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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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Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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ALIEXPRESS is the worst place that you can do your shopping! Their buyer protection is SCAM - they dont stand behind their policy. If you order some goods and if you dont recieved in the end and if there is another SCAMER(the seller) and they show you some Chainice paper with some fake weights and stats - Delivered - but without any other detail - who get the order or when was happened the delivery. IT IS HUGE SCAM - YOUR MONEY WILL BE BURNED. IF I CAN give them 0 stars I would do it!

Date of experience: June 2, 2023
North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Said they'd refund me for a order I made that seller never sent, never refunded me and the seller is still a listed seller. Stay fast away from aliexpress and their scams.

Date of experience: June 2, 2023
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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They kept my money
June 2, 2023

They took about two months to send my order and never sent the yellow dress instead they've sent me a hair ribbon that it wasn't even worth 50 cents and I've tried to get my money back but it is impossible

Date of experience: June 2, 2023
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Refuse to Refund for items not recieved
June 2, 2023

Update: They have no customer service phone number to call. So, I contacted them through the chat service. I explained the situation. I was told to go to the dispute summary. Then the representative on the chat disconnected. No solution. After several days of messaging back and forth and sending them pictures of the packages I received along with their proof of delivery with the weight high lighted to prove the packages contained different items. Then contacting my credit card company. The seller finally agreed to refund me for the items I did not receive.
I placed an order for 2 Six foot folding tables and 6 packages containing 4 folding chairs each. I received the 2 tables. The next day I received 3 packages of the chairs. I contacted the seller to let them know there were 3 missing packages. The Seller says there is only one missing package, and they refuse to refund for the other 2 missing packages. They sent me pictures of the items delivered. They are trying to say the 2 tables were packages of chairs when the delivery pictures clearly show different packaging. I guess I will have to dispute the charge with my credit card company.

Date of experience: June 2, 2023
Georgia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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5 out of 9 items where not recieved. No customer service. Just an automated response to my refund request "NO REFUND". No matter how many times you try to escalate. Total Rip-off.

Date of experience: June 1, 2023
Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I waited almost 2 months and didn't even ship it and at the end when my order was supposed to arrive they canceled my order!

Date of experience: June 1, 2023
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I was interested in a...terestial tester...( that is used for tv antenna installation and fault finding
HONOR BOX had this...it was showing a advertised picture ( orange device)...they show a nice picture on the add,but when you go to the next page it shows a different device.but realy i dont care what colour it is,as long as it works the way it is supposed to...recieved a completly differnt device., ON THE RECIEPT THEY SENT it sais terestial after 4 months of messaging, they will not admit there mistake,half the time, they make out,they don't understand English. I was prepared to eventualy but more for an overseas job...not any more...not worth buying from this company or Alixpres

Date of experience: May 30, 2023
Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have been trying for a month now to get a refund on a package that was NEVER delivered to me. A signed, official letter from the post office saying I never got a package that YOU PEOPLE put the label on? Like the post office has time for that BS. NEVER, NEVER NEVER do business with AliExpress

Date of experience: May 30, 2023
Texas
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Lost package
May 29, 2023

The need a bunch of crap for a refund! I'll pass on them! They will not refund me! I will not shop with them again

Date of experience: May 29, 2023
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I paid for a middle of the road bait caster the drag was terrible and overall quality was bad. Refund requested NOTHING 70.00 postage for a 50.00 return, Answer was tough luck.

Date of experience: May 28, 2023
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Dispute team lies and I got no refund
May 26, 2023

I got No refund bcuz they said I returned an empty box but when I checked tracking#, it says they a have not even received the package yet due to they gave me a wrong return address.

CS told me I need to send dispute team an evidence. The tracking # says they couldn't deliver the package because of their fault and they will end the item back to me. What evidence do they need? I want evidence from AliExpress that they received an empty box from me. Don't buy anything expensive from them because you will lose your money lying you sent empty box.

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Date of experience: May 26, 2023
Maryland
1 review
2 helpful votes
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This particular seller is fraudulent, failing to ship items but then falsely claiming through AliExpress that the items were dispatched. Their strategy involves selling low-cost items, around $1 or $2, then neglecting to ship them. Many people overlook this, allowing the seller to profit. What's more distressing is AliExpress's lack of support for the buyer. I've decided to cease using AliExpress to avoid further financial loss. Another seller I've encountered sends out defective items and requires the buyer to return them within 10 days, even though the delivery itself often takes more than 15 days. Additionally, the buyer is burdened with the shipping costs. This whole situation is quite problematic.

Date of experience: May 23, 2023
Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have bought at least 50 items on AE from 1£ to 20£ per item. Quality varies considerably: from USB sticks of 2 TB that do not work at all, to sun glasses that last a week, to decent earphones that work normally. Overall (60-70%) of the stuff is not worthwhile pursuing, either fake or rip-off, you will end up buying an alternate from a reputable source. Furthermore, they make it so, you cannot contest the transaction at all - initially because not enough time has gone by to receive the order - and then because too much time has gone by. Furthermore, because of low-value (<5£) it does not even make sense to engage. But overall, i would advice to go elsewhere (seller from your own country) and avoid the head ache. About 30-40% of their deliveries do not make it anyways.

Date of experience: May 22, 2023
Virginia
1 review
13 helpful votes
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It's a total scam
May 22, 2023

Don't buy from AliEpress. It has no concerns for customers. The sellers are allowed to post fake advertisements and processed pictures to promote their inferior products. All they want is your money. No customer services or protection for buyers.It's a shame that many people got deceived by the sellers and AliEpress won't do anything to stop that.

Date of experience: May 22, 2023
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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What I really dislike about AliExpress is that they will catch your eye by showing a very low price. However, when you go into the product most of the time it appears the cheap price is just on a tiny piece of the whole product and it's super annoying. I'm leaving AliExpress and going back to Amazon.

Date of experience: May 21, 2023
Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered 3 items from Alibaba but I didn't receive them in Los Angeles where I live. I contacted the sell but they wouldn't collaborate, replace it or refund me. They sent me a broken link that doesn't work to respond to. They ignored all my messages. BUYERS BEWARE. Very unfriendly business. I BOUGHT SEVERAL ITEMS FROM THEM BUT I WOULDN'T ANYMORE

Date of experience: May 21, 2023
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I want to remove my account because there is no buyer protection at all! As many time items were lost on the way, that many time I didn't receive any refunds! Sellers are not responsible for that! That's why I am switching to Temu.

Date of experience: May 20, 2023
California
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Be very careful ordering from this website! They will take your money and you will never receive your product. I know it sounds insane, but this is literally what happened to me and hundreds of other people.

Date of experience: May 19, 2023
Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I placed many oders with them but as soon as a package went missing they told me to check my post office. The tracking plainly read it never even teached my city. When I disputed they declined the dispute and I was out the money. Order at your own risk!

Date of experience: May 18, 2023
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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SCAM, No Recourse, LOST ALL my MONEY
May 18, 2023

First time shopper, TERRIBLE experience, thought I would try ANSHICAT Security Camera. Items arrived crushed and broken, very CHEAP packing. I got scammed and AliExpress dragged out the dispute process until the time ran out and closed the case. I appealed, and they again dragged out the appeal process then closed it on me. Then they blocked all communications from me. I contacted my bank and filed a dispute with AliExpress and ANSHICAT. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING ON THIS SITE!

Date of experience: May 18, 2023