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Post by swordfish on Jun 26, 2006 18:51:48 GMT 7
Am looking at being an importer of the above, does anyone think there is a market here for these chairs ? I realise a message board isn;'t likely to be a business, but many people on this board work in offices and some might be in the purchasing departments ! I saw them at Takashimaya for over $3000 and thought that is highway robbery. I purchased several for myself at a much lower price than that and had them sent here.
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Post by Naughty Little Minx on Jun 26, 2006 19:36:00 GMT 7
Check with Herman Miller direct to see if they already have a distributor here.
Personally, I don't find their chairs exceptionally comfortable or ergonomic.
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Post by calamityman on Jun 26, 2006 23:02:37 GMT 7
i imagine the demand for such high quality chairs must be on the low side so you have to have a plan.
one plan is to only order from your supplier once you have buyers which would make the buying process a little longer for your buyer in the greater scheme of things.
but first thing first, you got to find out if there already is an exclusive distributor here. you don't want to get all caught up in a web afterwards.
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Post by Methinks on Jun 27, 2006 9:03:54 GMT 7
These chairs seem to be luxury products to me. Same as Luis Vuitton bags. If this is so, they are totally over-priced, and you have to have an image associated with it. In other words, you can sell them at Takashimaya, where everything is overpriced, but you wouldn't be able to sell them per mail order (or any other way you are trying to sell them). Unless, of course, they are already famous and you manage somehow to reach the prospective customers (i.e. people who have already decided to buy them, and decide to buy them from you instaed of Taka because you sell them at half the price). Me thinks it will be rather difficult, because if they are already famous they would have an exclusive importer who spent considerable time on marketing.
Why don't you focus on importing cheap t-shirts from China? There is money to be made there.
But don't let the nay sayers discourage you!T
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Post by smart importer on Jun 27, 2006 11:42:07 GMT 7
Better yet, import Herman Miller knock-offs and other designer knock-offs from China.
That's what many furniture shops are doing these days. There's a high profit margin to be made there.
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Post by business man on Jun 27, 2006 15:42:21 GMT 7
I have got the contacts in China for OEM manufacturers of Western furniture. Same quality at a fraction of the price. Pricing however depends a lot on quantity and shipping costs.
If you are interested...
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Post by Olly on Jun 27, 2006 16:28:14 GMT 7
Slight thread warp: Does anybody know where to get a decent (even knock-off) Aeron? I've got a Humanscale Freedom, but it's leather and quite warm; I rather like the idea of sitting on a mesh device.
Cheers,
Ol.
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Post by swordfish on Jun 27, 2006 19:45:13 GMT 7
I actually love these chairs. I sit in one all day and can't ever remember being uncomfortable or sore. I have an Aeron and when I saw the pricing at Taka I couldn't believe it. Spoke to a few people who want to buy, but no access. HM have no qualms about anyone importing their product, already found that out.
No, no interest in knock-offs, looking for real thing.
But, that bus man who has contacts for OEM: sure, would be interested.
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Post by MC Donalds on Jul 28, 2006 19:18:21 GMT 7
Hi there! Did you move forward with the plan? Been wondering often why ergonomy is so miserable everywhere in Singapore, and why even the multinationals known to taike of employees elsewhere don't act up. Remember when Nanyang Business School was planning to purchase good working chairs to staff members? The Straits Times went and wrote a negative article about it. Got a lot of other bad publicity, too. All that for trying to care for their employees. app.mof.gov.sg/cutwaste/suggestionview.asp?id=27115thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/11/15/asia/12586186&sec=asiaI would certainly be interested if these things were available at a decent price! |
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Post by Metoo on Jul 28, 2006 19:31:04 GMT 7
Well, what the fu<k! I am all in favour of good working chairs, but 2,000 bucks for a fu<king chair?  Halloooooo? ? It's true that sometimes office chairs are very unconfortable, but you can buy confortable chairs for 50 bucks. I am sitting on one right now! Sometimes I wonder if the buyers of the chairs never sit on one, and only look at them from a distance before deciding what to buy. |
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Post by swordfish on Aug 1, 2006 21:50:15 GMT 7
$50 for a chair ! Glad I don't work in your office.
Nope, not done anything with this. Too much hassle for little return. I've got plenty of other business' on the go anyway, so just an idea as I like these chairs and yes its worth $2,000. They last a lifetime and are incredibly confortable.
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Post by Metoo on Aug 1, 2006 22:23:16 GMT 7
Don't tell me you never bought a chair for 50 bucks that is confortable?  Maybe you don't even try them out? You first look at the price tag, and if it's less than 500 you don't even try how your butt feals in it? |
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Post by swordfish on Aug 19, 2006 9:21:57 GMT 7
I have plenty of crappy chairs in my office (i.e. meeting room) that are all around $35 or so. I have others my staff use which are $200-$300, and still not very comfortable and they do not last long, so yes am very aware of chairs below $500....
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Post by MC Donalds on Aug 20, 2006 16:07:58 GMT 7
I'm sure my office is full of those $50 chairs. Will end up a hunchback if sitting 8 hours per day on those. Don't need any more back problems. Luckily, I work in this high security room where only a few people have access. Reduces the security risk of someone finding that one missing better chair of the executive meeting room  |
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