Got some POC cycling sunglasses and a POC cycling helmet about 6 months ago. Assumed both would be moody for the price I paid, but they were either genuine or the best copies I have ever seen.
Have used it. Lot of the clothes poor quality but you get what you pay for I guess. Have to be patient as shipping from China takes weeks. There is also Joom.com - very similar but prices include shipping.
Got some POC cycling sunglasses and a POC cycling helmet about 6 months ago. Assumed both would be moody for the price I paid, but they were either genuine or the best copies I have ever seen.
A lot of the 'moody' stuff out here isn't outright fake, there are a lot of factory rejects around with tiny defects.
Quite a lot as Stu says is original items already made in China etc that fail quality inspections, and now rather than being wasted are being sold at a huge discount.
Bought a few cheap bits and pieces. Some is ok some is rubbish. Thing I have found most is that delivery is invariably very late so after a week past date I ask for a refund which is readily given. Several times the item has arrived much much later. Wouldn’t pay more than a few quid for stuff though.
Quite a lot as Stu says is original items already made in China etc that fail quality inspections, and now rather than being wasted are being sold at a huge discount.
Imagine how cheap the stuff is here, with full reviews so you know the exact quality of what you're buying.
If they closed TaoBao, I'm not sure I could carry on living here!
Quite a lot as Stu says is original items already made in China etc that fail quality inspections, and now rather than being wasted are being sold at a huge discount.
Imagine how cheap the stuff is here, with full reviews so you know the exact quality of what you're buying.
If they closed TaoBao, I'm not sure I could carry on living here!
Lol... I could. My mum and I still buy most things from physical shops, supermarkets and department stores.
Quite a lot as Stu says is original items already made in China etc that fail quality inspections, and now rather than being wasted are being sold at a huge discount.
Imagine how cheap the stuff is here, with full reviews so you know the exact quality of what you're buying.
If they closed TaoBao, I'm not sure I could carry on living here!
Lol... I could. My mum and I still buy most things from physical shops, supermarkets and department stores.
Most of my shopping is done on taobao or amazon! I love a bargain and especially for imported stuff, online shops can't be beaten.
When we first met my wife called me mental for even buying toilet roll online, now she sees how much money we save, she loves it.
I hadn't heard of Wish until a golfer on YouTube bought a 'top end' driver for less than half price for a laugh. It went about 2/3 the distance of his usual one then broke after about half a dozen shots. £150 down the drain if you or I had bought it.
Quite a lot as Stu says is original items already made in China etc that fail quality inspections, and now rather than being wasted are being sold at a huge discount.
Imagine how cheap the stuff is here, with full reviews so you know the exact quality of what you're buying.
If they closed TaoBao, I'm not sure I could carry on living here!
Lol... I could. My mum and I still buy most things from physical shops, supermarkets and department stores.
Most of my shopping is done on taobao or amazon! I love a bargain and especially for imported stuff, online shops can't be beaten.
When we first met my wife called me mental for even buying toilet roll online, now she sees how much money we save, she loves it.
I must say some products on Taobao are insanely cheap. I just bought a wall calendar and it's only 5.80 yuan including shipping costs. I've no idea how they make any profit with that price🤣
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Quite a lot as Stu says is original items already made in China etc that fail quality inspections, and now rather than being wasted are being sold at a huge discount.
As others have mentioned, dispatch from
china can take a while so don’t shop there if you want things quickly!
www.joom.com
both can be addictive...and require patience...
And blow up paddling pools. Aside from that, they are purveyors of shit
If they closed TaoBao, I'm not sure I could carry on living here!
When we first met my wife called me mental for even buying toilet roll online, now she sees how much money we save, she loves it.
Maybe @Stu_of_Kunming speaks good mandarin then, because I can’t make any use of that site whatsoever.
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?spm=a21wu.10013406-cat-tw.0.0.54995113vIGIak&depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=zh-TW&sp=nmt4&u=https://world.taobao.com/&xid=17259,15700019,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259,15700262,15700265,15700271,15700283&usg=ALkJrhj_FCmHGNIKyD4z9eQL5bwPMCynlw
Wish, Joom etc
I'm always well behind the curve in terms of websites. Hadn't heard of alibaba or AirBNB until years after they were well established etc
How do people hear about these things?