Why I’m Hooked on Buying Direct from China (And You Should Be Too) I still remember the day my first package from China arrived. It was a chilly Tuesday morning in Berlin, and I’d just ordered a pair of platform boots from a seller I found on a whim. The tracking had been silent for two weeks, and I’d mentally written off the $35 as a loss. But there it was—a beat-up cardboard box with my name scribbled in marker. Inside, the boots were exactly as pictured: chunky, faux-leather, and ridiculously cool. I wore them to a gallery opening that night and got three compliments. That moment changed something for…