This article is less about investing. If you are here for some investing article, perhaps it is best to click away. I am one of the uncommon weird Singaporeans who would do some of my shopping on Shopee locally and Alibaba’s AliExpress. AliExpress is known more as Alibaba’s front for international shoppers and the things sold there is not as cheap as what is on Taobao. But I enjoy shopping there due to the overall experience I have gotten there over the years:

1. Payments are a breeze with our credit cards.
2. A large number of things are offered. There are things that I cannot find in Singapore that I can find there.
3. The price is alright.
4. Everything is in English.
5. Shipping is decent. Either three weeks but more and more I see shipping delivering in 1 week nowadays.

As Shopee and Lazada develop, I am finding fewer and fewer reasons to shop at AliExpress, but there is always some stuff  ...