Saturday, October 1, 2005

Freight/Gift Show Thailand

Re: [spiers] Freight/Gift Show Thailand

Amyn & all-,

I have a friend in BKK who has a small bath & body products biz and he's been to
the BKK Int'l gift fair a couple times already & is going to this next one. In
fact, I just finished doing some proofing/editing a few minutes ago for the
labels on some of his new products.

He also worked for a larger company that exported gift items to Asia & Europe.
He currently only exports his products within Asia & he's never done any work
between Thailand and US/North America but he obviously has some experience
exporting out of thailand and knows some of the channels to manufacturers there.
Plus it doesn't hurt that he grew up there so knows his way around.

I asked & he said he'd be happy to answer any questions. I'll put this offer out
to everyone in the group but ask that you send inquiries through me so he
doesn't get random emails & such.

-Aaron
email: styliesf@yahoo.com

Amyn Thawer wrote:
Hello Everyone:

Gift Show
I'm glad that many of you attended the Las Vegas Ken Fair upon my
recommendation. I plan to be going to Bangkok's International Gift Fair from
Oct. 17-20. From preliminary research, I can determine that the companies there
are more design oriented and their minimum quantity purchases are significantly
lower than China's. The flipside obviously is that pricing will be higher. For
those that want cutting edge design built into their product, I would look in
Thailand. If anyone has been to this show or can offer more insight into the
Thai export scene, that would be much appreciated. More information can be found
at www.thaitradefair.com.

Issues:
As a budding new importer, I would like to draw upon the group's wisdom as it
relates to transport and payment. As my orders from multiple suppliers will be
relatively small, what is the best means by which I can ship product (i.e.,
housewares) back to N. America? I understand the concept of container
consolidation but don't know how or who I would get to provide this service for
me. Any recommendations for customs brokers (US/Canada) would be appreciated as
well. If someone could provide a step-by-step of this process, I would be
grateful.

Payment
Also, for payment, is L/C the only approved method of purchasing or can Credit
Cards be utilized? When do you create the L/C facility? Before or after you
place order with supplier?

Any other helpful information relating to this would be appreciated.
Regards,
Amyn


Friday, September 30, 2005

Freight/Gift Show Thailand

Re: [spiers] Freight/Gift Show Thailand



-----Original Message-----
From: Amyn Thawer
To: spiers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 10:42:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [spiers] Freight/Gift Show Thailand

Hello Everyone:

Gift Show
I'm glad that many of you attended the Las Vegas Ken Fair upon my
recommendation. I plan to be going to Bangkok's International Gift
Fair from
Oct. 17-20. From preliminary research, I can determine that the
companies there
are more design oriented and their minimum quantity purchases are
significantly
lower than China's. The flipside obviously is that pricing will be
higher. For
those that want cutting edge design built into their product, I would
look in
Thailand. If anyone has been to this show or can offer more insight
into the
Thai export scene, that would be much appreciated. More information can
be found
at www.thaitradefair.com.

Issues:
As a budding new importer, I would like to draw upon the group's wisdom
as it
relates to transport and payment. As my orders from multiple suppliers
will be
relatively small, what is the best means by which I can ship product
(i.e.,
housewares) back to N. America? I understand the concept of container
consolidation but don't know how or who I would get to provide this
service for
me. Any recommendations for customs brokers (US/Canada) would be
appreciated as
well. If someone could provide a step-by-step of this process, I would
be
grateful.

Payment
Also, for payment, is L/C the only approved method of purchasing or can
Credit
Cards be utilized? When do you create the L/C facility? Before or
after you
place order with supplier?

Any other helpful information relating to this would be appreciated.
Regards,
Amyn


Freight/Gift Show Thailand

Hello Everyone:

Gift Show
I'm glad that many of you attended the Las Vegas Ken Fair upon my
recommendation. I plan to be going to Bangkok's International Gift Fair from
Oct. 17-20. From preliminary research, I can determine that the companies there
are more design oriented and their minimum quantity purchases are significantly
lower than China's. The flipside obviously is that pricing will be higher. For
those that want cutting edge design built into their product, I would look in
Thailand. If anyone has been to this show or can offer more insight into the
Thai export scene, that would be much appreciated. More information can be found
at www.thaitradefair.com.

Issues:
As a budding new importer, I would like to draw upon the group's wisdom as it
relates to transport and payment. As my orders from multiple suppliers will be
relatively small, what is the best means by which I can ship product (i.e.,
housewares) back to N. America? I understand the concept of container
consolidation but don't know how or who I would get to provide this service for
me. Any recommendations for customs brokers (US/Canada) would be appreciated as
well. If someone could provide a step-by-step of this process, I would be
grateful.

Payment
Also, for payment, is L/C the only approved method of purchasing or can Credit
Cards be utilized? When do you create the L/C facility? Before or after you
place order with supplier?

Any other helpful information relating to this would be appreciated.
Regards,
Amyn


Good accountant and biz lawyer recommendation

Re: [spiers] Good accountant and biz lawyer recommendation

If you're looking for top-notch legal work for your business acquisition, I
would recommend, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a firm specializing in M&A.
Aaron Hendleman, at this firm would be a great contact for further information.
His contact info. is below.
Let me know if you need any further information.
Regards,
Amyn




Aaron Hendelman*
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
ahendelman@wsgr.com



701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5100

Seattle, WA 98104

(206) 883-2514 (ph)

(206) 883-2699 (fax)

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 493-9300 (ph)

(650) 493-6811 (fax)

In a message dated 9/26/05 5:11:41 PM, dlow2828@yahoo.com writes:

<
I need to find a good accountant and a business acquisition lawyer that
specializes in the import manufacturing/distribution business ASAP. Can
somebody
recommend a good accountant and a business acquisition lawyer in the Seattle
Metro area?

Thanks in advance.
-don>>


Monday, September 26, 2005

MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat)

Re: MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) Try French RCIRs

> New Orleans will float again... I expect to see etouffee MRE on
the menu at
> Antoine's... and MRE jumbalaya at Commander's Palace when next I
visit. And
> how long will it take Zatarain's to offer a box of "blackened MRE
catfish?"
>
> Laissez lais bon temps rouler!
>
Maybe you should import surplus MREs from other countries.

I have a good friend who served in the army in the Balkans along
side French Peacekeeping troops. She loved thier MREs and brought
home quite a stockpile. She shared a few French RCIRs (MREs) with me
and they included such items as, I KID YOU NOT; foi gras, sauted
rabbit, and stewed veal. They also had cheese, chocolate, etc...and
a mechanism to heat them with. They were great! If I'm stuck in a
disaster, I want to eat French RCIRs. In fact, if you find a
source, let me know, I'm definitely a customer.

Anthony, AKA TraderX


Good accountant and biz lawyer recommendation

Re: [spiers] Good accountant and biz lawyer recommendation


I don't know one myself, but I understand the rule of thumb is pay no more
than 3 times sales and pay only out of profits, that is, the deal is set up that
only if the company is profitable you pay, and only while it is profitable.

John


In a message dated 9/26/05 5:11:41 PM, dlow2828@yahoo.com writes:

Hello John and friends,

I need to find a good accountant and a business acquisition lawyer that
specializes in the import manufacturing/distribution business ASAP. Can
somebody
recommend a good accountant and a business acquisition lawyer in the Seattle
Metro area?

Thanks in advance.
-don


MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat)

Re: [spiers] MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat)


In a message dated 9/25/05 12:29:22 PM, guillot5491@yahoo.com writes:

I need some MRE's for my business and I'm going to buy a few thousand

to get a better price. I need to find groups/orgs/businesses/gov'ts

to buy what I don't need....Any ideas on

finding buyers would be appreciated.

A quick search of the internet will show you thousands of people selling
MRE's presently, perhaps you could see if they want the overage you anticipate.

If there is any money to be made...the MRE experts will make it... anyone
else getting involved will get burned. Seeing all this MRE activity reminds me
of when AIDS was the fear-du-jour & so many people were buying rubber gloves
from indonesia and malaysia hoping to make a killing, and as far as I could see
they all went bankrupt.

If sometime there is a killing to be made in hats, and you are a hat person,
then you will make it. It is as chaotic as that... The key principle is "age
quod agis"...do what you are doing...forget about the others..

FEMA burned 400,000 MRE donated from Britain last week... deemed "unfit for
human consumption.." Come on, Brit food isn't THAT bad... these MRE are the
same ones USA soldiers eat when on NATO operations... of course, at the same
time, the MRE contractors are going into overtime production... could it be
that
both Britain and USA make out when 400,000 mre's are incinerated...?

All disasters lead to new cuisine... think snails... truffles... sea
urchin...eel... not to mention, my favorites...well, never mind.

I was married in New Orleans, once, and I try to anniversary there...and we
delighted by the odd food..and to this day I only drink coffee with chicory.
During civil war, coffee was cut with chicory to extend it during the
shortage. Bitter, but it grows on you.... (and no I dont care for
beignets...just
fat flour and sugar anyway...nothing special there)

New Orleans will float again... I expect to see etouffee MRE on the menu at
Antoine's... and MRE jumbalaya at Commander's Palace when next I visit. And
how long will it take Zatarain's to offer a box of "blackened MRE catfish?"

Laissez lais bon temps rouler!

John


Good accountant and biz lawyer recommendation

Hello John and friends,

I need to find a good accountant and a business acquisition lawyer that
specializes in the import manufacturing/distribution business ASAP. Can
somebody recommend a good accountant and a business acquisition lawyer in the
Seattle Metro area?

Thanks in advance.
-don