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Anyone used this much? I brought some 'knock off Lego' which is pretty good. Seems to be full of 95% shite. Anyone found anything worth while?

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  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,738
    Got some POC cycling sunglasses and a POC cycling helmet about 6 months ago. Assumed both would be moody for the price I paid, but they were either genuine or the best copies I have ever seen.
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,170
    Have used it.  Lot of the clothes poor quality but you get what you pay for I guess.  Have to be patient as shipping from China takes weeks.  There is also Joom.com - very similar but prices include shipping.
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,118
    Clem_Snide said:
    Got some POC cycling sunglasses and a POC cycling helmet about 6 months ago. Assumed both would be moody for the price I paid, but they were either genuine or the best copies I have ever seen.
    A lot of the 'moody' stuff out here isn't outright fake, there are a lot of factory rejects around with tiny defects.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    Its such a lottery on there, but quite a lot of the time worth this risk
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Agree a lot of decent stuff, some absolute shite. 

    Quite a lot as Stu says is original items already made in China etc that fail quality inspections, and now rather than being wasted are being sold at a huge discount. 
  • DoctorCharlton
    DoctorCharlton Posts: 2,463
    I buy a lot of fishing gear from there and never had any problems.

    As others have mentioned, dispatch from
    china can take a while so don’t shop there if you want things quickly! 

    Asides from that, I have nothing negative to say about wish... used it probably 15-20 times. 
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,621
    Bought a few cheap bits and pieces. Some is ok some is rubbish. Thing I have found most is that delivery is invariably very late so after a week past date I ask for a refund which is readily given. Several times the item has arrived much much later. Wouldn’t pay more than a few quid for stuff though. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,856
    what is this website? - never heard of it.
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,170
    edited December 2019
    MrOneLung said:
    what is this website? - never heard of it.
    www.wish.com
    www.joom.com

    both can be addictive...and require patience...
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    Sounds just the products Trump is trying to stop. 
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  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,091
    Going by the facebook adverts it seems to be a load of bizarre sex toys?
  • tom_k
    tom_k Posts: 1,207
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    Going by the facebook adverts it seems to be a load of bizarre sex toys?
    The ads are shown because of your google search history.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,247
    Excellent place to procure smoke bombs, flares, tasers, weed grinders, bugle hiding devices, knives, crossbows, crossbow bolts, shurukens, nunchuks and knuckle dusters 

    And blow up paddling pools. Aside from that, they are purveyors of shit


  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,118
    Dazzler21 said:
    Agree a lot of decent stuff, some absolute shite. 

    Quite a lot as Stu says is original items already made in China etc that fail quality inspections, and now rather than being wasted are being sold at a huge discount. 
    Imagine how cheap the stuff is here, with full reviews so you know the exact quality of what you're buying.

    If they closed TaoBao, I'm not sure I could carry on living here!
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,118
    edited December 2019
    Jessie said:
    Stu_of_Kunming said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    Agree a lot of decent stuff, some absolute shite. 

    Quite a lot as Stu says is original items already made in China etc that fail quality inspections, and now rather than being wasted are being sold at a huge discount. 
    Imagine how cheap the stuff is here, with full reviews so you know the exact quality of what you're buying.

    If they closed TaoBao, I'm not sure I could carry on living here!
    Lol... I could. My mum and I still buy most things from physical shops, supermarkets and department stores. 
    Most of my shopping is done on taobao or amazon!  I love a bargain and especially for imported stuff, online shops can't be beaten.

    When we first met my wife called me mental for even buying toilet roll online, now she sees how much money we save, she loves it.
  • DoctorCharlton
    DoctorCharlton Posts: 2,463
    Interesting I've never heard of Taobao, had a quick look on there and its all in Mandarin with no option to change the language?
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 4,987
    I hadn't heard of Wish until a golfer on YouTube bought a 'top end' driver for less than half price for a laugh. It went about 2/3 the distance of his usual one then broke after about half a dozen shots. £150 down the drain if you or I had bought it. 
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    DoctorCharlton said:
    Interesting I've never heard of Taobao, had a quick look on there and its all in Mandarin with no option to change the language?
    That's cos it's a Chinese website probably aimed at the Chinese people.
  • DoctorCharlton
    DoctorCharlton Posts: 2,463
    Dazzler21 said:
    DoctorCharlton said:
    Interesting I've never heard of Taobao, had a quick look on there and its all in Mandarin with no option to change the language?
    That's cos it's a Chinese website probably aimed at the Chinese people.

    Maybe @Stu_of_Kunming speaks good mandarin then, because I can’t make any use of that site whatsoever. 
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    I mean pushing it through google translate gives you lines like:

    "you may also like
    Recommend the best baby for you in real time"
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  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    edited December 2019
    DoctorCharlton said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    DoctorCharlton said:
    Interesting I've never heard of Taobao, had a quick look on there and its all in Mandarin with no option to change the language?
    That's cos it's a Chinese website probably aimed at the Chinese people.

    Maybe @Stu_of_Kunming speaks good mandarin then, because I can’t make any use of that site whatsoever. 
    The main language in Kunming is Mandarin I believe.... But here you go, you can actually understand some of it... Some you have to further translate. 

    https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?spm=a21wu.10013406-cat-tw.0.0.54995113vIGIak&depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=zh-TW&sp=nmt4&u=https://world.taobao.com/&xid=17259,15700019,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259,15700262,15700265,15700271,15700283&usg=ALkJrhj_FCmHGNIKyD4z9eQL5bwPMCynlw
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825

    Wish, Joom etc

    I'm always well behind the curve in terms of websites. Hadn't heard of alibaba or AirBNB until years after they were well established etc

    How do people hear about these things?


  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,170
    AFKABartram said:

    Wish, Joom etc

    I'm always well behind the curve in terms of websites. Hadn't heard of alibaba or AirBNB until years after they were well established etc

    How do people hear about these things?


    My 14 year old daughter.  They're all on it at school...!
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    AFKABartram said:

    Wish, Joom etc

    I'm always well behind the curve in terms of websites. Hadn't heard of alibaba or AirBNB until years after they were well established etc

    How do people hear about these things?


    Adverts on prawnographic sites. 
  • Stu_of_Kunming
    Stu_of_Kunming Posts: 17,118
    DoctorCharlton said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    DoctorCharlton said:
    Interesting I've never heard of Taobao, had a quick look on there and its all in Mandarin with no option to change the language?
    That's cos it's a Chinese website probably aimed at the Chinese people.

    Maybe @Stu_of_Kunming speaks good mandarin then, because I can’t make any use of that site whatsoever. 
    Yeah, my Chinese is pretty good, living here for the last 8 years has helped a little ;)
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,259
    AFKABartram said:

    Wish, Joom etc

    I'm always well behind the curve in terms of websites. Hadn't heard of alibaba or AirBNB until years after they were well established etc

    How do people hear about these things?


    alibaba ? Only heard of the 40 thieves

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