What is the least shit online store of the shitty ones? such as: Wish, AliExpress, etc..

What is the least shitty shit store? Never had a good experience with any of the shops such as, wish, aliexpress and the rest of em. But which one of them is considered the better one, or more likely to actually arrive with the correct item? Is etsy considered better than the rest? Are there any of these “low priced” stores that actually have some sort of guarantee to deliver what is purchased? Let me know your experiences and tips!

211,

Also mostly using AliExpress, sometimes Ebay. AliExpress has good shops; check the other stuff they sell and the reviews to get an idea. Official company stores are great, but there are also fake company stores. And customer service on those rare occasions when it’s just that bad, sucks.

I got a decent CPAP machine for cheap on Wish, but otherwise the stuff just seems flimsier and more expensive.

nieceandtows,

Im not a regular shopper or anything, but I’ve had good experience with AliExpress so far.

Unlearned9545,

I’ve had good experience with aliexpress. Nearing 1000 products purchased.

bluGill,

Often there is a small company based in the us that has real reviews because they have used the things. ThingYouWant.com or some variation. They don't have everything, but they have a good selection ofithat one thitg for prices not much worse than amazon - and useful advice about what is quality. Find and support them.

Ejh3k,

With any of them, make sure you read the descriptions fully and check reviews. Also, go through the purchase options. Sometimes you run into situations where you think you are ordering a pair of something and it’ll only be the right or left one.

I’ve ordered a bunch from wish and AliExpress. Gotten plenty of good products from both and really only got burned once in wish.

altima_neo,
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I’ve bought a few things of AliExpress. Haven’t had any issues with them. As long as you do your research and know what you’re ordering, it seems pretty reliable.

ivanafterall,
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Amazon, but only marginally.

pastermil,

Computer parts from aliexpress is alright…

Appoxo, (edited )
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I just wouldnt use/buy anything that goes directly on my body for extended periods of time or that will be used with stuff I will ingest (like food, tools for prep).

HerbalGamer,
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you out there eating RAM for breakfast?

CADmonkey,

It’s just so crunchy

Matombo,

Aliexpress surpassed amazon, change my mind

philpo,

Amazon is only slightly better than AliExpress here, lots of bullshit recently, but at least they are faster. But if you look closer you often find the same stuff from AliExpress for more than three times the price there. So far I only had one or two issues with AliExpress, but as a rule I tend to not buy anything that goes on my body or food, has batteries in it or is worth more than 20 (very rarely more than 100 due to my countries custom rules) bucks with the exception of microelectronic components.

Etsy has been good for me if you look for actual local sellers or digital products - Only once has an issue there,that was clearly dropshipped. But most of the stuff I buy there is a digital download from some obscure graphic artist anyway. Nowadays I more and more tend to use Fiverr for that and get properly made to order graphics anyway.

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