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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.


aliexpress.com
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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Spain
1 review
4 helpful votes
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FRAUD
March 3, 2017

The day after placing an order I received 3 messages all together from the seller: 1rt: product out of stock... 2nd: please cancel the order... 3rd: time is up I have to fill the tracking number. So now I have this unexistent order shipped with a fake tracking number. The seller told he will refund after I will open a dispute which is in 15 days. I need that money now to order somewhere else and this is a seller fault. Aliexpress customer service doesn´t give a f**k, first of all they are idiots to understand anything even with pictures of the conversation and when they finally get it they say that thay can´t do anything. What kind of customer protection is it. In Amazon it wouldn't happen.
I´ll never buy from them, hope to receive the refund some day.

Date of experience: March 3, 2017
Brazil
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Br. - São as bases de uma relação comercial. Eu afirmo que tudo o que eu comprei eu recebi em perfeito estado e pleno funcionamento. Afirmo ainda que quando ocorreu um problema no envio a empresa respondeu com presteza e exatidão. Estou muito satisfeito com esta relação comercial. É um prazer comprar com eles, sempre com boas novidades e bons preços.
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US - They are the basis of a business relationship. I affirm that everything I bought I received in perfect state and full functioning. I further state that when a problem occurred in the shipment the company responded with promptness and accuracy. I am very satisfied with this business relationship.It is a pleasure to buy with them, always with good news and good prices.

Date of experience: March 3, 2017
Georgia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Shay
March 3, 2017

This Is a crooked company I dealt with them and bought several hundreds of dollars of merchandise to sell. Then all of sudden things stop coming It's being processed a little of this a lirtle of that. I did not worry they are a third party holding monies before the overseas merchants are paid. When I added up things that were missing I am out of over $500.00 plus of stuff that Aliexpress paid merchants yet I never received any merchadise God bless them he will deal with you I promise.

Date of experience: March 2, 2017
Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Horrible
March 2, 2017

Never again will I ever buy anything from this website. The worst of the worst part is that the product is fake and cheap. What a waste of time and money.

Date of experience: March 2, 2017
Mexico
1 review
4 helpful votes
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First let me mention i do lots of stock trading and sold a big chunk but still own a small alibaba holding. Just want to pount out that it makes sense that i would try them. After receiving a knock off non-functioning product i ask for a return/refund. Customer aervice told me my 3 weeks we're up (i just received it) so i had to contact the buyer. I contacted the buyer and he said yes please apply for refund and it will be refunded. Somehow i couldnt find where to apply for refund so i spoke with online customer service again. I could tell by the typing that the agent didnt really understand english. So i asked for a service manager. Manager aparently then came on and said sorry time is up cant apply for refund. Advised manager that seller said he'd refund it. Customer service manager said they couldnt help. I couldnt really understand why this middle man outfit is the one holding back my refund or keeping ng this from being a smooth transaction, i couldnt even feedback anymore somehow. Never had trouble with amazon or ebay. I Never used aliexpress again after this and never will.

Date of experience: March 1, 2017
Georgia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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You have to know what to buy, and read the reviews but they mostly never failed I seriously use it as amazon if not more.

Date of experience: February 28, 2017
New York
2 reviews
24 helpful votes
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Love it
February 28, 2017

I have just received my android box, ordered about two weeks ago. Everything looks fine and the product is in tip top condition. I will be using them again

Date of experience: February 27, 2017
Oregon
1 review
8 helpful votes
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SCAM
February 25, 2017

My experience on AliExpress with seller Amy Co. International was AWFUL. I was scammed by the seller and AliExpress did nothing. The dispute system is a complete joke. I was scammed yet there is no recourse, no one to speak with, and despite wasting my time uploading photos and evidence, they could not have cared less. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS CO.

Date of experience: February 25, 2017
Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I made a purchase using my credit card and got a security warning. They asked for me to send them information taking pictures of my credit card drivers license and statement which I did. I thought it was all approved and then when I didn't receive anything.

I found out the order was canceled and then I try to re-order it again and I have the same problem. Don't waste your time. And don't send them your credit card info. Who knows what they're going to do with that information. I've stopped my credit cards and requested new ones

Date of experience: February 25, 2017
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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If you want to get a cheap stuff and you are okay with sometimes lose money, then great place to buy.
I have two items never arrived to me, and they won't refund or ship again.
They always tell you that it shipped, please wait a couple of weeks.

Date of experience: February 24, 2017
Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Bought a motorcycle jacket with 5 protective pads. Received jacket and it was damaged and missing 2 of the 5 pads... I contacted seller and they assured me id get a discount and the 2 pads in mail... I did receive more pads but the $#*!ers sent the wrong ones... opened a dispute and this piece of $#*! site has decline my request of a refund... They are saying i damaged the jacket and dont care I am missing pads... Total bull$#*!... I now have a damaged jacket with missing pads... totally wasted my money... These crooks should be shut down... hope they all rot in hell

Date of experience: February 24, 2017
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Fake items
February 24, 2017

The curlkolon sold here is not the original, I don't understand why would they take original pictures from curlkolon and make it like a real deal? The real curlkolon is $16.00 per 10inches. This site is a scammer.

Date of experience: February 23, 2017
NL
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Geen problemen mee
February 24, 2017

Tot nu toe alles wat ik besteld heb, is ook aangekomen. Snelle verzending en goede produkten. Ook goed contact met de verkopers. Dus voor mij is AliExpress 100% positief en ik zou de site zekers aanraden...!

Date of experience: February 23, 2017
North Carolina
1 review
3 helpful votes
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AliExpress FRAUD
February 23, 2017

This site does nothing but perpetrate Fraud, I received my item but no paper work as to what brand it is, no paper work for warranty. I brought this up for dispute and of coarse they found in favored of the seller. Do not buy on or from this site, stick with Ebay or other web sites the are American.

Date of experience: February 23, 2017
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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WTF?
February 23, 2017

I placed an order with aliexpress. Com and payed with my credit card. Three weeks later I received an e-mail telling me that my order had been cancelled due to aliexpress. Com not having received payment for my order. What happened to the credit card information I submitted with my order? There is nothing wrong with my credit card account. I am not ever declined for anything ever! I will never order anything from aliexpress.com ever again. In the off chance that they were out of stock, then why blame no payment? My credit card is perfectly good! I am very unhappy with aliexpress. Com. I'm crossing aliexpress. Com off my list of sites to check out!

Date of experience: February 22, 2017
Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I just got my aliexpress account closed because I subited several disputes since i never i received items i bough in december 2016 so after 3 months and go back and forth with the sellers and their not working tracking numbers, aliexpress costumer services decided to closed my account and i never received any refund, what i found is that all the tracking numbers only get as far as china clearance export point and that's it i was never able to track them in canada post website.
I'm not planning to buy anything again from aliexpress since i found their buyers protection a flat lie.
I couldn't even contact the costumer service again

Date of experience: February 22, 2017
Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Never recieved items
February 22, 2017

I bought 12 items and only 1 came in and one still waiting on. So far they gave me a refund but to have 10 items never show bad bad business, i guess that is there busisness take your money for 3 months and refund you some money back,, never again poor shipping if they shippied?

Date of experience: February 22, 2017
Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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They force me to accept seller 50% refund even if got damage items and scratches on it so I did not accept that offer
They are showing something on the picture and sending very low quality anyhow I already informed to credit card
It's thousands time better Amazon who is taking care for buyer
And customer service is much better then Aliexpress

Date of experience: February 21, 2017
Bangladesh
5 reviews
10 helpful votes
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Its very good
February 22, 2017

Aliexpress is excellent site for online shopping. Specially gadgets. Usually it takes 30-40 days to get free delivery but I got in 15 days 1 time. Really great site with unbelievable prices...

Date of experience: February 21, 2017
Canada
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Avoid at any cost
February 20, 2017

30% of orders never come. Refunds are very rare even if you win the dispute. Standard shipping is about 6 - 8 weeks. Money into the trash.

Date of experience: February 19, 2017