Category: China Shopping Sites

History & Background

Myesoul.com is another China-based online store offering a wide range of apparel and accessories for the global retail market. Their major customers are from USA and Europe, based on the traffic analysis of Alexa.com. Lolita dresses, cosplay & costumes, prom dresses, fashionable shoes for women, swimwear and baby dolls are among the hottest categories at the site, which makes it a similar site to Milanoo.com.

When you mention Myesould.com, rare people know this name as it is pretty new. But as a matter of fact, their business is not that new. According to my research, they were running their business using the other domain name Ftcline.com. For details, you can read the post here.

You may feel a little odd when you hear that the company changes their website name, but it actually is nothing weird for the Chinese stores. For instance, the electronic store Ahappydeal.com used Davismicro.com and Brandsdragon.com in the past and they are still selling the same products with the current domain name. Here I don’t want to explain too much why they are doing so this way. They might have violated the policies of the hosting service provider, be trying to acquire better organic search rankings or simply be attempting to get their branding more easily to be recognized or familiarized. For whatever reason, the key point is: they are truly a legitimate business entity and deserve our trust.

Legitimate or Not?

Although they indicated on their website that their office address is based in Hong Kong, I seriously doubt that their major operation is really located there. Many small Chinese suppliers play the same trick. That is, in order to win trust from global buyers, they disguised themselves as a Hong Kong supplier instead of a Mainland China supplier because Hong Kong enjoys a much better global reputation when it comes to business credibility. On the other hand, technically they are really Hong Kong businesses as they are officially registered in Hong Kong. Anyway, most of them in practice run their business in cities across the Mainland China such as Shenzhen.

I don’t think it a big deal if a shopping site like Myesoul.com does not reveal their office location in a honest way though it does slightly reduce my confidence in their legitimacy. Normally I would try to confirm the truth by communicating with their service people. If they insist that they are Hong Kong based without valid evidence, I would abandon using them immediately. However, if they confess that their orders are shipped from the Mainland China, I would applause for their honesty and put them into my “trusted Chinese stores” list after I also find other signals showing that they are legit. Continue reading Myesoul Review: Another China-based Online Store of Clothing and Accessories

Fancyladies.com is another China-based online fashion store serving customers from all over the world. Registered in Hong Kong, the company operates their business mainly in the neighbor city Shenzhen, where the cost can be reduced to much lower.

General Info

In terms of company size, with over 200 full time employees, Fancyladies.com should be put into the group of “medium-size e-commerce companies”. Like many other Chinese international shopping websites, they are not the only site belonging to the company. Instead, they have some sister websites selling the same or different products stocked in the same warehouse and managed by the same teams.

In particular, I know Didobridal.com (read review) is an important sister shopping site of Fancyladies.com. While both sites carry some identical products such as special occasion dresses, they do have different focuses. Prom dresses, evening dresses, cocktail dresses and other special occasion dresses are the major fields of Didobridal.com while lingerie especially corsets, sexy costumes, swimwear and clubwear seem to be major revenue earners of Fancyladies.com.

Continue reading Review of Fancyladies.com

Days ago I received an email from a reader as follows:

“Good day

I was hoping you could assist.

I am extending my boutique and I am looking for affordable women’s and children’s clothing at wholesale prices. I have come across many websites but I am skeptical because I was told that some may be scams.

Please assist with a few trustworthy places around there which could sell me beautiful clothing at reasonable wholesale prices.

Thank you

XX (name omitted to protect the reader’s privacy)”

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Here is how I replied to her email:

Hi Xx,

Thanks for trusting us. As for your question, it is true that there are some scammers merged in the countless Chinese online stores but most of Chinese suppliers are honest and doing serious business with global buyers. I know some legitimate Chinese sites where you can find stylish clothes for ladies or children and below is the short lists for your reference.

Lightinthebox.com: a recently NYSE listed company with the best global reputation in the field of Chinese fashion foreign trade. They are the first Chinese online supplier who introduces made-in-China wedding dresses and special occasion dresses to the world through the internet shopping channel. It is the most ideal online Chinese store to purchase quality high-end fashion at affordable prices, especially suitable for boutique owners or particular individual fashionistas who look for trendy styles on an easy budget.

Milanoo.com: a reliable fast-growing company offering low priced special occasion dresses, cosplay costumes, kids’ clothes, home and garden products and more. This company is getting more and more famous on the global market as well as in the Chinese e-commerce foreign trade arena. Milanoo.com in often mentioned in the circle of foreign traders and they are usually recognized as an emerging online fashion store with a good prospect.

Aliexpress.com: the biggest online wholesale trading platform for small merchants. There you can find numerous Chinese sellers and can buy products from them through the website, which offers money protection service. The best thing of using this site is: you can easily find what you want and you can always find the lowest prices. However, the risk is: you may need to spend more time doing research on the credibility of the specific sellers you are interested in to avoid problems. Though Aliexpress has a dispute system to handle the problem between you and the seller, the procedure can take really long. You are encouraged to review the feedback profile of the sellers carefully before you place the first order and you’d better start with a small order to test the water. Also, do remember to keep all communication records just in case a dispute is occurred – they will act as useful evidence to help Aliexpress service people to rule the case in your favor.

Continue reading Response to Reader: Trustworthy Sites to Buy Beautiful Clothing for Women and Children at Reasonable Prices