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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
1,449
quality
1,508
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Jamaica
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I bought a new battery and was sent and old used one. Seller had the temerity to suggest i might have used it. And aliexpress just closed the case offer me 5 refund. Seems that site is populated with thieves and dishonest people

Date of experience: July 25, 2015
Canada
3 reviews
24 helpful votes
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I want to just expose the bad buying experience I had with AliExpress and warn other fellow buyers to not get burned the same way.

In June 11,2015, I was in need to buy Led bulbs so I went to the AliExpress web site, I searched for the bulbs I needed and I found the GoGood Store#: ******* that was selling what I needed at a reasonable price.
I purchased 2 packages of 5 bulbs (total 10). After 2-3 weeks I received the bulks then I made my mistake. AliExpress web site has something like "Confirmed Received" button that I thought you need to use just to confirm that you have received the merchandise. So I proceeded to confirm the received product and I even left a positive feedback about the seller's delivery time and so on (BIG MISTAKE).
I then installed the bulbs and I discovered that after 1 or 2 hours they stop working. I informed right away the seller (GoGood store#*******) they replied with a couple of questions and then they went silent knowing that they sold me garbage and they had no intention to ship good products or refund me.
After few useless attempts to get the seller's attention I turned my requests to AliExpress as I though they would have tried to help me. Their web site is like a maze if you are trying to raise a complaint against a seller. Besides, if you make the mistake of confirming that the merchandise has arrived AliExpress considers itself off the hook and you are on your own. The only thing they suggested me is to contact the seller, that of course is ignoring me...
Bottom line do not buy from GoGood store#: ******* and only tap the confirmed received button when you have tested your product and you are reasonably satisfied with it.
AliExpress and its sellers are interested about your money... the quality of service?... Not so much.

Enrico Messana

Date of experience: July 24, 2015
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Even though we provide all detail photos to prove all pieces are defected, and totally unusable. Aliexpress still say they worth something and don't care to explain how they come out the 30% value. Now I get it, the 30% is seller's bottom line. Aliexpress makes sure that the seller won't lose money no matter what they send you. After discover this dark truth of how aliexpress run their business, do you feel safe shopping at aliexpress?

Date of experience: July 23, 2015
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I was flat out cheated by an Aliexpress vendor and being in the US they had no reason to protect me from the dirtbag who sold me damaged goods. This company can't even stand in the shadow of eBay. Aliexpress did nothing to protect me from the sleazy vendor. Aliexpress knew it would be too expensive to pay shipping back to China. No ethics. I will denigrate Aliexpress every chance I get.

Date of experience: July 23, 2015
Rhode Island
6 reviews
51 helpful votes
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Horrible!
July 22, 2015

The products take months to arrive and when they do, they are nothing like what you thought you ordered. Trying to get your money back depends on which "seller" you bought from. I ate the money on a couple of my purchases that were literally thrown in the trash upon arrival, and had one who did give me a refund. I would caution anyone to not order from here.

Date of experience: July 22, 2015
Belgium
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Bought 2 internal cam each 55 usd and 1 external 194 usd as a trial before buying complete set for home surveillance. External cam came with a defective rotating cam bulb support
Problem pending since march 2015 although received 194 usd credit but i experienced twice as much in return and tax costs. Letter to the customer service director never got an answer and supplier never admitted wrong assembly-2 internal cams style received different from order and no audio and very poor installation material.To date still waiting answers to 5 questions since april 2015. VERY BAD EXPERIENCE STOP ALI EXPRESS SUPPLY-ben

Date of experience: July 21, 2015
California
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Excellent service
July 20, 2015

I have bought over 120 items from various sellers over the last 14 months. Only 4 items have not been delivered, and those that reported as not being delivered were rep, aced immedialty. No arguments! One still went missing and I got an immediate refund!
Quality is what you expect, and above what you would pay for the same price anywhere else.
Postage us free to thailand, and yes some items can take 6 weeks, but that is detailed before you buy!
I posted some to the UK, to my brother and all arrived!
Excellent site and I use all the time!

Date of experience: July 20, 2015
Colorado
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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I order from Sammydress.com all the time and have never had a problem that they did not stand behind but this Aliexpress has sellers that do not send the merchadise and the ones that do send damaged poor quality pieces and want pictures to be sent and never send refunds or new merchandise. I ordered 7 pieces and got 1 that I could actually wear. Horrible experience and will NEVER recommend shopping there to anyone.

Date of experience: July 18, 2015
Mississippi
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Ridiculous
July 18, 2015

Order from Yun Yan not only does they not respond but I can't even get a refund. It's been two months and nobody aside no attempt to help or give me a replacement. I will not order anything anymore beacause I'm afraid. When you work hard and spend your hard earn money you should get what you paid for. It wasn't a problem ducting my money which was in a few hours then it should be the same way on refunds.

Date of experience: July 17, 2015
New Jersey
1 review
4 helpful votes
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The product never arrived. I was cheated on my $$. Tried to contact customer support to get the promised "Buyer Protection" only to be told that I don't have enough evidence to support my claim. They offered me to contact local law enforcement but how was I to do that with CHINA? Forget it, lost money is not worth my time.

Date of experience: July 16, 2015
Portugal
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I've ordered from aliexpress before and the first buy the seller didn't send me the right case for my tablet and refund me the money back. After this I ordered a more expensive item, a original Samsung watch and I've payed more than 100€ with the taxes fees and the watch came with problems in the speaker and I open a dispute with the seller and they wanted me to send the watch back and I had to pay the shipment and wait two more months and with all the costs the watch will cost more than if I've bought it in Portugal, so I lost my money and with a default watch! After this experience I thought never buy from aliexpress again, but some things are very cheap and after this I just buy cheaper things, and when I changed my bank account and my debit card, then the problems starts again, I've ordered some items and they take the money and then close the order and the money is not in my account and they say is for security reasons and asked for several documents and the money is still not available, and they say is our bank that take the money for 7 to 15 days! VERY BAD EXPERIENCE, every time is worse!

Date of experience: July 16, 2015
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Aliexpress will NOT help you if the seler will CHEAT you. They help sellers ONLY. If you ever return your item then you will never see your refund and the item aas well. The seller will tell Aliexpress that you popsted EMPTY BOX and Aliexpress will accept this leaving you with NO refund and NO product!. TOTAL SCAM and FRAUD! Seven Eleven Store on Aliepxress cheated me like this! AVOID!

Date of experience: July 16, 2015
Arizona
1 review
6 helpful votes
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"Thanks for your help" - i hope you understand i was being sarcastic. Alli-Express was not helpful at all! I bought some shoes, the size that i needed was not the one! I made a complaint about it and they responded me with the " sorry but its not our fault you dont know how to chooze your shoe size." SERIOUSLY?

Date of experience: July 15, 2015
Australia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Scammers
July 15, 2015

Orderered items from one store... still waiting 3months later! Orderered from another place and they sent me one thing in my order! Still waiting to hear back!

Date of experience: July 14, 2015
California
2 reviews
10 helpful votes
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So I had the app for about a month and a half and found tons of items I really wanted to purchase. However, when I finally decided to enter my credit card number and hit enter, the message said you do not deal with Washington state. I was livid! I was so excited about the purchase I was about to make and all of the other items in my cart, I couldn't believe it when I saw that message come up. Screw you guys! False advertisers! Go to hell!

Date of experience: July 14, 2015
Massachusetts
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Tried to save 50 bucks, lost 400 eventually. Lesson learned, hope the last time...

Date of experience: July 13, 2015
Connecticut
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Trying to get refund. Never received item. No customs number. Seller is asking for my palpal account even though I used alipay. No customer service other than robots.

Date of experience: July 11, 2015
Florida
5 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Scammed
July 11, 2015

Bought a wig for $167 in March, wig was different from what i ordered and could not be worn. I was told to send back and i would be refunded, cost me $42 to send back, now i am told package was not received even though post office said it was delivered so does the tracking. Despite numerous complaints left on Ali express nothing has been done to assist me in getting a replacement or my money back. I would not recommend this site to anyone.

Date of experience: July 11, 2015
Sweden
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Sweden
July 11, 2015

Jag hade alla de produkter som jag köpte av vilka några var bra och andra inte stämmer med den köpta produkten skada

Date of experience: July 11, 2015
Thailand
4 reviews
16 helpful votes
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AliExpress is really the greatest cheating website on earth, all due to the allowance of fraudulent online shops.
And the order number which is out of stock, in fact not existing, remain published in AliExpress, even if I did mention this to be fraudulent advertising.
We are cured and will no longer trust AliExpress, nor any of your advertisers, because it is FRAUDE OF THE PUREST CLASS!
Due to your fraudulent web pages I loose not only the banking transfer to the AliExpress account, fees USD 40.- but also a USD 15.- fee charged by AliPay to refund and not primarily listed on their website.
It seems he AliExpress founder Jack Ma became one of the richest persons of China as I experience by corruption!
Be sure this will not be without reply a fierce reply is what AliExpress and their fraudulent Chinese bunch of sellers and AliPay deserve!

Date of experience: July 10, 2015