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They definitely need that. What I find fascinating on Aliexpress is that they can ship a product a whole world away, for the price it costs me to send a letter
by Aissen 11y ago
They definitely need that. What I find fascinating on Aliexpress is that they can ship a product a whole world away, for the price it costs me to send a letter to my neighbour. They need a way to compete with the zero-margin (negative margin?) ChinaPost service.
- tyingq 11y agoIt's the Universal Postal Union subsidies. The low prices aren't hurting ChinaPost. Your tax dollars in the receiving country are where the money comes from.
- Aissen 11y agoThanks, I didn't know how international shipping was organized, but the trick they use to get low prices is pretty clever.
- tyingq 11y agoOne funny side effect is that the subsidies don't work in the opposite direction. It's not uncommon for the postage cost for a return to significantly exceed the original cost of the item+shipping.