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.] y0P)j;j%G#@-K1st day:FOB Business Forum*n7h(G:p4u$K
The day is coming as I expect, so excited.FOB Business Forum;h$E2E6z%Y'o$|9w%y
In the early morning, when I was washing my face, I got the call from my boss, he asked me to wait him in our office at 8o??clock, as a fact, I got up at 6:30,after finishing myself, took one coat (because some friends told me it would be very cold in the Booth), then go to my office, open the bags to check all things one by one, such as pen, note book, stitcher, calculator, samples and so on, everything is ok but my boss.[A Professional Business Forum]$^#t0Z&G:`(w:g
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I stand out of the door, looked around, what a blue sky! Take a deep breath, abruptly, one white car come to my eyes, ?¡ãmorning, Boss?¡À, he checked the bags again, ?¡ãOK, let??s go?¡À
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4y!j.X-J2}:[9z$Lwww.fobshanghai.comGo to other factory, to pick up 2 guys, we share the Booth with the factory, one man and one beautiful girl, Nicole, she will be my partner in the Canton Fair, the facts proved that she is a good partner, we help each other.
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At 9:40, we arrival in the Canton Fair Parking Lots, discharge all catalogues, 2 big cartons, it is very heavy, we have to asked 2 hammal to take it, it only spent 5 minutes to reach the entrance of Canton Fair, it is very closed, pass one short tunnel, but it cost us 40RMB, very expensive.business forum,trade forum,business opportunity,Business China,Business India,Brazil business2T)R*f;[#v {4l:Z

:K*}1i*X%J9@;O e-w[A Professional Business Forum]Then, we take out the handcart to push the cartons, my boss pull it arduously, Nicole and I take 2 bags, My God, the cartons is too heavy, I can??t understand is that why the old man disappeared at that key time. About 15 hard minutes later, we get to our Booth, many booths is open, many visitors walked around.[A Professional Business Forum]4^)^&k5R,B0k/G&b

,B9a:}'U&c-\9fwww.fobshanghai.comWhen my boss stopped, and told us, this is our Booth, I looked it with surprise, very small, a few glass products in the Booth, where is our product? ?¡ãlook up?¡À, finally, I find one set sofa on the top of the Booth, that is to say, I will catch the customers only by catalogue, it will be a big challenge.[A Professional Business Forum]1F3B&P%C-B0[;l
During the whole morning, many people are interested in the glass furniture, a few people ask the price for our sofa, I feel very sad and disappointed.
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._-c0V:k#gbusiness forum,trade forum,business opportunity,Business China,Business India,Brazil businessIn the afternoon, I changed my method, seizing the chance to get customer instead of waiting, I take a few catalogues in my hand, open it, when I see the people??s eyes to our Booth, my figures point to our sofa and introduce it, many buyer asked me the same question: how much is it? ?¡ãthe price depends on the leather, different leather means different price, which leather do you want? ?¡ãThis is our catalogue, more models for your choice, please have a look.FOB Business Forum(E&v(K7j&B'r.T*G
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It is a good way to catch the visitor??s eyes, then many people check our catalogue, to be frankly, our sofa is very attractive, so many buyer are interested in our products.[A Professional Business Forum]2W'G&Z q9N$x)K.E)~
At the beginning, I am not very familiar with our price list, so when the people asked me the price for many models, it spent me much time to search the exact price as per customer??s request, some times, many buyers are around me for price, at that time, I hope I had more than 2 hands to help me, fortunately, my boss is very clever, he help me so much, even he only know a little English, but when I was very busy, he help me send the catalogue to the buyers and say ?¡Àhello?¡À to them, then talked by body language.[A Professional Business Forum]/J5w!@#W8`9m3_8T:^
Because my boss forgot to take my business card, I have to use his name card, when I give the card to some foreign friends, all of them asked me the same question: are you Jack? ?¡ã no, I am sorry, Jack is my boss, I pointed to my boss, I am Jessica. ?¡ãOK?¡À, I hate to answer these questions, I blame my boss, he said: sorry, I must remember to take it tomorrow.  
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+e2b0Y,~-F"g(G2? r#{www.fobshanghai.comIn the afternoon, one black guy placed an order for 2 sets sofa, I gave our invoice to him, I look forward to his future order, but the truth is that he didn??t come to our booth any more, I had been waiting for 5 days.
%]#a%j"k*V)O;\FOB Business ForumAt 6 o??clock, we closed our Booth and go back, I t was very tired, we stand there more than 7 hours, we sit in the car, discuss the experience together, even though it was very tired, we still feel very happy, because this is our first time to meet so many foreign friends, get a few orders and learn more knowledge, 1 hour later, we went to restaurant and finish our dinner in a hurry, then go back to office, make PI and send mail to some buyer as per their request, Besides, I have to check my mail box to reply all mails for regular customers, deal with all documents, confirming BL and so on, tire leads to my headache, but I couldn??t leave for rest, I must finish all things before sleeping.FOB Business Forum8Z)x'Q-N$W0O
At 00:30, I finish everything, go home for rest.Summary: Don??t ask the customer what he wants to buy, just show them what you can offer.[A Professional Business Forum]'C7v'm6b%c3?2v'[

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[ Last edited by fengyuan at 2008-1-17 09:18 ]

i envy all of you who can go to the canton fair
+r N"I!Q:S5d*W$O9Abusiness forum,trade forum,business opportunity,Business China,Business India,Brazil businessbut anyway hope all of you can have good luck from the canton fair

Thanks,JerryFOB Business Forum4r,B9u(f8M1I+U5u

!G-|6\&L#G3Vbusiness forum,trade forum,business opportunity,Business China,Business India,Brazil businessyou will have the chance to go to Canton Fair

Good topic, I will share my trip

xiaoqing, Come on, it is good platform for us to share our experience

Yes, I think so

xiaoqing, many thanks for your encourage, i will continue

Jessica,how is it going after the fair, now?

It is my pleasure

good experience!FOB Business Forum6S/x'Y0a C4w6}
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actually i quote for a few visitors on the fair.&H,m3j6c*T$O
the main reason is that our products have been developed for years and are nothing new.www.fobshanghai.com$P3T7S-{#t;@4_9?
so many visitors are just coming for the price comparison, especially some India visitors.
4x:};k"k"K"i2}business forum,trade forum,business opportunity,Business China,Business India,Brazil businessi have met so many India visitors who promised large quantity and urgent order, but few of them kept their promise. "Q3Y9t!}!s&i!O#O

,A4C/O1B'i:H9K2T[A Professional Business Forum]it's quite important for us to learn how to tell potential customers from the visitors.

Rita, now i am a little busy, when i have free time, i will continue the experience

Thank you fengyuan pig 8H9o7Z(\;@8U2L"?;b

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come on,now,work comes first.www.fobshanghai.com2S'b%s4l3w:s(N6c
best wishes to u.

yes, many visitors just compare the price, i got 100 pcs cards, but i got only 3-5  customer

why did you say thanks to me? it is my pleasure to share itFOB Business Forum/F/O9B$Z!L:x2m:a6Q.s2{
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morning,Luobo