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Re:Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours by ivm on Saturday November 11, 2017 @09:46AM (#15676547)
Shipping via regular post from AliExpress is often free or very cheap while the same items on Amazon cost 3-5 times more and shipping to my country is $10-15. The downside is 1-2 months waiting times vs. a week from Amazon but I can wait.
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Re:Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours by anilakar on Saturday November 11, 2017 @10:20AM (#15676661)
You're paying your saved shipping fees in taxes. It still costs the postal services the same amount to deliver the package from the import warehouse to your door but they cannot charge you nor the seller according to international agreements.
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Re:Alibaba hits nearly $18B in ‘Singles Day’ orders in 12 hours by ivm on Saturday November 11, 2017 @11:03AM (#15676818)
Still significantly cheaper, also I'm paying only for the domestic part.
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