cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/63264641
Gennadiy Tsygan knows how expensive it is to build a home in the United States. That’s why he imported almost everything for his dream house from China.
Most of his home fixtures were imported directly from over two dozen factories, and Tsygan — an engineer in Baltimore — flew halfway around the world in 2024 to choose some of those products.
I’ve definitely only bought stuff that is low dollar amount from there, and have never had a problem. I also go into it knowing that it’s less reliable and acknowledging that I’m taking slightly more risk buying there. Maybe I’ve just been lucky.
My main problems with AliExpress have been vendors either sending the wrong item or just not sending anything at all, but claiming they did. I’ve opened a case with them each time and they have ruled against me every time. Also, when I say they sent me the wrong item, I don’t mean I ordered an large t-shirt and received a medium; I mean I ordered a a large t-shirt and they sent me a door latch.
I expect their stuff to be junk, given the prices, but I get offended when they don’t even send me the right kind of junk.