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I was just going to post about those lmao. I mean I clicked on it but just to see what the $10 shower touchscreen actually looked like.
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Horace posted:Just a plastic tray you can put bottles in. It does not feature a remote control screen. Looks like it is trying to trick people into thinking it has a heated towel holder, which from a quick search are about $80+.
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Jun 27, 2021 02:46
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NoneMoreNegative posted:Keep my office relaxing chair warm while I'm working. That's a knock-off of a Kreepture made by the brand Killstar. They have a whole range of evil plushies if you're so inclined.
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Killingyouguy! posted:I've been getting a lot of bullshit touchscreen shower caddies too. Does that poo poo work as an advertising tactic?? I was just about to post those. It worked on me, in that it got me to peruse their product out of dozens of others. Not a revelation, but the dropshipping racket is stepping up. I bought a shirt last month from a non-descript online retailer. No clear location on their website, generic aspirational name ("Porta Rossi"), lots of mood-setting photos of people on yachts, relaxing with a cocktail while looking over the Mediterranean, etc. I googled the item description before buying and looked on Ali for it, but no match. Nonetheless, 3 weeks later it arrives from China and sure enough my AE recommendations start including the same item, at 1/3 of the price. The shirt even had an accurate size label in Western sizing. And then there's this: http://joom.com which looks like an AE clone, even using the same photos and style sheet. Is Ali running knock versions of itself? EDIT: after a bit of googling, Joom is a Russian or Latvian outfit that is selling Chinese products. So, a middleman, and one with shocking reviews. nonathlon fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Jun 27, 2021 |
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Jun 27, 2021 08:43
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Welp, jig's up for Ali in the UK. They're automatically collecting VAT on stuff now. Takes quite a bit of the shine off their prices when they go up 20% at checkout.
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Kerbtree posted:Welp, jig's up for Ali in the UK. They're automatically collecting VAT on stuff now. Takes quite a bit of the shine off their prices when they go up 20% at checkout. Yeah I was sad enough about the NY state 8.875% they started charging, you know they’re just keeping it.
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Kerbtree posted:Welp, jig's up for Ali in the UK. They're automatically collecting VAT on stuff now. Takes quite a bit of the shine off their prices when they go up 20% at checkout. Same in my country. It was fun while it lasted 
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Kerbtree posted:Welp, jig's up for Ali in the UK. They're automatically collecting VAT on stuff now. Takes quite a bit of the shine off their prices when they go up 20% at checkout. They been doing that since January 1st 2021.
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On the whole, I prefer the VAT paying thing to getting right above the limit, or sometimes having to contest a bonus +15$-ish charge if the postal service here decided to process it / were suspicious about the value of the contents. (Norway started with the electronic vat system + vat on everything in like 2019 I think it was? A bit ahead of the UK + EU) It's nice knowing that no matter what tat you buy, at whatever price range, what comes up in the checkout is what you pay in total. For me it also made everything >20usd-ish cheaper, since there's no longer the +15usdish customs processing fee, which is nice when you buy more expensive stuff like the paperang miniprinter thing I bought a while ago.
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They started doing that for Australian GST back in 2018, which is 10%. At first I cut back my frivolous purchases of useless crap on principle but eventually I just got used to it and the price is still usually cheaper than anything local, even if the quality is questionable.
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Does anyone have an explanation for Aliexpress sellers sending rechargable batteries in flashlights? I ordered this set of 4 USB rechargable batteries, and they came inside two flashlights. This is not the first time this has happened, so I'm wondering about the reason - is there some restriction on sending batteries that does not apply to "flashlight, batteries included"?
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Whatever the reason it wouldn't exactly fill me with confidence in the product Batteries would certainly be pretty low on my list of things to save a few quid on regardless
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HELLOMYNAMEIS___ posted:Does anyone have an explanation for Aliexpress sellers sending rechargable batteries in flashlights? I ordered this set of 4 USB rechargable batteries, and they came inside two flashlights. This is not the first time this has happened, so I'm wondering about the reason - is there some restriction on sending batteries that does not apply to "flashlight, batteries included"? Why don't you use Eneloop or Ikea rechargeable AAA batteries? Just wondering?
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HELLOMYNAMEIS___ posted:Does anyone have an explanation for Aliexpress sellers sending rechargable batteries in flashlights? I ordered this set of 4 USB rechargable batteries, and they came inside two flashlights. This is not the first time this has happened, so I'm wondering about the reason - is there some restriction on sending batteries that does not apply to "flashlight, batteries included"? I'm pretty sure loose L-Ion batteries need special packaging, which may cost more than the flashlight. In Compliance mag (a real page turner I'm sure) says they're two different shipping categories: quote:Transporting lithium batteries are organized by packaging instructions (PI) numbers. The most common designations include:
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stephenthinkpad posted:Why don't you use Eneloop or Ikea rechargeable AAA batteries? Just wondering? Ikea was my first choice, too, but they do not have USB rechargable batteries and I always end up losing the chargers if they're separate. That's why a built-in USB and charging circuit is great. theflyingexecutive posted:I'm pretty sure loose L-Ion batteries need special packaging, which may cost more than the flashlight. In Compliance mag (a real page turner I'm sure) says they're two different shipping categories Ah, well it's probably this, then!
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I've bought lipo pouches, RC packs, and a USB-rechargable 18650 and they were all loose in a box and bubble wrap or something.
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theflyingexecutive posted:I'm pretty sure loose L-Ion batteries need special packaging, which may cost more than the flashlight. In Compliance mag (a real page turner I'm sure) says they're two different shipping categories: There are different reporting/labelling requirements and shipping restrictions on loose batteries and non-loose: Lithium metal (nonrechargeable) cells and batteries and lithium-ion (rechargeable) cells and batteries are mailable in limited quantities domestically via air or surface transportation when they are installed in or packed with the equipment they are intended to operate. Unless otherwise excepted, lithium metal and lithium-ion batteries (without equipment) are mailable in limited quantities domestically via surface transportation only. https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52apxc_032.htm Which leads to the somewhat paradoxical outcome that if you buy li-ion batteries[1], they have to be labelled with one category and come surface; if you buy batteries inside flashlights, they can have a much less obnoxious warning label and can be airmailed. This, of course, has nothing to do with how well the total package protects the batteries from damage, shorting during transit and setting the plane on fire. [1] And yes, this covers cells as well.
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I want a toy Star Destroyer (for my kid) that isn't a model or LEGO/LEGO-knockoff and for once Aliexpress is letting me down. I figured they'd have some die-cast Micro Machines knockoffs for sure.
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Killingyouguy! posted:I've been getting a lot of bullshit touchscreen shower caddies too. Does that poo poo work as an advertising tactic?? i mean, i do want one now
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Jun 28, 2021 16:21
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Minority Report UI on every ali merchandise.
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HELLOMYNAMEIS___ posted:Does anyone have an explanation for Aliexpress sellers sending rechargable batteries in flashlights? I ordered this set of 4 USB rechargable batteries, and they came inside two flashlights. This is not the first time this has happened, so I'm wondering about the reason - is there some restriction on sending batteries that does not apply to "flashlight, batteries included"? Flashlights are the ideal place to store dead batteries.
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stephenthinkpad posted:Minority Report UI on every ali merchandise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ4KxaWraJc
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If you're ok with buying batteries from AE you have no reason to be upset with the inclusion of free flashlights. Yes, even if it's a radiation flashlight somehow.
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People who buy batteries off Ali are a breed of daredevils beyond those who love the taste of raw pork or like those Russian kids who jump off 30 story apartment buildings into a snow drift hoping it's deep enough.
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Baron von Eevl posted:People who buy batteries off Ali are a breed of daredevils beyond those who love the taste of raw pork or like those Russian kids who jump off 30 story apartment buildings into a snow drift hoping it's deep enough. They sell a lot of sex toys. Those buyers are the real
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I brought like a dozen rechargeable AAA batteries on eBay from China only because I want battery in different distinctive colors so I can recharge the same 2 battery at the same time. I just double checked, eBay doesn't seem to sell them anymore but Ali still have white label rechargeables in different colors.
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stephenthinkpad posted:I brought like a dozen rechargeable AAA batteries on eBay from China only because I want battery in different distinctive colors so I can recharge the same 2 battery at the same time. In future - get some decent batteries and some coloured heatshrink. You can get some fairly thin walled stuff to use as an identifer.
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Baron von Eevl posted:People who buy batteries off Ali are a breed of daredevils beyond those who love the taste of raw pork or like those Russian kids who jump off 30 story apartment buildings into a snow drift hoping it's deep enough. Raw pork is perfectly safe and tastes better than raw beef while at it
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Ah yes the trichinosis special.
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The same batteries are in all the dumb crap they sell at checkout lines. No, I’m not going to use a USB rechargeable lithium ion 9V battery in my smoke alarm, but my multimeter and stud finder are working fine and no one has died. Let’s chill out on the scare tactics.
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By popular demand posted:Unfortunately those cheapos have no save state function and so are useless to me.  However for the same dirt cheap $20~ price you can get something called a Family Pocket FC3000 which will do every console through Genesis and a few Capcom arcade games too. You can even add your own games. And yes, it has savestates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLJEU169xLQ stephenthinkpad posted:I have one of those emulation fake gameboy and IMO its much better than playing old games on your phone. I also have set up a Playstation controller and a phone holder on top, which I only played once and never went back. It's much easier to play old games with physical buttons. Tring to connect poo poo through bt is too much trouble. Also I don't like playing old games on a giant 7" screen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mmZM4May9s If you prefer a fake GBA SP, there's also the Powkiddy v90 for $10 less, and for just $15 more you can get a PocketGo S30 which is much more powerful and looks like a SNES controller, as you can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G50abXEgSHA Assepoester fucked around with this message at 09:16 on Jun 30, 2021 |
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Definitely into dirt cheap devices I won't mind if I forget in a hotel or smash an intergalactic pirate's skull with to escape.
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yippee cahier posted:The same batteries are in all the dumb crap they sell at checkout lines. No, I’m not going to use a USB rechargeable lithium ion 9V battery in my smoke alarm, but my multimeter and stud finder are working fine and no one has died. Let’s chill out on the scare tactics. It's not the using bit I'd be worried about, it's the charging part of it all
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On the other side of the quality scale turns out Anbernic got a woodgrain 351 if you're into that. Just search for Anbernic and you'll find their official AE store. E: It's plastic not real wood. By popular demand fucked around with this message at 10:38 on Jun 30, 2021 |
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Real wood or wood colored plastic?
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super sweet best pal posted:Real wood or wood colored plastic? From the reviews I think it's coloured plastic but photos in the reviews look really drat good.
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Some of those handhelds look like they work pretty well, that's awesome.
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 https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLSF6zJ This shop also sells veneers for that Judge Doom look.
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DeadMansSuspenders posted:Some of those handhelds look like they work pretty well, that's awesome. Anbernic is pretty cool, apparently the RG351M is one of the best retro handhelds you can currently get.
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