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MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Neurolimal posted:

Have you seen these around AE?

http://www.bornprettystore.com/bottle-born-pretty-chameleon-nail-polish-varnish-black-base-color-needed-p-24882.html

http://www.bornprettystore.com/10ml-born-pretty-chameleon-starry-nail-varnish-polish-friendly-bpc003-black-base-color-needed-p-37719.html

BP prices aren't bad, but its a bit hard for them to beat the 1.50-3.00 AE polishes cost.


Outside elbow grease? Probably some lacquer thinner to dissolve the gel, if your sponge can handle it (and you have rubber gloves).

:siren: PSST! Wish is definitely the place to go for BP stuff.


7 Bottles (6ml) Born Pretty Holographic Nail Polish Holo Glitter Nail Art Varnish Lacquer Holo Galaxy: http://www.wish.com/c/57ca8bdf245deb2c4794d16f

I have at least one of these shades, I think multiples. They're not gels (not the ones I have anyway), but they're so metallic you still need a sponge to avoid brush strokes. Unless you know something I don't.

Anyway here are the ones I have. All but one have BP labels, none were advertised as BP, but that was a year ago.



Farthest left, no number sticker, brown-green-yellow-orange


Second from left, mostly green, yellow, purple, pink on the very edges





Second from right, not BP, gel, brand I've seen a lot on Wish. Has galaxy sparkles, pink-purple-blue:



Far right, reddish-purple to orange, galaxy sparkles:



Please do not judge my crafty area TIA

The BP ones were $1-$3, $1 shipping. The larger one was $5 shipped, iirc. Can't get into my old Wish account, so not sure.

RE: gel out of sponges. The sponges are also from Wish so they probably can't handle it. They came with a knockoff Konad pink stamper holder.


Should probably add I've tried a couple of the stamping plates from Wish. Both gave nice, crisp images. Both came with super-sharp edges. First one sliced me, I filed it down and filed the second one down before it could get me. Probably would have gotten more if they had what I wanted (the large rectangular plates) in designs I liked.

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MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Anne Whateley posted:

Please post more cool polish stuff if you got it, I'm fine with poisoning my nails as long as that poo poo is cheap and gorgeous

I don't have anything else from AE or Wish, I have been boringly responsible. I also fulfilled a lot of my polish desires with indies before I found the AE polishes. Which is a mixed bag. I don't regret supporting handmade, but I could have even more polishes!

I did just get this notification:


So if you have Wish, or have room for it, now might be the time.

Here's one of that same non Born-Pretty brand, which is gel:

http://www.wish.com/c/566bb914004e9f26b328e840

Apparently they're using "Starry Sky" instead of "galaxy" for the ones with little scattered sparkles. Good to know.

This is the same as one of the ones I have (the last one in the list of pics):

http://www.wish.com/c/56556d02a8ee65128fa560ad

This is either the same or close to the purple-pink-blue:

http://www.wish.com/c/5655754ee4bf324cd6d66276


And there's a lot more. 6ml is plenty, I use these for both crafting poo poo and as polish, and I've barely made a dent in them in a year. I've also not had any nail issues, AFAIK no one has from BP or that other brand.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
I am sorely tempted by some of the big knockoff Lego sets. Kiddo just recently got into the "big kid" Legos and holy poo poo those are expensive. But it's become one of our main indoor mom-kid activities. But holy poo poo expensive. A big "creative imagination kit" thing is FIFTY DOLLARS. I was expecting $25-$30.

I don't want to buy poison blocks that don't fit with the ones he already has, though.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
That is a much better idea, thank you

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

500 good dogs posted:

so like when it's that different... do you dispute? I don't know aliexpress etiquette

Contact the seller, they're all so worried about a negative review, they'll do whatever to make you happy. I've done it a couple times when the difference actually mattered, they never want the old stuff back, and they send the new stuff in record time

With those knives, they probably ran out of the old kind and substituted.

Pick posted:

By the way, it's usually pretty inexpensive to upgrade to e-Packet from whatever free shipping they're offering and it about halves delivery time. It's worth checking out as an option if you want something relatively quickly, and it's tracked.

Seconding this. It can also be cheaper to find a seller who is charging nine cents more for Thing, but has free ePacket shipping included. The other methods take much longer.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Lawrence Gilchrist posted:

Whatever planes they put my orders on have been sitting in the air for world record times according to tracking. I'm beginning to think they are not planes at all and that my e parcels are floating to the eastern seaboard through natural channels

Sometimes there's no update after it's loaded onto the plane. The next thing to happen will be arrival in your mailbox.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Anne Whateley posted:

Hey My Pale Goth Skin (or anyone), I finally decided I want a bunch of Born Pretty stamping plates. Do you know if Aliexpress, Wish, or ebay generally has the best prices & decent quality?

I haven't bought knockoff plates from anywhere but Wish. It seems they're all the same, and the prices fluctuate, so I'd say go with whoever has the best prices & shipping time, tbh

Reminder: both of the large rectangular stamping plates I bought via Wish came with finger-slicing sharp edges. I already have a set of small metal files for jewelry stuff, but if you're file-less, you may want to get a cheapo set (Aliexpress, Walmart, your call) just in case. I'm talking razor-sharp, I didn't know I was cut until I saw the blood. Not something you can work around.

My only other stamping plates are from MoYou London, which is kinda on the other end of the spectrum, so I have no idea if it's normal for cheapo plates to slice you up. They also don't quite have the texture and detail of the MoYou plates, but they're still good, give nice crisp images.

I think you were the one interested in galaxy polishes, right? I figured out how to find them on Wish. They're all called "Starry sky" polishes on there. It brings up a ton, most Born Pretty or that other brand that looks like "Argosy" or "Albatross" or whatever. I've seen the same shade sold in a 10ml bottle marked Born Pretty, and a 16ml bottle with the other logo, so I think they're the same thing.

It also brings up regular holo polishes and thermal polishes and whatever else, but makes the galaxy polishes easier to find.

Snowmankilla posted:

I feel like this was covered, but I could not find it with Picks posts... what about nail polish? My wife wants to get like 20 bottles for a bachelorette party, and I don't have good brand recs for her. Anyone have any advice?

Wish is cheaper than AE right now, dunno how long that will last. Brand appears to be irrelevant, they're all coming from the same place. I can post links if that would be helpful.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
Also that green ring with the purple stones is probably popular due to Suicide Squad and the romanticizing of pathology that goes on with Harley & the Joker. Yuck.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Lawrence Gilchrist posted:

thanks for mentioning this! ive got 3 days left on purchase protection so im hoping i get a response from the sellers by then

Ooh if it's only got three days left, something is probably up, unless it was a short protection period and a.long shipping time. Like, long for AE. But you just got the advice I would have given, so you're good.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Jihad Me At Hello posted:

Punk Rave Mens Coat Long Jacket Black Gothic Steampunk VTG Regency Highwayman
http://s.aliexpress.com/aa6jaURj

"Unreal cool cape!
Come for a week. a week Karl!
Quality fabric and sewing on top (believe I sometimes sew itself).
Put a small gift.
This is now my best quality order and very fast delivery."

a week Karl!

Usually sellers are shy about using the brand name they're ripping off, so much so that I think AE has a policy about it.

So either this seller has balls of steel ("Punk Rave" is the name of the brand), or it's the same person/company who owns the brand, using AE for some reason.

If I had $66 to spare, I'd find out how the quality is. But I don't.

Also the feedback photos for jacket have a dude holding a photoshopped magic orb. Looks like an Elder Scrolls character getting ready to cast a lovely-resolution spell.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
I don't trust DHgate. Plus their prices seem to always be higher, and they rarely sell just one of anything I want. Gotta buy ten at a time, like the original alibaba.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
Probably the same poo poo you buy from Spencer's type stores, and local shops that don't have pride in selling locally-blown glass. You know, the shops with cheap rear end body jewelry, which also probably comes from AE

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
I like to imagine the garlic thing stemmed from a misunderstanding of magic mushrooms

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

mike12345 posted:

I'd put some baby-shaped ice cubes in my whisky, and pretend I'm mayor of Neo Tokyo contemplating a purge of panther moderns.

Panther moderns were in BAMA, scrub

I'm buying so much useless poo poo during the upcoming sale

Some of the stuff in my cart will be 90% off

Best way to blow $18

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

ravenkult posted:

When's the sale?

4-5 days, I don't know what exact time & date it starts. It's the anniversary sale, a lotta sellers participate and some go nuts every year, but there's no obligation to participate, so not everything is on sale. There's also the site wide coupons stuff, like mentioned, and copied-from-Amazon specials where there's hourly sets of X of something for a super cheap price, limited quantity etc etc

You can tell if something will be on sale because it will have a "7th Sale" badge with a cheaper price (sometimes just a penny less) right under the price. If that's not there, it won't be on sale.


I got 90% from something marked $5.90 with "7th Sale $0.59" under it, but I apparently didn't put it in my cart.

I think these sale prices are app-only? Or some of them? Not sure. I usually browse on the computer for ease of finding cheapest thing with best shipping and then pay via the app for the savings.

I've done that a ton with multiple cards and had no trouble, BTW.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
I'm gonna order a million yards of washi tape, cat memo pads, pins, embossed velvet tarot deck bags, and other poo poo to sell to people on Mercari and Depop.

Some of the washi tape I will be keeping. Probably a cat memo or two. Who knows what else, I'm still looking.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

cyberia posted:

Can you link to the tarot bags? I need to get some for my friends.

These are the ones I'm grabbing:
http://s.aliexpress.com/zueMz6Vn

Free EPacket shipping

If you don't care what color the beads are, here's the same thing, will be cheaper during the sale:
http://s.aliexpress.com/6bM3AfiY

Didn't check shipping tho

There's a bunch of cool tiny little clutches on there too, I didn't go with those because I'm looking for minimum investment, but they'd make awesome gifts and don't all have pentagrams on them.

Cute coin purses, too
Kitty
http://s.aliexpress.com/YEJjA3iA

Different kitty
http://s.aliexpress.com/7bQf2ami

Ooh and if you know anyone who has coveted the waving Maneki Neko figures in a nail salon, I ordered one years ago and it still works.

Gold & Shiny
http://s.aliexpress.com/7jqiUNnU

Black & Matte (want)
http://s.aliexpress.com/MJZnYVBn

These jewelry boxes I can't remember the name of are good too. Fabric.

Smaller, portable
http://s.aliexpress.com/v6BFvQnM

Purple, small, not as portable
http://s.aliexpress.com/BfmY3yme

Larger, portable, 10 different colors, locks, this is the one I have and it owns bones. They're pricier than I remember, though. Either they got popular or they marked their poo poo up to counter the upcoming sale. Still really good presents for that price range, and cheaper than the same thing from Amazon or eBay (I checked)

http://s.aliexpress.com/Yr63y2A7


Okay I'll stop. For a fun game, put in search terms that bring up nothing on the app, and then upload a picture. Their picture-matching tech comes up with some interesting matches.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
Is that a fanny pack

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
It looks like it should be full of Trojans and chaw

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
Some cool suede gothy boots that I'm mad I can't buy because responsibility
http://s.aliexpress.com/qaAz6bYJ


Beetle pins in different colors!
http://s.aliexpress.com/FFziMJBV

Use makeup brushes? Hate how long the bigger ones take to dry? Are they all out of shape and poo poo? Brush Guards!
http://s.aliexpress.com/mIJ3aeuM

These brush dryers are pretty boss, too. They act as holders when you're not, you know. Drying them.
http://s.aliexpress.com/rIj2myE3

Combine those and the guards and you are set

Rainbow brushes! Most likely fine as long as you sanitize them before you use them!
http://s.aliexpress.com/Vrm6j6Fb

These fancy makeup brush holders are Anna Sui knockoffs, but let's be honest, Anna Sui doesnt give a poo poo about you, your budget, or your existence.
http://s.aliexpress.com/MZ32Qbae

I think this hand mirror is an Anna Sui knockoff too, but who gives a gently caress? Whoever you decide to gift it to, maybe!
http://s.aliexpress.com/rmEVfU7V

(Why does it have "shank" in the title?)

Compact mirror with LED lights, good gift
http://s.aliexpress.com/z2Yfe2iU

Heck of useful if you ever need to look at your face closely, a standing mirror with LEDs. I believe the brightnezs of the LEDs can be adjusted, not 100% on that. I have one, and they can be.
http://s.aliexpress.com/NNZf2eyu

Extra fancy version
http://s.aliexpress.com/eUFZZZjy

Know someone who wants a corset but doesn't want to spend $90 minimum? These are supposedly surprisingly good.

Basic cincher
http://s.aliexpress.com/iIbu6rQR

Basic underbust
http://s.aliexpress.com/E73amIBj

Basic overbust
http://s.aliexpress.com/EJ3yQNRz

Super cute retro ish swing/party dresses, no idea if they're made of rubber

Birds and flowers
http://s.aliexpress.com/JV3qyYbU

Crazy rainbow polka dots
http://s.aliexpress.com/jEBvIvAj

Need a petticoat to poof out that dress? Here are some Hell Bunny knockoffs
http://s.aliexpress.com/VNbiIfiU

Men's PVC Bondage Jorts
http://s.aliexpress.com/NzAnUni2

Holy poo poo
http://s.aliexpress.com/ia2URrqU

Fake converse with a trippy rear end pug, cat, lab, some small longhair dog, pitbull, or retriver on them!
http://s.aliexpress.com/EryuyUvQ

Fake converse with galaxy prints, low and high top
http://s.aliexpress.com/yeMR7Fn2

Skull print shoes with USB charged LEDs in the sole
http://s.aliexpress.com/F7Ffuy6b

Cool purses that are, I don't know the word. Armor plates looking. They're cool, okay? I want one.
http://s.aliexpress.com/IRzmmYFF

Holographic crossbody bags
 http://s.aliexpress.com/3IrQRF7r

Okay I'm going to bed

Oh

Apparently the sale doesn't start for all stores at the same time. A bunch of this stuff has "sale starts in 22:XX:XX hours under it. Just FYI

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

spog posted:

My list of special offers seems to consist entirely of fitness trackers.

There's different lists/special offers, and also tons of poo poo on sale that doesn't show up on any list.

You gotta go spelunking

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Havelocked posted:

Has anyone else been having trouble logging in to AliExpress? I made an account & ordered a ton of stuff yesterday, went back today to browse a bit and I can't log in. The verification thing fails every time. For some reason it's stopped letting me browse the site while logged out, I can only see the first page of anything I search.

This happened to me once and it took over 24 hours to get resolved and I remember emailing them, but I can't remember if they actually did anything. Did you try clearing cache, cookies, etc? Alternatively just browse on the app. You should be checking out on the app anyway, unless you can afford not to care about mild to moderate savings.

Hug in a Can posted:

I just had to contact six sellers and let them know my order was sent to the wrong address. Am I going to be blackballed? :ohdear: I still wanted to buy the stuff, I just accidentally sent my cart to a friend in California!

Also, these are cool: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1PC...2696594323.html I have some of them and they're super handy, and this is a good price for them :)

Probably not! As long as you're polite and apologize and admit you made a mistake, sellers are generally chill.

A Pack of Kobolds posted:

Does the app still work? I remember denying a permission when I installed it (could have been that one, can't remember) and mine seems to work fine. I'm on an Android phone for what that's worth.

Yeah I've never said yes to that and it's worked for over a year. Through updates and everything. I went in and manually turned on tbe camera for an image search, it didn't trigger the popup.

They want your $

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

A Pack of Kobolds posted:

Last night a dumb watch that I was going to buy was supposed to be $8 and change after the sale kicked in at midnight, but instead this morning it was $239. :confused:

Basically after poo poo like this you just have to yell "AliExpress!" The way people yell "The Aristocrats!" at the end of that joke and move on.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Light Gun Man posted:

Has anyone here actually ordered and used the "fill up 100 water balloons" thing here? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/-/32733301837.html?trace=msiteDetail2pcDetail

Last year at work we needed water balloons a lot and it took up hours getting them all prepped. We had some of these but they were the "official" ones aka like 10 bucks each. If this is the same poo poo for 90 cents hell yes.

Me, got a bunch late last year and the ones I got worked just as well as the official $10 ones. My kid loves water balloons, and I'm lazy. Same issues as the $10 ones (some slide off during filling, easier to fill in a tub of water than on the ground, etc). You know, related to design, not specific make.

I just make sure he takes a bath where we're done in case they're made of lead and radiation or w/e.

None of the sets we used didn't even have that cheap plastic smell, though. I'm guessing because the cheap plastic wouldn't work. I got more on the way.

Neurolimal posted:

Moving on from KD chat: one of my 1.60 nail polishes came in the mail, and...you really get what you pay for.



Polish itself seems fine, I just thought it was funny how tiny the bottle was.

Yeah, this is why I always make sure I find a size. I've seen tiny 5ml bottles selling for $12 each, usually with whatever the latest "thing" in nail polish inside, and I see all the # of orders and whisper "they don't know.." to myself.

Edit: beaten but I'm leaving it

King Vidiot posted:

How do those "work"? Do they just fill the water balloons to capacity until they get heavy and fall off like ripe fruit, held closed by those little rubber bands? Pretty neat idea if it actually works, but I guess you have to buy a ton of tiny rubber bands.

They come with the rubber bands. The tube system is one-use, since the whole thing is designed to make it not take a half an hour to fill 40 balloons.

You're supposed to hold the hose above the bundle, so the balloons slide off when they get so full. This doesn't even work with the $10 ones you buy in the US, because they fill at different rates, and like to not slide off and instead get too full & pop, so I've learned to A. fill them whike they're sitting in a bucket of water or our little plastic kiddie pool and B. keep an eye on them and gently shove them off of the straws/tubes as they get full. Then they just float around safely until you're ready to pack them all in a basket and go throw em around.

Neurolimal posted:

There's a very tight black band wrapled around the stray and the balloon stem the straw is inside, after you fill them up you pull the straw out and the bands tighten now that there isn't a plastic tube in the way.

At least, thats how I assume they work.

Yes. Works surprisingly well, too. Plus you can hold one and point the rubber-banded part at people and squirt them.

Wamdoodle posted:

Hey, anyone got any art supply finds that are decent? Just anything in general. Looking for a gift. I know that's a wide friggin' net but link 'em. Paints, pens pencils, papers, marble slabs etc.

Idk how much this qualifies, but if they like ink that's in bottles and not cartridges, glass dip pens are good for testing said ink

http://s.aliexpress.com/ZBrIBBnI

You can also buy holographic glitter, which seems like something most artistic people would use eventually, from my biased standpoint

http://s.aliexpress.com/73yEJnIj

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

That70sHeidi posted:


In the nail supplies section I have already bought these nice lining brushes
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3-P...0608.0.0.bT6jwd

I have these, they're good

The big 13+ piece nail art brushes are pretty good, too

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
I don't know if this has been mentioned, but there are "freebies" up for grabs every day. X # of people apply, a handful are picked, they can buy the item for $0.01, and then they review it.

The idea is to give sincere reviews, practically speaking, that would be sincere, but also as positive as possible reviews. The more you do so, the more freebies you get. I just applied for my daily allotment of two, so I have no idea how long it takes to get picked. Worth the chance if you have a spare few minutes to browse, there's cheap clothing and makeup brush sets and more pricey electronics and everything in between.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
I checked the feathers one, and the entire sheet is 50cm x 70 cm. Roughly 20" x 28". I hate when they do that. Wall decals in the store do it too.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
I got "leather" boots that had to be aired out in the garage for a week. I don't know the name of the smell-causing chemical, though.



Heads up, there are multiple hair straighteners that use steam in the freebies. Don't apply for those. Heat & steam just basically flash fries your hair.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Tiny Lowtax posted:

Most "leather" from Asian countries is actually made from cat skin. Hope I just ruined everyone's "leather" products.

Don't buy "leather" from AliExpress.

Are you actually this dumb

Most "leather" from Asian countries is actually some cheapo version of PVC.

Cat leather would be a big loving upgrade

A sad one though

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Synthbuttrange posted:

Jesus that's not even cat skin, that's rabbit fur printed to look like cat skin?!

I think they meant the tabby pattern but didn't know the name?

That's what I'm telling myself anyway

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

twoday posted:

They used to use similar coins in roman brothels. You would buy one at the counter up front and then go give it to the girl or boy you liked, and then do the thing depicted on the coin.



But the aliexpress sex coins look suspiciously similar to 2 euro coins, which makes me wonder

A) are they the same size and weight as 2 euro coins?
b) are they cheaper than 2 euros each?
c) will they be accepted by vending machines?

Do your vending machines scan for size and density too? They do here in the US. It's interesting to read about, which is why I know this. Basically every machine over here that isn't a vintage Coke or Pepsi machine stocked and set out by a neighborhood mechanic scans coins for both density and size.

There were also plans to scan the front and back face features, IIRC, but our "every state gets their own custom back of the quarter design" nixed that.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Sanguinary Novel posted:

I also ordered some clothing, which has come in today and last week. It's been a mixed bag, mostly my fault. The shirts I ordered came in waaaaaaaay too small, and I didn't properly read the sizing, so that's my fault. All of them were pretty drat thin, but then again each of them were $6. I'm on the fence about ordering more clothing, as even though it's cheaper, that poo poo is going to wear down so fast.

The most successful clothing related thing I ordered were the leggings! So far this: http://tinyurl.com/m2u8593 and the cat ones: http://tinyurl.com/m5tzdf9 have arrived. A lot of the leggings on there are Black Milk knock-offs, and they aren't too bad. A little thin, and the colors not nearly as vivid as the image - the blacks are more like a deep purpleish. Not opaque enough for a "leggings as pants" situation, but not transparent either.

I also ordered a "Who Ate My Bread" shirt for a friend, just for funsies :3:

Most of the leggings on AE are knockoffs. That first pair is a knockoff of Killstar's "Wicked" leggings. Killstar also makes the second most knocked-off pair of leggings, after BM mermaids: those leggings with the Egyptian cat goddess Bast(et) on the legs.

I'm pretty sure I saw the unicorn ones somewhere else, too, but I can't remember where.

If they'd make them just a little bit better quality, I'd consider buying them. But I need my leggings to be mostly opaque. And not so unbreathable that they might cause yeast infections.



ravenkult posted:

I got all my orders, but I only took pics of the stickers I got





Those are pretty cool. And seem to be well printed. Listing?

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

mkdnn02 posted:

I'm about to place a decent sized order of crap. Last time I ordered, probably a year ago. I got random empty bubble pack envelopes in the mail for months after. Probably five or so in total. What was that all about.

This has happened to me, too. In my case, they were all from Rose Beading, a supplier I ordered glass cabochons from once. I had already received all my stuff, so ??????

Some of them had duplicate tracking from packages I'd already received, so I think it was either to correct a "mistake" in their inventory or similar, or someone just wanted to finish their cigarette or whatever so they re-printed a bunch of labels and shipped a lotta empty envelopes

Sagebrush posted:

All of my orders from the beginning of March have now arrived except for one -- a set of six Watchmen lego figures. They were sent by ePacket and should have gotten here weeks ago. I really wanted that Doctor Manhattan :(


tracking has it in Guangzhou last (over a month ago) so I'm pretty sure it's just gone. I'm bugging them to send me another one.

I've had stuff sit in China for months and months, then suddenly move for no apparent reason. Half the time, tracking doesn't update after leaving China anyway (although that's gotten much better in the last year, may not be that frequent now), and after I'm told a replacement is on the way or file a dispute, I obviously stop checking tracking on the original. So I've gotten some surprises. I always imagine China post moved a pile of boxes and found some packages after however long, and just shipped them normally.

But yeah, if it's not moving and you were told you'd have it by now, that's on them. Don't let then gently caress you over. Most sellers don't even wait to be asked, they just ship another package of thing as soon as they hear of a problem, because they want good reviews. Or because other sellers do that and they're trying to compete. That's how I got six pairs of shoelaces instead of two. And more 14mm round glass cabochons than I can count.

It's not out of line if they ask you to wait & extend purchase protection, but it's your decision if you actually do want to wait or not.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
Also, best way to avoid self-owning: never assume size. Otherwise you'll get a two-inch tall cat tree.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Ceive posted:

Impulse sale purchases started showing up this week!


gently caress I saw those Meseeks but figured they'd smell of weird chemicals. Do they? My kid loves Meseeks. And I love my kid, so I dont want to get him a doll made of poison.

ZombieJesus posted:

Seems to be a lot of people itt buying these sorts of stickers... Why? What do you all use them for?

- Gifts
- Cheap decoration (mainly on computers, from what I can tell)
- Covering holes
- Vandalism
- Resale

A Pack of Kobolds posted:

SHIPPING & LOGISTICS CHAT

I have placed an embarrassing volume of orders since realizing that I can in fact buy cheap poo poo in my state, and I've had stuff shipped several different ways. I'm interested to hear some of your experiences with different shipping methods.

Observations:

- ePacket is generally the fastest way to receive stuff, as has been mentioned. That said, it seems like ePackets are the only shipping method in which I sometimes get a tracking number that never updates, but the item shows up at my door in 10-14 days anyway. It is puzzling and a little frustrating: you'd think that the fastest shipping method would have the best tracking, but this hasn't been my experience.

- China Post Ordinary Small Packet Plus is a wild loving crapshoot. I have had things arrive as fast as ePackets, and some are stuck seemingly perpetually on the "Received by line-haul" step like a few open orders I have right now. I have absolutely no idea what affects this. "Security check success" means that it has left China, and I assume that "Received by line-haul" means that it's sitting in a truck or warehouse somewhere and someday they might get around to putting it on a plane.

- China Post Registered Air Mail seems to be a lot like CPOSPP, except for larger items. I haven't had any of those stall out at line-haul though.

- Yanwen Economic Air Mail is reliable tracking up to the point when it leaves the country, then it's guesswork. I don't think that I have ever had an order stall out with it, though.

- Singapore Post is a good option and the tracking updates reliably.

- SunYou Economic Air Mail is slow, but the tracking updates are frequent and numerous.

I can't remember which of all the cheapest/free options I've tried, but I've had issues with every single method, including ePacket. I feel I can never be sure if I will get any tracking beyond "it's been shipped" (unless I've bought from the seller before and know what will happen), so I personally would rather have the thing show up in 10-14 days, regardless of tracking, than have it show up in a month or two. I've had issues with "no updates once it leaves the country" with everything but ePacket, too.

Now, I buy small poo poo where the ePacket cost is all of USD 1.92 or whatever. The few heavier things I've bought (boots, leggings) I bought via Wish, which doesn't give you shipping options. I'd be more willing to risk CPOSPP/CPRAM if it saved me ten or twelve bucks.

Hopper posted:

So what are safe ways to pay on aliexpress? Does PayPal work? We don't ha e prepaid credit cards in Germany afaik and I am not using my normal ones for an order of some dodgy Chinese stuff from questionable sellers.

AliPay has a good reputation that they dont want to lose, you'll be fine. On the off chance someone does get your info, can't you just shut the card down? That's what we do in the US when some rear end in a top hat in California starts trying to buy electronics with a CC, or removing money from an ATM with a debit card.

I started using the gift cards to limit my spending. And since I have better impulse control, I haven't been using the gift cards lately. No issues.

Google says Germany does have prepaid cards, but doesn't get into it much. It does say most people get them from their bank, so maybe you just need to stop by your bank, explain what you're doing if you want to, and have them stick 50 DM or euros or whatever from you main account onto a card?

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
Those leggings will not be holographic

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
I know this from experience

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

King Vidiot posted:

Those panties look prison issue

Seriously, if they were a dark chocolate brown, I'd be convinced that's where the county of my one arrest got 'em

Or if they came with a matching unsightly but surprisingly comfortable ur-bra


If anyone sees any good cotton lady-boxers (they have longer legs than boy shorts) please post 'em, it's hard to find ones I like for a reasonable price. Target wants $15 for two and no one else carries them around here, and they're hard to find online in not-stupid colors and patterns


Links to ridiculously decorative retro undies and plain tap pants are also welcome

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
Attention people into AE watches

There are a ton of watches in the freebie section right now. Especially the newest batch. If you apply for two per day, that covers them all with a few applications to spare.

treiz01 posted:

I wouldn't eat out of anything from Aliexpress :/

It's probably fine, especially if you're just putting food in it and then immediately eating it, instead of storing it

I mean, a lot of the dishes, cutlery, pots, and storage containers for food that you buy elsewhere is from China too

I got my patches, they're better quality than I was expecting.



I love how the freebie patch is probably a gently caress up, they've got the thickness of the S upside down. Also the Engrish card.







The embroidering is good, the colors are vibrant. The flags have a pinky fuchsia stripe instead of a proper purple one, but they're like that in the listing, too, so I did that to myself.

Haven't tried ironing them on, since I bought them for resale. I do have an old pair of jeans I may cover in patches, to sample each patch and then eventually sell the jeans on Etsy for $80.

I also got the tarot bags, which have brown beads instead of black. I messaged the seller, because the beads are black in the drat listing. They gave me a "dear friend, batch variations, please see the beauty in the brown beads" response. I tried to explain the "goth" "witch" aesthetic doesn't much go for brown beads, and they told me they would tell their supplier about the "goth" "witch" aesthetic, lmao.

I'll just put black beads on 'em. And customize them with charms while I'm at it.

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MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

bigfatdynamo posted:

The leggings are for deadlifting anyway, so they'll be destroyed by chalk and bar rash :'( I have some actual Black Milk leggings because they're made in my town and cheap for quality leggings, these are just stand ins.

I am both jealous and confused. Jealous that you don't have to pay overseas shipping, confused that they're cheap for quality leggings? Or do you mean quality unique-looking leggings? Or are my leggings crappier than I think?

Help

mike12345 posted:

you got gay patches

Yes?
is that a problem?
I hope not, since I also hand make jewelry with rainbow holographic shiny aspects. So it's also obviously gay as heck.
Plus I'm bi

Hug in a Can posted:

I see the beauty in the brown beads. :)

I feel like they don't match the silver embossing! but thate whole exchange was adorable.

nigga crab pollock posted:

no woman i have ever dated has had underwear like that im sorry pick

It's possibly they wore them when you didn't see them. I mean, no, not everyone goes to plain old-school for comfort/period panties, and I don't own anything in that shade myself. But were there any unexpected explosions or car crashes when you were about to see any of your girlfriend's underwear? It's possibly that was a ploy to keep you from witnessing their asses in granny undies

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