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Hello Jeannie!  I don`t have any answers for you, I`m really wondering what advice others have. 

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Leslie
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Hello Jeannie,

 I see that not a lot of response on this issue. But here is my 2 cents.
When I place an order to China I usually pay  30% before production.  The other  30% when shipment has been sent . The final 40% when it has been received and inspected. If we find defective products we subtract from the last payment.
 But we only inspect at random 20% of the order. If you can get 80%-85% of your product passable then I think that is a good number for efficient. With each run try to improve that number.
 For the other mater when we finalize each product and inspect each one before shipment,  this is the time when we find  more defective products. At this point we try to get credit from the manufacturer on the next run. This saves on shipping and changing money. I usually take lots of pictures to prove my point. You can also negotiate to upgrade the materials at a lower cost.
I guest it depends on your manufacturer.
Hope this helps.



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