Why I Switched to Buying from China (and Why You Might Want To, Too) Look, I’ll be honest: a few years ago, I was one of those people who rolled their eyes at the idea of ordering from China. “It’s cheap junk,” I said. “Shipping takes forever,” I complained. “You never know what you’re going to get.” And yeah, I had a point—sometimes. But then a friend of mine, a fellow fashionista in Brooklyn, started showing off these incredible silk blouses she got for a fraction of what they cost in SoHo. I was intrigued, but skeptical. So I did what any curious middle-class professional with a slight shopping addiction…