crystalcranium Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Anyone having issues with the typical pipelines now that the eyes of the world are on China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maulermacall@hotmail.com Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 The children in the rep factories might have switched production to the Olympic mascots and other merchandise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgi Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 The children in the rep factories might have switched production to the Olympic mascots and other merchandise. It's china we're talking about. There's plenty of child labor to go around. The younger ones make the olympic stuff the older ones make our watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted August 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Well, let me explain my question a little better...and it appears the point is moot because apparently there's been little interruption in business of our dirty little secret...which is surprising. This event was supposed to be a watershed event in China's history where they demonstrate their status as a major world player. The opening spectacular was like no other public entertainment performance that I have ever seen. There has been much made of China's intent to keep this international event moving perfectly. I would think, included in that effort, would be a major crackdown on IP infringement production and public sales. It would subvert their claim of being a new international, capitalist power with half the Olympic teams going home with fake Microsoft Office CDs and suitcases stuffed with fake Rolexs. Apparently, our guys are dug in real deep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Ha, actually, everyone buying fakes and such without government interference would be much more capitalist than the government shutting down production Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Ha, actually, everyone buying fakes and such without government interference would be much more capitalist than the government shutting down production Hey, you do have a point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Started thread on this at RWI. An important announcement about shipping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxlawbr Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 What I Feel is, if you order and the shipping is via FEDEX, ok. If the shipping is via regular mail, from china, the delay is very big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Started thread on this at RWI. An important announcement about shipping! So where are all the complaints about slow shipping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrenalin Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 So where are all the complaints about slow shipping? Don't know. I ordered from Trusty via EMS Courier China on 8/9. I didn't even think of the implications of the Olympics and delivery times. I havent recieved a tracking number yet, was going to check in a couple of days. Stay tuned. This might be no big deal, or it could be really, really bad... -K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc42 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Ordered a new Breitling Super Avenger from Josh on 5th August and got the EMS tracking number same day, the tracking shows it being posted on 7th August and is here in the UK already, should be delivered tomorrow (12th) Olympics seem to be having no effect on EMS shipping, if anything its faster now than it ever has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Did everybody think China was going to stop doing business because of the olympics? Shipping goes on Hyatus? Children leave sweat shops early? No goods showing up at Walmart (Their major distribution source)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Not everybody, but a few people were predicting this, yes. Not me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Hopefully our dealers will have made preparations and we won't see too many problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Did everybody think China was going to stop doing business because of the olympics? Shipping goes on Hyatus? Children leave sweat shops early? No goods showing up at Walmart (Their major distribution source)? Not voluntarily but I did think a crackdown on illegal activities, especially the one that China is known best for, would be effective and swift during this international event. As someone posted here years ago...when it comes to getting things done...no one does it better than the Chinese. If they decided to eradicate the flow of IP counterfeits as a serious national policy, all of this would be gone in a few short days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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