Aliexpress.com?

Its literally a hit or miss every time.

In still waiting on an order from them I placed in July. I bought charms to go on the to go bags for our donuts and Philly pretzels. $35 wasted

I ordered a dress from that site, I went by my measurements, the dress was about 2 sizes too small, it smelled like dead animal and it had a purple tint to the white fabric. I had to pay almost $40 to return it before they would refund me anything. After about 3 months of going back and forth with the store owner, I gave up. The dress was allegedly "lost" in the mail, and I never received my refund. I was out $120.

I've had better luck with Wish.com. I also like that Wish lets you use paypal for all of the vendors and checks up with you if you've not marked something as received.

I've used Aliexpress and I did get everything that I ordered but their order tracking is not as good as Wish's, at least that is what I think. If you are going to order something I would do it now. Make sure you have at least two months to receive something that way you can request a refund if the items don't show up.

View Quoted Comment I agree completely. Wish has even refunded me without any question on any item I have ever had an issue with; more importantly the company has never requested I return the items in question. If in the past something has taken too long, or failed to arrive, or possibly arrived damaged from the manner in which it had been shipped, I subsequently received a refund. Overall, tracking is clear and anything I've ordered has come a lot faster than originally estimated. Highly recommend. The app also has a feature where you can get a random percentage off each use.

I haven't had issues with them. I ordered pashminas, a cake topper, personalized hanger, and table numbers off the site. Received everything within 3 weeks & was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the items

I love them and use them heavily when I purchase an order that is under the alibaba.com minimums - but you have to understand how to purchase from Chinese suppliers in order to have success. The losing of mail is real, and very common, literally things will fall off the boat. That said, the mail loss, while common, likely will not happen to you especially with an express shipping method and you will be refunded.



f you’re purchasing dresses, ask to send the real photos of the dress on a rack to see what it actually looks like.

And shipping time depends on season and type chosen, express shipping is usually very fast.


as per returns- just assume it isn’t worth it and that it isn’t an option. When you purchase at AliExpress, I would assume the return is too costly to be of worth.

I'd be careful with AliExpress or Wish. I've used both. The clothing ranges from 2 to 10 sizes way to small, and is usually very, very cheaply made (if they ever arrive, some even arrive with stains or holes). If there's no other site you can buy that item from, and if the items is less than, say, $15, then I'd maybe risk it. But if you're looking at purchasing something like bridesmaid dresses or a wedding dress, I'd say definitely not.

I've used Aliexpress a lot for some of the wedding decorations. I just searched sellers with good reviews and all the orders were delivered well. Some took 2 weeks some 1 month.

I got cute lion dance keychains to match the lion dance group at my wedding. I just got them for the kids but everyone loved them. They took a month to come though. They were a quarter the price of the ones on Amazon...and the are exactly the same manufacturer.

I would just use Aliexpress for small things like table numbers, wedding topper, hanging crystals, favors, signs, silk flowers, photobooth and candy bar stuff, etc. I would not purchase any wedding apparel from them. You will need to order months in advance because free shipping takes about 20 to 30 days.

I would however, purchase trendy street clothes but know if you wear a size 8 to get a size 12. If you wear a medium get a XL. Look at feedback before you order to see if other buyers have posted pictures of the actual product or had problems with the item. I also wouldn't spend over $25 per item including shipping.