>>> Why surprised? How is the average consumer supposed to know that Shanghai/chinese labor laws are this incredibly abusive. and isn't that the fault of the

>>> Why surprised? How is the average consumer supposed to know that Shanghai/chinese labor laws are this incredibly abusive. and isn't that the fault of the legal system over there? I don't think any profit seeking western company would ever think twice about abusing the legal system if it can profit from it: just look at the entire industry of patent litigation, ISPs, insurance quoting, the list goes on, etc! As for cheap goods. I've ordered quite a bit from that platform. they have very very good return policy, i can assure you. You just need to be smart about only ordering things where quality isn't the highest concern. For example, garden labels. you can't mess those up. Electronics are a bit iffy. but irrigation supplies, i've had good luck with.