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Taobao vs Shopee: Taobao is More Expensive After COVID-19

Taobao vs Shopee: Taobao is More Expensive After COVID-19

If you are thinking of buying and shipping from Taobao – STOP. Don’t do it. We no longer recommend buying from Taobao for one simple reason. COVID-19 made shipping from Taobao or third-party forwarders very, very expensive. The Taobao vs Shopee comparison just got a lot fairer. Prices for Taobao Shipping Increased 20-40% Shipping Prices…

Review of Taobao Bathroom Accessories and Taps
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Review of Taobao Bathroom Accessories and Taps

Having used our bathroom accessories for around 8 months, and having had some readers ask about this, we’re finally doing a review on our Taobao bathroom accessories and taps. We bought taps, rainshower sets, toilet roll holders, shampoo/soap shelves, and toilet racks from Taobao. (If you want to know why we bought from Taobao and…

The Postal Illuminati – How Some Postal Services are Subsidising Taobao or Aliexpress Items
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The Postal Illuminati – How Some Postal Services are Subsidising Taobao or Aliexpress Items

For those who are interested in conspiracy theories that actually are true, check out this podcast episode on Planet Money – the Postal Illuminati. The Premise The premise: When you order stuff online, could it cost less to ship it across the world than across the street? The example was this Mighty Mug that cost…

Stop Shipping from Taobao – It’s Not Worth It (featuring Infinity Freight Solutions Ptd Ltd and Last Mile Delivery Pte Ltd)
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Stop Shipping from Taobao – It’s Not Worth It (featuring Infinity Freight Solutions Ptd Ltd and Last Mile Delivery Pte Ltd)

This is a post to tell ourselves to stop shipping from Taobao, because it’s not worth it. You lose more money than you save. TL;DR version – We got Sfinex to ship our Taobao stuff, which subcontracted to Last Mile Delivery Pte Ltd, which subcontracted to Infinity Freight Solutions Pte Ltd. Infinity lost our stuff,…

Taobao Bomb Shelter Racks Review – Super Cheap, Lousy Quality

Taobao Bomb Shelter Racks Review – Super Cheap, Lousy Quality

Here’s our Taobao bomb shelter racks review. The bomb shelter is probably good for hiding when it’s war time and there’s shrapnel flying all over the place. But if you’ve a bomb shelter, you’d know the bomb shelter is good for everything but being a bomb shelter. In peace time, it’s useful for very mundane…