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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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I bought from that site a few times, every time has a problem. Almost all of the item they put in their pictures are not the same as the product you receive. The seller won't respond you once they get paid. It's hard to get the refund. No customer services. I still didn't receive the refund they were supposed to give me in 7 days. Do not buy from that site. Even though it's cheap, but it's not worth it because they picture and description doesn't math what you get at all. You will get a piece of junk and regret about that.
I ordered hair from them last sunday. Prior to making my purchase I was in constant contact with them, read the reviews and everything to. Check out fine. Needless to say, after they took my money they have become unresponsive. I have left 8 messages regarding the status of my package and still no response. I haven't even gotten a tracking number. I feel like I've been scammed. Sad part about it was that I was counting on this hair for a production I am in and now have to spend more money for hair that I don't have. I am so dissatisfied and disappointed I could cry. This is what happens when you buy from these people. I wish there was a negative star
Sizes are Always wrong, even afther reading and cheking everything on the website. A lot of sellers can't deliver what they offer. Refunds are Always oké.
I tried two different times from two different sellers on this site to purchase a cellphone. Both times they told me the order had been cancelled and they wanted me to send them all kinds of personal information in order to be verified. The whole time I called my credit card company and the purchase had gone through and been paid. DO NOT EVER forward the information they are seeking. You will be set up for identity theft. They were asking date of birth, SSN, and even wanted me to send them copies of my credit card (front and back) and bank statements. Stay away from this company. I will never attempt another purchase. Alibaba is the same way.
I sincerly think that this site is ok and trustful. The only thing you have to check is the seller rating. Only in this way you can find a trust seller. Because one thing you need to know is that Aliexpress is an english alternative for TaoBao, which is the same website but for chinese only and Taobao is the chinese Ebay, if you understand what i mean. So check the seller 1st before buying. Think there's only few scammers and the problem is that those who want free shipping doesn't see, i think the ''15-60 day delivery''. Thats why its a problem for them. Lol. If you dont want to eait, just pay the DHL or TNT express delivery thats all. Thanks
This was my first time shopping with Ali Express or dealing with any international company and it was my worst experience ever. I ordered this supposedly brazilian hair from Celebrity Hair Products Co., Ltd. The sellers name is Anna Zhao. It cost me $270. That was the most I ever paid for human hair and I was very excited about my purchase. The order arrived about 5 days after I had place my order. I was impressed by that, but when I opened the package, I was extremely disappointed. It wasn't human hair at all and it looked nothing like what was on the picture that attracted me. Honestly, if I had gone to a shop and seen that same hair, I wouldn't pay $10 for it. I tried to file a claim through Ali express, but was told to contact the seller which I did. The seller told me not to worry, but to go and return it through the post office and to say it was only worth $10. When I went to return it, I realized that in order to get delivery confirmation, I had to spend at least $70. That $70 I knew I wasn't going to get back. I decided to go with regular shipping which could only be tracked up to the point where it left the U.S. Once out, there is no tracking information available. I was able to track it until it left Chicago. Now, the seller claims that he did not receive the package. His only explanation is that the tracking information only ends in Chicago. Not only have I lost $270 but also $30 for the shipping, a total of $300. I tried to contact Ali express and they told me that they cannot do anything about it. I needed to contact the seller. I should have filed a claim within a few days of receiving the package. Of course, I tried doing that and was told to first contact the seller to try to sort it out. I am warning all Ali express shoppers, you have little or no buyer protection. Beware of this website
After 30+ orders some over $100, I have had no trouble with any of the suppliers.
Shipping delays on free post items are no worse than other Chinese sites, a lot better than some.
I think they're awesome. I have ordered several items with no problems whatsoever and my cost weren't limited and I received everything by the estimated due date. I have no complaints.
Like Amber B. Said, don't order anything exprensive. I lost 40 € trying to order knifes. They promise total refund if order not received in 30 days etc... In reality, you won't get your money back. Probably you won't even get your negative feedback published on the sellers page. And there is no way to contact Aliexpress, if the "open dispute" time is over.
If you need a cheap spare cellphone charger or something, order from Aliexpress. But be prepared to receive a low quality product. For example, the clothes they sell are cheap looking in real life. And very small - smaller than described.
Okay as long as you purchase small items. Stay away from anything over $20 because I have heard a lot of reviews that items have not been shipped to them and nothing was done for their situation. In my case though I have had fairly good experiences. I have bought some make-up and other beauty supplies from this website and have received them in under 20 days. Not a bad site but just be careful who you buy from.
If you are new to aliexpress and not to sure whether you should trust them. Try this. See if you can actually contact them. Try contacting aliexpress before you buy anything and just see how hard it is to contact the company before you purchase your first product. Their email us and start chatting button are Constantly UNAVAILABLE. All the products on aliexpress are fakes and cheap knock offs. There is NO QUALITY at all. Please do not use this site. You will find nothing of Quality on here.
I've ordered a handful of times. Each time I took the time to read, what I can (I can't read Chinese), and read all the feedback for the seller. Don't order just based off the images because within the fine print - it usually says; "objects pictured can be different than items received."
I see a lot of complaints about slow shipping and how orders didn't ship out for 8+ days. Read what the seller tells you! My orders usually say " up to 9 days to process." Shipping is slow because IT COMES FROM CHINA! China doesn't have mail like the rest of the world. Some villages can't even allow mail during certain times due to the local issues. China is a repressed country with heavy restrictions. Even down to their internet access. You have to be patient! Also things don't show up at China customs and get moving right from there - they gather enough to make it worth their trip. Shipping to the US usually takes between 4-6 weeks. I've ordered from China a number of times from multiple sites - it's always the same.
Much like Ebay or Amazon - you just have to pay attention to who you buy from and read the fine print.
I'm one of the people who got scammed. I bough expensive ring, the seller was sent me a wrong tracking number, and kept on sending me wrong tracking number until the time run out and I couldn't file a dispute. A complaints is not a complaint it is reviewed by the seller, but I did invastigation and here are the emails, phone numbers addresses to make a real dispute. Hope this helps! This has not been the first time I got cheated this time I'm not letting it go.
Alibaba Group welcomes inquiries from the media:
AliExpress
Online help center: http://www.aliexpress.com/help/home.html
Buyer service and complaints: *******@aliexpress.com
Fraud allegations: *******@aliexpress.com
Good luck to everyone!
Alibaba Cloud Computing
Pre-sales inquiries: (+86) 571-8899-2688
Post-sales customer support: (+86) 571-8502-5885
Alipay
Online help center: http://help.alipay.com/lab/contact_service.htm
I only have about 3 pairs of shoes that I still wear. It is hard finding shoes my size that are good in quality and still up to date with the current style. So I decided to try buying online shoes and since Im a little on the shorter side I decided to give this site a try. It did not take long to find what I was looking for and the prices were fair compared to other stores near my home. I was impressed with the variety of shoes that they had to offer in my size. I don't have any insecurities with my height but its a nice change to be a little taller! Overall I consider increasingshoes.com to be a nice site to buy shoes from and I would recommend it.
I tried to order shoes for my son and ordered size 6.5 kids and they send me size 8 womens. Did they fit?... yes. But these were the Lebron 10 wtf mvp's so they have hearts on them! So i contact seller and they try to say it was my fault and offered me 10 dollars off. Or I could pay shipping to send them back for refund. And with the cost to ship back to china, I would still be screwed out of my money. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SITE!
I ordered several items on the website. So far, everything went well. Fast deliveries and good quality. I wouldn't buy any expensive electronic stuff there because of the possible warranty issues.
I bought a portable external hard drive. The package appeared to be sealed, but when tried to recover, there were files deleted from it. The bad part was that the drive was malfunctioning. NO chance to open dispute since the link quickly disappeared from 'my orders'. Cheating theft site!
Be very careful who you are dealing with. I am never going to order from Aliexpress again. The seller is giving me a "round around", she does not want to refund the purse that I paid for and haven't received yet. I have been trying to get my refund after 4 months. Do not buy anything from the seller with the name "kristine zhu"! She is a crook!
Ive ordered from sunny grace hair company at least 4 or 5 times in the last 3 to 4 years and everytime I have been more than satisfied with what I received. It always arrived with in 4 to 5 days after I made my purchase... HOWEVER my last purchase was in November of 2013. I ordered virgin indian hair lace wig... I spoke with grace through a chat and gave her my details exactly as I have always done. I recieve my product and its nothing wha I asked for! She seemed destracted when she took my order and this was my fear at the time. I let it go because its always come out better than what I asked for. Anyway I go to her pg and chat her about how this was not what I wanted. She apologized and ask me to ship it back and she would redo it to what I asked for. I had to pay an extra $30 to ship back to china something I already spent $200.00 anyway. Days and weeks go by. They dont have it. Months go by they still dont have it. I would contact her through the online chat and through email weekly about it. After a while I began to get irritated and they stop responding to me. I had to log in as a different user to get a responce and they would answer immediately! Once I made it clear it was me... they would stop responding. One time she put me on hold for 45 minutes for another person to tell me. Oh she went to sleep! It is now January going on February in less than 2 weeks and still nothing has been resolved. I have filled a dispute with my bank and its in the process now. Hopefully this works! Please be careful ordering anything from china! $20 of USA money is a $100 of theres so they made a good $500.00 off of me plus the extra $30 I paid to return the product!
Aliexpress website is legit, and the disputes team works very slow but fine.
But you must purchase here very carefully. In this sales portal there are hundred of sellers. Many of them are just scammers who will never send any goods or just will send an empty parcel. Besides them, most of sellers, scammers or not, are just liers. Most of them does not send what advertised or send just counterfeits, and most of them won't fulfill their word about warranties and promises.If you buy here, check carfully number of transactions, % of positive feedback, and comments. You will never get a sure purchase, but if you just want a phone case, look for a seller with good reputation and if you get different color, etc, just open dispute.
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.

