Property News · September 3, 2017

Is buying online from China a good idea?


At AliExpress you can get an iPhone case for 86p or a smartwatch for £10. But beware the pitfalls when shopping overseasThe bluetooth smartwatch from Senbono has a remarkable resemblance to an Apple Watch but costs as little as £10. A gaming mouse is £25 but will take between 20 and 40 days to get to you from China. Meanwhile, bluetooth headphones are half price at less than £15, but the buyer will have to pay the shipping fee to return them if anything is wrong.These products are a snapshot of the vast array of goods available on AliExpress, the English language version of Alibaba, the Chinese internet giant. An ever increasing number of British people are buying from the site and similar ones in Asia, snapping up cheap goods from consumer electronics to beauty products and clothes. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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