One of those devices is currently shipping to me via AliExpress… passed import without any issues.
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unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months agoThe sale of those things will not be legal in the EU so no need to worry.
anlumo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
themurphy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You would think you would know, when you buy from AliExpress, which states specifically that it is shipping from OUTSIDE EU and is IMPORTING DIRECTLY.
It can’t really be any others fault but your own.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Its like saying “You said drugs are illegal but i just got them from my dealer without issue…”
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Cool, we’ll have a proper laugh at you when you try to get a refund when it burns your house down
fluxx@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Well, it’s not 2024 just yet. And besides that, I don’t think it’s possible to completely control everything that gets imported, but I reckon it’s going to be a rather rare occurrence in the future.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 10 months ago
I reckon it’s going to be a rather rare occurrence in the future.
Tech illiterate folks who lack the sense to get concerned by how cheap stuff on AliExpress is (or more accurately, Temu in my MIL’s case) will get burned by this for sure
jabjoe@feddit.uk 10 months ago
To be fair, that is true of a lot of dropship stuff on Amazon and EBay already. Claiming EC marking and the like they just don’t meet. The EU needs to come down hard on these market platforms. It’s unfair on legitimate manufacturers and bad/unsafe for consumers.