Online Shopping Reviews

Deal Alert: Cute Lace Dresses at Cheap Discounted Prices

I am not into lace fashion but when I saw the collection of cute lace dresses on sale at Milaoo.com, I was so stunned by the gorgeous styles that I couldn’t wait to share it with my readers. If you love lace adorned fashion, you can’t miss out those adorable lace gowns that fit various occasions. Below are some of the most attractive styles handpicked from the selection:

Green Semi-Sheer Lace Beading Satin Woman’s Prom Dresses

Fuchsia Splitting Lace Elastic Woven Satin Prom Dresses

Black Off-The-Shoulder Mermaid Trumpet Lace Evening Dresses

Sheath Black Organza Beading Fashion Cocktail Dresses
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A Full Review of Branded Fashion Retailer Romwe.com

What Separates the Chinese Global Online Fashion Store from Their Competitors?

In the Chinese foreign trade arena, when you mention Romwe.com, rare people know about the fashion retailer. I hadn’t realized that it is a special online fashion store with something unique before I took a good look at their product catalogs. I was surprised to find that the fashion products they are offering are totally different from those available at the China-bases sites which I am familiar with, such as Lightinthebox.com, Milanoo.com, Fancyladies.com, to name just a few.

Founded in 2009, Romwe is truly a street fashion definer, just as how they label themselves. From the various kinds of trendy fashion products listed at the site, you will be instantly attracted by the glamorous city lines as well as the relaxing or casual sense. At the same time, you may even get an illusion that you’ve entered the world-top high streets of fashion capitals such as New York, Berlin, Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Milan or the like. Then, by looking closer at the price tags, you will be shocked to find that the best street styles are equally attractive and most fashionistas with a small budget on their wardrobes would never feel awkward for having to abandon a dreamed style because of the high cost.

As a cliché, before we shop with any China-based online store carrying whatever categories, we need to do some research in order to avoid potential risks. Security always comes first and we should be cautious when paying out our money to an online shop for a purchase, especially for the first time. Reviews of the websites posted by real customers as well as third-party bloggers, reviewers, editors, forum members or webmasters could help a lot. To help minimize the tough research work for interested parties, I will share my findings about the Chinese company below.

Website Traffic Analysis

According to Alexa, the global site ranking of Romwe.com is 15,046, which indicates that the site have a significant traffic base they are visited quite extensively by visitors around the world. I often refer this as a useful sign for telling whether a site is legit or not. You know, a scam website can’t be able to attract so many visits as they tend to disappear quickly after taking the money from the victims. Only legitimate shopping websites are willing to invest big money in getting more traffic to their sites to boost their sales.

The major traffic source of the Romwe.com site is from Facebook.com. Based on my research, Romwe is one of the rare Chinese online international fashion stores that are doing well in Facebook marketing. That explains why they have so many visitors coming from the social networking website. Now, let’s look at the top search queries for Romwe.com:

Stats. from Alexa.com

From the major keywords that direct people to Romwe.com, we can see the following features of the store:
1. providing free shipping service to any destination of the world;
2. building romwe as an individual fashion brand instead of a fashion store only;
3. focusing on street fashion with latest street styles added regularly;
4. selling good on galaxy dresses and fashion leggings.

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2013 Top Made-in-China Mobile Phones

In 2009 I posted an article introducing top China cell phones and it still receives a good number of hits now. It occurs to me that the information that post reveals has already been out of fashion as all of the once hot-selling cell phones listed there have already been kicked out of the market. You know, the mobile technology develops so fast that the old gadgets can never keep up in terms of features and performance.

I bought an iPhone 1 in 2007, which was the most advanced smartphone that year, but now I have to put it away in my desk drawer simply because it can not satisfy my needs for a mobile phone. The responsiveness becomes so slow compared to the latest mobile phones that I can’t bear it anymore. What is worse, it does not allow me to download those cool features from App store. Now I am using a popular Chinese cell phone called Xiaomi S2 and so far I have been completed pleased with it. Based on my own user experience, this made-in-China smartphone is not at all exterior than the US smartphone top brand Apple. For more detailed reviews of Xiaomi cell phones, please read here.

Besides Xiaomi, I know some other awesome made-in-China cell phones that will bring you great user experience, although I have to admit that there are also some poorly made Chinese cell phones mingled with the good ones for sale on both the Chinese domestic market and the global market. That is why I find it a necessity to share with interested parties about what the top made-in-China mobile phones are based on my knowledge. In early April, 2013, I’ve posted a few best-rated Android 4.0 and Android 4.1 Chinese cell phones for sale at various Chinese stores. Below you will find more cool Chinese mobile devices widely sought-after among global buyers. Hope the information can at least give you some sort of correct direction to finding good Chinese mobiles at reasonable prices.

This time I am not going to talk in detail about the features or specifications of the cell phones. Instead, I will simply list the 2013 top cell phones (in a random order) which are completely designed and manufactured by the Chinese and also tell you where you can get them as a foreign buyer. The websites mentioned below are all legitimate and tested so you don’t have to worry about encountering scams or rip-offs. However, as the Chinese online suppliers vary slightly or significantly in terms of capacities as well as service standards, I would suggest you read the detailed review of the website to ensure that you are trading with a Chinese seller you believe deserve your trust.

Triton Pad Android 4.1 MTK6577 Dual Core Dual SIM Smartphone with 6’’ Capacitive Touchscreen (Wifi, GPS and 3G), at $199.98 on Lightinthebox.com >>

4.7″ Android 4.1.1 Dual Core MTK6577 1.2GHz 3G Smartphone with Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, Capacitive Touch, at $152.99 with free shipping on Focalprice.com >>

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Alibaba Held A Group Wedding for Ali Day

Called as Ali Day, May 10 has been an official festival of Alibaba Group since 2005. Taobao.com, the biggest Chinese domestic retail trading website belonging to Alibaba, was also born on that day. In addition, it is an opening day of the company with various celebrations. Families and friends of the Alibaba staff including those of Aliexpress.com are invited to visit the company and to join the games or celebrations during the Ali Day. As a traditional part of that festival, a group wedding of Alibaba employees is held every year. This year, a super huge Alibaba group wedding with 688 couples-to-be is hosted in Hangzhou on May 9 to celebrate the special event.

Alibaba 2013 Group Wedding

Over half of the new Alibaba couples come from branches of the company located in Guangzhou, Qingdao, Shenyang, Beijing and more cities. Unlike the previous group weddings held by the firm, which have much less couples in terms of quantity, this one does not require the brides to wear formal wedding dresses. Instead, the brides can wear whatever they feel comfortable with and so can he grooms. As a result we saw various outfits donned by the brides and the grooms, including a couple wearing fan jerseys of Rolnado and Messi. This is really fun, isn’t it? Anyway, most brides choose a simple white dress (i.e. a mini wedding dress) to celebrate their wedding.

jersey wedding outfit

Jack Ma, the founder and the former CEO of Alibaba Group, was the chief witness of the wedding. He extended his blessings to the new couples at the wedding ceremony: “With the one-on-one customized service, marriage is the best customization model. I hope you will serve your spouse and your parents to the best. Wish you a happy marriage!”

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Best Sites to Shop for High-margin Tablet PC Accessories

While Apple iPad and other top branded tablet PCs are all the rage across the world, lots of re-sellers make big money on selling all kinds of accessories for tablets, including protective cases, overlays & skins, screen protectors, stands, chargers & adapters, stylus pens, touch gloves and more. Running a business of tablet PC accessories is usually easy as you just need to invest small money but the returns will be huge. The key thing is, you should first of all find out some reliable suppliers to source the high-margin accessories for your inventory. This post is meant to inspire you on where you can buy good tablet PC accessories at the lowest prices possible.

I am not really trying to make myself an expert in talking about the Chinese foreign trade industry but through years of experience in doing research on the Chinese shopping websites, I should say I am quite confident in myself when I am asked to provide some helpful suggestion on which sites to shop for what products. There are tons of shopping sites based in China that sell electronic gadgets like tablet PCs, cell phones or the accessories for them but only a small number of them are doing a good job in the arena of tablet PC accessories, or other gadget accessories. In particular, Mininthebox.com is the best of the best. Here are my reasons for ranking them top of my recommendation list:

More dependable. Belonging to Lightinthebox.com, the top Chinese e-commerce company, Miniinthebox.com enjoys a better global reputation and has built a significant customer service. They are a legitimate shopping site whose credibility is tested so you don’t have to worry about running with a scammer or being cheated out of your money.

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What is a cocktail dress? What is the best site to buy cheap cocktail dress?

The Major Features of Cocktail Dresses

A particularly good thing of owning a statement cocktail dress is: we can also style out in it for other occasions like birthday parties, dinner outs, family gatherings or holiday parties. That is why girls love to stock in as many cocktail type dresses (instead of prom dresses or evening dresses) as possible.

As a tradition, cocktail dresses are usually in calf- or knee-length with low cut and cleavage-showing tops. Satin is the most common material for tailoring a cocktail dress. Compared to formal dresses like evening dresses or prom dresses, cocktail dresses are more party or semi-formal types. Think of a typical little black dress – that is how a cocktail dress looks. Most cocktail dresses come in a darker color while some young ladies may prefer a brighter color. The coloring thing is not exactly a big deal as long as the wearer loves it.

Girls usually pair their cocktail dresses with high heels, which can make them look taller and more charming. On top of that, many love to wear something sparkling to enhance the whole cocktail outfit, e.g. fake jewelry like necklaces, bracelets or earrings. Luckily, we can find everything to wear that fits a cocktail party within one store, which is meant to save our time and energy. When you find an adorable cocktail dress, don’t forget to browse their shoes category, the purses category as well as the jewelry category.

The Top Chinese Store of Cheap Cocktail Dresses

The best (yes, I mean the best instead of one of the best) online store to purchase cheap cocktail dresses is definitely Lightinthebox.com. You can surely disagree with me as it is only my personal ranking. I have good reasons for why picking Lightinthebox.com as the most ideal place to shop for 2013 trendy cocktail dresses while there are tons of other reliable Chinese sites to find special occasion dresses (e.g. Milanoo.com, Dinodirect.com, Aliexpress.com, etc.)

Lightinthebox.com is an extremely popular Chinese e-commerce brand which has been building their name on the global fashion business stage for many years. They are best known for offering all kinds high-end special occasion dresses at affordable prices. They hire fashion designers and dressmakers to design and create dresses for their customers and for this reason, most of their formal or semi-formal dresses are custom-made based on customers’ exact sizes. As long as you provide the right sizes based on the sizing chart they indicated on the product page, the dresses you order with them will fit perfectly as you have expected. Also, the products you see at their site are finished products showcased by their own model and the pictures are taken by their own studio. That means the products will look very close to how they are described or displayed on the site so you don’t have to worry that there are huge differences between the real products and the pictures.

While these facts may be enough to assure you that you are buying stuff from a trusted site, they are not necessarily the key impetus why I believe they are a perfect destination to purchase made-in-China satin cocktail dresses. The fabulous styles are the real reason, to be fair. Just take a quick look at the styles of 2013 cocktail dresses available at Lightinthebox.com. Here are some of the best 2013 cocktail dresses newly arrived at the site:

Do I need more words to explain my footing now? By the way, in case you can’t wait o trade with them, I guess you might want to know the following basic information related to the cocktail dresses there before you make a shopping decision:

Tailoring time: 7-9 working days
Shipping time: (Expedited) 3-5 business days; (Standard) 6-8 business days
Payment options: credit card, Paypal, wire transfer, Western Union, Webmoney and more.

Any other details about the cocktail dresses are clearly specified on the product page. If you want it make sure everything in a faster or a safer way, I would encourage you to use their online chatting service for the wise.

What is also mentioning is: Lightinthebox.com also has amazing collections of high heels, jewelry and handbags or purses that can go well for the cocktail dresses. They are all quality made and reasonably priced though not the rock-bottom type cheap.