Haha, tbh it stemmed from a mild fascination with the true range of utter crap and oddly specific items that are available on Ali. Mostly it went the other way (finding stuff on Amazon/Etsy that I’d seen on Ali and being a bit nonplussed with the price on the other platforms).
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Dhar@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Interesting. That may be cheaper for you, but once I convert currencies and count shipping, that item costs a little over $1 more from Ali. And then the shipping is likely going to take 1-2 months. For me, it’s cheaper and faster to order that item from Amazon.
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Interesting, might be very regional, it’s about a 75% saving for me, choice shipping typically takes about 7-10 days, it’s free if you spend more than £8 (not sure of that’s regional too though)
Dhar@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
I guess it still pays to shop around
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 week ago
Amen to that!