Aliexpress.com - one of the most popular sites for purchases of goods from China. Prices from 1 dollar and free delivery are just a couple of reasons for which it is worth making the first order.
Rule 1
On Aliexpress.com buying from a mobile phone is cheaper
Shopping from a mobile phone? Easy! And Aliexpress.com will help with this. Not so long ago, the well-known shopping platform has released a mobile version of its site. Of course, this may not be very convenient, but Aliexpress.com is in favor of widespread mobile version of its site. Now buying on Aliexpress.com is even cheaper!
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The explanation for this is quite simple: Aliexpress.com offers discounts to customers who place an order through this mobile application. All promotions can be found on the website or in the official Aliexpress.com groups on social networks. If the buyer has coupons for the selected product, in most cases, the coupon discount and the application discount are summed up into one.
Tip from the Expert Price: If you choose a product through a mobile application difficult / inconvenient / lazy / unusual, you can do it using a computer (namely, add the product to the basket). And if Aliexpress.com at the time of purchase offers a stock, then for its receipt is required to pay for the purchase through a mobile phone.
Rule 2
Before buying, use the advanced search
Search on Aliexpress.com can be carried out both in a special search line and through the category block. But if the site gives a few hundred options, how to choose the best?
There are several additional parameters for this in the search block:
- Free Shipping: sorts out only those products that are shipped for free;
- Top-Rated (High Rating): the most popular and purchased items;
- 1 Piece Only (Only 1 Component): the price for the goods is exhibited only for its one indivisible part;
- Sale Items: a temporary discount on an item;
- Seller Online (Seller online).
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Tip from the Expert PriceA: Very often, Chinese sellers go for tricks - they expose a low price and write that the product consists of 12 parts. Then the buyer will have to pay 12 times more from the amount claimed by the seller. They do the same thing with delivery - the product itself is cheap, but the cost of delivery is more than the real value of the product, thus they beat off their costs.
For any purchase (especially for electronics) it is better to ask the seller what is included in the package. The same product from different sellers has a different "stuffing" - someone is limited only to the charging device, and someone will attach a screen film to the order.
Tip from the Expert Price: The basis of any search - the choice of categories Top-Rated+1 Piece Only. It is this formula that guarantees the receipt of high quality goods.
Rule 3
Before buying on Aliexpress.com, examine the reputation of the seller for and reviews about it buyers
After receiving the goods, Aliexpress.com asks buyers to provide feedback and rate the specific seller and product. The overall rating is made up of the arithmetic average of the quality of the product, speed of delivery and service.
Before you pay for the goods, you should pay attention to customer reviews and the reputation of the seller. No matter how low the purchase price is, you shouldn’t order from a seller with no reputation or with negative reviews.
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Tip from the Expert Price: The trick of Chinese sellers is a false rating. For this, they add a picture with positive reviews to the product description. An inexperienced buyer will see only that, while the real reviews at the end of the page will not come from.
The reputation of the seller can be seen under the product description.The quality of the goods is indicated by the stars (5 stars - the maximum result), this designation is located under the price of the goods. The more positive reviews - the greater the likelihood of receiving goods of first-class quality.
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Rule 4
Make no mistake with the size
It is no secret that the body composition of a resident of China is very different from the body structure of a resident of Russia, and the European size L and Chinese size L are not the same. As a rule, the manufacturer sews clothes according to the patterns, taking into account the figure of the local population, therefore, when choosing your size, you should be very careful.
Tip from the Expert Price: the designation "Free Size"Does not mean free size and the fact that it suits a person of any stature. This is the standard size for an average Chinese guy or a Chinese girl. As a rule, it will be a man with a height of 163 cm and weighing approximately 45 kg.
Any clothes have an error within 3 centimeters. To buy shoes measured length and width of the foot. It should be remembered that often the dimensions are specified in inches or in other values. If in the description of the goods there is no information about the parameters specified in centimeters, or there are doubts in choosing your size, it is better to contact the seller and tell him your parameters, and that in turn will advise the appropriate size.
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Clothing from bona fide sellers is always placed with a description, which specifies the style, fabric products, decorative ornaments and additional details (belt, scarf).
Rule 5
Use discounts and coupons to buy on Aliexpress.com
The main reason for the hype around Aliexpress.com are very low prices. But how to save even more?
One of the ways can be considered already known proposal to purchase goods through a mobile application. It is necessary to know exactly when and under what conditions you can get a discount.
The second solution is coupons.
Tip from the Expert Price: Notwhich sellers themselves offer coupons subject to the purchase of goods for a certain amount.
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The third way will be group purchases. Shopping starts every day at 11 am Moscow time. Sometimes sales are themed (they sell only bags or glasses). You can learn about the goods put up for sale in about a day. Discounts reach 90%, but the main thing is to have time to buy, because there are a lot of those who want it.
Tip from the Expert Price: In order to have time to grab the goods you like at the sale, it is better to look at the goods from the seller beforehand and decide on the choice, and at the time of the sale immediately select the necessary parameters (color, size) and pay immediately.
A couple of times a year, Aliexpress.com conducts a global sale. As a rule, they are confined to either Christmas or the Chinese New Year. The algorithm for conducting such sales is to purchase goods using special coupons that can be won. They are played in special contests and flash games on Aliexpress.com or in a mobile application. Coupons can be used only at the time of sale.
More on the site daily sales, in which prices are set a little lower than the original.
Tip from the Expert Price: If you are preparing to buy goods at a sale it is better to see how much it costs from other sellers. It often happens that another seller without a discount on costs much cheaper than the seller on shares.
Regarding discounts, you can negotiate independently with the seller: they are happy to give up the price, subject to wholesale or expensive order. You can also add the item you like to the cart - the seller will see that they are interested in the item and will make a small discount - as long as the item is sold.
Rule 6
Get mail without fees
When ordering goods on Aliexpress.com should be aware that the limit applies to any shipment. In official terms, the cost of all correspondence to one person should not exceed a certain amount.In Russia, this limit is 1,000 euros per calendar month, in Belarus - only 120 euros per calendar month, and this period is calculated from the time the goods were received at the temporary storage warehouse (roughly speaking, the goods entered the customs control zone). If the next item is received within 30 days after the arrival of the first one, then their cost is summed up and compared with the established limit. If entered after 30 days, the countdown of the new calendar month begins.
In case of exceeding the limit, customs obliges the recipient of the parcel to pay a fee. As a rule, this duty is 30 percent of the difference between the price of the goods and the value of the established limit. But how to avoid it?
There are at least two clever solutions to the problem.
The first option: a false declaration. Before paying for the selected product should contact the seller. All Chinese stores are aware of the situation with the duty-free receipt of parcels, so the buyer’s task is to remind them of this. Write a message to the seller, indicate the desired amount there - that's all that is required. The seller will indicate in the declaration a “fake” price, and the goods will safely pass the customs check. This option is suitable for the receipt of goods, the cost of which is above the established limit.
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Tip from the Expert Price: But you should remember that you should not put too low a price. The fact that a smartphone costs $ 15 is unlikely to be true, and the customs authorities have the right to open the package and send a request to the seller to adjust the price.
The second option: to make an order for another person - it is enough to order part of the items for mother / brother / girlfriend. This option is more suitable for the situation when a large number of packages are ordered and their total cost exceeds the limit.
Tip from the Expert Price: You can make an order to the same address, the main thing is that the recipients are different.
Rule 7
Choose the best delivery method
As a rule, most goods are shipped from China in about a month, but this figure can be as much as 60 days. The reasons may be holidays (both international and domestically), customs load, the total number of parcels in a certain direction (their number increases sharply after sales).
When buying a product, you can always choose a delivery method. Fast delivery is quite expensive, but the goods can be received in a week.
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To find out where the package is currently located, you can use special services.
There is a mobile app TrackChecker. The application supports more than 300 postal services in the world. The principle of operation of this application lies in the fact that when the status of the parcel changes (sending, placing in the customs control zone, getting to the local post office), the buyer will be immediately informed. There are many similar services, but they do not cover such a large number of postal services in the world.
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An important role in the speed of delivery and plays the correct address of the recipient. The index must be exact, the city and the street must be written in Latin letters.
Tip from the Expert Price: There is no need to translate the address into English - local postal authorities will not immediately understand where to deliver the parcel.
If the delivery date specified by the seller has already expired, and the parcel still has not reached the addressee, you should contact the sender and extend the deadline. Otherwise, the site will automatically deliver the parcel, and in case of any questions (unsatisfactory quality of the goods) it will be impossible to open a dispute.
Rule 8
Explore sites that offer help with buying products from Aliexpress.com
- Mysku.ru - A great site to find out what to buy and where to do it. Gives the buyer real shopping reviews, discusses and offers various products. Covers both Aliexpress.com and other well-known online sites.The main idea of the site is objectivity, therefore it is hardly possible to find a “paid-for” product here.
- Togetho.ru - A site for those who are going to buy electronics. Excellent discounts, modern high-quality equipment. It is enough to choose a product and send the code word to the seller (there is a detailed instruction on the site).
- Hvastik.com - it is on this site that real buyers share the experience of their purchases. Everyone who bought laid out an article in which the price, advantages and disadvantages of the goods. In general, the name of the site justifies its content.
- Alitrack.ru - also a site with product reviews. The advantage is an active forum, the information on which is constantly updated.
- Сhinaprices.ru - A good site for those who want to save. Constantly distributes coupons (not only on Aliexpress.com, but also to other trading platforms). Covers all ongoing promotions and special offers.
