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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.

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service
1,672
value
1,571
shipping
1,615
returns
1,449
quality
1,508
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Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Not Happy
February 4, 2023

So far I have received 3 of 5 items I ordered and only 1 was fine. The other two were not complete or just change to something else.

Date of experience: February 3, 2023
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I purchase toner cartridge for our Xerox Machine, It arived on the box it had the model number and same weight as original, After we instal it in few hours the machine giving bad copy and gray bands, Called for service it turn out to be the toner wasnot correct, We spend nearly $1000 to fix the problem, Wahtch out for these suppliers.

Date of experience: February 3, 2023
Canada
1 review
7 helpful votes
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No support for customers
February 2, 2023

Seller did not deliver the item which was ordered but shipped a different item.
After opening a dispute, Ali Express asked me to return the item and seller will pay the return shipping charges, but later on they made another decision to not issue the refund. Unfortunately, I am very upset by this decision. It looks like AliExpress don't care about customers but gave favour to the sellers.

AliExpress and this seller left me a bad impression.

Date of experience: February 2, 2023
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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AliExpress Website has 75 Days of Buyer Protection Money-back Guaranty, which actually doesn't Exist on AliExpress. If any seller on AliExpress sent any wrong item, used item, or damaged item, your money is gone, and that doesn't cover Buyer Protection Money-back Guaranty. Don't trust the AliExpress website, and you will not get any help from them.

Date of experience: February 1, 2023
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Don't bother
January 31, 2023

Received wrong items. Forget trying to contact customer service. I ordered a 2023 happy new years banner in black,white, gold and silver. I received little girls hair ties and a dark blue 2022 banner

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Date of experience: January 31, 2023
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Buyer beware! Ali Express fails to provide accountability, legitimate customer service, and buyer recourse if something goes wrong. I ordered some electronics which never arrived. When I contacted them for shipping information and requested a refund, the "customer service" was a chat provided by a 3rd party for whom English was not a first language. They sent me a bogus FedEx tracking number to get rid of me the first time I contacted them, and then said I had to open a dispute with PayPal which was a dead end. I now have to open a dispute with my cc. AliExpress *looks* like a crazy deal for US shoppers and I can see why people are tempted to shop there (I was!) but they very clearly do not have systems in place for accountable shipping or resolving customer issues and it is very easy for them to scam and frustrate you by hiding behind ESL chat as the only way to contact them.

Date of experience: January 31, 2023
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very poor quality
January 31, 2023

I bought a model of the Titanic with lights which was supposed to be compatible to Lego.
My goodness me what a disappointment none of the bags were labelled correctly and the colours didn't match up with what they should have been. There were pieces missing and none of the pieces fitted. I am convinced they were all rejects.
The name block which should have spelt TITANIC spelt TITANAC. I was so disappointed with the whole thing and wish I had never bought the thing.
I would definitely NOT recommend to anybody and would not buy from this company again.

Date of experience: January 31, 2023
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Scam Company Aliexpress
January 31, 2023

I bought an item from the scam company Aliexpress, I never received the item, I opened a dispute, the scam company Aliexpress denied my refund stating that the item is in my country, I went to my local post office, they told me that many seller at the scam company Aliexpress use fake tracking number and keep the money without sending anything, this is a joke! If you don't want to lose your money simply don't ever buy anything's from the scam company Aliexpress.

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Date of experience: January 30, 2023
Canada
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Don't Waste Your Time and Money
January 30, 2023

I ordered a projector Lamp from a grand store on Aliexpress. The package box looked fine. But one of the lamp holding tabs was broken and the lamp fell off the frame. It is useless. I believe that a broken item was packaged and shipped. I tried to contact Aliexpress many times. The solution is no refund with no explanation. I'll never buy anything from AliExpress again. It's just waste time and money. I would have rated this zero star if I could.

Date of experience: January 30, 2023
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Placed an order on Jan 16. After a confirmation email, I haven't heard anything but keep receiving ADs. I can't log into my account and can't do anything else. The "forgot" link didn't ever send a code to my email. More over, it even claim invalid email address that it sent lot of junks to me. Looking at the contact page https://www.liveagent.com/directory/aliexpress-help-desk-contacts/, nothing is available - every listed choice marked as "N/A". I am thinking it might be a scam rather a business.

Date of experience: January 28, 2023
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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There are good sellers that treated you fairly, but some are not. Description of the things are varied, such as measurements, materials and especially their sizes. They're Asian size in general for clothing but sometimes the sellers don't know what they are doing. Making a purchase is about 50/50 chance but returning is not smooth as I experienced it. The lower section ask the proof of purchase which I already returned my merchandise but sellers pretended not received even with my mailing receipts.

Date of experience: January 27, 2023
France
1 review
0 helpful votes
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System does not work
January 27, 2023

We have an item which we ordered on the 7th Jan it still has not been sent we have canceled the order numerous times, it says awaiting cancelation then the order goes back to waiting to ship! We have had NO contact from the seller so what is the automatic cancelation after 48hrs we will not be using Ali express after this thankfully the item was not expensive and obviously they will get a poor review too take my advice use someone else

Date of experience: January 27, 2023
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Retailer sent me a car stereo which did nothing when plugged in. After delaying me for 5 days asking me to test the unit using various devices which I don't have, they told me I would have to wait 10 days for a refund due to holidays (by which time my opportunity to dispute would expire). So I disputed it saying I wanted a refund. After waiting another few days Aliexpress told me a video showing the retailer connecting a different unit to a battery was proof that mine worked.? So I am out of pocket with a useless piece of junk and really not happy. EBay for me from now on. Aliexpress is cheap for a reason.

Date of experience: January 27, 2023
Canada
1 review
25 helpful votes
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Purchased hard drive from AHU WIE Store. Store No.*******. Seller is a cheat. Claims that they have delivered my hard drive, but package has not arrived at all. Anyone, please teach me how do I show evidence that I have not received the goods? When asked for refund, they immediately refused and tried to close the case, pretending it is not their fault. BUYERS BEWARE. I absolutely condemn Aliexpress and this company for such poor business practices.

Date of experience: January 25, 2023
NL
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Spam Avalanche
January 24, 2023

I have not bought anything from them. However, I did is browse some items on their site, and set up an account. Now I get bombarded with promotional texts, emails, and ads that appear on every other website I visit. I can't even block them successfully in Outlook, as they have some way to evade the "Block Sender" function. All of the items on the site have 5 star reviews, which is just not legitimately possible, so good luck with any purchases.

Date of experience: January 24, 2023
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Xtoystore is AWFUL
January 24, 2023

I bought a gold and black 50 th anniversary set it came back damaged and the company who they deal with is Xtoystore Awful horrible experience. I wasted 80$ and I'm being ignored. Worst experience ever!

Date of experience: January 24, 2023
Oregon
1 review
0 helpful votes
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12/14/22 ordered, not received on 1/23/23. Half month overdue. No contact line available. Waste time!

Date of experience: January 23, 2023
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Alikolialighting Store aliexpress
January 24, 2023

Alikolialighting Store Order ID:
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Led e14 Postmodern Crystal Iron Gold Chandelier Lighting Lustre Suspension Luminaire Lampen
For Foyer
Golden frame, 8light Dia60cm, Dimmable
C$ 338.93x1
Came after 5 month damage condition,was promised to replace broken parts,but

Date of experience: January 23, 2023
California
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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I absolutely condemn Aliexpress and this company for such poor business practices and their inept Costumer Services
Their solution is no refund with with a lie or no explanation.
I've been shopping on Aliexpress over 20 years and I have realized that AliExpress don't care about their Customers but ONLY favor sellers.
Ali Express fails to provide accountability, legitimate customer service to the buyer.
It's *impossible* to speak to anyone (which is really frustrating!) and the help section of the website is completely automated.Aliexpress ensures it is extremely difficult or impossible to get a refund.
I've had some good purchases from AliExpress, but when things go wrong you're on your own.
You'll probably have to try and reclaim costs from your bank.
AliExpress's duty is to verify their sellers yet unlike EBAY or Amazon they are the Worst for customer services.
Tip for consumers:
Make sure seller is shipping what you have bought. Ali Express is not going to help.
There is no oversight or real attempt by this site to check on the sellers veracity.
Customer service protect the sellers only because that is where this site has chosen to put their trust.
Do not buy from any New Sellers that have no history or good reviews.
When you file a dispute, prepare for the dancing and the lies.
You can only depend of your Credit card to cancel your transaction and get a refund.

Date of experience: January 23, 2023
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am a small business and no other dropshipping store can give me these prices and downloads

Pearlene Online Store curaabty

Date of experience: January 23, 2023