FDX- Guangzhou Shopping?

Reply Subscribe

Page 1 of 2

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

12-17-2013, 09:32 PM

ClutchCargo

Gets Weekends Off

Thread Starter

Joined APC: May 2005

Position: FDX MD11 Capt in MEM

Posts: 885

FDX- Guangzhou Shopping?

I'm not much of a shopper but it's that time of year... Anybody know of a place in CAN where I can buy an R/C helo?

Thanks,
Clutch

12-18-2013, 04:11 AM

MaydayMark

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Apr 2006

Position: MD-11 Captain

Posts: 4,304

Rumor mill says Amazon & Google have them?

12-18-2013, 04:17 AM

ClutchCargo

Gets Weekends Off

Thread Starter

Joined APC: May 2005

Position: FDX MD11 Capt in MEM

Posts: 885

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaydayMark

Rumor mill says Amazon & Google have them?

Yeah, but are they as cheap as you can get in China? I'm a pilot for Chrissake!

Yours,
Clutch

12-18-2013, 05:24 AM

JetJocF14

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Sep 2006

Position: B-777 Captain

Posts: 943

Go to the Tech center, short cab ride away. Across the street there is a small mall. Should be able to locate one there..

12-18-2013, 05:26 AM

NightFr8r

On Reserve

Joined APC: Aug 2008

Posts: 17

I stayed at the Garden last month, the concierge had a list of about 20 different markets. We went to the electronics market which ended up being mainly audio equipment. There was a toy and gift market on the list, didn't get there though. Cab was about 4$ each way.

12-18-2013, 06:30 AM

Flaps50

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Aug 2006

Position: B777 FO FDX, C130 ANG

Posts: 538

I second the Electronics Market, in fact they have anything electronic you may want or not even know you want. Mini speakers are a very good deal there too. iPad covers, IPhone cases, remote control toys...

Happy hunting!!

12-18-2013, 11:43 AM

AerisArmis

Slainge Var'

Joined APC: Oct 2006

Position: Zeppelin Tail Gunner

Posts: 1,530

Onelink market......12 RMB cab ride. In your welcome letter at the China Hotel, they call it the toy market, but it's got 8 floors of cool stuff other than toys.

12-18-2013, 06:53 PM

Raptor

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Aug 2012

Posts: 711

Buyer Beware

As a reminder, always buy what you've inspected and handle it yourself when bagging it up.

I bought an RC toy a couple of years ago. The smiling young lady showed the demo chopper flying up, down, and all around. She bagged up a "new" one and of course, I looked it over before handing her the cash. The remote was different and didn't have 3 axis controls. I walked out.

I went to another shop, and when they knew I was going to fly the model I bought, the price was no longer as good and all of a sudden I was looking at a different model than the one we started bargaining over! In the end, I brought home a nice toy, but it was certainly buyer beware.