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Alibaba

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Alibaba Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of the company is mixed, with some customers appreciating the variety and affordability of products offered. However, significant concerns dominate the feedback, particularly regarding customer service and support. Many users report frustrating experiences with delayed refunds, ineffective communication, and unresolved product quality issues, often feeling misled by the company's assurances. The Trade Assurance program is frequently described as inadequate, failing to protect buyers effectively. This combination of positive product experiences and pervasive service challenges suggests a need for improved customer support and better oversight of suppliers to enhance overall customer satisfaction.

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service
1,333
value
1,312
shipping
1,306
returns
770
quality
1,285
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Maryland
1 review
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Amazing company very easy and fast process with making purchase. Ian Wang was very helpful and polite with amazing customer service

Date of experience: July 15, 2020
Ecuador
1 review
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Cliente Satisfecho
July 15, 2020

Buen Sitio para comprar... Recibí todo como se acordó. El vendedor siempre pendiente, hizo su seguimiento al pie de la letra. Muy satisfecha con el producto que adquiri. 100% recomendado.

Date of experience: July 15, 2020
France
1 review
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I started with a new supplier on Alibaba and my experience was very easy.
It's confortable to benefit to the Alibaba trade assurance including payment protection, shipping protection and also product quality protection.

Date of experience: July 15, 2020
Virginia
1 review
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Penn Reels
July 15, 2020

Product seems to be of good quality but shipping was delayed. The shipping fees are a little expensive. Maybe revise the shipping charges for future transactions

Date of experience: July 15, 2020
Kenya
1 review
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I like it.
July 15, 2020

My vendor was really nice and helpful... orders were shipped out fast too... i will certainly be using this website more frequently...

Date of experience: July 15, 2020
Italy
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ho ordinato 2 ionizzatori solari per la piscina. è andato tutto perfettamente salvo la settimana persa per lo sdoganamento. Credo che l'unica cosa da migliorare sia di fornire informazioni dettagliate su come gestire lo sdoganamento delle merci

Date of experience: July 15, 2020
Germany
1 review
0 helpful votes
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A perfect platform, even for newbies. Easy to unterstand, very helpful dealers, who could find solutions. Highly recommended.

Date of experience: July 15, 2020
Azerbaijan
1 review
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The products have the highest quality. The personel very friendly and willing to solve difficult issues with shipping! I recommend this company to anyone!

Date of experience: July 15, 2020
Malaysia
1 review
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Hopefully there are more logistic options and lower charges. Besides, expect to have more new products and new invented products.

Date of experience: July 15, 2020
Germany
1 review
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I have been using alibaba for 5 months now and i am coping well with it, the products mostly meet the requirements i have and the contacts are almost always fast when it comes to important answers or when i want to have a change. It all fits and i will continue to use alibaba to buy certain things for my company.

Date of experience: July 14, 2020
Philippines
1 review
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I found the platform very favorable to buyers like me from the Philippines. Only consequences is the high shipping cost for air express for small volume ordered for small businessman like me.

Date of experience: July 14, 2020
Mexico
1 review
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Messaging interface is not friendly, it is not intuitive it takes time to find out what the supplier answer was

Date of experience: July 14, 2020
Illinois
1 review
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Recently started working through AB and loving it...! No issues so far and all transaction went smooth.

Date of experience: July 14, 2020
Canada
1 review
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I would recommend everyone to shop here and give their eyelashes a try. Their customer service was amazing and shipping is pretty fast for your Concern.

Date of experience: July 14, 2020
DO
1 review
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General Manager
July 15, 2020

Very friendly people and profesional, the delivery was fast, and the product is good quality, and have good suply of product

Date of experience: July 14, 2020
Peru
1 review
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Lo que no me gusto de la empresa UPS yo como cliente no recomendaria a nadies es un problema para pagar te hacer perder el tiempo y lo dejan tu paquete varado llamas ala empresa pierdes tiempo te ponen la contestadora por horas y nunca te dan una solucion sus agente insolectos nada saben y llevan años en su empresa en peru

Date of experience: July 14, 2020
Florida
1 review
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Skirt
July 15, 2020

Cathy is wonderful to work with and very professional. The sample I ordered for my skirt line turned out beautifully despite a few revisions.

Date of experience: July 14, 2020
California
1 review
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Great Company
July 15, 2020

Alibaba is a great platform, a very good site for purchase you can find a lot product. I received all very quickly

Date of experience: July 14, 2020
California
1 review
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Good platform
July 15, 2020

Alibaba makes it easy to find suppliers for products. It is a platform that is very useful to retailers.

Date of experience: July 14, 2020
Canada
1 review
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Trustworthy
July 15, 2020

An entrepreneurs or a online shopper's dream. Trustworthy site. I am very skeptikal of these things and I am glad I did my due diligence and it always works out well. All my orders have been great.

Date of experience: July 14, 2020

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Alibaba.com is the world's leading wholesale trade platform that connects buyers and suppliers from around the world.


alibaba.com
Founded in 1999
Hangzhou, ZJ, China
+2086
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