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Re:Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours by olegkikin on Saturday November 11, 2017 @09:25AM (#15676472)
You need to realize that pretty much all electronics is manufactured in China / Hong Kong these days. You can get quality things, you can get cheap crap.
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Re:Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours by 0xfeba on Saturday November 11, 2017 @02:17PM (#15677645)
But how do you discern ahead of time which is quality and which is crap?
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Re:Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours by coldtea on Sunday November 12, 2017 @10:11AM (#15681099)
You read the onsite and offsite reviews, just like with every other store?
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Re:Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours by tryingagainbro on Saturday November 11, 2017 @01:43PM (#15677498)
The iPhone is also manufactured there, but AAPL engineers are assuring that no corners are cut

With other, no brand stuff you can expect to get what you pay for. As always.

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