Loved my trips to China. There is such a huge markup on chairs. Pricing out of China for their premium chairs to US distributors is 6-10% (6,000 to 8,000 CNY) of US MSRP. Current estimates of 150 to 250 CNY per hour are exaggerated a bit, and, the employer deducts housing and food costs from that amount, leaving take home pay at ~10% to 20%, or 5 to 10 CNY per hour. Also no overtime and workers are expected to work a 12 hour shift, sometimes, especially in rural areas, for 8 hours pay. No unemployment benefits. Hours can be cut anytime. Health costs paid separately by the employee
Came here to see the mechanics of a massage chair, but first learned about a fish lunch, trees, parking spots, a 4,000 year old town, and a factory built in July of 2017. Great video!
Agree, Abbas. However, you have to add on shipping, parts, and customer support warranty of 1-3 years. That ads cost to the chair as well. So, it is not as easy as saying that a $2000 chair has a $1500 profit margin. It is often quite a bit less when you add in all the other costs associated with importing a chair. dr. w.
Not really IMO. He's a physician not an engineer. And having toured many Chinese factories that ranged from OMG! (bad) safety and quality practices to a few that were quite impressive I must say this is darn nice for a facility focused on hand assembly. But then again they're making $3000 chairs so adequate lighting and reasonable pace of production yields a better product. I would add they were very open letting him wander around taking full video.
I'm impressed as well. But it's clear that they have the unused workbays and space on the assembly line for a reason. If demand jumps, they can probably produce the chairs at a much faster rate if demand increases, and they hire more workers. And because they have planned the extra space for it, they can do that without significant quality problems, unless they try to push production numbers way too high.
Good video. One comment. I hope that you are not so naive to think that the lunch you ate is same as what the workers were served. You were a guest/business partner so looks like they booked a private room and fed you a proper dinner to show hospitality. The workers eat rice, vegetable and meat and that is it. Still pretty good stuff but nothing like what you were served. I used to travel to China all the time (lost count of trips I've made) and often just ate the same food as the workers which I honestly miss. Best Regards.
Good point. I asked about that when I was there. The management told me that the workers ate everything I ate except for the fish, which was a kind gesture for me. The room was a private room off the main cafeteria, where the workers ate. dr. w.
It all depends on the brand of your chair. Let me know the name brand of your chair and perhaps I can give you a phone number of the distributor. dr. w.
We don't franchise, but if you want to carry a line of chairs in your country, you would need to contact factories yourself. I do not have contact information for many factories, but you can go to Alibaba.com and they will have some reps from Chinese manufacturers who can help you get in contact with the right person. dr. w.
@@massagechairrelief makes sense. Thanks for being honest. Which massage chair have you had minimum repair on? this is based on facts and not your own assumptions, so I hope it's okay i ask without you jeopardising business relationship:)
You can always order chairs from Alibaba, coming from hundreds of different factories in China, however you will have to pay for shipping from China as well as have no parts or support available in the US or whatever country in which you reside. You can do it still, but just be careful with that process! dr. w.
Hahahahahaha. You nailed it! That's exactly how it felt while I was recording the video and I bet that's exactly what they were thinking (except in Chinese!). dr. w.
Loved my trips to China. There is such a huge markup on chairs. Pricing out of China for their premium chairs to US distributors is 6-10% (6,000 to 8,000 CNY) of US MSRP. Current estimates of 150 to 250 CNY per hour are exaggerated a bit, and, the employer deducts housing and food costs from that amount, leaving take home pay at ~10% to 20%, or 5 to 10 CNY per hour. Also no overtime and workers are expected to work a 12 hour shift, sometimes, especially in rural areas, for 8 hours pay. No unemployment benefits. Hours can be cut anytime. Health costs paid separately by the employee
Came here to see the mechanics of a massage chair, but first learned about a fish lunch, trees, parking spots, a 4,000 year old town, and a factory built in July of 2017. Great video!
Very nice video,, 👍
Great video Dr. Weidner! Always teaching me something new.
Thanks for this video you're awesome!
From there it costs 500 usd each
Then dealers sell one of them with 2000 usd price tag
Agree, Abbas. However, you have to add on shipping, parts, and customer support warranty of 1-3 years. That ads cost to the chair as well. So, it is not as easy as saying that a $2000 chair has a $1500 profit margin. It is often quite a bit less when you add in all the other costs associated with importing a chair.
dr. w.
Outstanding and educational video!
Thank you for sharing it with us.
Wow! He's never seen anything like this! He's not been around the block.
Indeed! That was the first time I had ever been to a manufacturing facility. It was a real eye opener for me.
Dr. W.
It's unbelievable and amazing that this guy has never been to a factory before.
It really is, Phil. I wish I could have gone earlier.
Dr. Alan Weidner
Not really IMO. He's a physician not an engineer. And having toured many Chinese factories that ranged from OMG! (bad) safety and quality practices to a few that were quite impressive I must say this is darn nice for a facility focused on hand assembly. But then again they're making $3000 chairs so adequate lighting and reasonable pace of production yields a better product. I would add they were very open letting him wander around taking full video.
I'm impressed as well. But it's clear that they have the unused workbays and space on the assembly line for a reason. If demand jumps, they can probably produce the chairs at a much faster rate if demand increases, and they hire more workers. And because they have planned the extra space for it, they can do that without significant quality problems, unless they try to push production numbers way too high.
Good video. One comment. I hope that you are not so naive to think that the lunch you ate is same as what the workers were served. You were a guest/business partner so looks like they booked a private room and fed you a proper dinner to show hospitality. The workers eat rice, vegetable and meat and that is it. Still pretty good stuff but nothing like what you were served. I used to travel to China all the time (lost count of trips I've made) and often just ate the same food as the workers which I honestly miss. Best Regards.
Good point. I asked about that when I was there. The management told me that the workers ate everything I ate except for the fish, which was a kind gesture for me. The room was a private room off the main cafeteria, where the workers ate. dr. w.
Can I make a purchase??
For a minute there I thought they was building more of the CardioTech chair I have here with the silver bands on the side.
hi, my massage chair mother board is faulty , where i can find the new mother board
It all depends on the brand of your chair. Let me know the name brand of your chair and perhaps I can give you a phone number of the distributor.
dr. w.
Thank you very much for the video. We learned new things everyday.
Do you ship in the Philippines??
Yes, we can. Feel free to contact our store at 888-259-5380 for shipping quotes and warranty information.
Dr. W.
@@massagechairrelief okay thank you
Wow!
Sir how can I get Franchisee for India
We don't franchise, but if you want to carry a line of chairs in your country, you would need to contact factories yourself. I do not have contact information for many factories, but you can go to Alibaba.com and they will have some reps from Chinese manufacturers who can help you get in contact with the right person.
dr. w.
Why is the factory company name not shown or talked about?
Infinity asked that I not mention the factory name in my video.
dr. w.
@@massagechairrelief makes sense. Thanks for being honest.
Which massage chair have you had minimum repair on? this is based on facts and not your own assumptions, so I hope it's okay i ask without you jeopardising business relationship:)
@@nerojan4078 Feel free to reach out to me at 888-259-5380 and we can chat about your inquiry.
dr. w.
Me i know if you have available parts of massage chair
We don't sell parts but if you tell me what brand of chair you have, I may be able to get you contact information with that company.
dr. w.
Is there any website that I can order straight from the factory? If yes, comment it below for me! Thank you very much!
You can always order chairs from Alibaba, coming from hundreds of different factories in China, however you will have to pay for shipping from China as well as have no parts or support available in the US or whatever country in which you reside. You can do it still, but just be careful with that process!
dr. w.
All the workers are like "Who the fuck is this guy?".
Hahahahahaha. You nailed it! That's exactly how it felt while I was recording the video and I bet that's exactly what they were thinking (except in Chinese!).
dr. w.
Hi Dr. Weidner. These chair parts look awfully similar to the Kahuna massage chair parts. Does Kahuna get their parts at this factory??
Hi, Vinh. I My sources tell me that Kahuna does not have any chairs or parts made at the factory I visited.
dr. w.
Hi, where exactly in china is this factory. Do you have their contact details? how to get there from Shanghai?
I don't really know. I was picked up by a factory rep in Shanghai and driven about 2 hours to the factory.
dr. w.
we need the GOLD CHAIR
Now, that was a healthy lunch.
can I come next time Dr
Reportage super, cameraman zero, catastrophe ...
Got nauseous watching this video. Too much movement. :(
#BoycottChineseProducts and stand with the Uyghurs people!
Thanks for this video you're awesome!