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Yeah this is going to lead to me cancelling as well. Amazon takes up to 6 days now for “prime” shipping. Amazon is a garbage company that you can’t count on th

Yeah this is going to lead to me cancelling as well. Amazon takes up to 6 days now for “prime” shipping. Amazon is a garbage company that you can’t count on the items not being fakes/knockoffs.

User23 4y ago
That’s what alibaba is for: you can count on the items being fakes/knockoffs.
- ClumsyPilot 4y ago
  aliexpress sellers actually answer messages, customise orders, i had great service and even a refund once!
  - sfmike 4y ago
    agreed, had great service on aliexpress, got a Dear sir ma'am it's our pleasure to refund you and keep the item please order from us again have a great day! Got a chinese only xiaomi device once and they threw in free accessories because i asked to customize and add to price and they just gifted it and threw it into the shipping box.
    - thaumasiotes 4y ago
      > had great service on aliexpress, got a Dear sir ma'am Hey, the standard of English is improving! I remember meeting a street vendor who was quite functional in English, but who always addressed me as "gentleman".
hezralig 4y ago
I typically find the same items on Taobao and Alibaba for a fraction of the price. I've been returning some items as they accept returns if you "find a better price elsewhere." There were some weenies who said this was abuse of the service, however, the option to return an item because you found a better price elsewhere is literally not a terms of service violation, it is a prefilled option. I have been a member for over a decade and probably return half of my purchases because they are low quality and over priced dropshipped goods. Paired with the now aspirational two-day delivery in my coastal metro, I couldn't be happier shifting my purchases back to Costco and other domestic alternatives.
- neilv 4y ago
  > I have been a member for over a decade and probably return half of my purchases because they are low quality and over priced dropshipped goods. And you didn't get flagged as a bad customer?
  - hezralig 4y ago
    I return half of my purchases now because the quality of the service as well the selection of products has deteriorated. If you bought eggs from a vendor for 10 years and in the past 3, they provided half of the viable eggs per carton, you wouldn't be a bad customer for returning the cartons in which you are not receiving the value for which you have paid. Unless you use the most abusive and bad faith interpretation of what a customer is I suppose.

Yeah this is going to lead to me cancelling as well. Amazon takes up to 6 days now for “prime” shipping. Amazon is a garbage company that you can’t count on the items not being fakes/knockoffs.

User23 4y ago

That’s what alibaba is for: you can count on the items being fakes/knockoffs.

ClumsyPilot 4y ago
aliexpress sellers actually answer messages, customise orders, i had great service and even a refund once!
- sfmike 4y ago
  agreed, had great service on aliexpress, got a Dear sir ma'am it's our pleasure to refund you and keep the item please order from us again have a great day! Got a chinese only xiaomi device once and they threw in free accessories because i asked to customize and add to price and they just gifted it and threw it into the shipping box.
  - thaumasiotes 4y ago
    > had great service on aliexpress, got a Dear sir ma'am Hey, the standard of English is improving! I remember meeting a street vendor who was quite functional in English, but who always addressed me as "gentleman".

hezralig 4y ago

I typically find the same items on Taobao and Alibaba for a fraction of the price. I've been returning some items as they accept returns if you "find a better price elsewhere." There were some weenies who said this was abuse of the service, however, the option to return an item because you found a better price elsewhere is literally not a terms of service violation, it is a prefilled option. I have been a member for over a decade and probably return half of my purchases because they are low quality and over priced dropshipped goods. Paired with the now aspirational two-day delivery in my coastal metro, I couldn't be happier shifting my purchases back to Costco and other domestic alternatives.

neilv 4y ago
> I have been a member for over a decade and probably return half of my purchases because they are low quality and over priced dropshipped goods. And you didn't get flagged as a bad customer?
- hezralig 4y ago
  I return half of my purchases now because the quality of the service as well the selection of products has deteriorated. If you bought eggs from a vendor for 10 years and in the past 3, they provided half of the viable eggs per carton, you wouldn't be a bad customer for returning the cartons in which you are not receiving the value for which you have paid. Unless you use the most abusive and bad faith interpretation of what a customer is I suppose.