Comments on: Apparently Deodorant is Seasonal http://www.cdrum.com/2007/11/19/apparently-deodorant-is-seasonal/ randomness from cdrum Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lalo on Livejournal http://www.cdrum.com/2007/11/19/apparently-deodorant-is-seasonal/comment-page-1/#comment-10420 Lalo on Livejournal Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:13:08 +0000 http://www.cdrum.com/2007/11/19/apparently-deodorant-is-seasonal/#comment-10420 [...]On the last few years I've seen a number of anecdotes about buying deodorant in China, topped with a post by Chris about the product apparently being “seasonal” (srsly?????). Well, this morning I topped that one. I asked my guide/real estate agent about buying some. He couldn't understand the word. I got my dictionary. He read the definition, shook his head knowingly, and told me he never heard of the concept. He later took me to a large, fancy, “laowai-friendly“ market, as we would have described it in Beijing, where I did indeed find the product. Then I left for the cashier, while he remained behind studying the shelf in anthropological fascination.[...] [...]On the last few years I’ve seen a number of anecdotes about buying deodorant in China, topped with a post by Chris about the product apparently being “seasonal” (srsly?????). Well, this morning I topped that one. I asked my guide/real estate agent about buying some. He couldn’t understand the word. I got my dictionary. He read the definition, shook his head knowingly, and told me he never heard of the concept. He later took me to a large, fancy, “laowai-friendly“ market, as we would have described it in Beijing, where I did indeed find the product. Then I left for the cashier, while he remained behind studying the shelf in anthropological fascination.[...]

]]> By: Deodorant Articles » Blog Archive » Apparently Deodorant is Seasonal http://www.cdrum.com/2007/11/19/apparently-deodorant-is-seasonal/comment-page-1/#comment-4864 Deodorant Articles » Blog Archive » Apparently Deodorant is Seasonal Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:40:47 +0000 http://www.cdrum.com/2007/11/19/apparently-deodorant-is-seasonal/#comment-4864 [...] Original post by Chris [...] [...] Original post by Chris [...]

]]> By: China Law Blog http://www.cdrum.com/2007/11/19/apparently-deodorant-is-seasonal/comment-page-1/#comment-4752 China Law Blog Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:37:55 +0000 http://www.cdrum.com/2007/11/19/apparently-deodorant-is-seasonal/#comment-4752 <strong>Tampons As China Marketing Symbol...</strong> Fascinating post over at the relatively new The Yuan Also Rises blog (tied in with China International Business Magazine). The post is entitled "Why don't Chinese women use tampons" and it serves as a good reminder of how and why China's consumer m... Tampons As China Marketing Symbol…

Fascinating post over at the relatively new The Yuan Also Rises blog (tied in with China International Business Magazine). The post is entitled “Why don’t Chinese women use tampons” and it serves as a good reminder of how and why China’s consumer m…

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