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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.
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.
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Price are attractive u get fool by charm of price and free shipping. But service. Don't even ask. I ordered year back but out of 10 only get 2 items and asof n9w no refunds back. Even sellers don't bother on your comments. They don't get back to u. And again got fooled by brother insist me to order phone cover. I said no but he said it's ok let's try one more time. And obviously when you are going to the website u will attract by more stuff. And that what happened we ordered but not received anything yet. So please don't get fooled and don't waste your time and money. Extremely bad service.
DO NOT waste your money buying through AliExpress. As there is no real protection. I bought an item from them, it was defective. The seller cannot speak or write English his comments were absolutely stupid. I contacted Ali Express and they told me Ill have to wait until the seller accepts my complaint. After waiting for a solution I have been told I have to send it back within 9 days at my own expense with a tracking number or my payment will be release to the buyer. I received this message on a Saturday, the post office will not be open until Monday although it can take over four weeks for a delivery from China.
The Item in question was a car camera recorder that was completely rubbish.
I suggest you do not buy through AliExpress unless you want to lose your money.
We wanted to order wedding invites from one of the aliexpress' vendors. Before placing the order all the details have been discussed and agreed upon, such as that we will have 1/3 of the invites printed in English/ 1/3 in German, and 1/3 in Ukrainian. Once the order was placed, they said they can't do it and if we want to get the invites in 3 different languages we have to order 3 times that amount! What the heck?! We don't need 150 invites for 30 families! We cancelled the transaction (the seller, btw, can deny the cancellation) and surprisingly were refunded. But that's not where the story ends!
Guess what? Today, about a week after our experience with aliexpress, I discovered a fraudulent transaction on my credit card from some Chinese online clothing store called www.guaranteedworld.xyz. I've never heard of it and even less so would order anything from them, but yet I had this $104 charge on my credit card! Had to call the bank to flag the transaction as fraudulent and now, have to wait for a new credit card. SO ticked! I have no doubt that my card got compromised because of them! Luckily, I am in the USA, not in Germany, where I would need to pay about $100 for a replacement card and the transaction dispute.
Seriously - STAY AWAY! Not only the vendors don't deliver, your card may get compromised!
P.S. If I could give them a negative rating, I certainly would!
Your cupcake boxes were designed by Claudine Hellmuth. These are a direct rip off. This is a disgusting practice and I will not support any company that does this.
I placed several clothing orders, all of them came with the wrong usa sizes, requested xxl and is not even a usa small. Aliexpess web site take you no were when you wand to open a dispute, you need to upload photos and videos, but the web site shows a error with the video upload... basically you go no where,,,,,, what a waist of money..
DO NOT waste your money buying their products... I bought an item from them, it was defective, i contacted the seller no reply, i contacted Ali Express and they told me after waiting for a resolution for over 4 weeks that they need me to send it back in order to be refunded and I will have to pay shipping fees to send it back. They always protect their sellers A CUSTOMER doesn't mean anything to them... You better think twice before buying!
Ordered a saxophone through ALIEXPRESS from the BEST GUITAR FACTORY. They were glad to accept my $418 payment by card, but never delivered the product. When I questioned and complained, I was ignored. THIEVES! I don't know why I am surprised, guess I am gullible. LAST TIME FOR ME. THEY DON'T DESERVE STARS but this blog makes me check at least one. Just pretend there is a negative sign in front of it.
I am the guys that expect what I paid, and for the price in Aliexpress I received the quality was over my expectations. I am an starter here but I am sure I will continue buying in Ali.
I was very very nervous about buying my prom dress all the way from China but I gave it a try and it was THE BEST THING I COULDVE DONE! The seller kept in contact 24/7 from Shasha Zhu's store and my dress looked just like the picture! DEFINETLY WILL BUY FROM THEM AGAIN!
I have ordered a Halloween costume accessory for $24 with AliExpress. I do realize that it's going to be a cheap Chinese piece of crap, but it's just a costume. I had 4 weeks until I had an actual costume party. So, looking at seller's reviews and estimated shipping time, I figured, it should make it on time. The seller wouldn't ship it forever. I messaged them about my timeframe, they suggest to pay extra $15 or $45 for another expedited service, where as it clearly states that their e-packet makes it to the States within 10-15 days. 2 days later I cancel the order and bought exact same item with the guaranteed delivery on time. Once I cancelled my order, there was a button "awaiting seller's approval". I contacted a customer support with the question about that, and already had a suspicion that that is not going to happen. The customer support assured me that they will contact the seller and will do their best to take care of this issue.The seller wakes up and 2 days later sends me 2 messages, one that they will hurry up, and the next says it's already shipped.
Horrible customer service practices! Once they have your money, there is no way they will let go of it! This was my first and last transaction with Aliexpress. They force their item down your throat.
J'ai fait 3 commandes et 2 litige sur 3.1er litige, 1 pks de 4 batteries au lithium j'ai reçu 1 batterie seulement après 53 jours. 2ème litige un ensemble caméra et moniteur de recul, le fonctionnement est intermittents et quand il fonction l'image est inverser. Vous faites parvenir un message et ils vous réponde n'importe quoi il veulent juste se débarrasser de vous. Pour moi ce terminé je ne commande plus avec aliexpress et alibaba. Bonne chance à vous!
I bought the fake Lenovo phone here, although the seller was guaranteeing the originality of the phone. After my several asks to consider that buy I still got no reply. Wish there would be an option to grade them with 0 stars.
I love my hair and the customer service of the seller
Muito bom os produtos mas lamentavelmente meu país(Brasil) cobrar taxas altíssimas, caso contrário compraria muito mais produtos.
I am more than shocked at the low rating that Aliexpress gets here on SiteJabber! I absolutely love Aliexpress. There are some factors one has to accept to shop there, but once you do, it opens a whole world of unique, low-cost goods. Here are some things to note:
1. The sizing is meant for Chinese people, not U.S. or European sized people so pretty much everything is a petite (short) even though it doesn't say that in the description. This is perfect for me at 5'2.
2. It's going to take a while to get your goods. However, should you not get them, the Aliexpress Resolution Center has perhaps the most buyer-friendly policies of anywhere I shop. If there is the slightest thing wrong with my purchase, they almost always issue me a full refund with absolutely no hassle. Plus, the money you pay is held in escrow until you confirm that you have received your goods and are happy with them, so there is literally no way to get ripped off by a seller. You are 100% protected.
3. I buy tons of clothes from Aliexpress because I am short and a size small. Because I also have a big chest, I sometimes need to order an XXL! But I've never been steered wrong by a sellers measurements and almost all of the clothes have measurements (in cm). I simply don't buy clothes w/o the stats listed and I've only ever had one item not fit me properly. You can buy business-appropriate tank tops for less than $3 shipped and their fashions are so unique I get asked where I bought almost everything I've purchased from Aliexpress. They have tons of awesome clothes which are digitally printed on satin and chiffon which you will never see in the U.S.
4. If they sell it, it will be the best price you can find anywhere and you almost never have to pay for shipping.
So to summarize, it takes a bit of patience to wait for your products, but if you do you will be rewarded with dirt cheap products that are exactly the same as those you'd buy locally because we all know most of our products are imported from China anyway. Add to this 0% risk and a buyer-sided resolution center and you can't lose.
I ordered some hair from SIYO hair company. The seller was fast about contacting me and shipping the hair. The hair comes really quickly and it's pretty when you first get it but the hair is horrible it get knotted tangled and sheds so much do not order cause they do not give refunds
I have bought Lenovo A858T phone for 95$. I think I got product for his money. I mean it is cheap and works so. Signal is not stable. Material is not so good. But it works and support 4G. Shipping was very long also. Shipping took more then month.
Ordered jersey and pants described as "Wool Thermal Fleece" - item ended up being summer weight spandex/polyester. Dispute feature on website does not work - contacted customer service and they asked to send a screenshot of the dispute - only problem is the dispute form is multiple pages so its useless. Contacted Seller (Cool Bicycle Co) direct and the response was firstly just with an "OK" and then when I asked what they would do about it the replied with "?".
Don't waste your time - they are bad news
I ordered two military style jackets size XXL, both of them are small and cannot be worn.
When I complained the idiots comments were that these are asian size. They all must be midgets and second the individuals posing with the jacket are not asian.
They are crooks.
Answer: No customer service. Some sellers are dishonest. No way to recoup your money for items never sent. Bogus tracking information since no custom number unavailable. Sellers asking for your your PayPal account to make a refund when they are suppose tp use Alipay. Clean up dishonest sellers like co-co fashion store. I have ordered tother items thru Aliexpress without a problem but you should get rid of the bad ones. I am reluctant to use Aliexpress again after this bad experience.
Answer: In my opinion. NO. I had to jump through hoops and make reports and threaten to make reports, it didn't help. I got my order, but couldve gotten the same thing from ebay faster and easier.
Answer: You are taking a very big chance by ordering anything from them... you will never get your money back and chances are you won't even receive the item you want. BUYER BEWARE
Answer: I purchased 3 pair of van's brand shoes via different companies on aliexppress and all were true to size. The off brands are not, so you need larger than you wear. But, ask and ali will usually provide a size comparison chart for you to use.
Answer: There is no customer service what so ever so be very careful when buying on AliExpress. Buyer protection is a load of BS and if problems arise with your order they will always side with the seller. I would suggest using a shop that someone that you know has already used to purchase hair.
Answer: Omigod, they're not just knockoffs, they're knockoffs that are produced in someone's ill-lit basement by captive chimpanzees that are blind, malnourished, and suffering closed head injuries. Seriously, you'd get better value from your money if you used it to wipe your bum. Don't buy from this group of criminals and ripoff artists!
Answer: I had this issue several times. The issue is that they only allow a certain number of characters ( Letters and numbers) in the description of the problem. So you will need shorten the number of words in the description and re-send until it goes through.
Answer: From my experience, there are as responsible sellers and is not responsible sellers. Second worse then have to raise a dispute. If this does not help, then raise a dispute above, and then as they say it all depends on You. As far as your arguments are strong. Almost always get a refund in the amount of shipping cost or part cost of the goods, if the goods were not received appropriate quality. Less full price. The full value is returned when the order didn't come at all. Also when you have paid but you did not send an order for a certain time. But again, it all depends on your arguments and facts provided by the seller or, to the Commission on the proceedings of the claims. But it is also necessary to take into account all the items from the seller, this is what guarantees he gives, product reviews buyers. And his overall rating. Never be lazy to write a review about the product from a particular seller, you will be the same customers as You. There is also an important factor, which I would say is pretty negative. It if the product was defective and not as described on the website. The seller has the punkt Returns accepted if product not as described, buyer pays return shipping; or keep the product & agree refund with seller.) 1. If the seller accepts returns, and the buyer also wants to return their purchase, simply follow the seller's sets of Returns on who will pay the return shipping fee. If the seller will pay the fee, communicate with them in advance about the payment method and the logistics service. 2. If a seller sets no return necessary or you want to keep the product, simply agree the refund amount directly and ignore the return shipping fee. It turns out that if you decide to return, it will often more expensive than the product itself and the meaning of no turning back, because when you return the money, only for the goods excluding the cost of shipping there and back. Therefore, I can not sell brand quality products, and will only return part of the money for the goods. That financial will have a negative impact but only You. Which means be careful, cock all the "pros" and "cons". You are not forced to buy it personally, Your decision. The more You provide facts that you have been deceived, the more chances and money You have spent, You will return. For all the time of purchase, the money is returned in full or in part. The Commission for the analysis of complex situations works, but is considering the case for a long time, so don't despair if You didn't reply, just "keep abreast" and you will not lose anything Sorry my bad English :)
Answer: Do not buy from aliexpress the quality is terrible and lots of sellers never send the items. Also they sell counterfeit designs too which is illegal to purchase.

