AliExpress for Filipino Buyers

I have several reviews of different shops and websites to do. I’m doing this one first since I just got my package yesterday–which was a real thrill! Happy mails at the start of the year are exciting! 😀

For those who don’t know what AliExpress is, it’s a retail platform owned by Alibaba. Much like Lazada or Shopee, there are different sellers who use this platform. Buyers come from all over the world. This post will be written for buyers here in the Philippines, so the process may be different from others.

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Wise Online Shopping

I’m writing this post partially because I wanted to write a lengthier review of the products I just got from Lazada, but I couldn’t do so in the limited customer feedback form. Later, I’ll talk about the three things I just ordered from Lazada. But before that, here are top 15 things we should remind ourselves when buying anything online, whether it’s brand new or second-hand.

HERE ARE TOP 10 REMINDERS FOR ONLINE SHOPPING:

My First Lazada Experience: International

Lazada is one of the most popular online stores in the Philippines.

Just to give some context, Lazada partners with hundreds of local and international sellers, which makes Lazada like an online catalogue of various shops. However, there are products that Lazada handles itself, i.e. “sold and fulfilled by Lazada”. There are many legitimate local sellers that opt to sell their items via Lazada, so it’s not unusual that I get redirected to Lazada when I spot something interesting whether on facebook or the seller’s own website.

Despite having an account on Lazada since 2015, this would be my first time to push through with a purchase. Since creating an account, I usually looked through Lazada only for my own virtual window shopping pleasure.