Aliexpress Valentine’s Day 2013 Deals: Play Games to Win Coupons

Compared to general online stores, wholesale trading sites such as Aliexpress.com usually launch their promotions for a particular holiday or festival much earlier so that the merchants who shop the sites for their business can stock up on holiday supplies in time to earn money. Now the Valentine’s Day 2013 is just about one month away. I noticed that Aliexpress.com had already released their first round of sales (mainly on jewelry and watches) for this special day.

Valid from January 9, 2013 at 00:00:01 AM PST to January 14, 2013 at 11:59:59 PM PST

Seller Coupon for Valentines Day 2013
On their game page for the Valentine’s Day 2013, you can press the Up and Down arrow keys on your keyboard to aim Cupid’s bow at the hearts, which are running up from the bottom and disappearing soon. Then, click the Spacebar to shoot the running heart you’ve aimed at before it is gone. The game is over once you get a seller coupon. I’ve tried the game myself. It is really fun. Keep in mind that to successfully shoot the heart, you should press the Spacebar for 0.5 second before you release it. Otherwise you may let the target slip away. For details about how to play the game, you can view their instructions indicated below the game.

The coupons won from the game are different in terms of face value on different days, from January 9 to January 14. On the first two days, you can win a $3 coupon; on the following two days you can win a $5 coupon, and on the last two days of the promotion you can shoot for a $15 coupon. The coupon you get is only redeemable for the designated product shown at the window (as shown in the image above) which prompts that you have successfully gained the coupon. Also you should be aware that the deal is only available on January 15 and do remember to grab it by using the coupon that day if you are interested in it. In addition to the value reduced by the coupon, the price of the product is also greatly slashed down that day with a 50% or a 60% discount. This means by using the coupon to place the order on the item that day, you can make double savings!

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Top 10 Christmas 2012 Gifts for Boys: Inspired by the Chinese Online Stores

Preparing Christmas gifts for little boys is never easy if we don’t know what kind of gifts will give them a big surprise. Luckily, most parents know their sons very well and they are confident in picking a right gift for the boys so that they can have a wonderful Christmas holiday. If you, as a father or mother of a boy, don’t know what to gift him, don’t feel frustrated anyway. It may be simply because there are too many interesting stuff that may appeal to him and you just don’t know which one is the best.

At the same time, some other people, those other than parents, are also looking for suitable Christmas gifts for boys, who are their nephews, grandsons, brothers, cousins, sons of colleagues’, friends or whoever they love to gift for the Christmas. This group of people may find it even more difficult to select a great Christmas gifts for the boys as they do not know them so well as the parents do.

To help inspire those hunting the Internet for best Christmas presents for little boys, I’ve spent days searching the shopping sites I am most familiar with and complied some good ones for your reference. If you are interested in, please see my personal list of top 10 Christmas 2012 gifts for boys below.

Top 1: Action and Toy Figures

Action and Toy Figures

 

Top 2: RC Helicopters

RC Helicopters at Dinodirect

 

Top 3: RC Cars

RC Cars at Focalprice.com

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Chinese International e-Commerce Watch: the Number of Russian Buyers Rockets

The 2012 Cyber Monday has just gone but the fever of shopping from Chinese sites is still heating up. You know, Black Friday (three days prior to Cyber Monday) marks the beginning of Christmas shopping season. Buyers from all over the world are busy hunting for best deals for their Christmas inventory or their personal Christmas plans. What is interesting to mention regarding the Chinese online foreign trade industry is that the number of buyers from Russia boosts this year.

I’ve noticed this piece of news for quite a long time. Months ago I read a report published by a famous Chinese e-commerce expert who emphasized that the shopping site she led was attracting much more Russian buyers in the past months.

On November 26 – the 2012 Cyber Monay, Aliexpress.com launched a huge sale with 50% off all products, which lasted for one day only (till November 30 you can still take advantage of their 50% off huge sale on select items). One of my former colleagues, who now works for Aliexpress.com, posted a message at Weibo (Chinese Twitter), cheering with her current team that in the first three hours, the number of Russian buyers increased by 28 times on a year-on-year basis. Besides, she also claimed that Russian buyers had become their biggest customer source that day. This sign should have inspired many Chinese foreign traders as in the past the international trade market of China was long dominated by buyers from American or other European countries or regions like the Great Britain or France.

Aliexpress Holiday 50% Off Huge Sale Week

My friend John is a small seller of Aliexpress.com, offering men’s underwear there as his part-time job. He told me he had received around one hundred orders on Cyber Monday and the majority is placed by Russian buyers.

While the vigorous development of Russian economy can be a great impetus that pushes their importing business with Chinese online suppliers, the robust progress China is making in the field of e-commerce technology and international trade is also a key driving force. Just let us take Aliexpress.com as a typical example. Backed by Alibaba.com, the site has quickly grabbed a big share from the global market in just two years. This is not surprising for people who are working in the Chinese foreign trade industry. The company is empowered by the best e-commerce technology, resources and popularity among Chinese sellers as well as global buyers. And what’s more importantly, they have the top e-commerce talents. For these reasons, they are able to develop an easy-to-use shopping site for their users in a short time and keep upgrading it to make it more and more user-friendly.

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Lightinthebox.com Black Friday 2012 Deals

The Chinese online shopping site Lightinthebox.com have officially released their Black Friday 2012 deals. If you are searching the Internet for Black Friday specials offered by China based stores, you should really take a good look at their offers.

Lightinthebox Black Friday Deals

Impressed by their quality and fashionable products as well as their professional service, I personally like the company very much and show high respect for them. For global buyers who are interested in shopping with Chinese suppliers, I can’t help recommending them again and again.

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2012 Black Friday Deals Offered by Chinese Shopping Sites

2012 Black Friday is almost here! Have you got ready to snap up great deals for the holiday?
Now given the convenience brought by online shopping technology, we no longer need to wait in the long queue outside the store in the early morning to seize the best Black Friday deals. Shopping online stores for what we want is both time-saving and money-saving – we tend to find lower prices for the same product as the number of competing stores is much bigger and the cost for running a virtual shop is much smaller.

Black Friday 2012 Deals at Dinodirect.com
Image courtesy of Dinodirect.com

I noticed that some Chinese shopping sites have already started their Black Friday promotions in order to boost their revenues – yes, they claim they launch the deals early in order to benefit their customers, lol. Anyway, in case some of our readers are interested in getting 2012 Black Friday deals or 2012 Cyber Monday deals from Chinese stores online, I am compiling such deals for your reference. Below you will find the Black Friday sales or Cyber Monday promotions held by the China-based international shopping sites I myself am quite familiar with.

  • Lightinthebox.com

Black Friday Deals with Up to 70% Off: Electronics, Mobile Phones, Tablet PCs, Weddings & Events, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty, Fashion, Cosplay & Costumes and Gadgets & Toys

  • Dinodirect.com

Black Friday Sale Season 2: Get Extra 15% Off Orders of $100 with Code “Black02” at Checkout

  • Ahappydeal.com

Black Friday Offers with the Biggest Discounts: Cell Phones, Tablet PCs, Computer Peripherals, Watches for Men, Car Electronics, Outdoors & Sports, Flashlights & LED Lights, Home & Office and Hobbies & Toys

  • Lightake.com

Thanksgiving & Black Friday Deals with Up to 72% Off: Home & Garden, Watch & Jewelry, Video Games & Toys, Accessories for iPhone, iPad & iPod and Tablet PCs & Smartphones

  • Tmart.com

Black Friday Season One: Select Products Starting at $0.99 Only

Black Friday Season Two – Up to 50% Off:  Cell Phones, iPad Accessories, iPhone Accessories, Tattoos & Body Art, Home Improvement, Xbox 360 Accessories, Flashlights and LED Light Bulbs. (NEW UPDATE)

  • Focalprice.com

Up to 46% Off, Starting $1.50 Only: Cell Phones & Accessories, Jewelry, Toys, Tablet PCs, Car Transmitters and more. (NEW UPDATE)

More information about the deals offered by more Chinese stores will be updated here as soon as I discover them. So just stay the lookout for the upcoming Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals by checking back this post regularly.

Coupon Codes for 2012 Black Friday or Cyber Monday from China-based Online Shops

Days ago I published an article introducing the 2012 Black Friday deals offered by Chinese shopping sites (read the post here). Now the two great shopping events are approaching fast and I am trying my best to dig out more useful promotional information on Chinese stores for my readers. This post is going to share about the coupon codes exclusively released for Black Friday or Cyber Monday by two popular China-based online shops.

 

Lightinthebox.com

This famous Chinese site have released two coupon codes respectively for their 2012 Black Friday Flash Sale and 2012 Cyber Monday Flash Sale. By using the coupon code “BLACKLITB” or “CYBERLITB” at checkout, you can save extra money as long as your order value reaches the thresholds specified in the banners (as seen below). Note that the Lightinthebox Black Friday coupon code will be valid for 48 hours only (through November 23 to November 24) while their Cyber Monday coupon can be used on November 26 only.

Lightinthebox Black Friday Coupon Code
Get $10 off $85 when you purchase any product available at Lightinthebox.com. Fashion (especially wedding apparel, formal occasion dresses and casual dresses) and electronics are their major fields. See the Black Friday offer HERE >>

 

Lightinthebox Cyber Monday Coupon Code
Get $7 off $60 when you purchase any electronic products for sale at the site. In particular, cell phones, tablet PCs and related accessories are among their bestsellers. See the Cyber Monday offer HERE >>

 

Dinodirect.com

The store launched their Black Friday sales series early and the following one is their Season Two promotion for the holiday. With the code “BLACK02”, you can get 15% off anything when your order value reaches $100. The code will be valid through November 23. So far I haven’t spotted any Cyber Monday deals or coupon codes released by the site yet.

Dinodirect Black Friday Coupon Code
You can use the code to shop their clothing and accessories for men and women, outdoor sports gadgets or apparel, home supplies, health & beauty, toys & hobbies and a lot more categories. See the Black Friday offer  HERE >>

More Black Friday or Cyber Monday discount codes will be updated here when they are available. Please check back here for extra savings on your purchases with Chinese stores!

 By clicking it, the coupon code will be automatically copied
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