Comment by tgsovlerkhgsel
3 hours ago
Change My Mind: At this point, Amazon is AliExpress with faster shipping and higher prices.
The product is going to be coming from a Chinese manufacturer anyways, the minimal level of quality control that used to be implied by buying from companies with an European presence is gone.
My experience on AliExpress is that there are few outright scams and more of a "buyer beware to the extreme" (e.g. fine print saying that a 20mm item has 5mm tolerance -> you're getting 15mm, part not saying original BRANDNAME -> you're getting a "compatible" part). They seem to have a "Brand+/Certified Original" program - any idea how trustworthy that is? Probably more than Amazon with commingling, but in absolute terms?
And a much easier returns process.
Disagree. The returns process for AliExpress couldn't be simpler: Open trash can, insert product, buy a different one (still having spent less than you would have on Amazon).
Surprisingly, the number of products that needed such a return was extremely low.