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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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Florida
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It was very nice to have Alibabas services available to me to help me do business with my supplier. Great services!

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
Canada
2 reviews
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Reliable.
July 2, 2020

This site is very reliable as long as you follow all the guidelines and recommendations. I order 50 pieces of my product and everything worked as planned. Thank you.

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
Philippines
1 review
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Since I have started my business, I only trusted Alibaba on all of my overseas purchases. Its simply because they got all what I need.

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
Guam
1 review
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Great company for getting in contact with suppliers and manufacturers and vice versa. The communication is great. The web interface could do better in regards to searching for specific products. Wish there were more products available to order. Hoping a warning for customers looking to purchase would be made to never ever make transactions outside of Alibaba.

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
Australia
1 review
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I recommend self-managing your requests for particular supplies and not allowing the request to be "broadcast" to all suppliers otherwise you are likely to be drowned in responses. I loved the neat responses of the supplier l used and this review does not apply to them at all! I just ended up with a deluge of messages from other suppliers. I'm also wary that some sites (not the one from which I purchased) include in their search words items that do not match the product in the photo. There's too much "catch-all" phrasing so my search for flame $#*!ant fabric mesh suitable for clothing would result in hits on metal and fibreglass insect mesh.

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
Colombia
1 review
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Las especificaciones estaban muy claras y se podia tomar una decision con la informacion que estaba descrita

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
Australia
1 review
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Wonderful Staff, from my first contact to goods being shipped in 7 days. Would use this Company again. Glenn Australia

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
Florida
1 review
8 helpful votes
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This is great if there are no issues with the products sold through Alibaba, but is if a product is wrong or defective it may cost more money to ship the item back than the item is worth. So it's a gamble, you have a chance of coming out ahead but if anything is bad you could loose a lot. Just like at Los Vegas, my advice is to not spend any money on this platform you can't afford to lose.

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
Ukraine
1 review
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Was a bit hard to find a good seller with good product. But it was possible and successful. Will be using Alibaba in future

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
Florida
1 review
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I have used Alibaba for years to source products from China. The savings for my company have been amazing. They make it easy and safe to conduct business across the ocean. Their trade assurance program guarantees your satisfaction. Highly recommend this company.

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
New Jersey
1 review
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I ordered sunglasses from two different vendors and received them within two weeks time in great condition and exactly what I ordered. I was shocked because I expected it to take sometime due to the pandemic. Will order from my vendors again and try new ones in the future. Thank you Alibaba

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
Canada
1 review
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First time user
July 1, 2020

Very happy with service, will use again and recommend to others to use. Very fast service.
Had my order in days instead of weeks
Very happy, Thanks Peter

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
New York
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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I was always scared to order of Alibaba.com but then I tried it & everything was easy. Another great transaction. Thank you.

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
Malaysia
1 review
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Variety of products and products qualities to choose from. You get what your pay for. Alibaba payment method is one of the best. Will definitely buy again from Alibaba

Date of experience: June 29, 2020
Washington
1 review
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Great resource
June 30, 2020

There's so much here. If you look you'll find what you want. T h e manufacturers are very skilled and motivated to achieve the highest quality.

Date of experience: June 29, 2020
TW
1 review
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Thanlks for Alibaba.com to meet Zhejiang Lingqi. Sally is very professional. Hope find more new product

Date of experience: June 29, 2020
Florida
1 review
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Hasta ahora los vendedores son rápido para responder a las consultas en General. Mi consejo particular, no compren a ningun proveedor que lo contactes a traves de Alibaba, y Luego el vendedor te diga escribenos al Whatsapp de la empresa para un mejor servicio, No lo hagan! Es un Robo, ya me paso. Pero, General exceptuando ese inconveniente, La empresa en su conjunto parece muy orientada al servicio al cliente.

Date of experience: June 29, 2020
Bulgaria
1 review
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I am very happy with my first meeting with Alibaba! I had a very responsive supplier - correct and accurate! The goods are received quickly and conveniently.
I will continue to use your services!

Date of experience: June 29, 2020
Sri Lanka
1 review
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Excellent Product
June 30, 2020

Great product and excellent service, love the item. They have given a supper service from the very beginning to the end of the sale, I will recommend this product to all my friends and family and will be returning to this store again.

Date of experience: June 29, 2020
Canada
1 review
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Fair Service
June 30, 2020

Fair service with good response time. Communications are fairly reasonable. But there has been problems with mixing up tracking numbers which caused lengthy process.

Date of experience: June 29, 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
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