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stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
I ordered a customized medallion for a few bucks.

I ordered it because I need a stainless steel plate to hold my insra360 camera which has magnet in the back. But this pendent doesn't have any magnetic property so it's probably some cheaper alloy not stainless steel. It's just 4 bucks so whatever. They even said you can send them customize photo, I guess thru the Ali chat interface.

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stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

Strong Convections posted:

It's one of the listings that they direct people to for the "additional fees" shipping scams. (Under specifications it says "Extra Fee")

Can you explain the scam? You mean they will ask you additional shipping fee after you buy it?

Seem to me its secret code word for selling something that's not allowed on ali, but its so vague it could be anything.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Somebody asked about the customized stuff.

These are a couple

Pendant $4 shipped. The phone# tag has the vehicle plate onn the opposite site, $2.8 shipped.

Somebody mentioned heat shrink tube earlier tin the thread, I decided to give it a try. Took more than a month to get to me.

$4 shipped.

Honestly I don't see any advantage over a Brother label printer with different colored labels.
I only use the tubes in my specific case because my son tear away all my printed labels.
But I think the final fit and finish is more amateurism than what you can achieve with a labeller.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
The tube skin is very thin. If I have problem I would rip them out anyway.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
That shirt is amazing. What's fabric? And what the keywords to search?

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

Manwithastick posted:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002372944429.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.787a4c4dB1fu3h

It's like a polyester but feels lovely and soft to me ...ordered a XL because I am a chunky so and so.

Thanks, might tell me what size do you wear from US bricks and mortar stores?

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
You can also go to the post office and ask if you have a package, maybe the postman lost your pickup notification.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

It's really cool but I am waiting for the OG Gameboy color scheme one.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

Chemmy posted:

A regular can opener does the same thing by the way, I do it all the time to use empty cans to dispose of hot oil or grease while cooking.

I’d probably open the pop top before canning.

Doesn't it leave sharp edge on the can? I can't drink beer otherwise I would try it.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

flashy_mcflash posted:

TW: Sexual assault

Saw this story at the gym today and it's repulsive and apparently a giant scandal in China, but (forgive me) I reflexively laughed at

I also laughed at that part because I used to worked in a cheap motel giiftshop in midtown back in the day and I sold a lot of condoms. I did not know people use the word "trojan" for condom when I started.

From the way the police announced the first batch of finding, it may be possibly a sexual blackmail scheme. I have no dog in the race and didn't read the finding myself, but from the netizens reaction is likely not a straight forward sexual harassments case.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

hamsystem posted:

Anyone ever bought a smart watch from Ali? I really just need something that can tell time and notify me when I get a call or text message. I was trying to stay around $30.

I got an full android watch and played with the novelty of controlling my fuji camera on the watch, but stop using it after a couple week because I realized I rather run with my phone than run with my watch (too much trouble moving new music files to the watch). It work as well/clumsy as you expected.

Killingyouguy! posted:

I'm disappointed they dont still make those mi bands that don't have a screen just 3 leds
Those were Neat

Just get a square g shock.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Just get that Xiaomi band and you will see. After a couple months you won't want to wear a band on your wrist. And if you want to wear a band to measure your step count, you can do it on a phone or on a g shock. Or you don't even need to wear anything after a while cause you will get an idea how much you walk.

I am not trying to talk you out of a band. It cost nothing just get one and see it yourself.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

Duh Ugh posted:

Church Key. You can get them from Ali, but it's not worth it. Yard sales and the salvation army often have tons of cool vintage ones for stupid cheap.

They also make good keychain fobs. Because, it's important to be ready to open beer Mexican Coke bottle when driving.

I grow up outside of US and most of the bottles are not twist open. It's pretty easy to use your house key to slowly open it. Or you can force it open on the table edge, but it may leave a mark on your wood table.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Ali watch stuff

Basically Casio released a new g shock during the pandemic called ga2100. It looks like the uber fancy PA royal oak and it became a hot seller. So metal kits showed up on aliexpress that let you mod the watch to look even more like the royal oak. I already knew the metal bracelet is too heavy and big for my taste, so I only got the metal bezel version.



Here is what it looks like with the brushed metal bezel and nato strap adopter, on the right.


On the left is the a fake bootleg I also got on aliexpress for $35. I buy a lot of g shock modding accessories on ali. It's very rare to see ali sell actual bootleg with casio branding on it. I just want to get one to see what the quality is. It's okay. About 90% like the real thing. It's thicker and the glass is not scratch resistant, but the movement itself is about on par. However its glass and the bezel is glued into one piece, I can't couple the metal kit on it like the real thing. So I blacked out the branding and swapped the nato mod on it.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

Catpain Slack posted:

Lmao I won't order something that costs 50 bucks off of Ali, much less 600 loving dollars, good lord.

Every electric powered personal transportation vehicle comes from China via mail order (until its over $3000 and comes with a Germany Bosch drivetrain). I wouldn't buy that micro bike though. I rather get a electric kick scooter that can fold up much more compact when you are not using it. If you really want a seat there are scooters that come with detachable seat.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Saw this on a subreddit and found the product thru model name

US $22.61 22%OFF | 2 style Disney Figure Donald Duck Mickey Mouse Robot Ornaments Model Building Blocks Kit Classic Bricks Kids Toy Christmas Gift
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOPFxwn

US $10.99 | Disney Donald Duck Mech Robot 618Pcs Bricks Toy's Building Blocks Diy Assembled Model Educational Toys Gifts for Kids
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLebFKP

Ordered the mech duck.

stephenthinkpad fucked around with this message at 12:02 on Aug 26, 2021

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
What's a funny wearable medal on ali? Has Tummpr awarded himself a medal I can source on ali? :salue:

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

everdave posted:

Hey I have the tiny chainsaw - and I love it so much that I have another one sealed in the box in case this one craps out. I am serious. Completely and utterly devoid of any safety features, they work awesome. I’m not being funny I use the hell out of it. I only have a little over half acre but constantly needing to trim trees and bushes. The battery lasts forever and they fit Milwaukee tools. Amazing one of my favorite buys if the last year (I got mine on Amazon).

I have seen people use the mini chainsaw in camp fire bbq setting to cut up woods.

quote:


The headphones are perfectly adequate for $7. I’ll bring them along on vacation and if they get lost who cares. Work fine and sound fine.

Question, when you put left earbud back in the case, does the right earbud continue to function; and also when you put the right earbud back, does the left earbud continue to function without repairing? This is important to me as some old BT TWS earbuds can only do it with the "main" earbud but not the "secondary" earbud.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
So which one did Nick Cage use in Mandy?

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

Betazoid posted:

Anyone ordered country flag patches they were especially happy with? I'm specifically looking for the flag of Normandie, but I'd like to buy a couple of different countries from one shop, and each shop I find is missing one or the other I'm looking for.

I buy US flag or different color variants, I don't find the quality differs from different sellers. If you are buying a less popular patch, the chance is all 4 sellers source from the same place. The only different is the iron-on back or Velcro back

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Have you guys tried these?

https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesal...upsort=1&page=1

("gosun" design solar grill oven)

I was made aware of this today. Seem to be perfect for heating food up on the beach. But why is the dual tube version so much more expensive? I guess this thing is new?

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Wow, iPaq pda, what a blash from the past. I only have a mint- HTC HD2, I don't have enough street cred.

How big is this offline wiki thing. I'm trying to triage a couple porn performer folders.

stephenthinkpad fucked around with this message at 13:52 on Sep 17, 2021

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Last time I ordered 2 vests from Ali, I measured and read the size chart carefully but the shipped product were still one size smaller than I expect. But I only order super specialty clothes on Ali like reflective fabric.

Speaking of clothing websites, my wife used to order tons of deep discount stuff on Zara during 2am because according to her Zara only does crazy discount past midnight. She also ordered multiple copies of the same clothing because Zara kept dropping the price. And then she returned like 70% of them.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
If its run on a single 18650 battery, it's not going to chop baby fingers

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

everdave posted:



Really impressed with these - $7 - usb c charging case and a usb full size out to use as a power bank

US $6.75 72% Off | TWS Bluetooth 5.0 Earphones 3500mAh Charging Box Wireless Headphone 9D Stereo Sports Waterproof Earbuds Headsets With Microphone
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNZKSX9

I got it yesterday. Good TWS for $7, only down side, box is huge and heavy, not good for carry it in your pants.


While I am at it, a quick review of most of my cheapo bluetooth earphones. I use an earbud to listen to mono audiobook/podcast/youtube news about 10 hours a day so I use them a lot, but I only review them from single-ear user POV



Bottom 1
QCY T5, a trooper. Was $25 a pair. Can hand off from left only to right only, recommended. I have 2 pairs. Downside, touch control not physical button

B2, Soundpeats Trubuds? Truair?2 $25ish. Not recommended! Charging stop working for 1 side after only half year

B3, Redmi Airdots gen 1. Up side cheap and physical button, down side can only do stereo and right only, no left only. (But if you like me you lose the right side, you can setup left only as a new bud.) I wish they have different color. When I brought it from fasttech.com 2 years ago, it was $20. But now you can buy gen 2 for $10.

B4, this thing I got today. Again good performance but too heavy.

not in photo: QCY T1X, already discontinued and you can't buy it anymore. I lost it. But I just want to bring it up because it's my favorite. Physically button, reliable charging and pairing. Reliable hand off. It's a workhorse. It was about $35-40 for a set about 3 years ago so my experience is that with QCY mid range buds, they work very well.


Top 1,2
I wanted to buy 1 to test it out but brought 2 by mistake. I think $8 each. They probably can last a whole day but not really weatherproof like it advertised on the page. So if you want the cheapest single-ear of this style, you can find one for $4-5 each.

Another downside I had never considered, when I take off my mask it also takes down the bud. It doesn't happen for the smaller ones.

t3, this is/was the cheapest single bud, probably $2 each. It's the cheapest one that still has a micro usb connector. Down side is the battery is too short, only 1-1.5 hour

t4 touch control, pain in the rear end

t5, botton control but I am not crazy for it.

t6, this is my favorite. Watch out for the small oval botton shape if you want to get one yourself. Reliable, decent 3 hour battery life. No issues. Not good for music but for voice listen it just work.

stephenthinkpad fucked around with this message at 15:33 on Sep 25, 2021

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

mobby_6kl posted:

...

You could probably just get the Samsung Beans or something at this point. But that would be against the spirit of the thread so good job!

I lost earbuds all the time.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

koshmar posted:

Can we get a full pic of that RLM artwork?

Edit: I realize it's not an Ali product but it looks sweet.

I got the high rec picture from this artist and threw him some Deviantart bucks

And printed it on a 24X14" giant custom mousepad print. I wish RLM still sell their RLM shot glass, I missed the boat.
https://www.yourplaymat.com/products/personal-custom-mousepad

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
This sticker discussion made me went down a rabbit hole and came across this.

US $2.51 22%OFF | 3D Silicone Cute Butt Car Bumper Sticker Cartoon Anti-collision Anti-scratch Door Rearview Mirror Protection Phone Decoration
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKLlstM

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
A pillowcase of picture of my kid sleeping on a dinosaur case.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
There is a subreddit dedicated to showing off counterfeit clothinges. I saw it before just look around. I know they talk about where they order them from.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

DoombatINC posted:

A few years ago I got my wife a shower curtain covered in human skulls and skeletons - it also contains the helpful Amazon preview header "Shower Curtain | Human Skulls And Skeletons" printed on the top in case you're looking at it and forget what it is



I love it when Ali/Amazon sellers spend money to get a model to photo shoot for their $5 products.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

EL BROMANCE posted:

They don’t, it’s all machine generated hence the poses never change.
The lightning is pretty good. This is either a studio photoshoot or a high quality photoshop

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

Humphreys posted:

This is China, a country with people so addicted they try to open plane doors to have a smoke. The gov will tell Marlboro to gently caress off and farm their own tobacco (if they already don't have a huge monopoly there)

The state owned tobacco industry's annual tax contribution to the state is exactly the same as the Chinese military expense.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Has anybody brought a good battery powered LED text scrolling panel?

I brought a cheap rear end $5 one a long time ago and never got the text editing working. I think it has the wrong firmware and can't talk to my PC.

I want a largeish one I can hang on back on my bicycle for group rides and stuff.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Actual knock offs probably would be cheaper.

What's in the ball besides the little fan?

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

PHIZ KALIFA posted:

Who was asking for details about enamel pins? Just found a bulk bag for under 10bux: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003156367856.html

Do they have shape pin in the back?

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
I saw a pretty over the top documentary about some Indians in a India city who are super into flying kites and do kite battles on their roof tops.

They would get most of the gears from China but the wires are custom make locally with sharp glass poo poo so its easier to cut other people's kite wires.

That was before Modi banned aliexpress so I have no idea where they are smuggling the gears from.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Putting powdered glass on the kite wire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAEenlQ1ZjU&t=1648s

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Guys, I am in a good moon today. My water leak insurance come through. Don't even have to pay the deductible.
They are billing my upstairs. Recommend me some cool poo poo to buy.

Also happy winter Festivus!

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stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Lot of cool poo poo guys, I put some pins and stuff in my cart.

I also have these polandballs in my cart for a year, pulled the trigger on some meme balls.

polandballs

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