http://taobaofieldguide.com adventures in online shopping - for people living in china Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:33:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en -sponsored post- An Agent with Insider Knowledge Obook is a Taobao Agent with a unique perspective. They themselves run a successful Taobao shop selling books and magazines (hence the name). With this insider’s knowledge of the Taobao market, they are uniquely qualified to help you buy stuff from Taobao - at the ... http://taobaofieldguide.com/taobao-buying-agents/obook-taobao-agent Taobao Direct: These Guys ‘Get It’ Taobao Direct is a Taobao Agent, and we like their style. Not only do they provide a great service, but they also promote the Taobao culture with a blog about awesome stuff they bought on Taobao themselves. Like a Friend You Can Go Shopping With Going shopping ... http://taobaofieldguide.com/taobao-buying-agents/taobao-direct-taobao-agent Going Multi-Device Back when I only had one computer, one VPN access point was fine. But now that I have two computers, a PS3, and a wifi-ready Android phone. Applying the VPN to the latter two, in particular, has become a sisyphean ordeal. I need an easier way to share the ... http://taobaofieldguide.com/cool-stuff-to-buy-on-taobao/vpn-ready-router-lets-you-share-the-love I'm still fat I am the subject of an increasing number of belly pokes recently. Friends, colleagues, and girlfriend laobanniang all seem to think it is funny to point out my fatness. What's worse, my recent attempts to lose weight via peculiar Chinese products has flat-out failed. American-style weightloss My fellow Americanos may ... http://taobaofieldguide.com/cool-stuff-to-buy-on-taobao/time-to-get-fit-taobao-style Warnings come in about yoybuy.com A reader from Australia has written in to warn us of a bad experience he had shopping with Taobao Agent yoybuy.com. Before we detail the complaint, let us say that to our knowledge yoybuy does a mostly decent job serving their customers (thanks for the reports from two ... http://taobaofieldguide.com/taobao-buying-agents/warning-yoybuy-receives-complaints I did nothing! Now that we are turning the corner on winter, I have realized that I have not yet scheduled my annual cold-weather-escape trip to Sanya. That makes me 0 for 3 on my annual activities. I did not manage to make it to Dino Beach water park, nor did I ... http://taobaofieldguide.com/cool-stuff-to-buy-on-taobao/a-kilo-of-hainan-island-sand Laser-etched dog tags Following from the last post, some people caught some laser-etching mania.  My partner laobanniang among them, found some really crazy stuff. A perfect Valentine's day gift Don't have a dog? Me either. But I do have a girlfriend (the aforementioned laobanniang). So my plan is to get one of these ... http://taobaofieldguide.com/cool-stuff-to-buy-on-taobao/from-now-on-i-want-everything-laser-etched Urban Ninjas Only If you are a master Ninja-About-Town, you will want to equip one of these in your adventure kit.  Stainless steel construction ensures that you could use it as a throwing weapon, if need be. Not only does it let you know where you are going, but it can also ... http://taobaofieldguide.com/cool-stuff-to-buy-on-taobao/steel-pocket-subway-maps-of-chinese-cities A few weeks back we reported an exclusive rumor that Taobao was planning to launch a dedicated B2C consumer electronics platform. We were right And it feels so good. 3c.taobao.com is now online serving up a streamlined shopping experience. Run your purchases through the Taobao Electronics Mall and you won't need to ... http://taobaofieldguide.com/taobao-news/taobao-electronics-mall-rumor-confirmed GTD comes to China A long while back we reported on the cool dude who started his own Taobao business importing Moleskine notebooks and created the Chinese-language web community to evangelize the Moleskine lifestyle. Those still make a great gift. But if your new years agenda includes the resolutions to be more ... http://taobaofieldguide.com/cool-stuff-to-buy-on-taobao/gtd-brand-notebooks-bring-the-productivity-fetish-to-china