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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
This company responds to reviews on average within 1 day

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1 review
0 helpful votes
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As soon as I set up the account and try to make a purchase, problems. Account frozen. Chat over 20 times with Customer Service reps and the only solution is in 10 days someone will contact you via email to solve my problem.Its well over 2 months and no emails, no solutions. So now I'm trying to delete the account and now I'm unable to delete my aliexpress account. Ofcourse Customer Service rep says in 3 days they will send a code via email to delete the account, Still waiting... The only good thing I could say is good thing I didn't purchase anything because if it had a problem with the order, that would have been a nightmare. I'll stick with Amazon for my online shopping... In the meantime, I'll just report as spam so I wouldn't get anymore promotion emails from Aliexpress...

Date of experience: April 13, 2023
Colorado
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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The seller never had the file cabinet when I ordered it on 4-2-23. They took my $48.94 & will hold it as long as 5-10-23.

Date of experience: April 12, 2023
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Dont give out your WhatsApp# when they asked. ThisPrinting And Packing Products Store Since In 2012 Year Store from Aliexpress. This company totally scammed and worsted seller to deal with

Date of experience: April 10, 2023
Nigeria
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Good
April 11, 2023

I used Aliexpress to make a purchase and they delivered the product. The shipping took some time but the product was delivered.

Date of experience: April 10, 2023
Montana
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Hoax
April 9, 2023

Do not shop here! A friend purchased a metal tester, they sent an eating fork! Absolutely disgusted. Trying to get a refund, suddenly they've gone quiet.

Date of experience: April 9, 2023
Serbia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Worse and worse every day
April 8, 2023

Site used to be one of the best shopping sites, shipping everywhere, cheap shipping, cheap products etc. But after Covid and Aliexpress owners problems with Chinese government, site is worse every day. They don't refund me money when seller send me wrong headphones, they are using tracking codes that are not valid international tracking codes, and when package don't arrive (and that happens more and more often), they just say - go and ask your post office. Postoffice just say: this code is not valid tracking code, but their internal, and we can't find anything with this code!
Try to avoid

Date of experience: April 8, 2023
Turkiye
1 review
0 helpful votes
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BORUI store on Aliexpress mobile app is the worst store. The money for a pair of motorcycle gloves I bought is out of stock for over a month, we will send it soon, we will send another color (ok), the cargo has been sent and on the way, the cargo status will be updated, the cargo shipment has been cancelled. They took hostage.

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Date of experience: April 8, 2023
Minnesota
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Buyer beware!
April 6, 2023

Aliexpress used to be a decent place for inexpensive trinkets and toys. Now it's useless
Bait and switch, inferior items being sent - then they offer you a small "refund" and let you "keep" the garbage they shipped.
This is the 3rd and final time Aliexpress will rip me off.
AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID

Date of experience: April 6, 2023
Illinois
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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I bought 6 items and had problem with 3, one was the wrong item shipped, another was just cancelled by the seller without notice, and the last one asked for more money after paying the price in the listing, which I refused and requested the cancellation of the transaction.
For all these 3 times I had issues getting my money back, and I still didn't get it all, just partially. Customer service seems to be, either fooling you, or not very competent, but unable to take care of issues.
I filed a formal complaint about this website, it's terrible.

Date of experience: April 6, 2023
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered a dash cam from AliExpress. It was supposed to come with a real camera in addition to the dash cam, and the connecting cable I got only the dash cam went on the website and app. There is no place to request missing parts. Keeps going round and round showing more products to buy. Don't waste your money with this service.

Date of experience: April 4, 2023
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I am extremely dissatisfied with AliExpress and advise others to avoid them. Any attempt to get approval to return anything is rejected. They ask you to provide more and more 'proof' that the items aren't correct, then reject it all anyway, with a curt, "No Refund - item matches description" reply.

They don't state upfront that apparently all sales are final.

Unbelievably poor customer satisfaction policies.

Date of experience: April 3, 2023
Missouri
4 reviews
15 helpful votes
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Scam Site! They Don't Send Items Ordered!
April 2, 2023

This site is awful and full of scammers. I was sent incorrect items that I did not order and defective items so I submit a request and Aliexpress did NOTHING. Because there was receipt of delivery, they say my claim isn't valid. I was sent junk I don't need and did not receive what I ordered though. So I would avoid this site if you don't want to receive nothing or receive the wrong item that they will not refund or send the correct item of because hey, at least they sent something albeit not at all the same thing. Seriously guys, shop literally anywhere else if you don't want your money stolen. This site is the absolute worst I have encountered and I shop exclusively online. I had an awful experience before here and thought I would give it another shot, but there is nothing redeeming about this site. It is full of junk products and they enable sellers to scam buyers.

Date of experience: April 2, 2023
Florida
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Buyer beware
April 2, 2023

Warning - I was ripped off by the I love life store on aliexpress. I received notification an item was delivered when it was not. They posted a picture of proof of delivery which is clearly not my house and not the item I ordered. I filed a claim with PayPal and was denied based on the fact that the seller provided the bogus tracking. Buyer beware.

Date of experience: April 2, 2023
Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Did not accept return
April 2, 2023

I ordered a dress in a size larger than what I am. The dress arrived with no tags at all, and was at least 2 sizes too small. When I tried to return it, they wanted a picture showing the tags. Sending the embarassing picture of me trying to fit in it, they still refused to accept my return. I am now stuck with a $100 dress that i cannot wear, and has no tags to show that it is brand new, nor the size. I tried to email them, even tried an online chat - don't bother, they do not reply! Very disappointed and would NEVER recommend shopping here.

Date of experience: April 2, 2023
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bought and interactive electronic boxing game for fitness. Turns out its not in English so returned to seller. Seller told me to return it to them in France which I did however Ali Express won't refund me as the item was apparently meant to be sent to China even though the seller was clearly from France and communicating in French and English. Item wasn't fit for purpose poorly quality can only be used if you speak Chinese. **************

Date of experience: April 2, 2023
Canada
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Satisfied customer.
April 2, 2023

Initially, I thought, so reasonable price,something isn't right. I placed my order. Received it, no problems.

Date of experience: March 31, 2023
Oregon
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I was scammed
March 31, 2023

This company claims my items were delivered. They were not. When I opened a dispute they immediately shut it down claiming it was a "The local delivery center". My items are nowhere to be found and their "help team" is strictly bots and not human. Im so disappointed in myself for ordering from these scammers.

Date of experience: March 31, 2023
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Returns and tasks
March 31, 2023

The sellers in this app. Usually photo something and sell something else, also they play on the wording of the ad, so be careful and read the item description.
Their return is the worst they will ask u to ship the item back and I have to pay for shipping cost, it might take forever untill u get refunded
Wast of time to buy from them

Date of experience: March 31, 2023
New York
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Not Worth
March 30, 2023

Terrible customer service/Return Policy/.
Once you buy your product, then it's nothing more that you can do, and the quality is also not so good as well...

Date of experience: March 30, 2023
California
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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This site is bs
March 29, 2023

I first looked up this company before buying to see if it was legit, I now know the good ratings are fake, I received 1 cheap item out of 10 I spent 57 and they claim I received all of them and because I can't prove I didn't receive them they won't refund me, STAY AWAY! THESE PEOPLE $***. 100% FRUAD! They give you three days to ask for a refund but they purposely show that it was delivered way before it really is. I did receive one item but showed delivered a week before it actually was so you wait to see if it's delivered and when it doesn't they claim you ran out of time. These people need to be banned from sending anything outside of their country.

Date of experience: March 29, 2023