food and other stuff like, uh, cheap tailored shirts and pants?

I HAVE heard that pearls are really cheap in China. So I was thinking of stocking up on pearls and then selling them in the US. *shrugs*

 

[Phokus]

You can buy lots of 'digital replicas' of 'things'... if ya know what i mean

edit: oops, didn't read your whole post, nevermind.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Don't try to buy and sell jewelry unless ou know enough about it to know if it's real or not, just complicating things. IMO, go and enjoy your trip, keep some money aside for goods, but as long as you don't make impulse choices, you won't really spend a lot. That's also a good point about buying something that just sits on a shelf, however there is something to be said about just having something to remember the trip by, which could be as simple as the ticket.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: Phokus
You can buy lots of 'digital replicas' of 'things'... if ya know what i mean

edit: oops, didn't read your whole post, nevermind.

I was thinking about that, but if I really wanted to pirate, I can do so in the US just as easily. Pirating is pirating. The only difference in China is I'm spending $1 to get a pirated whatever.

 

[Auryg]

You're skydiving in China?

Why does that seem like a bad idea to me...

 

[tfinch2]

Why can't you consolidate all of your trip threads into one?

 

[nonameo]

Buy food.

 

[schneiderguy]

Originally posted by: Auryg
You're skydiving in China?

Why does that seem like a bad idea to me...

QFT :Q

 

[dartworth]

booze....



YAY LOOK AT ME.....

 

[Flammable]

computer parts or whole computers = overpriced

 

[JS80]

some people like to buy this.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Don't try to buy and sell jewelry unless ou know enough about it to know if it's real or not, just complicating things. IMO, go and enjoy your trip, keep some money aside for goods, but as long as you don't make impulse choices, you won't really spend a lot. That's also a good point about buying something that just sits on a shelf, however there is something to be said about just having something to remember the trip by, which could be as simple as the ticket.

Oh, definitely. If I were to do the pearl thing, I would make sure to educate myself on pearl quality and how to determine on the spot whether a pearl is real and profitable or not.

And yeah, I'm not much of an impulse buyer. Everything I buy, I buy because I have a use for. Little ornament that bobs its head when shaken? I would never buy such a thing. Fuzzy dice? Would never buy such a thing. Postcards? Naw. Rustic little wooden figures that have been hand carved? Nope.

The only things that I ever find myself buying on road trips and stuff are photography books of the area to give me ideas of where to go and what photos to take.

I guess I'm kinda weird. You should see my room. Despite being a hardcore photography hobbyist, my room walls are BARREN. No photos. No posters. No framed pictures anywhere... My desktop background? Usually just black. *shrugs*

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Women are really cheap there. You might run into legal trouble trying to resell them for profit though.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: schneiderguy

Originally posted by: Auryg
You're skydiving in China?

Why does that seem like a bad idea to me...

QFT :Q

lol, sorry.

We're ending the trip in Hawaii. THIS is where we will skydive.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Why can't you consolidate all of your trip threads into one?

Why can't you be more fluffy?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/s...os%20of%20baby%20animals/BabyBunny.jpg

 

[Brainonska511]

How about spare organs? You can never have enough of those.

 

[dartworth]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Why can't you consolidate all of your trip threads into one?

Why can't you be more fluffy?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/s...os%20of%20baby%20animals/BabyBunny.jpg

INGREDIENTS:

* 2 large Easter Bunnies (or five little baby bunnies), clubbed and skinned
* 3 cups Campbell 's Fiesta Nacho Cheese Soup
* 1 can Red Bull
* 4 cans of Budweiser or other premium beer. Don't let Pastor see you buy this! And don't worry - the booze evaporates in the heat.
* 1/2 to 3/4 cup Kraft Mac & Cheese
* 1/2 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise
* Carrots left over from luring bunnies to their death (cut off any little bunny teeth marks -- no one wants to see that)
* 2 to 3 cans of store-brand potatoes
* 1 medium Tombstone "Supreme" pizza, chopped
* 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels
* 1/2 cup frozen lima beans
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup of Heinz ketchup
* 1/2 teaspoon MSG
* 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 4 tablespoons flour mixed with an equal amount of root beer

PREPARATION:

Have your children peel off all the cute, fuzzy-wuzzy pelts of the bunnies (reserve them to make holiday-themed, furry napkin rings) and rip the flesh from the dead rabbit's brittle little bones. You Martha Stewarts out there will want to reserve the bloody bunny skeletons to make stock, but if you ask me, instant soup is a whole lot easier! In a General Electric crock-pot, combine the hunks of bunny your children have ripped off the freshly-clubbed animal and all the other ingredients. Bring to a simmer and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Cover and cook over low heat for no less than four days.

Before serving, ladle a holiday glaze over the stew (you make this by heating a brick of Velveeta cheese-product with mini-marshmallows, 2 cups of brown sugar, a Three Musketeers bar, and a can of Diet Pepsi until they are all gooey, but not boiling). Embed two handfuls of General Mill's Trix breakfast cereal into the glaze. Voila, Easter dinner is served!

 

[Juno]

buy women?

 

[Kaido]

You could buy a really nice cast-iron Wok. And some good spices! Mine just came in today

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: dartworth

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Why can't you consolidate all of your trip threads into one?

Why can't you be more fluffy?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/s...os%20of%20baby%20animals/BabyBunny.jpg

WAHHHHH!!!!!!!

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: dartworth

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Why can't you consolidate all of your trip threads into one?

Why can't you be more fluffy?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/s...os%20of%20baby%20animals/BabyBunny.jpg

INGREDIENTS:

* 2 large Easter Bunnies (or five little baby bunnies), clubbed and skinned
* 3 cups Campbell 's Fiesta Nacho Cheese Soup
* 1 can Red Bull
* 4 cans of Budweiser or other premium beer. Don't let Pastor see you buy this! And don't worry - the booze evaporates in the heat.
* 1/2 to 3/4 cup Kraft Mac & Cheese
* 1/2 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise
* Carrots left over from luring bunnies to their death (cut off any little bunny teeth marks -- no one wants to see that)
* 2 to 3 cans of store-brand potatoes
* 1 medium Tombstone "Supreme" pizza, chopped
* 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels
* 1/2 cup frozen lima beans
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup of Heinz ketchup
* 1/2 teaspoon MSG
* 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 4 tablespoons flour mixed with an equal amount of root beer

PREPARATION:

Have your children peel off all the cute, fuzzy-wuzzy pelts of the bunnies (reserve them to make holiday-themed, furry napkin rings) and rip the flesh from the dead rabbit's brittle little bones. You Martha Stewarts out there will want to reserve the bloody bunny skeletons to make stock, but if you ask me, instant soup is a whole lot easier! In a General Electric crock-pot, combine the hunks of bunny your children have ripped off the freshly-clubbed animal and all the other ingredients. Bring to a simmer and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Cover and cook over low heat for no less than four days.

Before serving, ladle a holiday glaze over the stew (you make this by heating a brick of Velveeta cheese-product with mini-marshmallows, 2 cups of brown sugar, a Three Musketeers bar, and a can of Diet Pepsi until they are all gooey, but not boiling). Embed two handfuls of General Mill's Trix breakfast cereal into the glaze. Voila, Easter dinner is served!

If Bud is "premium beer" I'd hate to imagine what you consider swill.

 

[uhohs]

<3

 

[luv2liv]

embroideries.
art.
lots of hand made stuffs, that u will never find in usa or anywhere else, for dirt cheap. get tailored clothes while you're at it!

before going, get online. make some overseas friends now. the trip is much more enjoyable by hanging out with the locals.

 

[Lifted]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate

If Bud is "premium beer" I'd hate to imagine what you consider swill.

I was wondering about that too. Is that part of the joke?

 

[patentman]

My uncle runs a toy manufacturing company and goes to china about 6 times a year. A cool thing he did was get set up with a tailoring company over there. They take his measurements once or twice a year, and he orders almost all his clothes from them. they make just about anything you want in any fabric you want for next to nothing. Last time he ordered 5 silk shirts and it cost him ~18 dollars, including shipping.