Chinese stuff not so cheap
Submitted: Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 09:34
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Member - MUZBRY (VIC)
Gday
I have just had deep and meaningful chats with one of my customers about the cost of things. He has done the exercise and I can sell him my product cheaper than he can get it from China.
I thought that was just great.
China price $00.04 ea US , plus delivery and duty
Me $00.05 ea Aus
Reply By: Member -Signman - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 09:50
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 09:50
I'll have 10- of whatever they are??
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Reply By: Robin Miller - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 09:54
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 09:54
Hi Muzbry
You certainly have to think things thru these days - and I hope your paying yourself reasonable wages.
We are working thru installing an Asian robot which will remove the chinese advantage of low labour rates in our bullbar factory.
Could be hope yet for australia !
Robin Miller
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Follow Up By: awill4x4 - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 18:48
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 18:48
What sort of bullbars are you making Robin?
Regards Andrew.
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 19:47
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 19:47
Hi Andrew
Only making real big ones Andrew - mostly big trucks , mostly from 8 and 12mm Alum.
Robin Miller
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Follow Up By: awill4x4 - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 00:09
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 00:09
Which company Robin? I used to work at Tasman bullbars building the same things for about 13 years, I've been out of that area for some time now though.
Regards Andrew.
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 08:40
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 08:40
The scene has probably changed a lot Andrew , I work for a mid sized engineering company in Dandenong (
Southport) and we took over an ailing manufacturer called advanced bars and its beginning to pay off now.
They tell me that it can take 8 hrs to polish a big truck bullbars and its workcare waiting to happen , hence even a large robot can pay for itself.
Robin Miller
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Follow Up By: warfer69 - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 11:11
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 11:11
Hi Robin
Have a friend that works at Haymen Reese in dandy,been their for a few years now,training him up for the robot biz..
Oh while i was in China i saw regulary guys using welders with no eye gear but a straw hat to shield now and then,got it on video and the angle iron was cut by a guy with a cut-off saw with bear feet..
Cheers
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Follow Up By: QLD Kev - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 11:16
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 11:16
warfer69,
Like this guy??
Cheers Kev
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Reply By: Andrew from Vivid Adventures - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 09:54
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 09:54
On the basis of that, you are leaving money on the table... and your product is probably better than the chinese and you may even be a more reliable local supplier.
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Reply By: Rock Ape - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 11:14
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 11:14
Good to see you competing with the chinese and winning.
Hope they are stopped from flooding the market at a cheap price until they remove the competition.
Congratulations
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Follow Up By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 11:35
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 11:35
Unfortunately they are starting to buy Australian businesses ! Watch out that they don't take the technology, research and customer lists and then close down the Australian factory.
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Reply By: Member - MUZBRY (VIC) - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 11:59
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 11:59
Gday
Thanks for the positive reply's.
Sign man ...send your post address and i'll send a bag of washers at $00.05c ea. ( I'll send them for free to a good household) All you have to do is find out what they fit....
Robin
That customer is not the only one doing the exercise. I have another that is working the same way and winning.All my product to him is hand made.
Murray
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Follow Up By: Nick R (VIC) - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 20:01
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 20:01
your washers fit for washing dishes, cars and machinery?
haha,
Nick
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Reply By: HowdyDoody - Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 13:04
Thursday, Oct 11, 2007 at 13:04
Chinese. I am sure they are great people, but so sad to see what is happening to Aus Made stuff. Particularly in the furniture industry - people losing jobs each week and companies closing every other. So sad and so many skill sets being lost as children are encouraged to avoid the industry. Chinese are buying our timber (the highest bidder) then shipping it back in at half the price Aus manufacturers can do.
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Follow Up By: Member - Nutter (QLD) - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 04:29
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 04:29
Also with Australia's less than ideal labelling laws, the product is advertised as "Australain Tasmanian Oak" or what ever the timber may be and consumers must then sometimes presume that it is an Australian made product.
Regards
Nutter
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Follow Up By: warfer69 - Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 11:07
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 at 11:07
Hiya HowdyDoody
After just getting back from 2 weeks in China,Shanghai,Beijing,Xian,Guilin,Hong Kong.I can attest the Chinese race are very lovely people.Its a very safe place as
well,from what i experienced anyway..
Although the jocks i bought at the market are falling apart at the seems already and the girlfriends purse is too... Bit of a worry aint it..
Good luck to the Olympians that have to walk into the Beijing Birds Nest !
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Follow Up By: HowdyDoody - Monday, Oct 15, 2007 at 09:03
Monday, Oct 15, 2007 at 09:03
Nutter I hear you. This is what we are up against every day with the pressure of keeping a factory full of people employed very clear in our head.
Warfer69 - I hope you had fun in China. I hold no ill will towards them, the whole situation just stinks a bit. They have their own trial and tribulations and as far as I can tell are just trying to survive like the rest of us.
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