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Post by anniefb on Aug 26, 2016 21:00:10 GMT
Trying to resist those dots and some cute cat paper clips!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2016 21:09:57 GMT
So I just tried to place an order (on that enamel dot lot in OP's post), and it says system err: not login, not buyer Can anyone help me...deal for 58.00 is over today. I bought that deal a couple of weeks ago and it came in on Wed. I was very happy with it. Be sure to tell them how you want the colors split. They did exactly what I asked for.
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Post by pastlifepea on Aug 27, 2016 12:34:36 GMT
I also order tons of stuff from AliExpress and finally gave in and saved my credit card info. I figured if it gets compromised, I'm covered anyway and the card number never goes to each individual "store", just stays at the website.
I've never had an item not arrive but had a few that took over a month to get here. It's usually that it's gotten hung up at customs but I've had a few sellers take their sweet time processing my orders. There are often links for tracking but good luck getting that figured out as it usually takes you to a site written in Chinese and only has info for item until it leaves China.
All the sellers I've been in contact with are exceedingly polite and done their absolute best to accommodate any requests. There is some difficulty as most of them know very little English and I know exactly zero Chinese.
As far as quality, it's pretty much exactly the same as you would get here buying a product in a store or from Amazon that like almost everything, is made in China. I wish there were more US manufacturers but a lot of items I want are only made in China.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Aug 31, 2016 22:42:12 GMT
So...I got my Pinkfresh prize today and spent the time before picking my son up petting those. Just went to the mailbox and my aliexpress enamel dots came today, too...so now I can't decide which to pet...I'm so glad I have 2 hands and only 2 piles!
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nicolep
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Post by nicolep on Sept 1, 2016 1:12:15 GMT
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Post by mom on Sept 1, 2016 1:19:24 GMT
Oh those look great!! And it seems like the shipping was pretty quick! Or atleast quicker than I expected.
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Post by anniefb on Sept 1, 2016 1:32:12 GMT
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Post by paperpilekitten on Sept 1, 2016 1:33:51 GMT
So...I got my Pinkfresh prize today and spent the time before picking my son up petting those. Just went to the mailbox and my aliexpress enamel dots came today, too...so now I can't decide which to pet...I'm so glad I have 2 hands and only 2 piles! Those are gorgeous!!!!!! Now I want them, too. But I must not. I already have a lifetime supply of enamel dots. But these are soooo pretty!!
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Sept 1, 2016 1:35:10 GMT
Oh those look great!! And it seems like the shipping was pretty quick! Or atleast quicker than I expected. 12-20 days from the time the order was processed. I ordered exactly 12 days ago...considering it took them 1 1/2 or so days to process it and another for it to be accepted at a shipping facility, I think the timing was fantastic. I checked on it today to see it went through LA customs 3 days ago and thought there was a chance they'd arrive today, but I was really surprised that they did!!
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Post by anika on Sept 6, 2016 10:34:27 GMT
I'd love to see more links of what you purchased or found at aliexpress anyone willing to share?
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Post by pancakes on Sept 8, 2016 13:23:00 GMT
Oh those look great!! And it seems like the shipping was pretty quick! Or atleast quicker than I expected. 12-20 days from the time the order was processed. I ordered exactly 12 days ago...considering it took them 1 1/2 or so days to process it and another for it to be accepted at a shipping facility, I think the timing was fantastic. I checked on it today to see it went through LA customs 3 days ago and thought there was a chance they'd arrive today, but I was really surprised that they did!! Wow that's fast! Did you have to sign for the package since it was international?
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Sept 8, 2016 13:56:59 GMT
12-20 days from the time the order was processed. I ordered exactly 12 days ago...considering it took them 1 1/2 or so days to process it and another for it to be accepted at a shipping facility, I think the timing was fantastic. I checked on it today to see it went through LA customs 3 days ago and thought there was a chance they'd arrive today, but I was really surprised that they did!! Wow that's fast! Did you have to sign for the package since it was international? Nope. It was in my mailbox.
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Post by pas2 on Sept 9, 2016 9:23:37 GMT
I just bought a number of their small clear stamps, they all stamped perfectly. No stamp set was over $2.50, were free shipping and all arrived with in 3 weeks. I am very pleased.
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Post by tsabhira on Sept 12, 2016 23:40:12 GMT
You gorgeous enablers you! <3 I picked up some epoxy dots ( link), and dies ( circles, squares, feathers), and two packs of those washi sheets ( plain and retro). And a list a mile long the next time I have a craving! I am wondering about the quality of the dies; equivalent sets would cost 10x as much or more from brands here in the States.
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Post by scrapaddict702 on Sept 12, 2016 23:58:30 GMT
You gorgeous enablers you! <3 I picked up some epoxy dots ( link), and dies ( circles, squares, feathers), and two packs of those washi sheets ( plain and retro). And a list a mile long the next time I have a craving! I am wondering about the quality of the dies; equivalent sets would cost 10x as much or more from brands here in the States. Keep in mind, these probably cost CENTS for them to make. AliExpress is the direct consumer version of AliBaba (same items, usually MOQ's in the thousands and things like enamel dots or washi literally cost pennies...like 10 to 15 cents, but it adds up when you have to buy 3000 of the same thing), so while it's cheap, it's usually still way pricier than the manufacturers pay when you don't take into consideration costs of development, that is. There is a die set that has Thanks, Congratulations, something with wishes in it and Hello, I think. It is around $2.38 or something for the set of 4 on AliExpress. It is $9.99 retail here in the states...I discovered it is a Spellbinders die set. It hangs right above the mini die cutter (Prizm) that I picked up from Michael's a month or so ago. So, the quality is exactly the same because it's the exact same product, you're just buying straight from the companies that produce the products. In fact, some enamel dots that are in Simple Stories lines as well as some from American Crafts Thickers (Dear Lizzy's Serendipity and another line) showed up at reject shops (think American versions of dollar stores) for AUD$2 because Chinese manufacturers sold them to the shops. Ethically, it's questionable because it's the intellectual property of another company, but in terms of things like the shape of a circle and picking a color, how creative can you get with something as basic shape wise enamel dots? The ones I got are the same configuration that Simple Stories makes but they aren't in ANY of their lines...but the same seller has sets that are actual Simple Stories color combinations and that's likely where they got their inspiration for the glittered versions...only, Simple Stories hasn't made any glittered dots (at least, not yet).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2016 6:51:14 GMT
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Post by ScrappyGlue on Apr 27, 2017 19:18:40 GMT
I'm in shock over this. It's such a surprise what you can find on this site. diecut packs
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Post by anniefb on May 2, 2017 22:54:22 GMT
I'm in shock over this. It's such a surprise what you can find on this site. diecut packsSome of those definitely look like AC designs.
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Post by scrappington on May 2, 2017 23:14:26 GMT
I own the heart, music and happy birthday die in the above link. Love love love
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