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pafurijazFor <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> citizens It is time to make an account in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alibaba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alibaba</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AliExpress</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> seem is facing big troubles. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>

:trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet:Ok, so - bled a bit past lunch, but I got waist and torso done.We worked out where this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aliexpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aliexpress</a> kit sits, quality-wise.It's a 3d printed kit. There's definitely tolerance issues, but the design is also a bit shitty - stuff I guess higher quality materials and manufacture might ease.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gunpla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gunpla</a>

Paul Giulan<a href="https://federate.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> expands <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Haul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Haul</a>, its <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Temu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Temu</a> competitor, to offer name-brand items from Amazon's <a href="https://federate.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> inventory<a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/645465/amazon-haul-temu-ultra-cheap-tariffs-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/news/645465/amazon-haul-temu-ultra-cheap-tariffs-trump</a><a href="https://federate.social/tags/Shein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shein</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AliExpress</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariff</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/shop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shop</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/shopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shopping</a>

:trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet:Hrmmm. Plastic quality on this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aliexpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aliexpress</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gunpla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gunpla</a> kit is... Not great

GNU/Trinukso ۞Al final me animé y me he pillado una base para enchufar la <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SteamDeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SteamDeck</a> a la TV. Es de la marca <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Baseus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Baseus</a> (no me suena) por treinta euros en <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aliexpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aliexpress</a>.<a href="https://www.baseus.com/products/gamerx-6-ports-usb-c-steam-deck-docking-station" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.baseus.com/products/gamerx-6-ports-usb-c-steam-deck-docking-station</a>

:trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet:Today's what is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aliexpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aliexpress</a> trying to sell me is..Hrmm.No.

C.Line manager: Uh, Boss?Boss: Yes?L: We finished that new run of the component. We sent it to QA.B: Okay? Is there a problem?L: I just got the report back. This batch, uh, didn't meet the tolerance goal.B: [rubs temple] Okay, shit happens. I guess it goes out as 10%. That's not too bad a hit.L: Uh, it didn't meet 10% tolerance, either.B: What? How bad is it? 20%?L: Uh...B: It's *worse* than 20%?L: Most of the parts are barely within 50% tolerance.B: ...L: So, uh, we should probably ...B: Who was running the line?L: ...B: It was Chuck, wasn't it?L: ... yes.B: Was he drunk again?L: I don't know. I sent him home.B: Nobody's made these components in 50% tolerance for thirty years. Where am I going to sell them?L: ...B: Okay, AliExpress it is. Go to the noodle shop across the street and offer him some new boxes if we can have the ones his supplies come in. No way I'm putting these parts and the company name in the same room together.(inspired by some parts I received today...)<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#electronics</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/hobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hobby</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AliExpress</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/tolerance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tolerance</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/components" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#components</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ShortFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ShortFiction</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/qwality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#qwality</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ShipIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ShipIt</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/scene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scene</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Chinesium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chinesium</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/YumCha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YumCha</a>

Darren Nevares :vm:See I put my money where my mouth is and buy American made and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> made clothes from <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DSA</a>, campaigns, even some of the union merch from the unions I'm in. But I also see the price of those items compared to a shirt I could get off <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Temu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Temu</a> or <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AliExpress</a>. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AmericanMade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmericanMade</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tariffs</a>

Voracious Reader<a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/@v_perjorative" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@v_perjorative</a> I sometimes spend weeks going deep into the rabbit hole of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AliExpress</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bicycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bicycle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saddle</a> offerings 🤯I pity the future alien archaeologist who tries to reconstruct the 17 species of human from saddle designs they uncover 🤪I'm tempted to try the snooty cliquey local riding club again, use a different weird saddle each ride, and see if the wacko saddle can distract them enough to not disapprove of me not wearing lycra and having the "right" brand of bike 🤮<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a>

Voracious ReaderWhen this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AliExpress</a> product says "Say goodbye to egg pain", are they talking about USA supermarket pricing? 🤪<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a>

skua<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aliexpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aliexpress</a> global <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScamArtists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScamArtists</a> continue their predations.They tell me I've got +4 messages from sellers.And there is no apparent way of viewing those Messages ( which prob include comms about mislabelled products) in Firefox on Android.It's now taken over an hour of my time trying to communicate about getting a refund due to the deliberate time wasting user interface that these <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shits</a> provide.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConsumingIn2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConsumingIn2025</a>

Robert H<a href="https://mastodon.online/@Axomamma" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Axomamma</a> <a href="https://posts.rat.pictures/@hannah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@hannah</a> I buy stuff from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aliexpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aliexpress</a>. Chinese electronic parts a tenth a price of U.S. NJ sales tax but no duty. Mostly shipping is included.That comes to an end in May. Duty on every shipment, minimum $25.00.

Linux Is BestThose of you who use Temu or AliExpress or Shein, or similar, are going to be in for a rude awaking. Some of you may soon find either the prices are higher, or your post office will hold your package until you pay the tariff fee. <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Temu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Temu</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/AliExpress" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AliExpress</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Shein" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shein</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tariffs</a>

France | République française<a href="https://www.europesays.com/fr/1570/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/fr/1570/</a> AliExpress déglingue le prix du Pixel 9 avec une remise tout aussi folle qu’inédite 😱 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/aliexpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aliexpress</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BonPlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BonPlan</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FR</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#France</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ScienceAndTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceAndTechnology</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sciences</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SciencesEtTechnologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SciencesEtTechnologies</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technologies</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a>

:atari: :neovim: :terminal:<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@bradlinder" class="u-url mention">@bradlinder</a> great, I just ordered $35 worth of goods from <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/aliexpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#aliexpress</a> ...

Brad LinderIn addition to announcing tariffs that will apply to goods shipped to the US from every country around the world, the Trump administration is also ending the exemption on cheap products from Hong Kong & China, affecting companies like Temu, Shein, and AliExpress. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/de-minimis-tariff-loophole-that-aided-temu-shein-to-close-may-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/de-minimis-tariff-loophole-that-aided-temu-shein-to-close-may-2</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/duties" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#duties</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/deMinimis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#deMinimis</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Shein" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Shein</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Temu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Temu</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AliExpress</a>

DJGummikuh<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AliExpress</a> has the best deals 🤣

skua<a href="https://mas.to/@auris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@auris</a> I once had an Aliexpress shipper do some scammy thing where they notified me it had been shipped, then notified me it had not been shipped. Then when I applied for a refund through AExpss, AE asked if I'd check with my post office to see if it was there. I said, "No, the seller has told me it didn't get sent."And <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aliexpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aliexpress</a>, scum-sucking, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RipOffMerchants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RipOffMerchants</a> that they are, refused to give me a refund.Moral of the story: Maybe say you've checked with the ppst office / couriers?

skua<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aliexpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aliexpress</a> are making it very difficult to get a refund for an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ItemNotAsDescribed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ItemNotAsDescribed</a>.No apparent way to do it on Android browser. On "desktop webpage" the buttons do no match up with the touch fields on the screen".Had previously been relucant to spend +$70 there. Now seeing that the time wasted in trying to get $ refunded for trash cheap products isn't worth the cheapness, the delay and the hassle.Yay for trashy companies like Aliexpress and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DiDi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DiDi</a>.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConsumingIn2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConsumingIn2025</a>

moozerSo my company want to buy stuff using aliexpress, and to avoid paying 25% VAT (that I cannot get refunded), I wanted to register as a company.For other sites, it is as simple as writing the company number (CVR number in Danish) in a text box.And, Aliexpress, thanks for an informative mail on how to fix it 💩 Did this succeed for any of you?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aliexpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aliexpress</a>

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