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Canada
3 reviews
13 helpful votes
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Horrible!
January 15, 2018

Unfortunately my experience with Julia store (part of Aliexpress) was really bad: quality of clothing is terrifying, communication with the seller is bad and there is NO buyer protection at all, even though they promise the full refund if customer is not
Happy.
It is all lie.
Probably there is some merchants more or less honest, but as for me- I will never go back again.

Date of experience: January 15, 2018
France
1 review
3 helpful votes
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But if your product is defective...
February 26, 2021

Good products and bad ones too. Something was delivered to me that didn't work. First, you have to wait two months to receive it. Then you have to contact the seller. He asked me questions for 3 weeks telling me how to make it work. I proved to him that I knew it perfectly and told him it was not working. And each time, he told me the same nonsense. I understood that the answers were probably already programmed. So "the robot" keeps you going around in circles for weeks. And when you finally find out how to complain to the management of Aliexpress, you can't anymore because the deadline has passed! So, no need to hope for anything. It's good to know. No?

Date of experience: January 27, 2021
Washington
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Ali Express is acceptable for product display/description/management. However, if you have any simple account management task they will make your account unavailable and refer you to automated assistance or helpers reading from scripts. Apparently they keep no records as they have no submission history. The Ali Express website is probably run by a small circle of very poorly educated, managed, and overseen infants.

Date of experience: November 6, 2023
Australia
1 review
47 helpful votes
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Use another website
March 5, 2021

You can get scammed fairly easily on this site. I received the wrong item a red cloud necklace instead of the 20 cm Black Knight that I paid for. I got rid of the packaging of the necklace and AliExpress made no attempts to follow up with the seller. They just denied a refund. Use another website if possible. Their cheap costs come at a price: time and reliability.

Date of experience: March 5, 2021
Ohio
6 reviews
0 helpful votes
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The best
March 13, 2024

I recently purchased a phone from AliExpress, and I must say, I'm pleasantly surprised by its quality and performance! The design is sleek and modern, and the screen resolution is impressive for the price point. The camera takes stunning photos with vibrant colors and crisp details. Despite being an affordable option, the phone feels sturdy and well-built in my hand. I appreciate the fast shipping and excellent customer service provided by AliExpress throughout the buying process. Overall, I highly recommend this phone to anyone in search of a budget-friendly yet reliable device.

Date of experience: March 12, 2024
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Dear Customer,
Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. We're delighted to hear you had a great experience shopping AliExpress!
We look forward to continuing to serve and impress you. If you need further assistance or have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to contact our Help Center at AliExpress.
Sincerely,
AliExpress Customer Service Team

New Zealand
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have purchased a Soccer Jersey in the store Paramount. The quality is great and the touch is too, just like they said about it "the nice touch".
The store staff gives good and clear responses to their customer, and they were really helpful getting the right size jersey for me. The minor shortage is the free-delivery offered by them takes time. But if you can't wait there's alternative shipping options:)
I have already recommended the store to some of my friends who also love soccer. Soccer Fans can definitely go and have a look.

Date of experience: April 15, 2014
Indiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Low quality
September 30, 2020

I ordered a few stuff (mostly dresses) at Aliexpress, but I haven't been satisfied with the quality of any of them, no matter which seller/shop I bought it from.
I disputed one of my orders and immediately after that my credit card was compromised.
The given reviews for the different products don't seem to be reliable.

Date of experience: August 27, 2020
Alaska
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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There are too many sellers who just do not care about customer service. I rarely order but some vendors do not have web stores so I have to order through Aliexpress.

Buying is like gambling sometimes you will get amazing items all perfect first time around and then reorder and receive junk and seller telling you they will not refund of course we can bypass the seller but the wait time is horrible. Also some will not send at all or short your order.

If you are not in a hurry and don't mind having your money tied up then the site does have bargains.

Date of experience: February 22, 2014
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
Japan
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Buyer beware
April 2, 2016

With so many bad experiences in the past you think I would have learned my lesson.

Today I searched for a product on my PC. Saw that there was an "App Only" sale. Looked on my smart phone. Spent some time comparing stores and products. Went to purchase and the sale had ended.

Nowhere on the pages I was shopping did it say when the sale was ending soon. How

Anyway, fool me once...

Date of experience: April 2, 2016
Ohio
7 reviews
20 helpful votes
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They lie to you about the abilities of phones then when you start a dispute aliexpress bacs them up even with overwhelming evidence, the eternal team changes its name every month, if you check there reviews it's almost 1 star on all products, avoid aliexpress and there suppliers at all cost, you will get ripped off

Date of experience: September 19, 2015
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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First, I clicked to receive the item. That took away all opportunity to complain. I realized later the shipper The Black Pearl had sent the children's pajama version of the "Womens Leggings" I ordered, I had no recourse. I emailed the company but so far haven't heard a response. Thus, I can't order anything more from them as I wished to, in case it happens again. Some GoPro accessories I ordered were excellent, although you can tell by the finishing details that they're straight out of a Chinese factory. In my photos below, photo #1 is me wearing the leggings. They fit great but have a cheesy pattern. Photo 2 is the advertisement I ordered from on aliexpress.com. Photo 3 is ad I found later on the Black Pearl store page, which is for children's pajamas - that's the pattern I received, I believe. It looks quite different and oriented to larger shapes and primary colours than the adult advertisement (photo #2)

Date of experience: February 21, 2015
Canada
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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If you're going to purchase anything from this site, search high and low elsewhere first. Because, IF you get it, it's definitely not going to be of any quality at all.
I recently made a purchase of a cell phone case. It advertises heavy duty, solid metal components with gorilla glass screen protector. The case had no protector, was made of such cheap materials that it actually bent when taking it out of the box. And it was EXTREMELY over priced for the product quality.
This type of garbage is typical of aliexpress. Just a bunch of asian scammers.

Date of experience: May 8, 2023
Canada
1 review
13 helpful votes
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I placed an order in December for metal signs & novelty license plates, the visa payment was processed & my Ali Express account showed no orders pending. Impossible to contact anyone to sort out, if the website doesn't have the exact question to ask information on you will never get a resolution. No phone numbers, no email contact, buyer beware! Make your purchases elsewhere & save yourself the grief. The only proof of purchase is my Visa statement showing the payment for the order.

Date of experience: January 9, 2023
Canada
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Today is 31st January 2021. I don't know the guy was caught by Chinese Govt now nobody to control sellers behavior on this site. I ordered many items and all of them came out with 20 days or more to wait to ship. Initially sellers forced me to cancel few orders with 'other reason' though it is their inability to ship or asked me to add more money. So I don't know aliexpress did something in favour of sellers. Just now one cancelled due to not shipped on time. So guys be careful from today in sending any money.

Date of experience: January 31, 2021
France
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Cheap stuff that breaks as soon as you wear them. I bought lingerie on this website and i have never ever seen such cheap material and such bad quality. Delivery take ages, sometimes 2 months, i live in france.
Very cheap but honestly buy the real deal in your local shop even if it is more expensive. You will save yourself time, disappointment, and frustration. There is a reason why it is so cheap.

Date of experience: March 18, 2021
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Don't do business with them.
October 12, 2023

I paid a lot of money for an item, it was missing parts and Ali Express refuses to send them to me. I have emailed them time after time but they refuse to answer. Once they get your money you are not relevant anymore.

Date of experience: October 12, 2023
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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We recently ordered a dashboard mount cell phone holder made by Mpow (that is what was advertised). Instead, after a month, they send up a cheap third party window mount. We've sent photo's indicating they sent the wrong thing. They refuse to start an investigation insisting on more photos, which were sent. They truly do NOT care about the customer. All they want to do is keep the money. Luckily I used a credit card that has true customer support. They immediately refunded the money and have put the onus on those crooks to show they sent the correct product, which they didn't. Good riddance to them. I will NEVER use these AliExpress again - to me, they're just a bunch of scammers and crooks. I will use reputable sites such as official company websites or Amazon (they stand behind their customers), if I cannot find it in a real brick and mortar store.

Date of experience: March 28, 2022
AE
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Terrible shopping site
January 30, 2022

Terrible shopping site. Didn't get my items. Website says 'dispute is concluded', but nothing has been sent to me, I didn't get any refund either. Help-site is off-line, 24/7 chat is off-line. Not recommend to buy from this site. You will loose your money.

Date of experience: January 30, 2022
MF
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Several items ordered on 11/21/23 were to be delivered by Dec 22.80% arrived, others are stil pending on 1/7/24. One specific item was ordered for a person that already left for another continent and so the item is of no use for anyone. When I tried to cancel and asked for refund, Aliexpress replied that my request is "invalid" (sic!) because the item is "in transit". I this issue remains unresolved this was my first and last purchase on Ali. Bottom line: you cannot trust that your items will be delivered on time nor that your complaint will be treated fairly. Marek, Toronto, Canada

Date of experience: January 7, 2024

Overview

AliExpress has a rating of 2 stars from 8,021 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with AliExpress most frequently mention customer service, tracking number and credit card. AliExpress ranks 286th among Wholesale sites.

service
1,622
value
1,524
shipping
1,565
returns
1,404
quality
1,464
This company responds to reviews on average within 3 days
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