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What would u take from Dubai to sell in your country?

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Latest post on 06 March 2011 - 16:38

Hi ladies,

Are there any items you find here that you wish you could have in your home countries? Anything your friends ask you to take or so? Anything you feel could get you some profit?

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Latest post on 09 March 2011 - 15:21

Thank you all ladies, once again. the idea is to take a few items when i go home and sell among friends and relatives and help with some income - I guess generators will not be a practical one but I'll suggest it to a friend who has a trading company, thanks Appletiser. edited by Marydots on 09/03/2011 in that case perhaps you should ask your friends and relatives what they might like to buy?

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Latest post on 09 March 2011 - 15:19

decorated pillow covers, table runners, cloths. Whenever we go to the Antique warehouse there is usually someone from North America putting in a huge order for stuff like this. I was in Toronto last year and came across a few specialty shops where goods like this were sold and let me tell you...the mark up was way over 100%...a pillow cover bought her for 40dhms (about 12.00 cdn) sold for $60.00 if not more for the larger ones so, the import business is good but you do have to pay Taxes unless you bring home a large box at a time when you travel :)

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Latest post on 09 March 2011 - 15:09

knifes. I get German made knifes here at a fraction of the price back home where do you buy it? what brand do you recommend?

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Latest post on 09 March 2011 - 12:18

Thank you all ladies, once again. the idea is to take a few items when i go home and sell among friends and relatives and help with some income - I guess generators will not be a practical one but I'll suggest it to a friend who has a trading company, thanks Appletiser. <em>edited by Marydots on 09/03/2011</em>

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Latest post on 08 March 2011 - 10:57

id take procari sweat, it sorts my hangovers out over here big time! You know that is full of MSG?

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Latest post on 08 March 2011 - 10:54

Gold...i remember i sold some old broken gold in England that i bought in Dubai. I got a huge profit from it! Didnt expect to either, i just needed some cash for my holiday and i got a very nice surprise when he told me how much he would buy it for.

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 22:00

my Dubai attitude, iam a princess....iam, iam........

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 16:41

The maid LOL

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 16:39

id take procari sweat, it sorts my hangovers out over here big time!

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 15:33

All the wonderful nougats and other sweets and dried fruits available at Wafi gourmet.

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 15:31

How about olive oil? I'm not expert but I've heard some of the best olive oil comes from Lebanon and as its hard to export directly from there, it is generally sent to other middle eastern countries and exported from there. Very lucrative if you can make the right connections.

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 15:18

A Good arabic recipe book, its hard to find authentic ones when you leave this place

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 14:38

shawarmas - love them here!

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 13:14

definitely perfumes, oils, incense, frankincense(sourced from the region)...as i believe there is whole niche market for those products which is growing. That is what i would try.Even Sephora is selling oil perfumes. What do others think?

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 13:08

Authentic Camel Milk Chocolate. Although there are camels in Australia I don't believe the chocolate has been explored and as it is a niche market importing rather than producing may be more cost effective in any event. The product is unique and Australian's are renown for enjoying different foods. [i'>After all we Australians eat both of the animals on our coat of arms [/i'>

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 12:55

Theres nothing I would take back from here that I cant get cheeper somewhere else.

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 12:46

With the exception of dates and sand everything else has been imported to Dubai. There are lots of other countries that stock goods for the fraction of what you pay in Dubai, I don’t see what the point would be taking things out to resell Allegedly the sand in JBR beach and some of the sand in the golf course bunkers are imported from overseas. Not sure about JBR specifically, but certainly hotel beach sand is imported - the local stuff is considered too coarse. And bunker sand for golf courses is also imported for the same reason, funny though that seems. I met someone once who worked in Dubai in sand importation, which I thought was hilarious! I seem to remember him saying that local sand wasn't even suitable for construction! I think he said a lot of what he brought in was from Saudi. To the OP - no, it couldn't possibly be worth it. If there's a product that interests you as a business proporsition, it's almost certainly not from Dubai, so you could need to consider the import/export costs etc in relation to the country it is actually produced in. Where, for instance, are the pashminas sold locally made?

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 12:42

If it is for the Uk then places like Primark have very cheap scarves/ pashmina's, so be careful. <em>edited by Hotpot on 07/03/2011</em>

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 12:39

NOTHING!!!!

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 12:38

Thank you all ladies for your suggestions. What about pashminas and scarves? Do you think it is worth it?

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Latest post on 07 March 2011 - 12:37

so to summarise, so far we have a business that sells : sand, shisha, generators, spices, moroccan oil, Freckles husband and children, fabrics, fags, dates, jewellery, luxury cars and knives! :-P Expat Woman Foodstuffs and General Trading LLC LOLOLOLOLOLOL ladies, how creative you are! Thanks for summarising and branding the business! :)

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Latest post on 06 March 2011 - 21:56

With the exception of dates and sand everything else has been imported to Dubai. There are lots of other countries that stock goods for the fraction of what you pay in Dubai, I don’t see what the point would be taking things out to resell Allegedly the sand in JBR beach and some of the sand in the golf course bunkers are imported from overseas.

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Latest post on 06 March 2011 - 21:47

Sunshine. Free here but worth a fortune in UK, people would pay loads for it.

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Latest post on 06 March 2011 - 19:43

Luxury Cars, they are half the price here about the same as the uk - cars must be sooo expensive in switzerland! Geez! Everything is expensive in Swiss.

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Latest post on 06 March 2011 - 19:42

With the exception of dates and sand everything else has been imported to Dubai. There are lots of other countries that stock goods for the fraction of what you pay in Dubai, I don’t see what the point would be taking things out to resell

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Latest post on 06 March 2011 - 19:40

so to summarise, so far we have a business that sells : sand, shisha, generators, spices, moroccan oil, Freckles husband and children, fabrics, fags, dates, jewellery, luxury cars and knives! :-P Expat Woman Foodstuffs and General Trading LLC

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Latest post on 06 March 2011 - 19:39

A suitcase full of knives should do it.

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Latest post on 06 March 2011 - 19:37

so to summarise, so far we have a business that sells : sand, shisha, generators, spices, moroccan oil, Freckles husband and children, fabrics, fags, dates, jewellery, luxury cars and knives! :-P

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Latest post on 06 March 2011 - 19:35

Luxury Cars, they are half the price here about the same as the uk - cars must be sooo expensive in switzerland! Geez!

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Latest post on 06 March 2011 - 19:33

knifes. I get German made knifes here at a fraction of the price back home

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