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Me When They Ask Why They Need a Tech Pack — They Sent Me a 6-Year-Old’s Pencil Sketch(Start a Clothing Brand, They Said…)
The Idea Lab
Jun 8
4 min read
Me When They Ask Me to Sign an NDA Then Want to See Similar Work I’ve Done
The Idea Lab
Jun 6
2 min read
Me When They Ask for Low MOQ, High Quality, and Low Price. I Send Directions for Walmart.
The Idea Lab
Jun 5
3 min read
Me When I Ask for a Price Saving on a Higher MOQ (100 to 1000) and They Give Me $0.18 Off and Return My $50 Sample Fee
The Idea Lab
Jun 4
3 min read
Me When I Change a Black Zipper to a Stainless Steel One and the Price Jumps from $12 to $21
The Idea Lab
Jun 3
2 min read
Me After Paying $250 for a Sample and They Charge Me 6 RMB for the Shunfeng
The Idea Lab
Jun 2
2 min read
Me in Taizhou When They Ask If I Like Hairy Crabs. I’ve Been Coming Here for 8 Years.
The Idea Lab
Jun 1
3 min read
Me at the Chinese Restaurant Looking for the Characters 鸡, Not Knowing 田—and That 田鸡 Has 4 Legs, Not 2
The Idea Lab
May 31
3 min read
Me When They Say They’ll “Check with Their Partner First” — It’s a $75 Sample Fee (Start a clothing brand, they said…)
The Idea Lab
May 30
3 min read
Me When I See a Guy in Board Shorts and Flip-Flops Turning Over High Precision Machining Equipment in His Hands, Nodding Silently
The Idea Lab
May 30
3 min read
Me When I Hear the Guy Next to Me at the Canton Fair Say He’s Ready for 5x 40HCs and Will Pay Cash Tomorrow Morning… He Won’t Be.
The Idea Lab
May 29
3 min read
Me Printing Fake Name Cards and Handing Them Out Like Smarties at the Canton Fair
The Idea Lab
May 28
4 min read
Me at the Canton Fair Taking Pictures of Product on the Sly to Check 1688 Later
The Idea Lab
May 27
4 min read
How to Start a Clothing Brand: The Right Way
The Idea Lab
May 26
3 min read
What ‘MOQs’ Really Mean—And How to Negotiate Them [start a clothing brand]
The Idea Lab
May 25
4 min read
How to Start a Clothing Brand Without Getting Trapped in the Aisles of Yiwu
The Idea Lab
May 25
3 min read
How to Start a Clothing Brand Without Getting Distracted by Dongguan War Stories
The Idea Lab
May 25
3 min read
5 Signs a Factory Isn’t Ready for Your Brand (Yet) [start a clothing brand]
The Idea Lab
May 24
4 min read
How to Start a Clothing Brand Without Getting Lost in the Laoban’s Office
The Idea Lab
May 24
3 min read
How to Vet Overseas Clothing Suppliers Without Getting Burned [start a clothing brand]
The Idea Lab
May 23
4 min read
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