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AliExpress

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Launched in April 2010, AliExpress (www.aliexpress.com) is a leading global e-marketplace made up of small business sellers that offer a wide variety of consumer products with good value for money. It is dedicated to bringing unique products in more than 20 major product categories to its millions of registered buyers in more than 220 countries and regions.

AliExpress is a business within Alibaba Group.

For any customer service issues, please visit http://www.aliexpress.com/help/newContactUs.htm.


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San Mateo, CA, United States
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AliExpress Reviews Summary

The overall reputation of the company reflects significant customer dissatisfaction, primarily due to pervasive issues with order fulfillment, delayed deliveries, and inadequate customer service. Many customers report difficulties in receiving refunds and resolving disputes, often feeling ignored or misled by the company's support channels. Positive aspects, such as product variety and competitive pricing, are overshadowed by complaints regarding fraudulent sellers and the lack of buyer protection. This trend indicates a pressing need for the company to enhance its customer service protocols and ensure accountability among its sellers to rebuild trust with consumers.

This summary is generated by AI, based on text from customer reviews

service
1,672
value
1,571
shipping
1,615
returns
1,450
quality
1,509
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New Zealand
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Purchased a Teclast tablet, arrived with a faulty screen straight away and the seller have been a PAIN to deal with. AVOID THIS BRAND. DO NOT BUY THEIR INFERIOR TABLETS. Their customer services are the worst on the planet. Last but not least, Aliexpress has not been helpful at all. AVOID ALIEXPRESS. AVOID ALIEXPRESS.

Date of experience: December 24, 2017
New York
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Misunderstanding
December 26, 2017

I did not know why are you writing those bad reviews about aliexpress it was not as bad as you think sometime you can get late and sometimes you can get it earlier and I got my LeEco s3 626x in 10 days regardless there is a fire in California and it is way better than tomtop there is not much offensive about aliexpress TomTop is an offensive website filled with lies and it should be banned.

Date of experience: December 24, 2017
Rhode Island
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Two sellers canceled my paid purchase unless I paid 25% more for the items totaling $10,400. Aliexpress did nothing to correct or even respond to a dispute. Very poor experience.

Date of experience: December 23, 2017
Brazil
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Ok
December 23, 2017

The AliExpress is a great company. Your product is very variable and many sellers. I have lucky and no have problems in my orders. The products have excellent quality and delivery is top.

Date of experience: December 22, 2017
Morocco
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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J'aime ce site, mais la livraison est vraiment lente par rapport a d'autre sites et les produit conforme à la description, pour les prix sont des fois trop élevé. Finalement le Site est sérieux et Je recommande.

Date of experience: December 21, 2017
Australia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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How do you ever stay in business.
Contact number is incorrect, online support is a joke.
Where is all the support network? I know up the road at the Jockey Club.
It's been the worst experience.
Stay with my EBay

Date of experience: December 21, 2017
Brazil
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Middle
December 23, 2017

Shop with varied products and vendors. We must beware of false products and dubious quality. Look for sellers with good reputations and friends. I bought cell phones, games, covers and electronics in general. Post selling leaves a little to be desired and the dispute system is too complicated.

Date of experience: December 21, 2017
Iowa
3 reviews
14 helpful votes
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I bought a silicon doll from them. Instead of the face/head that was in the picture on the listing site I received a generic and not so attractive head. Their site says we would 100% guarantee get the same head that is in the picture.
It's been over a month now and I still haven't received the correct head. They keep stalling and giving me excuses that it is still in production, etc.
Their site also says that you're protected and that they don't collect your funds until you receive your item and you enter an approved or satisfied comment. They lie about that. The money was drawn from my credit card the day I ordered it. Very angry about this. Such a trivial reason to irritate the customer.
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Date of experience: December 20, 2017
Turkiye
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Cool Page
December 20, 2017

There are lots of cheap stuffs but recently their prices went up. So i am starting to think i may now shop from there again in the future look out aliexpress you are losing us.

Date of experience: December 19, 2017
Michigan
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Zero stars..
December 18, 2017

Ordered hats for Christmas gifts mid-November. It says it will arrive by mid February. Im not holding my breath, just glad i didnt spend much.

Date of experience: December 18, 2017
North Carolina
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Dissapointed
December 18, 2017

My order shipped over a week ago and still has not departed China. The 12-20 day arrival guarantee is bull. Will probably never receive this based off other reviews.

Date of experience: December 17, 2017
New Zealand
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Please beware of using this as the Aliexpress dispute function is rubbish. Bought 3 items and got 2 delivered. Money gone got nothing.

Date of experience: December 17, 2017
Illinois
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Absolutely terrible experience. Ordered a dress. It never arrived. Refusing to offer refund. Customer service is a joke. Nowhere to leave feedback for seller.

Date of experience: December 16, 2017
Saudi Arabia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I was foolish enough to place a high expensive order from AliEx. The have designed their system in such a way that their cheating sellers (there are many) reject order cancellations, even though buyers have the right to cancel. How is it in the world it could be fair that the buyer's dispute needs to be agreed to by a cheating seller. I have witnessed a seller who asked me to fake a cancellation reason. When i insisted to mention the true reason, he rejected my cancellation request and sent the shipment. Even worse, he deliberately sent a wrong (trivial) product that worth no more that 1 or 2 dollars. Another seller agreed to my cancellation request. Then when I bought an alternative product from another seller, he (the first seller) shipped the product. So I ended up by duplicate orders, each of which costs very high. Surprisingly, AliExpress took the side of the seller in his judgement for the dispute. My recommendation is to buy from AliEx, if nedded, only items that are not expensive, if you want your loss to be minimum. AliEx deals with many cheating sellers and it is less careful about the rights of the buyers.

Date of experience: December 15, 2017
Sweden
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Customer service is poor, no customer protection. Received 20% of the ordered. Money is not refund. Break the forgiveness of the buyer since the official office moved to England. I buy the goods 5 years on this site, but now I am disappointed.

Date of experience: December 12, 2017
New York
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Aliexpress is the worse website ever, please all customers if you don't want to lose your money don't order from this website, you will not get help you will not get your money back,

I order a purse since November, open a dispute, nothing has been done. They are thieves,
Every day, they extend the dispute time, and keep asker the buyer to be patient and accept the selle solution. They are worse than any other website

Use other website, they work for seller not for buyer. If you want more info email me at

Date of experience: December 11, 2017
Utah
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Bad products
December 12, 2017

I admit that I did not do my homework before buying from Aliexpress. Too bad for me and I learn my lesson. I bought a boots from them, they are not like the pictures in their sites. Actually, they smell bad and the quality is very bad. I do not like my purchase and to return is very expressive.

Date of experience: December 11, 2017
Belgium
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Aliexpress is gathering private information that it's forbidden to ask.
This is super dangerous to send them these things as all of your private information can be used for identity theft!

DON'T SEND YOUR PRIVATE COPIES OF YOUR CARDS, PASSPORTS AND BANKSTATEMENTS! THIS IS EXTREMEMLY DANGEROUS AND ILLEGAL!

Date of experience: December 10, 2017
Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Bad
December 10, 2017

Bought a few items (dresses and such) for my grandkids. Everything is so poorly made. Nothing like what I expected or was shown before I bought.

Date of experience: December 10, 2017
Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I ordered something; have a tracking # but didn't create an acct. I can't access the site nor check on my tracking #! HELP!

Date of experience: December 9, 2017