I hope aliexpress is better. I buy a lot of stuff from there like electronics components which aren’t really sold locally anymore. Also tools and arduino related things…
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Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 1 week ago
I only use Amazon/Aliexpress/Temu etc if I don’t have a choice. Things that are so god damn specific that the normal retailers I have access to in Europe don’t have it. Specific cables or things for modding that are in gray area so retailers here don’t want to sell it etc.
But I hate everything surrounding Amazon
Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
vorpuni@jlai.lu 1 week ago
AliExpress at least lets you buy close to the source of a lot of goods that you won’t find made elsewhere than China. Some stuff I find there exists from European makers, latest example, trim clips for cars: you can buy Restagraf but you need to live near a car body shop supplier that will be willing to sell you a few clips without insane markups.