Pathetic Manufacturers in my Poor Country

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I am now running my own business (just a sideline actually, as i am also employed as a broker). I was sourcing for umbrella and bag manufacturers who are capable to apply my customized designs. I was told by these umbrella & bag manufacturers that they cant do my design as they find it highly intricate. They were, however, routing me to manufacturers in China! Woah! Here i am, a businesswoman in my own country wanting to give jobs to my fellow Filipinos but because of outdated technology, they couldnt live up to my expectations! I would have to resort (again) to having my project (which is so intended for FIlipinos) sourced to either China or India. I also sourced embroiderers (for a dress) here in my country and they said, they couldnt handle my design because it is so intricate. They referred me to India! Oh my goodness gracious! How do we expect this economy to grow when there are many incapacities and outdated technology! This is so infuriating! And frustrating!!! And so i would hear and read comments about Filipinos boycotting Chinese products... I wish i could tell them... hello... without Chinese products, you are done for... Just look at the umbrellas here... fibrella... so you think Made in China is not durable, look again... Fibrella is China-based... Look at the polo shirts... so you think its from the Philippines?? Look again, its from China! Almost everything that you see here in our poor country is made in China. Can you blame China for being so empirical? Dont act too proud Filipinos... We dont have enough products that we could call our own! We dont have enough manufacturers here who can compete in the global market! Pathetic!