There are a lot of online stores. But those who are clear leaders can be counted on the fingers. If you do not know what "Aliexpress" is, then you have never bought Chinese goods.
This service is one of the most prominent representatives of the Chinese goods market, which has gone beyond the borders of the country and is actively developing all over the world. In this article you will find a review of the site, the range presented, learn how to register on it and make a purchase.
Native of China
Answering the question about what is "Aliexpress", we can say that this site is a competitor to the world famous eBay. This is the largest online resource that sells Chinese goods.
Due to the fact that there are so many different sellers on this site, the range of products that can be found on the resource is approaching unlimited: from a telescopic fishing rod to pancakes and dumbbells.
Thus, "Aliexpress" (Aliexpress) is a huge trading platform where you can find many different offers from different sellers from China. Of course, many of them duplicate each other, but in such conditions it is possible to choose the most advantageous offer.
Some facts
In order to better understand what "Aliexpress" is, we give the following facts. This site is an offshoot of a large Internet resource "Alibaba", which was created back in 1999. "Aliexpress" became an independent structure in 2010.
What is their difference? "Alibaba" is a resource that sells goods in large wholesale lots, and on "Aliexpress" sellers trade in retail. You can also find small wholesale offers.
Moreover, when compared with the popular eBay, then these sellers may be individuals who sell only one product. On the Chinese counterpart, whole companies and enterprises are engaged in trading, which makes it somewhat more professional.
In addition, on this trading platform, goods are sold much cheaper than on similar resources, for example, from the USA. This happens for one simple reason - everything that is produced in the world is made in China in 99% of cases. And the sites of this country are not just buying, receiving from it their dividends.
That is, if you intentionally want to buy exactly Chinese goods, it will be cheaper to do it on Aliexpress than on the websites of other countries.
One of the largest retail sites in the world includes more than 50 million units of various goods. The main consumers are citizens from the Russian Federation, the USA and Brazil.
"Aliexpress" is convenient in that the delivery of goods is carried out worldwide and there are several ways to pay for a purchase. In Russia, it is easiest to pay for products ordered on this site using Qiwi-money.
The biggest drawback today is poor search. Due to such a large amount of goods, sometimes it just does not work out to find exactly what is needed. The creators would not hurt to create a “smart” search that would help users immediately find the products they need.
A Brief Overview of Aliexpress
Previously, the site did not support the Russian language and it was quite difficult to understand it. Now everything is different, and Russian-speaking users can plow the vast expanses of a resource without a past language barrier.
After the browser has entered the site, you can immediately start looking for the right product. At the top in the center of the page is an advertisement of those sellers who paid money for this place. On the left is a navigation menu that divides products into sections and categories. This is convenient when you do not know the correct name of the product.
In the menu located at the top, you can select the currency in which the cost of all goods sold on the site will be displayed.
Make an order
We’ll figure out how to order on Aliexpress. Suppose we need to buy a soccer ball.
In the menu on the left we go to the section “Sports and Entertainment”, the category “Team Sports”, the item “Football”. We see that there are a lot of products, you can view each page in the search for the necessary product.
If there is no time for this, then in the search field located slightly above the displayed products, you can enter the word by which the request will be made. So let's do it, enter the “soccer ball”, click on the search.
After that, the page will display a sea of ​​offers with soccer balls. We select the one that we need, determine the color and click “buy now”.
This description of how to order on "Aliexpress" does not end there. Next, you need to go through registration and fill in some fields.
How to register on Aliexpress?
After that, an authorization check will take place. If you have an account, and you have not logged into the site before, you will need to enter your email address or ID-code, as well as a password. In another case, a form is immediately provided with which you can register.
To do this, just enter the email address, your name and surname, come up with a password and repeat it in the second field, as well as enter the code from the picture. In this case, the surname and name must be entered in Latin, otherwise the site will give an error.
If you don’t buy the product at the moment, but want to create your account and don’t know how to register for Aliexpress, just click on the link in the menu at the top right with the inscription “Registration”. The fields will need to be filled in the same as described above.
We continue the purchase
Earlier it was said that "Aliexpress". After we registered on the site, we figure out what to do next to make a purchase.
Then we click on the button “Buy goods”, a window appears in which you must select the delivery address of the goods.
We indicate the name and surname of the recipient (in Latin letters), from the list we select the country, address and contact phone number. Confirm the entry, select the delivery form and click “place order”.
Then you need to select a form of payment. For convenience, you can use a credit card. Payment will be made within 24 hours.
Everything, nothing else to do, you just have to wait for the delivery of the goods.