Really? About 4 years ago, when I worked in the consumer electronics industry and we were sourcing stuff from China the crap was about 20% DOA...
I'd say that this posting by the government kind of shows why it isn't too smart to travel to Pakistan as a US citizen right now: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_5661.html Unless military or government based operations, I really doubt a US company executive is going to travel there to visit factories...
Bingo, This was the point that I was trying to make in my post! How could you have control over the product and materials when this is the environment (especially as a small startup)?
This shit can't get any crazier. So Stefano Mesa was wearing Ballistic leathers. Now his dad has started making a knock-off of Ballistic called Arsenal. Same knee and shoulder protection. Too damn funny.
They find you actually. I receive no less than 5 emails daily from manufacturers based in China or Pakistan. All you have to do is answer the email and BAM, you now have your own brand.
Sounds like a medicating cream for some kind of itch. Forward me one of those emails. I'm quite curious. Pakistan preferably. Might start Assell (sounded asshole) Leathers.
I've got this figured out. My logo will be a big brown eye. Or maybe some corn in a hole. I keep coming up with ideas. I could market the shit :up: outta this. The ideas are flowing like diarrhea.