1. Anger at Chinese. Calls for "boycotting ALL Chinese goods from this moment on".
2. Realization that there are not many/any alternatives available or affordable for 90% of the products we use daily from toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, cups, plates, mugs, clothes, soap, towels, shoes, phones
3. Making feeble attempts to 'boycott' some Chinese products and realizing the pain and costs that come with it. Toning down expressions of anger and hostility towards Chinese while inwardly anger grows and alternates with some measure of gratitude towards the Chinese for making all these products for us, all these years for such an affordable price. Wondering how they could manage to do it and still make a profit and supply in plenty.
4. Seriously thinking about making stuff ourselves, instead of buying from Chinese
5. Deciding to postpone "boycotting ALL Chinese goods until a future date when we are better set up with jobs and opportunities to manufacture things ourselves. Waiting for business climate to improve to get started
6. Actually deciding to start manufacturing some small number of items, while calling for "partial boycott of AS MANY Chinese goods as feasible".
7. Sticker and other shock at realizing actually what all it takes to make a toothbrush locally. How much it would cost and how much we need to charge for it to be profitable (perhaps $20 a toothbrush of comparable quality)
8. Realizing that maybe, we need to make a 'pragmatic compromise' in quality to achieve 'a more affordable price per unit', until we can scale up volumes
9. Realizing almost every other country is trying to do the same as us, make things locally and boycott all foreign products for daily use, as much as possible. Hence our volumes can never be like the Chinese have today. Realization dawns that we cannot possibly ever match the Chinese quality and price that was available freely until recently, that we never gave a second thought to.
10. Nevertheless, go ahead with setting up our own manufacturing facilities, supporting our local businesses for most of our daily essential needs. Agreeing to pay more, work for less wages than we used to expect before.
11. Grudgingly, at least, develop some respect for what we used to dismiss as 'cheap Chinese products' that we were so used to.. Developing some respect for the Chinese, Vietnamese, Koreans, Japanese, Thai, Malaysian manufacturers. Developing respect for their manufacturing techniques, business models and organization of supply chains and skills set.
12. Developing some pride in ourselves as we become more of the 'producers and manufacturers' not just consumers of goods. Become less wasteful in our consumption and paying a fair price for the locally produced goods that we use daily.
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2. Realization that there are not many/any alternatives available or affordable for 90% of the products we use daily from toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, cups, plates, mugs, clothes, soap, towels, shoes, phones
3. Making feeble attempts to 'boycott' some Chinese products and realizing the pain and costs that come with it. Toning down expressions of anger and hostility towards Chinese while inwardly anger grows and alternates with some measure of gratitude towards the Chinese for making all these products for us, all these years for such an affordable price. Wondering how they could manage to do it and still make a profit and supply in plenty.
4. Seriously thinking about making stuff ourselves, instead of buying from Chinese
5. Deciding to postpone "boycotting ALL Chinese goods until a future date when we are better set up with jobs and opportunities to manufacture things ourselves. Waiting for business climate to improve to get started
6. Actually deciding to start manufacturing some small number of items, while calling for "partial boycott of AS MANY Chinese goods as feasible".
7. Sticker and other shock at realizing actually what all it takes to make a toothbrush locally. How much it would cost and how much we need to charge for it to be profitable (perhaps $20 a toothbrush of comparable quality)
8. Realizing that maybe, we need to make a 'pragmatic compromise' in quality to achieve 'a more affordable price per unit', until we can scale up volumes
9. Realizing almost every other country is trying to do the same as us, make things locally and boycott all foreign products for daily use, as much as possible. Hence our volumes can never be like the Chinese have today. Realization dawns that we cannot possibly ever match the Chinese quality and price that was available freely until recently, that we never gave a second thought to.
10. Nevertheless, go ahead with setting up our own manufacturing facilities, supporting our local businesses for most of our daily essential needs. Agreeing to pay more, work for less wages than we used to expect before.
11. Grudgingly, at least, develop some respect for what we used to dismiss as 'cheap Chinese products' that we were so used to.. Developing some respect for the Chinese, Vietnamese, Koreans, Japanese, Thai, Malaysian manufacturers. Developing respect for their manufacturing techniques, business models and organization of supply chains and skills set.
12. Developing some pride in ourselves as we become more of the 'producers and manufacturers' not just consumers of goods. Become less wasteful in our consumption and paying a fair price for the locally produced goods that we use daily.
Copyright (c) Kannan Narayanamurthy 2020
All rights reserved
Good points Kannan
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