• Another Catgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 days ago

    to be honest, aliexpress (and competitors like vevor) beat Amazon on price and quality for the cheap consumer goods that u think about buying locally.

    • Robyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 days ago

      Aye… On ali I can get a cheap cable for like a dollar, not to mention how easy it is to get free shipping there. Meanwhile at my local electronics shop, I’m looking at 6+. Like it’s ridiculous. I can have something flown to me from China for almost an order of magnitude cheaper??? Our economy is very silly.

      • unrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.works
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        5 days ago

        It makes a bit of sense, virtually every cost associated with flying it from China still exists for the local shop +

        • Rent
        • Salary
        • Paying local taxes
        • Advertising
        • Theft