Why I Buy from China (and You Probably Should Too) It started with a pair of boots. I was scrolling through Instagram one rainy Tuesday, half-watching a true crime documentary, when an ad popped up for these chunky platform combat boots. They were exactly what I’d been hunting for months — matte black, silver hardware, chunky sole. The catch? They were $28 on a site I’d never heard of, shipping from somewhere in China. I almost scrolled past. But something made me click. That pair of boots arrived three weeks later, and they fit perfectly. The leather was softer than a lot of the $200 pairs I’ve tried on in…