Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours

Re:Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours by geomark on Saturday November 11, 2017 @06:11AM (#15675869)

Probably depends a lot on what you are buying. I've been buying electronic components, Arduino compatible boards and sensors, that kind of stuff for a while. Quality has been pretty solid with all of it, about 100 orders so far across a bunch of different merchants. I've heard that clothing can be really hit and miss.

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Re:Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours by Scoundreller on Saturday November 11, 2017 @02:14PM (#15677633)

Yes, clothing is problematic. Quality isn't great, and you need to order at least 2-3 sizes up. Even then, the sleeves might still be short: XXXL just means you're getting the overweight size, not the long-limbed size.

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Re:Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours by dragonwriter on Sunday November 12, 2017 @10:17AM (#15681124)

XL, XXL, etc. are overweight but not particularly long-limbed sizes in the US, too, the long-limbed (and long-torsoed) versions are XLT, XXLT, etc.

Put, yes, different countries have different sizing standards and you can't blindly assume US sizing when buying from elsewhere.

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Re:Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours by coldtea on Sunday November 12, 2017 @10:13AM (#15681106)

It just means its made for asian heights and bodies.

Same is true in the US though: American L translates to XL on shirts and XXL on boxers and the like in my country.

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