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speaking of alternatives, what brand do people hate that actually has a decent alternative? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Kerred@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I know people prefer to complain instead of act, but what is something people don't like but has an alternative?

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[–] DubiousInterests@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

AliExpress is the alternate for Amazon if you can wait a month to get your crap. All the products are exactly the same except £2 instead of £20.

I wouldn't buy any electronics from AliExpress though.

[–] Woozy@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Cheap electronics is all I buy from Ali exp.

[–] erogenouswarzone@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every order I've ever made on Ali:

Me: Place order
Ali: it will be there in a month
A few weeks later, Ali: Your order was cancelled.
Back to Amazon

But if someone makes a version of Ali that works in the states, Amazon's online store is already a dinosaur and can easily be dominated.

[–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

really?

Ive ordered probobly 100 things from Ali. Takes a while to arrive, but only had a couple items disappear in shipping, and never had them not at least ship.

[–] erogenouswarzone@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Yes really