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Canada
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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It seems these people take things for a joke. I bought 3 pairs of shoes. All are too big and one was the wrong colour. I wanted exchange, but that option wasn't there so i chose refund. When i tried to return item it's cost$174 with Canadian dollars for tracking, which i don't have. I paid 33 to send without tracking. The whole process have me messed up because they sending me to upload evidence when it's not possible because upload keep unsuccessful so you can't submit. You can't even speak with someone. They just keep sending you to do things which are impossible. Not even a email address to email them, just $#*!ing machine like machine was there to talk to when purchasing. I will never make the same mistake ever again! Aliexpress and the sellers are all in it together!

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Date of experience: April 16, 2022
Australia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I returned an unsatisfied product and was guaranteed the refund by aliexpress. I'm still waiting for it after three months. Everytime they said it's process, should get it by the 10 Dec, still no refund. Stay away from this biggest thief. I wrote to them telling them I'm going to tell the worldwide web, that did not make any differrent.

Date of experience: December 17, 2011
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Their should be a minus on the stars, I order items from AliExpress and I got some, but did not get other items after I placing a complaint and waiting over two 2 month
There resolution is a scam, now I know how the owner is a billionaire he is scamming us from our money.
Below is their resolution blocking my account and basically saying I am lying.

We have noticed irregular activities being carried out by your account which violate the AliExpress Buyer Protection Program rules.

Accordingly, we regret to inform you that we have terminated your account. You will still be able to access your account and ongoing order will stay remain, however the buying, dispute, feedback privileges has been taken out.

So basically thanks for your money, and good by. I feel like an idiot for trusting AliExpress

Date of experience: April 7, 2017
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I purchased a counterfeit Rhinoplasty nose oil from Aliexpress recently. I filed my dispute along with photo evidence. Aliexpress proposed a refund to me but it has already been two months, and I have not yet received any refund from this e-commerce trade dealer. You can not even get hold of a live customer service rep. Aliexpress is a scammer!

Date of experience: September 10, 2017
Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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They will not give you a refund. I waited mine for almost 4 months and the guy on the chat room Muyang Tie seller is very annoying and useless. I wasted a lot of energy to get back my money and nothing happened. But at the end I was glad I reported it to my credit card company so they can Flag and blacklisted them. The more number of complaints filed, the faster this company will pay their dishonesty and shut down, to get what they deserve.

Date of experience: September 14, 2018
Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Never again!
July 27, 2023

They sent an email saying item was returned to them damaged. Now they want a pic of the damaged item from me to get a refund! I explained I never even SAW the item but they don't understand. Told me to dispute it. Never never never buy from this place. If you read the positive comments made by people you'll notice they can't spell. That should be a clue of who's actually writing them.

Date of experience: July 27, 2023
Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have order numerous things from this site and have nothing bad to say. It takes long to receive order but that is Mexico postals fault. I have read the complaints and my answer to those of you who bought electronics and expensive stuff is why would you... if your looking for warranty and genuine items ordering from internet not the place... want cheap underwear or novelty items this is the place if a deal goes sour and your out 10 or 20 bucks then lesson learned move on

Date of experience: June 18, 2014
France
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Caution post covid
July 22, 2020

Having ordered something post covid, Aliexpress is protecting the seller for 90 days even though I have proof of their lies. I feel they are going under- recent other customers have had their reimbursement refused. This policy means that your order is in limbo for a while and nothing can be done.
I have messages and order statements saying they have sent to parcel to dhl and dhl confirms that they have just reserved a tracking number - the parcel has not been dropped off with dhl.
What a shame!

Date of experience: June 22, 2020
New York
6 reviews
18 helpful votes
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If you are a custom to dealing with China, you know how things work and what to expect and what not to expect. I have read a lot of the reviews and I can only assume most really do not have any import export experience.

I actually buy a lot of things off the site and sell them on ebay and amazon.

If you buy 1 or 2 items at a time, then yes you will get banged out in price (with free shipping) or banged out in shipping costs.

And if you are so concerned with getting ripped off... Aliexpress offers a FREE protection service. USE IT!

This site is great for those who know what to expect when dealing with companies over seas.

Date of experience: August 16, 2011
Pennsylvania
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Absolute garbage
March 24, 2017

I ordered "virgin" hair from Aliexpress last week. When I got it, I rinsed it and the water ran yellow. After the hair was washed, I tried bleaching the extensions, along with my own hair, in an ombre. My hair turned a pretty shade of pale blonde while the extensions turned burnt orange and crumbled. I couldn't even brush the 20 inch extensions because the end were ripping off. I contacted Aliexpress Customer service and they told me that I do not have a case for a refund. This is a few hundred dollars wasted. Do not trust this site.

Date of experience: March 24, 2017
Georgia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Zero stars
August 15, 2017

I placed my first order on 8/1/2017 for electronic parts for $86. No order confirmation email or no order cancellation email but payment was already posted on my credit card. Order status shows "closed", where is the refund? No phone or email to contact customer service. "Chat" button says page not found, all other choices are disabled. PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM AliExpress.com

Date of experience: August 15, 2017
South Carolina
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Seller of defective product would only provide me a return address in Chinese. Aliexpress would only provide me with a 20% refund. The site is wholly authoritarian, and you can't find a real person to talk or write to, only an AI program that understands nothing because it is programmed not to help, but only to give mindless responses. It didn't matter that both the seller and Aliexpress had a picture of the defective item, and agreed that it was defective. I still got screwed.

Date of experience: February 5, 2019
Missouri
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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This website is trash. I ordered over 200 dollars from this seller and some of the items were out of stock. Seller refused to refund me saying that it was "too much work wouldn't I take store credit instead?" Why would I want to buy again from a company that won't refund me my money when they screwed up their inventory? This is ridiculous. Looks like I will have to call my bank and refuse the payment there.

Date of experience: March 20, 2018
RU
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Awful service
March 21, 2019

I ordered from aliexpress an inverter, I waited enough long nearly two months. As a result I have a fake inverter for my notebook. Dispute with the seller didn't give positive result, aliexpress support is also didn't give a good solution. They didn't refund me anything. It is mean aliexpress appreciate seller with fake products. In seller advertisement there is original inverter photo, but I received soldered and wired with something a fake inverter.

Date of experience: March 21, 2019
Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Did not accept return
April 2, 2023

I ordered a dress in a size larger than what I am. The dress arrived with no tags at all, and was at least 2 sizes too small. When I tried to return it, they wanted a picture showing the tags. Sending the embarassing picture of me trying to fit in it, they still refused to accept my return. I am now stuck with a $100 dress that i cannot wear, and has no tags to show that it is brand new, nor the size. I tried to email them, even tried an online chat - don't bother, they do not reply! Very disappointed and would NEVER recommend shopping here.

Date of experience: April 2, 2023
California
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Horrible!
September 26, 2015

Horrible service. I order a navy prom dress from this website and recueved it about a month later, still in time for prom thank goodness because it was so horrible I needed to find a new dress. First of all the dress was ill fitting even after I took my measurements, the color was sky blue and there were stains all over it. The fabric was heavy polyester and not chiffon. Don't but from this website unless you are ready to be disappointed. OH and they also REFUSED to give me a refund even after I sent the dress back!

Date of experience: September 26, 2015
California
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Photo, description not match to the price,( big red circle is the one I want to get but small red circle is the product that they shipped) Their web site error caused me to buy the wrong product so try to return it but they find all kinds of excuses not allow me to return it, instead offer me partial money back, at the end I didn't get money back! Save yourself the money and trouble don't buy from Aliexpress!

Date of experience: April 18, 2023
New Zealand
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They refuse to give me a refund even though they didn't send me everything I paid for. They sent the cheap items and left out the two expensive items and then string me along and refuse to refund me saying invalid evidence.
Please don't waste your money on aliexpress because you will never get your money back or products!

Date of experience: May 9, 2022
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Creative: some very interesting products
Low quality products: lots of products, when you get them are not good as the picture shows... many times I have to throw things to the garbage.
Random quality customer service: some times when there is a dispute, customer service acts promptly and correctly... sometimes they take weeks not to solve the problem properly.

Date of experience: February 27, 2019
Alabama
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I use this site a great deal, however, I have had one bad experience where I did not receive my merchandise but I did receive a refund. In order to use the site, you must check the seller history, amount of transactions, and feedback. I also like to communicate with the seller prior to making a purchase. Many legitimate sellers will email additional photos and communicate with you to make sure you feel comfortable ordering.

Date of experience: October 14, 2013

Overview

AliExpress has a rating of 2 stars from 8,019 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with AliExpress most frequently mention customer service, tracking number and credit card. AliExpress ranks 383rd among Wholesale sites.

service
1,615
value
1,518
shipping
1,558
returns
1,398
quality
1,459
This company responds to reviews on average within 3 days
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