I moved abroad from the US where I was accustomed to shopping online with Amazon. I had ordered from AliExpress once or twice over a number of years, so I was familiar with them and didn't have any issues, so decided to test them out. So far, after 4+ orders, they have done pretty well. The only disappointment I have is the shipping is very slow. I understand the items are coming from distributors, but the lag time is ridiculously slow. It would be a big help if the items shows where they were shipping from. I'd rather order items that are at least within the same country or close enough where I can have a general idea of when the items will be received.