Most branded goods come from China though, I have bought plenty of genuine stuff off AliExpress, have to be pretty cautious though!
Anyone bought strings off Ali Express?
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Re: Anyone bought strings off Ali Express?
Yep, I have bought a few things of Ali that are genuine. Often they are sold by US companies but the manufacturing is in China, so they use Ali as just another sales avenue, a direct from factory sort of thing.
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Re: Anyone bought strings off Ali Express?
Knives, guns, tanks, ac10's etcetera
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Sorry, I decided not to put them on and have returned them. Rather have the original, coated ones on the guitar.robthemac wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 7:18 pmDo you think the fakes were any worse than the originals, though? Leaving aside risk, morality etc.Jay wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 6:56 pmI take back what I said... I watched the video below and compared two sets, one bought in NZ and from AliExpress. The latter are absolute fakes. Very hard to tell when looking casually but there it is...Miza wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 1:53 pm Meh, I'm still not convinced the packs I got were fake (if they are, it's exceptionally good fake packaging).
But I won't be making a habit of buying strings that way. For the few bucks you save, how long you wait and the risk they never show up (happens a lot with AE) is not worth it.
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Oh I bought a string from Ali, it was cheaper. I have a feeling it is fake :/
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Danger Mouse wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 8:07 amYep, I have bought a few things of Ali that are genuine. Often they are sold by US companies but the manufacturing is in China, so they use Ali as just another sales avenue, a direct from factory sort of thing.
Do you have the link for the seller?
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Re: Anyone bought strings off Ali Express?
Not guitar related, stuff for BBQ and brewing, Inkbird thermometers and temp probes etc.johnstratiwant wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 12:02 pmDanger Mouse wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 8:07 amYep, I have bought a few things of Ali that are genuine. Often they are sold by US companies but the manufacturing is in China, so they use Ali as just another sales avenue, a direct from factory sort of thing.
Do you have the link for the seller?
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you can buy inkbird here for about 30 bucks though, is it worth the hassle?
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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The ones I use aren't $30 but they used to cost more locally and using an AliExpress official store is hardly a hassle.
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Dude, it is when you can get instant gratification! Well, within a day or so anywayDanger Mouse wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 2:58 pmThe ones I use aren't $30 but they used to cost more locally and using an AliExpress official store is hardly a hassle.
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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with how long they take to arrive plus the 15% GST applied at checkout, they are really not worth it imo
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Package ordered on March 10 arrived June 30. Well after I claimed for a refund for non delivery.
Received part refund with the remainder coming shortly.
Trying to cancel the refund appears not possible.... Told them in the survey that I no longer need refund...
Wonder what will happen next
Received part refund with the remainder coming shortly.
Trying to cancel the refund appears not possible.... Told them in the survey that I no longer need refund...
Wonder what will happen next
When faced with quality, I recognise it every time.