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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
1,331
value
1,311
shipping
1,304
returns
769
quality
1,284
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Philippines
1 review
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Best online store
September 29, 2022

Best online store for me I can get all I need anytime and anywhere with the cheapest price and every time I have required date for the delivery it always arrived on or before my ETA

Date of experience: September 29, 2022
Australia
1 review
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These products arrived perfectly packaged and in good order. It was on
Time and this company are very good at the business they are in. I would
Recommend customers go to this company and see how efficient they are
With great pricing thanks very much I'm very happy thanks for everything
Murray from perth western Australia

Date of experience: September 28, 2022
Texas
1 review
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Great product
September 29, 2022

Product is exactly as described. There was great communication and supplier was able to send these to me on time.

Date of experience: September 28, 2022
District of Columbia
1 review
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The Gazebo Pergola came very secure and well packaged. The Pergola is made of heavy duty quality aluminum. The customer service agent, Jessie, went well above her job to assist me with my order whenever I had a question. In All I am very happy with my order.

Date of experience: September 27, 2022
Canada
1 review
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Patio furniture cushions were well made & manufactured and shipped quickly. Customer service by Emily was excellent, as was her English!

Date of experience: September 27, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
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300w shoebox lights
March 3, 2023

The lights are very bright and the way the new lights attach to the mounts makes it a much easier installation. Couldn't be happier.

Date of experience: September 26, 2022
Georgia
1 review
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I give a 5 stars to the stores you can purchase directly from that do not hide their REAL price and lie in their adds. The ads on Alibaba should be regulated so much more. Fraudulent ads should be deleted. That is false advertisement, and criminal. There is no way to report the stores that are being criminal. This should be a main concern of Alibaba. Obviously it is not. I understand they is shipping cost, But when you asked for a quote and the quote is 100% more than what is advertised without shipping, that is an issue. Then again when they tell you oh that's the 2017 prizes, does that make sense to anyone.

Date of experience: September 25, 2022
Kazakhstan
1 review
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Got teddy bears. Satisfied with the product. Bought them for sale in Kazakhstan. Thanks Alibaba. I wanted to purchase goods on the 1688 website, but I could not register there. My country is Kazakhstan, we cannot register on the 1688 website.

Date of experience: September 23, 2022
Panama
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Excellent first experience
September 24, 2022

This was our first experience buying in Alibaba, and was great beyond our espectations, our supplier was A+++, the communication, the respond time, the delivery times and the quality of the product were excellent. Very pleased with our experience. We definetly going to do more business with this platform. We hope to find more excellent supplier for future business.

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Date of experience: September 22, 2022
Pennsylvania
1 review
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Ease of Use
September 20, 2022

I have had no problems using Alibaba and believe all vendors have been fair and easy to deal with. This is the first time working with them and it has been a pleasant experience thus far. The vendor was wonderful. We ordered hats with a design.

Date of experience: September 19, 2022
Brazil
1 review
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Site com clareza e fácil acesso na procura dos produtos, adorei fazer negócio pelo site do alibaba. Demonstram saber muito do que estão postando, deixa o cliente bem seguro para fazer suas compras.
NOTA 10

Date of experience: September 15, 2022
Honduras
1 review
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Vivo en Honduras, y tengo buenas experiencias de compra con esta empresa y recomiendo a mis compatriotas a tener la seguridad de una empresa muy segura, el equipo que compre es superior y con bajo costo, recién compre un consumible y también me gestionaron rápidamente.
Estoy contento de ser su cliente.
Mi nombre es Juan Carlos Cabrera, compre este equipo a finales del 2021 lo recibí a inicios del 2022, tengo las mejores experiencias en impresión en el. Hoy recibí un pedido de un cabezal por DHL y me llego en 6 días, estamos trabajando muy bien.
Espero le sirva este comentario, puede llamarme únicamente en español, *******5454

Date of experience: September 14, 2022
California
1 review
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First time using alibaba
September 15, 2022

First time using alibaba to sources product. The experience was great. We got what we needed and the vendors we used are top notch.

Date of experience: September 14, 2022
AE
1 review
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Best seller
September 16, 2022

Very friendly seller, with alot to offer, thye have good option even for smaller business company like mine.

Date of experience: September 14, 2022
Germany
1 review
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Everything went according to plan.
Good care of shipment
Be well served
Have knowledge of business
In short a company to recommend.

We do business with this company in a very pleasant way, they think along with the customer.
Can recommend this company to everyone

Date of experience: September 13, 2022
Utah
1 review
2 helpful votes
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No refund
September 12, 2022

I never got my refund! Plus this company charged my account two times without my consent. Shady company.

Date of experience: September 12, 2022
Peru
1 review
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ALIBAB
September 11, 2022

Excelente plataforma, se puede encontrar diversos productos a excelentes precios. Y lo monitoria constante.

Date of experience: September 10, 2022
Turkiye
1 review
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Thanks for everything.
September 9, 2022

Very caring and professional seller, you can shop with confidence. Also, thank you very much for making and sending the settings.

Date of experience: September 9, 2022
AE
1 review
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Great supplier, very professional and reliable and Benjamin is fabulous. He is very knowledgeable and has perfect customer service skills. He is very fast in his response and gives great advise. I definitely recommend this supplier to work with.

Date of experience: September 9, 2022
Florida
1 review
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Very pleased
September 19, 2022

Quality product, timely arrival and good communication from supplier. Very pleased with product and will do business again with supplier

Date of experience: September 8, 2022

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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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