Over-sea buy has become so popular these days that rumors said the government might soon impose some restrictions on this over-heated phenomenon. Rumor or not, enjoy it when we still could. Today, I checked my purchase list and not surprisingly discovered that I already spent several thousand yuans within two short months. Since I draw a line and never crossed it, I could handle that amount of spending guilt. In fact, considering what I have been rewarded, I don’t regret a bit about opening this Pandora’s Box.

         So what to buy exactly? The answer may vary to people.  For me, items from health & personal care take major part---I have a four year old son, two parents who suffer from long term disease, while both my husband and I are in so called sub-healthy condition, naturally health concerns always come the first to my family. In American, the similar brand of health products are normally sold half the price they go in China, and with much better guarantee in quality. So put two and two together and do the math. I also like to buy early-educated toys in oversea-buy. So far, I got a kid camera, a laptop and Follow-me-writer for my son. Early education is huge, and I don’t expect several toys to perform some magic power and sudeenly release me from all of my duties—but at lease they make things easier. Shoes and Men’s clothing are also great choices. Honestly, the prices for those items here are ridiculous high. With several hundred yuan, I could buy a decent CK, Tommy Hilifer, or Nautica’s cloth from amazon.com, but here in China, I might need to pay thousands. One thing I still don’t try is Electronic stuffs---they might cause trouble in custom clearance and besides I have to take after-sale service into consideration.  

      Then how? The first thing is to find a shipping company (like this one I use: www.culexpress.com/Reg.aspx?sp=bluephoebe). You log in, create an account and you can get an American address. Then you can shop at many online shops in American.

 www.amazon.com is a very popular website for almost all oversea buyers, especially for the beginners. Amazon provided one month trial membership, during this period, all the products (with Prime mark) can offer 2-3 business day free shipping (in American). The following process is like any online buying:  you place the order, pay with your credit card, and leave the address you got from the shipping company. For detailed information, you can get loads of tips simply google “海淘”

        Any questions, please feel free to leave your questions here. I’d love to share with you about my experiences. .