Ali Express Chinese New Year Deals

sok2005

From Feb 4-14 Ali Express are holding a sales event.
They have a preview up of some of their items right now.

http://sale.aliexpress.com/__pc/Chinese_New_Year.htm?spm=2114.11010108.15.2.Fth6o3

Could grab a nice bargain if you're willing to wait....and wait....and wait....

digitaldr

Waiting is all part of the charm of the Aliexpress experience. By the time stuff finally arrives I've often forgotten I ordered it so there's a nice sense of anticipation when opening the package!

flanzer

Oh, Oh..... might get a smart watch to try out? Any recommendations?

intheclouds

Ive never bought anything from them, always backed away because they dont use paypal - is it safe enough?

Evac101

They're rock solid if my wife's 200+ purchases over the last 2 years are any indication

flanzer

intheclouds wrote: »

Ive never bought anything from them, always backed away because they dont use paypal - is it safe enough?

Never had an issue and been using them for the last 2 years.

PM me nudes

intheclouds wrote: »

Ive never bought anything from them, always backed away because they dont use paypal - is it safe enough?

Alipay is bigger than Paypal

maximoose

intheclouds wrote: »

Ive never bought anything from them, always backed away because they dont use paypal - is it safe enough?

Alipay is MUCH bigger than paypal, it's perfectly safe.

intheclouds

Cheers people - looks like Ive found yet another site where I can spend my hard earned on things I dont need!

bmm

You can never have enough torches !!

intheclouds

Evac101 wrote: »

They're rock solid if my wife's 200+ purchases over the last 2 years are any indication

Ask your missus what the sizes are like on clothes will you?

uck51js9zml2yt

they dont pay the seller until you say your delivery has arrived. safer than paypal

wiz569

Bear in mind they probably wont ship anything till after the Chinese New Year festival is over on the 15th

ablelocks

Evac101 wrote: »

They're rock solid if my wife's 200+ purchases over the last 2 years are any indication

intheclouds wrote: »

Ask your missus what the sizes are like on clothes will you?

danger here! she may not have been buying clothes ....

_Tombstone_

intheclouds wrote: »

Ask your missus what the sizes are like on clothes will you?

All over the place, Measuring Tape/Tailors Measure needed.

Large, small etc mean nothing.

intheclouds

_Tombstone_ wrote: »

All over the place, Measuring Tape/Tailors Measure needed.

Large, small etc mean nothing.

Yeah I was thinking that.

Not to worry, there's plenty of handbags!

eoinfitzokk

bmm wrote: »

You can never have enough torches !!

I bought three torches in three months! #pocketman4life

moonboy52

I have 10 items enroute from AliExpress.

Late night browsing on their app is dangerous for the wallet

theronankelly

I bought a phone before Christmas. Wanted it for Christmas so paid extra for the shipping which led to paying customs. If you aren't in a massive rush for something it's great value.

digitaldr

wiz569 wrote: »

Bear in mind they probably wont ship anything till after the Chinese New Year festival is over on the 15th

I bought a rear housing for an iphone 5 recently (seller will even print the imei on it just like the real thing!) and he told me that this was indeed the case.

digitaldr

theronankelly wrote: »

I bought a phone before Christmas. Wanted it for Christmas so paid extra for the shipping which led to paying customs. If you aren't in a massive rush for something it's great value.

Just curious - do you think that faster shipping methods mean a greater risk of customs charges? There's a few phone sellers that ship via the EU - costs a bit more but more and removes the uncertainty re customs charges.

digitaldr

flanzer wrote: »

Oh, Oh..... might get a smart watch to try out? Any recommendations?

Be very careful - there lots of really s*itty ones on Aliexpress. Be sure to read the reviews which sometimes include real photos rather than the nice shiny computer renders in the seller's item descriptions.

hjr

Do Aliexpress not ship mobiles from UK anymore? I bought a phone for my wife through Aliexpress before xmas and it shipped from UK in about 5 days. Now when I search mobile phones and select UK or any EU country from the "Ships from" filter, it gives no phones?

wiz569

hjr wrote: »

Do Aliexpress not ship mobiles from UK anymore? I bought a phone for my wife through Aliexpress before xmas and it shipped from UK in about 5 days. Now when I search mobile phones and select UK or any EU country from the "Ships from" filter, it gives no phones?

I think its only certain sellers

finbarrk

I bought a watch from them before Christmas. The one that arrived was totally different to the one I had ordered though. I didn't do anything about it as it was only around €12.

Supercell

intheclouds wrote: »

Ask your missus what the sizes are like on clothes will you?

In general (apart from shoes - they use the same euro sizes as us) drop two sizes when buying Chinese clothing and you wont go far wrong, Chinese L = Irish S etc

Choc Chip

intheclouds wrote: »

Ask your missus what the sizes are like on clothes will you?

Not the missus, but I've had good results with clothes. My boyfriend may not agree as my wardrobe has probably doubled in size since I started shopping on their site.

Most of the shoes I've bought have been in US sizes (I've even had a seller email me to confirm that I knew this ) but the conversion charts online have been spot on.

I find sometimes if you're used to buying Irish small the Aliexpress clothing should be a medium rather than large, but most sellers have a very clear chart with either uk/europe sizes or measurements that are easy to translate into your own size. Tbh, I find it easier than going shopping in Ireland and having to guess whether the shop considers me an 8... or 10 or 6 or 12...

MayoForSam

I bought about 20 items from them in early November, they all arrived before Xmas.

One item (a pair of gloves) was delayed significantly, I opened a dispute to get a refund and the seller starting emailing me on a daily basis begging me to close the dispute until I had given the item a few more weeks to arrive. Quite funny in a away, they kept going on about being poor students, trying to start a business, etc.

I got my refund in the end and about 2 weeks later, the gloves did show up - however, the zip was rubbish and broke after 2 days. Goes to show how sellers want to keep a high rating on Aliexpress and probably a good thing. Other than that, it's a great marketplace, some serious bargains to be had if you don't mind the wait.

Bob24

digitaldr wrote: »

Just curious - do you think that faster shipping methods mean a greater risk of customs charges? There's a few phone sellers that ship via the EU - costs a bit more but more and removes the uncertainty re customs charges.

If it enters Ireland via An Post and there is no big flashing sticker saying the item is worth several hundred euros, you will only get rare random spot checks and in most cases you won't pay anything.

If it comes via a courier company (UPS, Fedex, DHL, ...) they will usually request the seller to specify attach an invoice to the package and consistently use the invoice price to charge you VAT/duty before delivering the item. You can ask the seller of they are willing to attach a fake invoice with a very low price, but it is illegal from them to do so and established large companies won't be too keen (small sellers probably won't care).

maximoose

Ordered a good few things yesterday

Trainers
PL Football
Xaomi Mi Band
Mum was after a cheap tablet so using her as a guinea pig to check them out for myself

Reminder: if you want to reduce wait times it's faster to order to the UK (Parcel Wizard/Parcel Motel/NI address if you have one)

One More Toy

maximoose wrote: »

Ordered a good few things yesterday

Trainers
PL Football
Xaomi Mi Band
Mum was after a cheap tablet so using her as a guinea pig to check them out for myself

Reminder: if you want to reduce wait times it's faster to order to the UK (Parcel Wizard/Parcel Motel/NI address if you have one)

Tablets from China - the cheap variety, are by far rubbish. Im not saying yours might be the case; but its a very bad introduction to android from your mum. Had two from china that bricked within a month.