Wish, Shein, Romwe, Chicnova, Aliexpress, for you, is it Chinese? Learn the backs and donts of online shopping on the sites at broken prices from Asia and go wise to discover the cheap and chic e-shops.
They are called Shein, Wish, Romwe or MINI IN THE BOX, regularly invite themselves during our wandering on the Internet and attract our eye with a beautiful promise: an infinity of cheap fashion within reach of clicks. Most of these selling sites or applications based in China, you necessarily met them, whether in the mouth of a colleague or in an advertising insert. Attractive with their offer as far as the loss of pages and prices are well below western fast fashion brands, they nevertheless arouse fear. And for good reason, who did not hear the disastrous opinion of the sister-in-law of the cousin of his girlfriend, who had a calamitous shopping experience with one of them? The calculation would quickly be done if the echoes were limited to these indignant stories. Only, these brands do not facilitate our task by producing attractive pieces that we sometimes jealous when we discover them carried in real life. Obviously, the truth is between these two well -sized opinions. No total scam, nor Eldorado of shopping, these fashion destinations are territories strewn with pitfalls, to explore with caution to take advantage of it. Just as you would not go to visit the Sichuan without a guide, to arm a code of conduct is essential for the nightmare to turn into a good plan. Guided tour in the land of dresses at 11.82 euros.
In the quality scale of affordable ready-to-wear, Chinese fashion sites are very good. If the look is there, the quality is not there. And will never be. Even with luck. So be well aware of what going shopping on these sites involves not being disappointed. If the prices are ridiculously low, it is for a good reason: finishes, hems, materials and finesse are not there on most models. The quality varies from very acceptable to very poor. Whatever the visual said on the site, which, you will notice, can rarely be zoomed to appreciate the detail. If your standing in fashion purchases oscillates between French creators and & other stories, go your way, this experience can only be execrable. Now that you are warned, this is how you can still do real business.
These indications that are well taken into account, you are about to carry your virtual basket in the infinity of pages of articles made in China. In order not to get lost immediately, know how to ban the trap articles from the start. So leave aside everything that really deserves to be put on or seen “In real life”: Flexibility of returns is far from comparable to that of Asos. Adjusted pants, combinations, swimsuits, are sensitive parts for which a fitting is often necessary, especially if like 99% of the population, you do not have a model. Especially since very often, Cut for carved Asian morphologies, clothes cut very small. Some colors, too, can be misleading. Order only because “This blue is really beautiful” would be playing with fire. Finally, the same goes for delicate details. Do not expect to be amazed by the refinement of lace or by the precision of embroidery, but if you are attentive, everything will be fine. Especially since clues are hidden here and there to accompany you in safety.
With up to 5,000 results for, for example, the dresses category, your small preliminary skimming still leaves you a lot of choices. To be sure to do the best, the different sites have developed “Side” very useful. The classic comments and evaluation notes present on most interfaces are a must before the box “Add to the basket”. But the shock asset that is found in particular on Shein is the participative section where the conquered customers post their look with the part concerned. In addition to taking advantage of outfits, you will be able to realize with a multitude of other shots of the real rendering of the product. An informed fashionista is worth two.
In the case of Wish, the service is attentive to the smooth running of the order, it is easy to report a problem and claim a refund. This is not the case everywhere. After reading the general conditions of sale, you therefore know thatA return will often be within 30 days and at your expense. At Romwe, for example, you can return your articles to the European center, that is to say in Belgium, but for the most part, it is in China that it will be necessary to ship everything. So expose yourself to shipping costs perhaps higher than the note of your shopping trip. Adventurer, you have taken action. You just have to pray to pass between the stitches Customs fees (any purchase abroad is exposed to it), which should be the case without worries if you have not robbed half of the site. And to wait. You can obviously follow the journey of your package on most sites. With an average week of “Preparation deadlines” plus an additional pair for delivery, Nothing worrying that your package arrives a month later. Fashion, even Cheap, is worth.
