Online Shopping Reviews

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

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.

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Good Stores to Buy Quality Fashion Lingerie at Discounted Prices

Most women pay close attention to the styles when it comes to choosing lingerie, but we value even more on the quality standards as this kind of clothes may affect the skin of our bodies most badly. In addition to the concern that bad quality lingerie may hurt our skin or health, we also worry that the lingerie we wear inside may split on an occasion where you find it not easy to fix it. On the other hand, on top of all the considerations, pricing counts really a lot. Many ladies confess that they are not looking for the rock-bottom priced fashion lingerie which may be a total crap in terms of quality or styles. In practice, going for quality stylish lingerie at the best prices is at the core of their shopping decisions.

Speaking of this topic, I would like to introduce two China-based online shops with better global reputation where you can get such best valued quality lingerie: Lightinthebox.com and Milanoo.com. The sites are among the top Chinese online international retailers and provide great quality lingerie of various styles at lovely prices. Both of them offer discounts in different forms and values very frequently. If you want to get the best deals, you must know how to take advantage of the special offers and I am going to share some tips. Just read ahead.

Fashion Lingerie at Lightinthebox.com

Though the lingerie category is not the major product line of Lightinthebox.com, which is best known for offering superior quality fashion dresses that fit various occasions, it deserves a good look with the amazing styles and the reasonable prices. As one of the most reputable Chinese e-commerce website that targets global customers, Lightinthebox.com was successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LITB) on June 6, 2013. This further proves that the company is not only legitimate, but also powerful. When you trade with them, you can be confident that you are not putting yourself in a risky transaction and you won’t get scammed by a dishonest seller.

Recently, they are offering a sale on fashion lingerie with 20% off on orders of $99. This discount range is rare for this product line though I often see they are giving an up-to-80%-off discount for wedding dresses, prom dresses, bridesmaid dresses or faucets. The lingerie promotion includes 2013 sexy swimwear, women’s nightwear, fashion hosiery, women’s bras, women’s panties and more. See all deals now >>

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Extendable Handheld Monopods for Digital Cameras or iPhone for Sale at Chinese Stores

If you love self-portrait with a camera or an iPhone, you must love the extendable handheld monopods, which are now extensively available online. With the creative product, you no longer need to bed others to take the photos for you. Instead, you can easily take photos in a scene for yourself or for you and your companion just by holding your camera with the extended monopod.

Image courtesy of Eforchina.com

Compared to the traditional tripods, the monopods for camera are easy to carry with lighter weight and smaller volume. When you travel around, you can simply put it into your backpack or handbag and take it out to mount the camera onto it to shoot photographs or videos for yourself. The length of the monopod can be extended to as long as 112.5cm so that you can take photos or videos from more distances or angles. Some monopods are universal for all kinds of cameras and camcorders as well as those high-end smartphones with photo or video shooting function, such as iPhone. However, some may only fit a certain range of models. For this reason you may need to read the product description carefully before you place an order. Don’t rush to buy a camera monopod simply because the price is too attractive to resist. You know, you must first of all confirm that it will work for your photo or video shooting gadget. Otherwise, you may get a product that is completely useless for you.

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Deal Alert: Cute Lace Dresses at Cheap Discounted Prices

I am not into lace fashion but when I saw the collection of cute lace dresses on sale at Milaoo.com, I was so stunned by the gorgeous styles that I couldn’t wait to share it with my readers. If you love lace adorned fashion, you can’t miss out those adorable lace gowns that fit various occasions. Below are some of the most attractive styles handpicked from the selection:

Green Semi-Sheer Lace Beading Satin Woman’s Prom Dresses

Fuchsia Splitting Lace Elastic Woven Satin Prom Dresses

Black Off-The-Shoulder Mermaid Trumpet Lace Evening Dresses

Sheath Black Organza Beading Fashion Cocktail Dresses
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A Full Review of Branded Fashion Retailer Romwe.com

What Separates the Chinese Global Online Fashion Store from Their Competitors?

In the Chinese foreign trade arena, when you mention Romwe.com, rare people know about the fashion retailer. I hadn’t realized that it is a special online fashion store with something unique before I took a good look at their product catalogs. I was surprised to find that the fashion products they are offering are totally different from those available at the China-bases sites which I am familiar with, such as Lightinthebox.com, Milanoo.com, Fancyladies.com, to name just a few.

Founded in 2009, Romwe is truly a street fashion definer, just as how they label themselves. From the various kinds of trendy fashion products listed at the site, you will be instantly attracted by the glamorous city lines as well as the relaxing or casual sense. At the same time, you may even get an illusion that you’ve entered the world-top high streets of fashion capitals such as New York, Berlin, Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Milan or the like. Then, by looking closer at the price tags, you will be shocked to find that the best street styles are equally attractive and most fashionistas with a small budget on their wardrobes would never feel awkward for having to abandon a dreamed style because of the high cost.

As a cliché, before we shop with any China-based online store carrying whatever categories, we need to do some research in order to avoid potential risks. Security always comes first and we should be cautious when paying out our money to an online shop for a purchase, especially for the first time. Reviews of the websites posted by real customers as well as third-party bloggers, reviewers, editors, forum members or webmasters could help a lot. To help minimize the tough research work for interested parties, I will share my findings about the Chinese company below.

Website Traffic Analysis

According to Alexa, the global site ranking of Romwe.com is 15,046, which indicates that the site have a significant traffic base they are visited quite extensively by visitors around the world. I often refer this as a useful sign for telling whether a site is legit or not. You know, a scam website can’t be able to attract so many visits as they tend to disappear quickly after taking the money from the victims. Only legitimate shopping websites are willing to invest big money in getting more traffic to their sites to boost their sales.

The major traffic source of the Romwe.com site is from Facebook.com. Based on my research, Romwe is one of the rare Chinese online international fashion stores that are doing well in Facebook marketing. That explains why they have so many visitors coming from the social networking website. Now, let’s look at the top search queries for Romwe.com:

Stats. from Alexa.com

From the major keywords that direct people to Romwe.com, we can see the following features of the store:
1. providing free shipping service to any destination of the world;
2. building romwe as an individual fashion brand instead of a fashion store only;
3. focusing on street fashion with latest street styles added regularly;
4. selling good on galaxy dresses and fashion leggings.

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2013 Top Made-in-China Mobile Phones

In 2009 I posted an article introducing top China cell phones and it still receives a good number of hits now. It occurs to me that the information that post reveals has already been out of fashion as all of the once hot-selling cell phones listed there have already been kicked out of the market. You know, the mobile technology develops so fast that the old gadgets can never keep up in terms of features and performance.

I bought an iPhone 1 in 2007, which was the most advanced smartphone that year, but now I have to put it away in my desk drawer simply because it can not satisfy my needs for a mobile phone. The responsiveness becomes so slow compared to the latest mobile phones that I can’t bear it anymore. What is worse, it does not allow me to download those cool features from App store. Now I am using a popular Chinese cell phone called Xiaomi S2 and so far I have been completed pleased with it. Based on my own user experience, this made-in-China smartphone is not at all exterior than the US smartphone top brand Apple. For more detailed reviews of Xiaomi cell phones, please read here.

Besides Xiaomi, I know some other awesome made-in-China cell phones that will bring you great user experience, although I have to admit that there are also some poorly made Chinese cell phones mingled with the good ones for sale on both the Chinese domestic market and the global market. That is why I find it a necessity to share with interested parties about what the top made-in-China mobile phones are based on my knowledge. In early April, 2013, I’ve posted a few best-rated Android 4.0 and Android 4.1 Chinese cell phones for sale at various Chinese stores. Below you will find more cool Chinese mobile devices widely sought-after among global buyers. Hope the information can at least give you some sort of correct direction to finding good Chinese mobiles at reasonable prices.

This time I am not going to talk in detail about the features or specifications of the cell phones. Instead, I will simply list the 2013 top cell phones (in a random order) which are completely designed and manufactured by the Chinese and also tell you where you can get them as a foreign buyer. The websites mentioned below are all legitimate and tested so you don’t have to worry about encountering scams or rip-offs. However, as the Chinese online suppliers vary slightly or significantly in terms of capacities as well as service standards, I would suggest you read the detailed review of the website to ensure that you are trading with a Chinese seller you believe deserve your trust.

Triton Pad Android 4.1 MTK6577 Dual Core Dual SIM Smartphone with 6’’ Capacitive Touchscreen (Wifi, GPS and 3G), at $199.98 on Lightinthebox.com >>

4.7″ Android 4.1.1 Dual Core MTK6577 1.2GHz 3G Smartphone with Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, Capacitive Touch, at $152.99 with free shipping on Focalprice.com >>

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