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Launched in April 2010, AliExpress (www.aliexpress.com) is a leading global e-marketplace made up of small business sellers that offer a wide variety of consumer products with good value for money. It is dedicated to bringing unique products in more than 20 major product categories to its millions of registered buyers in more than 220 countries and regions.

AliExpress is a business within Alibaba Group.

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San Mateo, CA, United States
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AliExpress Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of the company reflects significant customer dissatisfaction, primarily due to pervasive issues with order fulfillment, delayed deliveries, and inadequate customer service. Many customers report difficulties in receiving refunds and resolving disputes, often feeling ignored or misled by the company's support channels. Positive aspects, such as product variety and competitive pricing, are overshadowed by complaints regarding fraudulent sellers and the lack of buyer protection. This trend indicates a pressing need for the company to enhance its customer service protocols and ensure accountability among its sellers to rebuild trust with consumers.

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service
1,656
value
1,556
shipping
1,599
returns
1,437
quality
1,496
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Hungary
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Elijah is a member of the Aliexpress portal.
I have recently bought a 7" tablet from them and got it in around a week through DHL.

Date of experience: November 5, 2012
Ireland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have had lots of things shipped now from this site direct have a few on the way now too! Cant see anything wron with it to be honest. I used to shop on one of the biggest auction sites in the uk/us but I wont name names they know who they are, no fault of thiers it seems there are more scammers on those sites than ever before, at least you get reviews to go by on this site. I have yet to ask for my money back on any item and hope to do more business with them in the future! I have had to wait for a refund on items 6 times over the last couple of months on the other evilbay so each to thier own.

Date of experience: November 3, 2012
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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To be honest, i am a seller from aliexpress. I have some suggestions want to share with our customers.

1. Language difference
I think most of our seller and supplier is good.the problem is the language differences. That is really hard to avoid. So, the communication is really important before you place an order. I have meet some customers that mix up my production model number with other seller's. Luckly, both he and i have solve the problem, because we have a good communication.

2 about the shipping time.
Some customers choose free shipping, but at the same time, they don't know what is free shipping. Free shipping always means you need to wait for about 1 month.and the tracking information can't be find on the website. Especially if it's a special period in China. For example, now is the People's Congress in China, some package has been check again and again before send out. I know some sellers parcel has been in China for about 2 month just because the congress.

3. Some customers reply that the differences between the picture and the real products.It always happens in the clothes.so i recommand that if you want to buy clothes from aliexpress (actually i hope you don't buy clothes, shoes from aliexpree because the size differences and colour differences between the different computer screen), you can try to ask the seller to send you the real picture of the staff. Without
Computer processing.

4. feedback is good for references.Don't think it's a waste of time before you place an order. Compare with orther shops.

Date of experience: October 29, 2012
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I've purchased about 10-12 times from this site and have never had an issue (knock on wood). It was all crafting items so perhaps that's has something to do with it. All of the sellers I used have several feedback responses. I also only use my actual credit card, not debit mi called to verify that I would be covered with my credit card company in case something were to happen and they assured me I would be. I obviously can't wholeheartedly recommend this site for everything but for the little things my friends and I have purchased we've had no problems.

Date of experience: October 21, 2012
Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My experience with this site worked out very good. I bought hand fans and necklace charms from 3 different suppliers. Each one arrived in a reasonable amount of time and was exactly as I expected. One of the suppliers (Tracy from I Am Your Fans) actually emailed back and forth with me to make sure I got the exact product I wanted from her selection. I did not have to deal with returns so I cannot speak to that. I know that is often the challenge with these types of sites.

Date of experience: October 18, 2012
Virginia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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STAY AWAY from aliexpress.com website. Designer dress with a designer model's picture was advertised on the website. Purchased a dress, only to receive a fake, poorly made, low-quality dress not even close to the original dress ( I bought original dress from dillards before). Tried to dispute as they encourage on the website (If customer is not satisfied with the product), only to be answered as below (copy & paste):

"Tom jiang17 Oct 2012 10:13 (GMT -7)
Hello friend
Sorry to hear that. But all our dresses are made by our factory "EROSE" as describled in the description page. They are all copies.
So we cann't accept your return
Regards
Tom"

I did not see anywhere on the website advertised that I was purchasing a copy of a dress. Something needs to be done with aliexpress website; because, he is entertaining fake suppliers.

Date of experience: October 17, 2012
South Africa
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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DON´T BUY ANYTHNIG!
September 11, 2012

DON´T BUY ANYTHNIG!
I received a fake watch, totally different the watch I bought and Aliexpress didn´t do nothing to protect me.

Date of experience: September 11, 2012
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They are scam
August 24, 2012

They are scam. Most of the products in their webpage is not viewed with the actual price but lower, just to fool you to order the product an there is no way to cancel the order once you learn the real price and all the exact info.
My opinion do not order anything from them, unless you want to give some donation to them poor Chinese people

Date of experience: August 24, 2012
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Terrible...
August 3, 2012

Terrible... to say the least. I actually found a really good supplier who delivered the goods in a very timely manner and I had great correspondance back and forth with him. The problem? It was impossible to pay for things on aliexpress. I tried paying with a VISA and it kept telling me my VISA 3D verification was not authorized. I called VISA and my bank MANY times and they assured me my card was in perfect working order. I was even on the phone with my bank while putting an order in and the bank assistant on the phone told me the transaction wasn't even showing up on his screen. It was a problem with their website. So I did what everyone else would do... I contacted customer service. Well little did I know that it is non-existent. I sent 4 emails and it has been weeks now with no response to any of my inquires.

Apparently aliexpress is linked with alibaba which is supposed to be a credible company. Not the case, I contacted alibaba several times with no response.

Stay as far away as you possibly can.

Date of experience: August 3, 2012
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Never order anything even if it's a few dollars less than Ebay as they are crooks. I bought 1 android tablet on June 27 and have not received it yet and the seller does not answer my email so I bought another one on Ebay last week and it is arrived in Canada this morning. I lost 107.00$ with Aliexpress and will never buy anything again as they do not accept Paypal anymore and never credit anything and their ESCOW customer protection only protects their sellers.

Date of experience: July 31, 2012
Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Do not buy their shoes! When I got The shoes they look cheap; fit awful, and looked oddly shaped. Do yourself a favor and stray away from this site! I returned my shoes 3 months ago and I cannot get them to give me my refund. They are a scam!

Date of experience: July 31, 2012
Florida
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Aliexpress is the same as alibaba. They are the same scam artists. You pay for escrow service it makes no difference or you are offered free aliexpress buyers guarntee. Its a lie. You have to dig through their customer service site to find non existent replies or one replydays late. Finally i found a phone number for their california office. Wendy was very condescending. I should read the email first to question or dispute the items defective within 5 days. I replied that i received the order it looked fine when i washed it within 30 days as required by california law where they are based i found it was cheap hair from grace yao qingdao grace hair product co ltd. to no avail. You try to dispute the order the button online will not show up they refuse to cancel orders and you find they are synthethic wigs from qingdao long and xin and qingdao au shine co ltd. i am going to fight these people tooth and nail. They have unfettered access to our markets we have very limited access to theirs. I am going to fight them to the very end. I returned all hair items to china refused shipment for the last one. That has not been entered as returned order on their site in my order history i will hope mastercard sees this is a pattern. I thought john ma and yahoo china were honest. I was wrong.

Date of experience: June 16, 2012
North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Dude i keep trying too order something on the site, like the payment goes through, and a few moments later, it says in my email that the order was closed and the money was refunded. Im so confused. I keep trying too talk too the sellers and they have no idea what im talking about, and then im emailing these people like crazy and trying too verify that my card is not fraud but nothing works. I see that they go through escrow so i dont know if theirs some specific specifications i need to do in order too be approved, its driving me nuts, im really trying too order this specific thing on their Thats really cheap, and these people must want to drive me crazy!

Date of experience: May 18, 2012
Indiana
1 review
2 helpful votes
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BEWARE!
May 16, 2012

BEWARE! DO NOT BUY FROM INCREASINGSHOES, COM of Brooklyn, NY. They sold me three pairs of shoes that look great but fell apart in 3 Weeks. The soles separated from the body of the shoe because they are glued together and although the say the shoes are leather, my shoemaker said they are all plastic. One pair I left in the box and when I took them out I say that the soles were separated from the tip of the shoe, in the box before I even put them on. The shoes were cared for and never set foot in the rain. The customer service agent admitted they have this problem with many of their shoes, but there was nothing he could do. I wanted the shoes repaired or replaced, but he said the company policy is to offer a free pair with my next purchase of shoes. I wrote two letters to the company office in Brooklyn, NY, requesting my 3 pair be repaired, but the letters were returned to sender Not At This Address. BEWARE-OF-INCREASING SHOES.COM

Date of experience: May 16, 2012
District of Columbia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Their escrow sucks!
I ordered a goku cosplay (jackson xie's store calls it boy mascot).
They sent me a goku head as in their picture, but i received a NARUTO top.
Emails went back and forth but JACKSON XIE's store never corrected the problem and stated that "maybe different countries have different look."
I stand firm. They DID NOT send me what was in the picture from their website.
Save yourself headaches dealing with china and their poor customer service. NO WONDER PAYPAL pulled out from alibaba.com

Date of experience: May 14, 2012
AG
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Some people rip you off... and by the way most of u sound like your victims of some of these $#*!s... but not me!... i'm actually making alot of money buying and selling things over i found a good seller and there awsome. They are some good ones out there... where as recommendation... i would recommend them but u got to know wat to look for
1. Feedback ( read them to see what people say)
2. There response to you
3. Dont buy from them if they sell a wide variety of things
4. They most have a gold star ( else i aint buying)
5. The most have a city
6. Dont be fooled by the free shipping and low prices ( it's a scam)

I follow these steps and trust me! If you do u'll make a lot of money like i do.
P. s if you get a good seller dont look for a better 1... stay where you know it is safe (^_^)

Date of experience: May 13, 2012
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I should have checked this site before placing my first (and last) order through AliExpress.com

Ordered an extended battery for my Android. The battery came after about 2 weeks and worked perfectly... for 2 days. Unfortunately I was misled by the website and clicked on "Confirm Delivery" thinking this is just to confirm delivery. There was no indication or warning that this is actually final acceptance of the order.

I contacted AliExress immediately, requesting help with either refund or replacement battery since I am getting no replies from the seller. The reply I got was a canned answer referring me to the "Open Dispute" button which was disappeared once I clicked on "Confirm Delivery".

In my opinion this company acts as a store front to many crooks and its practices are not completely honest. This company is based in China or Hong Kong and yet is managing to deceive many innocent US customers by promising them purchase protection and then disengage from responsibility when an issue arise.

I wish there was a way to file a complaint with the FBI or other authorities and have them investigate the numerous complaints about this company.

Date of experience: May 3, 2012
Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I ordered a pair of shoes and tey sent the wrong size. When you call the company, they tell you that returns and exchanges are handled only through email, but increasingshoes.com does not respond to emails.

These people are Chinese bandits! All their products are shipped from Hong Kong, I think several other of the elevated shoe sites on the web all link back to this one company.

DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I MADE! STAY AWAY FROM THESE PEOPLE!

Date of experience: April 26, 2012
Kansas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Buyers beware of ali express if you do not want to waste your time and money.

Date of experience: April 9, 2012
Hong Kong
5 reviews
4 helpful votes
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First, I should preface this with saying that you need to be very careful when shopping on this site. The more attractive the price, the more likely you are going to be unhappy with the result.

This site is wonderful for people who are EXPERTS in shopping for things like flashlights and DIY electronics. You can get many great deals which will save you 75% off the prices you find at radio shack, sears, etc. The problem is when you try to shop for anything else. So many knock-offs and products that are listed as rich in features but end up being much less than what was promised. So I have learned to assume only about half of the information listed for a product is true/accurate. If you go shopping with this in mind, and only buy things you are an expert about, then I think you will be happy with the result.

Date of experience: April 9, 2012