Online Shopping Reviews

How do Aliexpress and Lightinthebox compete against each other?

In terms of company size or popularity, Aliexpress.com and Lightinthebox.com are about the same. However, adopting different business models, the two sites have many differences that can separate them from each other. Here is how they stack up.

As compared to Lightinthebox, Aliexpress’s pros are:

Wider product selection. Aliexpress (read the detailed review) is a wholesale trading platform and bridges buyers and suppliers. The site has a very broad product directory covering almost every field of a daily life from apparel, electronics, sporting goods, toys, jewelry & watches, automobiles & motorcycles, security & surveillance, health & beauty to anything else.

More pricing choices. While the huge online wholesale shopping mall has countless products, buyers have much more pricing choices there as the same products are offered by different suppliers at different prices. As long as you do enough research when shopping at the site, you are likely to find out the best prices for the products of your interest. Generally, newly registered sellers tend to offer rock bottom prices in order to attract buyers and build their customer base.

How does Aliexpress.com compare to Ebay.com? What are their pros and cons?

Aliexpress.com is just like another eBay, while it differs from the latter mainly in business types. Aliexpress focus on wholesale business and their customers are Chinese suppliers and resellers who shop there for their business. At the same time, some end consumers also choose to purchase things for their personal use as the required MOQ is as low as one piece only for a single order. Anyway, small and medium-sized businesses are the very back bone of Aliexpress.com and retail business is just an add-on there. You know, eBay.com is a retail trading platform and buyers are mostly consumers. Actually, many resellers at eBay.com source products from Aliexpress.com for their inventories. Here is how Aliexpress stacks up against eBay:

As compared to eBay.com, Aliexpress.com has the following advantages:

Much lower wholesale prices. The sellers doing business at Aliexpress.com are mainly manufacturers or wholesalers. Shopping directly with them means you can cut the middle-men as much as possible to enjoy the best prices. Many wholesale distributors there accept retail orders or orders in small wholesale quantities so that you can shop more flexibly. Even as a reseller you don’t have to put a big investment into your business for the stocking up part. You can try different products in small quantities to see which sell well and then source more for the better selling ones. However, most of the sellers at ebay.com serve end consumers and do retail business instead of wholesale business. Their products are sourced from wholesalers and they have to put a higher price tag in order to ensure the profit margin.

Wider selection of products. Aliexpress.com is much more impressive than eBay.com in terms of product range and total quantity of each category. As one of the biggest online wholesale shopping marketplaces, Aliexpress.com carries products for almost all fields related to our life. Each category or sub-category has thousands of even tens of thousands products or styles to choose from. What buyers only need is patience. As long as you spend enough time searching their catalogs, you will exactly what you want there.

Aliexpress product directory

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Best China Online Curtain Stores Offering Wholesale Prices

Curtains offered by online Chinese stores are popular on the global market simply because they are cheap (usually at wholesale prices) and have countless styles to choose from. By checking out China online curtain stores, you are very likely to find out the style that fits both your preference and your budget given so many choices. Here are the best wholesale/retail curtain online shopping sites based in China:

Aliexpress.com:

I put this site the top when listing the best Chinese online stores that sell curtains simply because it hosts the widest selection of curtains (including glass beads curtains), with a total number of over 20,000 related items. The curtains are offered at different prices by different sellers registered with the site. If you choose to purchase curtains in bulk or just by retail, you are very likely to get the lowest prices of the market. No matter what your budget is, you are going to find the suitable curtains or accessories of your interest. However, the downside is: the sellers and products can vary significantly in quality. For this reason you may need to do a lot of research work before you trade with a seller there. Also, you are encouraged to always use extreme caution to protect yourself when shopping at such trading sites.

Curtains at Aliexpress.com

Lightinthebox.com

Compared to their major fields like wedding apparel or other special occasion dresses, curtains seem quite unnoticeable at Lightinthebox.com. I have been doing research on the website for years and I never see they launch any promotions on their curtains. Anyway, I do find a huge variety of curtains and accessories for sale there, with 950 items included in that category. The quantity is quite impressive. The prices they offer for the curtains are extensively attractive though, with a pricing range from $29.99 to $375.99. For middle-end or high-end curtains made in China, Lightinthebox.com is probably a good choice as the site separate themselves from their competitors by better quality. One good thing about shopping with Lightinthebox.com is: the site is a super big Chinese supplier who has established a good name on the global market and you can be more confident that you won’t get yourself into much trouble when trading with them.

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Cheap 2013 Made-in-China Swimwear on Sale at Milanoo.com

If you are looking for latest styles in cheap swimwear manufactured by Chinese factories, the promotion on 2013 swimwear for women at Milanoo.com deserves a good look. The fashion store are constantly adding new styles to their swimsuits category, especially when sizzling summer is coming around. So far they have listed over 1,500 styles in this product line and it is easy to find a style that fits your taste or fashion style.

In addition to Bikini swimwear or bikini swimsuites, the site also carry one-piece swimsuits, two-piece swimsuits, swimdresses, Tankini swimwear, skirted swim suits, beach cover-ups and Monokini swimsuits. Also, you can shop swimwear for ladies by the specific cut, color or print. I know many fashion lovers are obsessed with some detail on a piece of swimwear, such as hollow-out, one-shoulder, halter, ruffles, multi-strap, stripe, metal chain, lace-up, v-neck, pearl adorned, bow, cut-out or the like. Milanoo.com (read the detailed review of the site) seem to have all the choices to choose from. As for colors, well, they are too many to list one by one. I bet you won’t get disappointed no matter which color you like. Though you may not find the desired color for the desired style though, chances are you will be allured by the amazing collection to buy another color or style even in such case. Major materials used for the swimwear include Lycra, spandex, nylon, polyester and Chinlon. The prices for the swimsuits made from different materials vary only slightly. It all depends on which material you prefer.

Here are a few styles I personally love very much:

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The original prices for the swimsuits available at Milanoo.com range from $7.99 and $28.99. You can get an even lower price if you are good at taking advantage of their various kinds of promotional programs, such as the Dailymadness sale or holiday sales. Continue reading Cheap 2013 Made-in-China Swimwear on Sale at Milanoo.com

What are the major pros of Lightinthebox.com?

Since 2006 when the company was into the online foreign trading business, Lightinthebox.com has been receiving positive feedback from end consumers or resellers all around the world. This does not mean that this China trader is free from complaints anyway. Here are a few factors that make Lightinthebox.com stand out among the Chinese shopping sites.

Legitimacy. Lightinthebox.com is an officially registered business and their head office is located in Beijing, the capital of China. This online store enjoys an outstanding reputation on the global market, best known for high quality custom-tailored dresses for various occasions. Being the best (not one of the best!) Chinese online retailer or wholesaler of fashion products, it is a tested legitimate shopping site offering quality products at affordable prices. Based on customer reviews, their customer service is efficient, professional and quite satisfactory.

Extensive selection of special occasion dresses. Although the store offers a wide range of products including fashion, electronics, home & garden and more, special occasion dresses (especially wedding dresses) have been always their hottest product line. Their selection of all kinds of formal and semi-formal dresses is very impressive in terms of styles and quantities. If you are looking for cocktail dresses, prom dresses, evening dresses, homecoming dresses or any other special occasion dresses elaborately made from fine materials at a budget, they won’t get your down.

Better quality. Most of the fashion products for sale at Lightinthebox.com are showcased by their own models so that you can see clearly how the real products look when it is worn. Also, all custom-tailored dresses will be made by their own skillful dressmakers based on customers’ measurements. Their measuring guides are user-friendly and very accurate. As long as you follow the guides correctly to order your dress, you don’t have to worry about sizing problems at all. While Lightinthebox is not mentioned as a pricing winner among Chinese sites, they do receive much applause for offering products with better quality

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Milanoo 2013 Easter Deals

Being a fashion store offering a huge variety of fashionable products for a modern lifestyle, Milanoo.com may not carry plenty of Easter-related things but they do have a grand 2013 Easter sale. Till March 30, 2013, buyers can use their Easter coupon code “EASTERSALE” to buy products selected for the promotion with 10% off, 12% off, 20% off or 25% off – some Easter deals there require no code though.

There are all together 10 broad categories included in the Milanoo 2013 Easter promotional page, including sexy bunny costumes, jewelry & watches, silver earrings, girls’ occasion dresses, home supplies, women’s spring and summer shoes, men’s shoes, women’s clothing, kids’ clothing and men’s clothing. Each of the categories has a collection of about select 100 products to choose from. For instance, under the home supplies category, you can find stylish bedding sets, decorative wall stickers, oil paintings, bathroom accessory sets, waterproof LED strip lights, beautiful silk cloth flowers for bridal banquets or home decorations, resin candle holders, resin photo holders, waterproof shower room curtains and more.

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