Things worth buying in China

nilsonmickey

Hi there,

I am in China for a couple of weeks and was wondering if there is anything worth buying before heading home. Electronics, clothes etc, is it worth buying or is it all just cheap imitation stuff.

whiskeyman

A great bunch of shopkeepers

hairyprincess

A takeaway

antodeco

Here I come a ballerina, make your life a little cleaner, look as good as new!

nilsonmickey

Great reply. Really really funny.

nilsonmickey

Wow, this is where all the funny people hang out.

snubbleste

Tea

Philo Beddoe

I hear they do great walls.

Super-Rush

nilsonmickey wrote: »

Great reply. Really really funny.

nilsonmickey wrote: »

Wow, this is where all the funny people hang out.

A sense of humor?

whiskeyman

nilsonmickey wrote: »

Wow, this is where all the funny people hang out.

It sure is.

Now, close the door on your way out...

positron

Kit yourself out like Jeremy Clarkson!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0bNf-jcVU0

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

nilsonmickey wrote: »

is it all just cheap imitation stuff.

Yes, it is.

If it was me, I'd just buy a fake degree and get a job as a doctor when I got home. lol.

LiveIsLife

Clothes, can't you get a proper fitted suit for a fraction of what you'd pay here? And big winter jackets and boots if you're in the north

paulbok

crockery?

Banjo String

Lanterns. Oh and if you're ever in Brazil, bring me back some nuts.


Ta.

whiskeyman

There's a lad who sells cheap imitation goods:
Sum Ting Wong.

Wibbs

Minions. In orange jumpsuits. Just the ticket for the megalomaniac with a secret base to fill.

Bob24

If you stick with proper shops which don't ell fake/dodgy products, you won't find great deals on products that you could also buy here (electronics, western brands' clothing, etc).

Depending on the brands clothes will go from a bit cheaper to outrageously expensive.

If you are looking for cheap electronics and clothes, the only "good" deals might be for local brands if you want them - for example Xiaomi for phones or Li-Ning for sportswear. Or you can always find cheap unbranded or fake products - but I personally don't see the point.

Otherwise obviously if you are interested things like speciality tea or local crafts which you won't find here.

SEPT 23 1989

Chopsticks

Collie D

Mogwai...but don't feed them after midnight. Not sure if that's midnlight Irish or Chinese time though.

nilsonmickey

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Chopsticks

That really is hilarious. I bet you make everyone laugh with stuff like that.

comongethappy

nilsonmickey wrote: »

That really is hilarious. I bet you make everyone laugh with stuff like that.

Why did you start this thread if your gonna b*tch at replies?

Really, you can bring back cat-aids for all we care!

antodeco

nilsonmickey wrote: »

That really is hilarious. I bet you make everyone laugh with stuff like that.

Everyone but you!!!



Ohh, burn!!




Chinese burn?

nilsonmickey

Super-Rush wrote: »

A sense of humor?

So if you don't find that idiots response funny you have no sense of humour?

Lol

nuttyboy79

Neutered chickens with all the chicken balls they sell you could make a killing selling them to Moy Park.

antodeco

nilsonmickey wrote: »

So if you don't find that idiots response funny you have no sense of humour?

Lol

Did you just lol at your own statement, that wasn't funny?

Are you german by any chance?

cml387

They have a famous make of work tools called Fu Ken.

"Pass me the fu ken hammer" they say all the time in China.

cherryghost

Chinese jokebook perhaps

nilsonmickey

antodeco wrote: »

Did you just lol at your own statement, that wasn't funny?

Are you german by any chance?

I might be. Are you?

Lapin

nilsonmickey wrote: »

Great reply. Really really funny.

nilsonmickey wrote: »

Wow, this is where all the funny people hang out.

After Hours is the Boards.ie corner for the Chronically bewildered.

Out of the kindness of our hearts, myself and one or two other certifiably sane but well intentioned boardsies volunteer our time here to help out here and try and instill a sense of capernosity and function but I fear we are pissing against the wind.

The place has mods too, but they're even bigger fruit loops than your average AH regular.


Your query may get a more suitably response over on the travel forum.

antodeco

A small horse?

You can name it Tai Ni Po Ni

cloud493

Get me a pack of spring rolls and a can of coke will you, I'm starving.

kneemos

cml387 wrote: »

They have a famous make of work tools called Fu Ken.

"Pass me the fu ken hammer" they say all the time in China.

Ahh a funny man eh?

Collie D

antodeco wrote: »

A small horse?

You can name it Tai Ni Po Ni

Any idiot could tell you that's Korean.

Bet your face is red now

cml387

He was in the travel forum already.
On another query.

antodeco

kneemos wrote: »

Ahh a funny man eh?

Wai Yu No Laf?

sarkozy

If you're going to Hong Kong, then I believe there may be electronics bargains to be had. Otherwise, foreign named brands of anything (except McDonald's) are expensive. For example, Apple products are 20% MORE EXPENSIVE THAN IRELAND even though they're made in Shanghai.

You could get some decent duty free on the way out and back. Otherwise, just keep your eyes peeled for local tat you like the look of.

Me? I bought some socks in Uniqlo, some Feiyue plims, local tea, a handwoven scarf from one of the southern provinces. Just bits, really. If you're going to any of those places like Dali, Lijiang, they're tourist traps and are basically outdoor shopping centres mostly full of awful tat.

I spent a few months living in China a couple of yeas ago. From what I remember electronics weren't a whole lot cheaper than they are over here. Laptops seemed more expensive over there (unless I missed a decimal point in the conversion?!) And I didn't really bother looking at clothes too much but I'd say you get good value if you go to the right places.

What you really need to take advantage of over there is the food. Be sure to try proper Chinese hotpot and Peking duck pancakes. If you like your food hot and spicy, try find a place that specialises in Sichuan or Chongqing food. Also check out their baked goods - there was a particular type of soft round bread over there that had this bluey/purple stuff in the middle (think it was some variety of bean paste) that was seriously lovely.

*sigh* I wish I was back in China now.

My name is URL

They've got some pretty good quality octa-core smartphones going for next to nothing. I've been thinking of ordering one online for a while.

This one in particular

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sbtkD5guyI

http://www.androidauthority.com/octa-core-thl-t100s-review-327578/

cml387

Deleted User wrote: »

there was a particular type of soft round bread over there that had this bluey/purple stuff in the middle (think it was some variety of bean paste) that was seriously lovely.

Bean Paste? They told you it was bean paste?

kneemos

Lapin wrote: »

After Hours is the Boards.ie corner for the Chronically bewildered.

Out of the kindness of our hearts, myself and one or two other certifiably sane but well intentioned boardsies volunteer our time here to help out here and try and instill a sense of capernosity and function but I fear we are pissing against the wind.

The place has mods too, but they're even bigger fruit loops than your average AH regular.



Your query may get a more suitably response over on the travel forum.

I don't want any sense of your
capernosity,keep it to yourself.

sarkozy

Beijing semi-steamed dumplings are class! Indeed, go nuts on the food. Basically, food's so cheap, just order everything. The typical way is that you order, everything comes when it's ready, and if you're still hungry, order more. God I'd kill for that Sechuan red chilli crispy chicken on Ghost Street in Beijing right not.

Birneybau

nilsonmickey wrote: »

So if you don't find that idiots response funny you have no sense of humour?

Lol

Look out for my mate Wy So Moany

Lapin

cml387 wrote: »

He was in the travel forum already.
On another query.

He didn't get far. :pac:

ScumLord

Ask around about a tenim square museum, see if you can get a print of your man standing in front of the tank.

Adamantium

I'm building my house in Leitrim with bricks stole from The Great Wall of China. Nearly done too and its a good thing as I'm expecting an incursion from the mongols outside any day now.

Lapin

kneemos wrote: »

I don't want any sense of your
capernosity,keep it to yourself.

But its nice.

intellectual dosser

Bought a load of DVDs over there, it was before the time of Netflix etc. The problem is that (even I after I put them all in sleeves) they took a lot of luggage room. Clothes is another thing you could look at, desperately cheap but the quality can often match the price - worth a look though.

cml387

cml387 wrote: »

Bean Paste? They told you it was bean paste?

I didn't have a clue what it was at the time. I only googled afterwards to find out what it was. Apparently bean paste is a very common snack filling in China and Japan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_bean_paste

Not sure what else it could have been, and I don't particularly want to imagine what else it might have been! Whatever it was, the important thing is it was tasty.

wazky

A bride, cheaper than Thai brides but better quality usually and most of the time they are sold fully trained in on the kitchen and cleaning functions.

anncoates

nilsonmickey wrote: »

Wow, this is where all the funny people hang out.

Wait for a while until the jokes are peking.