My Chinese Shopping Saga: From Skeptic to Convert Okay, confession time. I used to be that person. The one who’d side-eye the ‘Made in China’ tag with a mix of pity and superiority. My wardrobe was a shrine to ‘conscious consumerism’—or at least, that’s what I told myself as I forked over €200 for a linen dress from a ‘sustainable’ French brand. Then, last winter, my beloved vintage-style leather satchel finally gave up the ghost. The strap snapped in the middle of Alexanderplatz, scattering my life across the cobblestones. I needed a replacement, stat, but my budget (thanks, Berlin rent) was screaming. A friend, a digital nomad with a terrifyingly…