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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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Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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WORST. COMPANY. WVER>
August 22, 2020

Good luck getting your product from these people. I placed an order MONTHS ago. It was promised within 10 days. Never got it. Waited... still nothing. Finally requested my money back and was told to wait... and wait... and wait. Good luck trying to get a real person to talk to. Will NEVER order from them again and I suggest you stay far away from these people, unless you like throwing your money down the drain.

Date of experience: July 23, 2020
Florida
6 reviews
21 helpful votes
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Order **************
Seller attempted to extort more money after sale was completed and paid. They sent package postage due, which caused a result only on AliExpress website of "customs is holding the package". Curiously, when I inquired at the post office, they have no record of the package at all. Ali says I have to get "official document", but there's nothing to get and they are refusing to honor their buyer protection. It's just an endless loop of dispute, deny, appeal, deny, repeat. I think the "tracking number" is fake since post office has no records. Please don't waste your time with AliExpress, you'll get burned.

Date of experience: July 23, 2020
NL
1 review
13 helpful votes
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Lost 360 dollar!
August 22, 2020

Lost 360 dollar!
I ordered a coffee machine on aliexpress of 360 dollar. The item had to be sended from Spain. But they didn't had stock there so they sent it from China without asking my opinion. The item never came and of course i didn't had the time to do whatever as the processing time was shorter in Aliexpress because it came from a closer place. Something went wrong at the customs office and the seller didn't put in the invoice. Lost 360 DOLLAR!

Date of experience: July 23, 2020
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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BAD
August 21, 2020

VERY BAD... STAY AWAY FROM THEM... DO NOT DEAL WITH THEM... YOU WILL LOOSE TIME AND GET NOTHING AT THE END...

Date of experience: July 22, 2020
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fake Jewellery
August 19, 2020

I bought in 7 different suppliers in aliexpress silver jewellery and when I receive, I tested to know if is real silver, and the truth was that silver plate, not real silver.
I don't recommend to buy in this place, you will receive not real Jewellery, only fake.
I did a video to prove to them and was impossible to upload.

Date of experience: July 20, 2020
New Zealand
1 review
8 helpful votes
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I have ordered several items from this site and it never came. Buyers are just happy to receive their money but don't care whether you get your orders or not. They did not refund me either. What a waste of time and money! Won't ever order from them again.

Date of experience: July 20, 2020
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Refund
August 17, 2020

I ordered a wolf diamond painting in may, and they still havent refunded me yet. Cant find a actual person to talk to either all I want is my refund or new picture, I have been dealing with you for yrs now with the dimoand paintings I dont want to go to another company bc I have a few more to do yet.

Date of experience: July 18, 2020
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered masks from a seller through Ali-Express in April which gave a shipping estimate of 15-30 days. It is now mid-July and I have not received my order and according to the tracking it is not even in Canada. I have attempted to contact the seller (shop ******* store) ten times and the seller has not read or responded to my messages. I tried to contact Ali-Express several times but I only get an automated help assistant which continually states "still can't find your order." I tried the chat feature but it only leads me back to the automated help assistant that can't find my order even though it is displayed. I filed a dispute which has triggered a series of automated replies that tell me to "wait patiently." The last automated reply said I can file a dispute but I have already done that long ago. I now believe that I have been scammed out of $60 US dollars. My best advice is to avoid Ali-Express unless you want to lose your money and have no recourse.

Date of experience: July 18, 2020
Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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HMMMM I WONDER
August 16, 2020

I'M JUST SITTING HERE GOING THROUGH THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE COMMENTS... OMG I READ OVER 75 NEGATIVE COMMENTS, THE MOST COMMON ONE THAT STOOD OUT FOR ME WAS NO ONE GOT THEIR MONEY BACK... WOW LIKE I AM SO FLABBERGASTED THAT I KNOW THIS SITE IS NOT FOR ME. THEN READING THAT THEY DON'T EXCEPT PAY PAL, ( YEAH) I'M GOOD... LOL I NEVER BROUGHT ANYTHING FROM THEM, AND NOW I KNOW DEFINITELY I WILL NOT... ME MYSELF I LIKE TO DO RESEARCH ON COMPANY'S BEFORE HAND. I KNOW A FEW OF YA'LL DID READ COMMENTS OR TOOK THE CHANCE.IT'S LIKE PLAYING CHESS, NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY MOVE WILL BE. SMDH. I NOTICED THAT ON THE NEGATIVE SIDE THEY HAVE COMMENTS UPDATED UNTIL JULY WITH BAD REVIEWS... NOW WHEN YOU GO ON THE OTHER SIDE. I NOTICED ALL THE POSITIVE REVIEWS STOPPED ON MAY 2020 HMMMM?

Date of experience: July 17, 2020
RU
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have ordered many things from Ali, everything was fine. This time they sent my item on a wrong address. I try to connect to the customer service, an employee says it's so called "High team" question which connect to you within 24 hours. 72 hours passed still nothing...

Date of experience: July 17, 2020
Slovenia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have buy 7 artikel on ALIEXPRESS, I HAVE BECAME ONLY 1,6 ARTIKEL I HAVE NOOT BECOME IT. I HAVE WAIT MORE THAN 90 DAYS! I HAVE OPEN A DISPUTEE THAT I BECAME MONEY BACK FROM 6 ARTIKELS.

COMPANY ALIEXPRESS HAS DENIED A DISPUTE!, SO I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY MONEY BACK

DONT BUYY ON ALIEXPRESS

Date of experience: July 17, 2020
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This was about a dispute back in July 2020. I received items which were of poor quality (parts did not work). I was in a dispute trying to get my money back, but Aliexpress took the side of the seller. Aliexpress didn't even step in to contact the seller. Their customer service reps always said they were on my side and would do everything to help. I have reopened this dispute 3 times with the same problem and there is not even a way to respond to the decision like Aliexpress says you can do. All their emails are no-reply emails so basically there was no one to help me.

Date of experience: July 15, 2020
Utah
4 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Buyer Beware
August 14, 2020

I have purchased a couple of custom made dresses, a few years ago and they were great. Recently, every order that I have made was not good. I ordered 2 dresses from 2 different sellers. One dress was 'red' and arrived orange. The dress part was sewn into the waistband. The other dress was dress was not sewn correctly. Neither dress was usable. My last 2 orders this month were thread. The first order was supposed to be 5 cones of multi-colored thread. The package contained 4 multi-colored cones and one yellow cone. The label on the cone is not even the same. How does that happen? The second order of thread was supposed to be 40/2 thread, which is a thicker serger thread than the 'Joann' thread. It is not the better quality thread, it is not even as thick or durable as the cheaper serger thread. Buyer Beware!

Date of experience: July 15, 2020
Canada
4 reviews
10 helpful votes
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Just when you started like you have hid a jackpot, think again! Maybe you've just found a fake copy! Let alone that their customer service sucks!
After dozens of purchases (some received after a lot of trouble) I figured out that they are just a big umbrella to sell for a bunch of fraud and fake sellers and then cover up for them!
At this moment, I am still waiting for my last refund to be approved and even if (big IF) it happens and I succeed, it will be my last business with AliExpress. And I have a message to any one who has some extra time and nerve to ruin: "Have fun with AliExpress"!

Date of experience: July 14, 2020
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The sellers are permitted to add time to your shipping time as they please. So their 60 day guarantee is a lie. The sellers are also permitted to advertise faster shipping for an increased cost but do not have to honour it. You can't contact Ali express to argue anything without using the auto system and it just sends you in a constant loop of telling you to wait 10 days. And 10 more days. And then 10 more days. So basically sellers can steal your money and there is nothing you can do.

Date of experience: July 13, 2020
Australia
5 reviews
33 helpful votes
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Bought some golf accessories back in April 2020, with a delivery expected to take 9-20 days. Finally arrived last week and took over 90 days. Sadly, everytime you follow up it takes forever to get an answer and even then, I suspect they hardly speak English, it is hard to make sense of what they reply. I won't be buying anything from this site again. Just for everyone's info, I suspect they get the cheapest possible postage deals, as my tracking(when it worked) showed the package virtually travelled around the whole planet, before getting to me.

Date of experience: July 12, 2020
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Aliexpress is just a bullying online shopping, the dont refund your money, they torture, they bully, ignore, than finally they scrow you real good, no more further communicating, and make you wait for couple of months so that you forget about your items and refund... since may I am waiting for my item, and never been recieved, even when you open dispute, they still ignor you. So up until now that is July 13, there is no item, no refunds, no more comunication from aliexpress..

Date of experience: July 12, 2020
Nevada
3 reviews
6 helpful votes
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If I could give a minus 100 I would. I purchased 2 bathroom sink faucets from Ali for $100+ Only one LED goes on and it squeals like a banshee. Ali and their merchant say it is normal for LED to shriek; it is the voice of the LED. Funny nothing in the advert says get ear plugs to use your faucets. Their offer at settlement--$8. That won't cover the cost of new, non-screaming faucets or a plumber to try to repair these. Can you say RIP OFF?! My research says this is false to avoid responsibility for crap on sale. DON'T BUY FROM ALI! Ali sell cheap Chinese garbage and then keeps the money when it is proven to be garbage. Again: DON'T BUY FROM AliExpress.

Date of experience: July 11, 2020
Italy
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Take care, crookers!
August 10, 2020

Don't buy with these crookers. All ready waiting two months for goods. I asked my money back, but they are not willing to refund. So take care and buy with a reliable company!

Date of experience: July 11, 2020
Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Items dont arrive
August 9, 2020

I ordered two shirts on May 5th. It is now July 10th and my items are still "in transit" even though the tracking never updates. Now they are saying they lost the package. It is a waste of time and money and im sure I wont get a refund either.

Date of experience: July 10, 2020