AliExpress Shopping App 12+

I have purchased several items from this site, and it is in fact now the only place I buy my fountain pens from (I use fountain pens for writing, calligraphy and drawing so I have a large collection of them), as I have purchased pens from UK retailers priced in the £10-£30 range that are out performed by pens from AliExpress that literally cost e £1.31 including shipping (and no that decimal is not in the wrong place!) Literally the only con I can find to using this site is the extended delivery times (on average items take 2-8 weeks to arrive), but shipping is usually free and the item is coming from china. I have no issue waiting for my items to arrive as the wait is worth the money saved and the quality of the items (Please keep in mind I have very little experience buying anything other than fountain pens).
If you are unsure, I would recommend that you purchase a cheap item as a trial run and see how you get on, i did and I have been using the site now for over a year and have many happy transactions under my belt with literally zero issues (so far - touch wood - I don’t want to jinx myself lol). So in short, buy something cheap to try it, with thousands of items for a £1 and under with free shipping what have you got to lose? Apart from a pound of course, but you’ll lose more than that down the back of your sofa!!!

it is so easy to be tempted to buy!
Sadely, the shops too often lie on the price as a fishing technique.
The price change when selecting color or country of origine, by the way ; How does the buyer knows the country of origin? my last delivery arrive ok but the packaging was all crushed and broken! so I am affraid to buy any more fragile item! Some pictures are too beautifull to be true! I mean it is most of the time better picture than the imitation they will send to you , and yes sadely , not all the sellers are honest! The robots have limitations and often cannot understand your queries.
Any ways, I like visiting Ali express on my app, The app is funny, you can find so many things to buy !
From GB , customs fees are up ! This is to discourage me to buy online from abroad! Also , deliveries are sometimes very slow because of long periode of transit! But, when the item is not delivered, AliExpress may help with remboursements of lost parcels, That help! Iwont recommend you to buy more than one item per order, you may not receive more than one and the system make no difference, so ... With Ali app, you have some funny games , but you ll never win big! Even if sometimes the app keep showing me items selected and paid before! It is enjoyable. you can also chat with sellers usualy that help. Many thanks !

If you’re a very impatient person like me I wouldn’t recommend this app, I have ordered 2 products on there so far. I ordered a phone case and it arrived after several weeks. it took so long to arrive I totally forgot I ordered it. I ordered a bracelet on the 9th of September and it is now the 21st of October and it’s still not here. The package tracking seems inaccurate it hardly ever changes it stays on one stage for weeks. When tracking my bracelet once a week it says “left country of origin” and it’s been like that for a long time there’s no updates of what’s happening with the package. Not a good place to buy a gift because it’s not guaranteed it’ll come on time. You could order something a month and half or even 2 months before someones birthday and it could still arrive late because it’s coming from China. I’m convinced majority of products sold on Ali express come from China. Yes the products are good quality but the waiting is unbearable. Several weeks for a little silver bracelet is ridiculous and I won’t be ordering from Ali express again. You’re better off ordering from eBay or other online stores where your packages arrive in 2 weeks maximum. Also when trying to get in contact with the seller I never get the answer I’m looking for and never actually talk to an actual person, it’s always a bot that gives automatic replies with information that isn’t useful to me. It’s almost impossible to solve problems through messages.