Web shopping has been growing in volume. The postal rates may inhibit it somewhat in the future. The newer postal rates have reduced my consumption as a Canadian from American sources already. Yet with some of my interests without the web they would be totally dormant today.

I have about six items inbound from the orient now and that is typical. A new Toyota camry fuel pump with filter for my brother in law. Twenty three to twenty five dollars including shipping versus two hundred and seventy five dollars in town being the cheapest. An assortment of led light strips. Rocker switches and some replacement batteries. Most all are postage free with it built into the very reasonable selling costs.


I doubt there is a quality sock supplier in the orient currently but have never looked for example is the reason for this extended post. I never had any issues with reasonable normal markups on products as everyone has to make a living. Much of what I do see today is unreasonable in my opinion. There is no way normal manufacturing can return to north America with retailers now conditioned to having a huge markup. We may be partially creating our poor by their to me anyways unethical retail practices. The true savings on oriental merchandise is in general not passed on to the consumer.