Have you ever shopped on AliExpress ?

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Can you tell me about your experience. I'm thinking about trying it out for crafting items. I wish they used Paypal.

I’ve been happy with my purchases, mainly buttons. Problem is the despatch date can be weeks after the order is placed.

I’ve used them quite a lot, dispatch and delivery are generally quite touch and go though.
They do also accept PayPal.

Its Alibaba which is basically eastern Amazon, so the stuff comes from any one of thousands of sellers and it’s generally lower quality, though ok for some stuff depending on what you’re after

I shop weekly with them.

Their system usually groups purchases together a and despatches together, although not always.

A bigger parcel arrives within 7-10 days. Smaller single items can take 2-3 months.

So I usually put what I'm interested in in my basket and wait until I have around five items (doesn't need to be the same seller) then check out.

It worth noting that the way to use AliExpress is to select your item, then check out the reviews and pictures attached by customers.
These are the only way to tell the quality. If the advert looks good but the written comments and pictures are not, I don't buy. If their star rating is high as I believe it's artificially inflated, don't be mislead.

Always read the reviews.

Now I've cracked the system I've not been disappointed for a while. Occasionally things do disappoint but on the whole it's a good balance between quality and price.