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VictualSquid posted:Camping Supplies: VictualSquid posted:A lego orrery, seriously considering buying this: The only problem is I have this block on buying lego/lego-like toys for myself. I don’t know exactly why but I guess it’s something about still not feeling like an adult - just ask all the gundam I have in the spare bedroom. I did buy this lego a little while back and it’s a pretty fun fidget type toy for the price. 
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I got this a couple of months ago. It's a neat set and looks and works great.
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Are there any other real Chinese brands that sell on AE like Xiaomi does? It would be nice to be able to shop from a storefront page for some things. I'm looking for jewelry that's made of the metal it says it is. Might be a good list to add to the OP.
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This item's description made me chuckle:quote:Please note: the price of one piece, one piece, one piece of goods! Well, they did say "repetitio est mater studiorum" (repetition is the mother of studies) in school!
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Betazoid posted:Are there any other real Chinese brands that sell on AE like Xiaomi does? It would be nice to be able to shop from a storefront page for some things. I'm looking for jewelry that's made of the metal it says it is. Might be a good list to add to the OP. Ugreen is Chinese, and has an official AliExpress store.
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Facebook Aunt posted:Fire on an improvised shelf in the woods seems like a not great idea to me. The shelf could fall out onto the ground. The branches above could catch fire. Some trees are just super flammable and having fire that close to the trunk could be a problem. Plus injuring the trunk for a momentary convivence is bad and could make the tree more vulnerable to disease or infestation. Because its so much faster and easier to cut into a tree with a saw than find three stones about the same size, duh.
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Facebook Aunt posted:Fire on an improvised shelf in the woods seems like a not great idea to me. The shelf could fall out onto the ground. The branches above could catch fire. Some trees are just super flammable and having fire that close to the trunk could be a problem. Plus injuring the trunk for a momentary convivence is bad and could make the tree more vulnerable to disease or infestation.
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Betazoid posted:Are there any other real Chinese brands that sell on AE like Xiaomi does? It would be nice to be able to shop from a storefront page for some things. I'm looking for jewelry that's made of the metal it says it is. Might be a good list to add to the OP. There is seagull, if that counts as metal jewelry. I have one of their watches and it is great for the price. Espressif has a store, but it is hard to find and has obviously no jewlery. Probably the best respected brand with an offical ali store. Ali also has currently a sale including a section for "brands". Though I have never heard of any of them before. Though as I have mentioned, the sale page skips the usual "do you want to see sextoys?" prompt so browsing it is nws.
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Facebook Aunt posted:In what way is this better than a campfire on the ground?
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how much of a health risk would buying electric toothbrush heads from aliexpress be. buying them in bulk seems like so much less hassle
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Uhh yeah I probably wouldn't do that. It's probably fine, but you're never going to know 100%. A lot of this stuff is literally swept off the factory floor. Or maybe failed the lead assay and couldn't be sold.
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Yeah, it would probably be fine but saving a buck or two isn't worth putting anything from Ali in your body.
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value-brand cereal posted:Weird to single out a single country as if the rest of them aren't as horrible. I don't think China is getting singled out in the "Let's buy Chinese stuff from China" thread. Cocaine Bear posted:Yeah, it would probably be fine but saving a buck or two isn't worth putting anything from Ali in your body. Good advice, my teeth don't feel as clean and my rear end in a top hat has been feeling a bit off recently.
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Killingyouguy! posted:how much of a health risk would buying electric toothbrush heads from aliexpress be. buying them in bulk seems like so much less hassle Amazon has generic ones in bulk. They probably cost a bit more but I’d be more likely to trust them.
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BaronVanAwesome posted:
I love how fignat chain saws fit perfectly within these rules.
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By popular demand posted:That seems like a design that Big Clive demonstrated is very unsafe: you can plug the UK prongs while the European ones are extended and LIVE. All of the similar designed adaptors I have only allow one to be extended at a time. I can't speak to that specific item though. Mine are closer to being clones of the Skross adaptor though. If indeed you can extend multiple sets of prongs at once, then that is absolutely hosed.
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bar88537 posted:I love how fignat chain saws fit perfectly within these rules. They arent safety gear, if anything they are opposite.
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Tinychoppers are essential items and excluded from any so called rules of ordering from Ali. Also, recently received two Stranger Things tshirts and was pleasantly surprised by the quality and value. My tween loved them. Fit right according to size chart and good value.
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MarcusSA posted:Amazon has generic ones in bulk. They probably cost a bit more but I’d be more likely to trust them. Amazon is AliExpress with a markup and sometimes a domestic warehouse. They sell the same things made in the same place.
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Amazon has a much easier return procedure though. I also sometimes buy returned stuff from Amazon Warehouse. I enjoy the randomness like picking up stuff from a flea market.
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I'm not going to lie, I've been eyeing buying a AMZN return pallet
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stephenthinkpad posted:Amazon has a much easier return procedure though. I also sometimes buy returned stuff from Amazon Warehouse. I enjoy the randomness like picking up stuff from a flea market. Yeah I try and get stuff from the warehouse if I can. I did get burned once though. I bought a usb c to hdmi adapter but what came in the box was a usb c to Usb a adapter. I didn’t return it though because I actually use it more than the hdmi adapter I would have gotten lol.
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Killingyouguy! posted:how much of a health risk would buying electric toothbrush heads from aliexpress be. buying them in bulk seems like so much less hassle Not sure if it’s a health risk, but the generic ones I got off Amazon suck rear end compared to the real sonicare heads. Costco has decent prices, I usually get them there.
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RIP Paul Walker posted:Not sure if it’s a health risk, but the generic ones I got off Amazon suck rear end compared to the real sonicare heads. Costco has decent prices, I usually get them there. Costco in Killing’s area is a pain in the rear end to get to, I think. Alas!
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Subjunctive posted:Costco in Killing’s area is a pain in the rear end to get to, I think. Alas! Costco.com is open 24x7 :-)
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RIP Paul Walker posted:Costco.com is open 24x7 :-) …quite. Ahem.
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Finally dove into this thread on a whim. After reading a couple dozen pages, I realized I can probably get some really cheap knockoff Lego sets. Are there certain brands I should look for? Do they generally come with all the pieces, or are some missing as a rule for this price point? And do they come with instructions, or should I just go to the Lego website and use those?
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buglord posted:Finally dove into this thread on a whim. After reading a couple dozen pages, I realized I can probably get some really cheap knockoff Lego sets. Are there certain brands I should look for? Do they generally come with all the pieces, or are some missing as a rule for this price point? And do they come with instructions, or should I just go to the Lego website and use those? I’ve bought 3 sets and they’ve all been perfect. They don’t come with instructions but you just google for the set number and it’s very easy to find the instructions. They are cheap as hell and I sure can’t tell the difference between the real Lego and AliLego
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Perfect for me & bae https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004341628369.html 
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One of the photos shows you can stick out your hands to play with your phone. And the model is photoshopped, of course.
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NoneMoreNegative posted:Perfect for me & bae China must be the best place ever, so accepting of alternative lifestyles.
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you have entered the fetish cube zone, please insert feet.
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RIP Paul Walker posted:Not sure if it’s a health risk, but the generic ones I got off Amazon suck rear end compared to the real sonicare heads. Costco has decent prices, I usually get them there. Yeah, my current oral b toothbrush had its battery go caput and replacing the battery involves melting glue and resoldering in a new battery, so my plan was to get a quip toothbrush bc they run on a AAA and then buy the replacement heads off-site because they include disposable AAAs in the head shipments and I have rechargeable AAAs Aliexpress has quip heads, i haven't checked anywhere else
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buglord posted:Finally dove into this thread on a whim. After reading a couple dozen pages, I realized I can probably get some really cheap knockoff Lego sets. Are there certain brands I should look for? Do they generally come with all the pieces, or are some missing as a rule for this price point? And do they come with instructions, or should I just go to the Lego website and use those? The brands and stores on AliExpress change regularly to avoid lawsuits so look for the listings with high ratings / good feedback and customer photos of the product.
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buglord posted:Finally dove into this thread on a whim. After reading a couple dozen pages, I realized I can probably get some really cheap knockoff Lego sets. Are there certain brands I should look for? Do they generally come with all the pieces, or are some missing as a rule for this price point? And do they come with instructions, or should I just go to the Lego website and use those? I don't know the price difference versus Ali express but I have had good luck with https://www.yourwobb.com
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