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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yet another reason to avoid AliExpress, as if we need more.

Their website makes it damn near impossible to make a purchase (buy 3 more for this deal!!!), changes prices when you put something in the cart, charges multiple times for shipping and then provides inaccurate tracking info once something finally ships. Last time I had a month's delay because everything sat for more than a week in the U.S. after clearing customs.

Never again.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Trying to push you into the app I bet

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They were quite successful pushing me - directly to ebay. I'd rather spend more than to ever deal with AliExpress and their BS again.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

how do you handle the phone number requirement on ebay?