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DealExtreme: Cheap junk
March 19th, 2009
DealExtreme is a webstore that provides insanely cheap junk from China. With free shipping!
In general, DX is a nice shop – I’ve made 5 orders so far, and received 3. The two I haven’t have been shipped in the past week (at the time of writing).
The items I’ve ordered have worked, and some were actually of surprising quality (especially when compared to the prices). These headphones worth 3 and a half dollars were pretty poor though.
Other stuff I’ve wasted money on bought: DS flash cart, laser pointer that feels much more expensive than it is, wall plug for USB chargers…
DX sometimes seems to take a very long time to get your stuff from their “supplier”, though – but I still highly recommend them. Reading product reviews can be very useful.
By the way, this post is full of referral links!
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Yup. They definitely ship the items to you fine. I’ve received all my orders in fine condition every time I’ve ordered from them. Also, the free shipping is definitely a plus, and it goes for all orders, even if you order something under a dollar. The quality? Mixed. Some stuff is bad, while some stuff is quite decent for the price you pay.
Yeh, dealextreme is indeed good web shop…..
“Posted by Davidsson on 3/6/2009 at 4:09 AM
Hi, I just tried importing 3 laser pens and one 5mW laser to Finland . Customs currently has them all and claims if i want them i have to pay 300 euro each for type approval testing (lol). They claim it is a new rule since end of February…”
funny.. you recommend the site and title your column ‘DealExtreme: Cheap junk’
care to change your recommendation or the title
Prashu: That’s kind of the point… most of the stuff they sell is inexpensive and of low quality, but there are some products (like the laser pointers and flashlights) that are of (relatively) high quality.
4 comments? I didn’t know people actually visit your blog!
Surprisingly…
Thanks for the information, how long are the orders taking to arrive approximately? I am thinking of ordering a few items but need them fairly quickly and will get them somewhere else if delivery takes too long.
I’ve used DealExtreme before and never had a problem with them shipping items to the UK.