If you have 4 or more friends - please email for a date availability at least 2 weeks in advance.
This is something you cannot do on your own. We have a van and driver taking us to 3-4 factories and a marketplace in a short amount of time. We do business with these factories on a regular basis for years and have developed an understanding of every factory strengths and weaknesses.
PRICE:$1098 per person/each - 4 person minimum We do not discount for larger groups We cannot take less.
Let us guide you through the
factories and Antique villages and help in selecting pieces that speak to
you. If you can't find it, we can help redesign it.
Cost: $1098 each person.
Minimum: 4 people per trip. We do not take individual buyers or smaller
groups.
Price includes; round trip
ferry ticket, local transportation for the day, consultations, and follow
up with freight and delivery to your home.
Please supply your own packed
lunch.
MUST have a current Chinese
Visa
You must have RMB
Because we visit the factories
frequently - you will be quoted wholesale prices - the same prices of
someone buying a container. Save 50% - 70% over local Hong Kong prices
There is an additional 15%-25%
commission on all custom orders and product development that needs follow
up and design work after we leave Zhuhai. No commission on
items hand carried or 'as is' off the showroom floor. You will be billed
separately at time of invoicing to factory.
Contact us at least 1 week
before, so we can arrange our schedule and the trip you need.
Supply us with a 'wish' list at
that time - and we can send photos to you with prices or load them on the
website for you to view.
It's a fun day in China, a
memorable day with friends, and rewarding day with what you save.
YOU MUST HAVE A VALID CHINESE VISA!
Your Tour Guides: Jeni and Elisabeth
Please give 2-3 weeks advance notice so that schedules can coordinate and time to get your visa if needed. Minimum : 4 persons per trip - so find some friends and pull together a group. Even if they're not shopping, it's another Cultural Experience!
What a remarkable day we had touring with the AWA members; 2 vans, 3 factories and a market place.
Everyone has busy schedules. Please try to book 2-3 weeks in advance. Most people pull their own group of 4 together and we add on singles to fill up the van, if necessary . Best is Monday - Friday. Sometimes available on Saturdays (closed Sundays).
Terms and conditions:
Full payment must be made 48 hours/ 2 days before
shopping date.
Payment by check mailed to us before
due date of 48 hours/ 2 days.
Make
checks payable to the trip leader: Jennifer Archie or Elisabeth Gould
We will confirm with you the day before
departure by email.
Cancellations within 48 hours/ 2 days incur a
50% cancellation fee - so please make sure all your visas are current!
It is agreed that while every care is taken to
provide you with a safe and comfortable shopping day, we hold no responsibility
and you travel at your own risk.
ONLY ANTIQUE CHINESE AND REPRODUCTIONS OF THE SAME CAN BE FOUND IN ZHUHAI, CHINA.
Items you will find:
all size of cabinets - large and small
stools
alter tables
coffee tables
rice pots
antique wooden boxes
wicker baskets
drums
tables - round and farm
trunks
screens and shutters
Chinese Chairs
birdcages
statues
porcelain garden stools and vases
jewelry boxes
ladders
porcelain lamps
endless possibilities and so much to see
A TYPICAL DAY TRIP
We meet at the 3rd floor Macau Ferry Terminal - East Departure Gate - at 8:10am
Ferry departs at 8:35 and arrives in Zhuhai in 70 minutes. By the time we are out of customs it's about 10-10:15
RMB can be achieved at the local ferry terminal cash machines. Suggestion is to get what you need before departure at your local bank. We cannot stop while out - we are not near banks.
It takes about 30 minutes to get to our first factory.
We can achieve as many as 4-5 factories if we return on the 7:30 ferry. In the fall, with less daylight, we return on the 6pm ferry.
The time allotted for each factory is about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
If we don't see all the factories and you want to stroll the market place - we can do this for 1 hour. It's a good place to have the picnic lunch.
When returning on the 6pm ferry - we need to leave the factories about 4:45pm because of rush hour. We land in HK and out of customs about 7:30pm. When departing on the 7:30pm ferry - we can leave the factories about 6:15 and out of HK customs about 9pm.
Gobi Desert
Our Ger Tent for the night in Mongolia
Contact us for a reservation form: homeredesignhk@yahoo.com Contact us a week before with a "wish" list so we can prepare.
EXAMPLE OF SAVINGS!
One customer purchased 3 items: Chinoisorie Sideboard, Alter table and English Bombay dresser
Her total expense: cost of the trip, items, commission, delivery, exchange rate = $14,375
If she had purchased at a Hong Kong Retail store with delivery charges = $28,400
That's a savings of over $14,000 in one day. - just over 50%
