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Christmas 2011 Final Sales from China Shopping Websites

Christmas 2011 is just 1 week away. How exciting! In case that you may want to grab the best opportunity of the year for amazing deals, below I am going to list some Christmas final sales available at some popular China shopping websites. These sales will end very soon due to international delivery time limit. If you find any desired item for the Christmas holiday from the offers, make sure to check out whether they are covered by guaranteed Christmas delivery or not.

Christmas Final Sale from Lightinthebox

The Christmas final sale offered by Lightinthebox.com include attractive deals on tablet PCs, cell phones, LED faucets, chandeliers, make-ups, party dresses and Christmas decorations. Discounts are as high as 70% off. The sale ends December 19.

Christmas Final Sale from Milanoo

The Milanoo.com Christmas final sale will be closed in 22 hours! There you can find rare deals with deep discounts on special occasion dresses, sexy intimate apparel, men’s tuxedos, stylish handbags, shoes, handbags, cosplay costumes, home decorative paintings and bedding sets.

Christmas Final Sale from FocalPrice

The final sale for Christmas 2011 launched by Focalprice.com is basically about shipping discounts. If you shop there before December 19, Focalprice will deliver your orders to your doorstep in time for Christmas, by EMS express shipping. For designated items, you can get $10 off shipping fee with code XEMS10; for other goods, you can get $5 off EMS shipping with code XEMS05 for orders of $99 or more. Designated products on promotion include: cell phones, car DVD players, MP5 players, eBooks, tablet PCs, RC airplanes, mini videos and more.

Taobao Created Miracles of Daily Turnover

China Retail Marketplace Taobao.com
On November 11, 2011, the daily turnover of Taobaoshangcheng (Tmall.com) reached 5.2 billion RMB (about 0.8 billion USD);

On December 12, 2011, the daily turnover of Taobao.com reached 4.38 billion RMB (about 0.69 billion USD).

Taobao, the biggest domestic retail online marketplace in China, hits the world with the two miracles.

Since 1993, November 11 (1111) has been observed as Singles’ Day among Chinese young people to celebrate singlehood. In recent years, the Chinese culture holiday has been getting more social attention and become a great event for promotions. Now the Singles Day in China is often compared to the Black Friday in the United States. This year, Taobao made the holiday a hilarious shopping spree by offering 50% off products available at its brand channel Tmall.com. As it is reported, on the Singles’ Day, because too many shoppers surfed the online store to snap deals, the Taobao site almost collapsed. At the same time, the site’s huge turnover on that day enables the world to re-recognize the powerful consumption capacity of the Chinese.

Soon Taobao launched another crazy sale on December 12 (1212) and invited some of the merchants to join the one-of-the-year promotional activity. Again, Taobao achieved another breathtaking daily turnover, which further proved the enormous purchasing power of Chinese people. This time, the promotion covered the most wanted items for one’s daily life, including women’s apparel, home and garden products, consumer electronics, computers and laptops, communications products, men’s apparel, baby and kids, shoes, cosmetics, intimate apparel, movie tickets and more.

About Taobao.com

Belonging to Alibaba Group, Taobao.com is the most popular online retail shopping website across China. There you can find a huge number of sellers or stores offering various products at different prices. Transactions made through the platform are protected by the AliPay payment service provided by Taobao. In particular, Tmall.com is the brand shopping centre with certified brand sellers only. For instance, Lightinthebox has a domestic wedding apparel store at Tmall.com. The site targets the Chinese domestic market only and basically focuses on retail business, while its sister site AliExpress.com targets the international market and specializes in small and medium-sized wholesale business.

AliExpress: 10% – 60% Off Christmas Gifts with Express Shipping

The China-based wholesale platform AliExpress.com is offering a selection of Christmas gifts with 10% to 60% off. The sale includes the hottest-selling Christmas gifts covering different categories: fashion, home essentials and electronics and accessories. Express shipping is available and free shipping is offered on select items. All orders will be dispatched within 1 day. Plus, all items on sale are covered with authenticity guarantee and FREE return shipping.

News: LightInTheBox Opened its Domestic Store on Tmall.com

Days ago, Quji Guo, the CEO of Lightinthebox.com, confirmed the news in Sina Microblog (or Sina Weibo) that Lightinthebox had opened its domestic store of wedding apparel and accessories on Tmall.com, the famous shopping website with over 70,000 brands.
Lightinthebox Tmall Store
Tmall.com is a part of Taobao.com, the biggest online shopping website in China, connecting countless sellers and consumers. There you can find a huge variety of products offered by verified brands with intellectual property rights. From my personal angle, I believe Lightinthebox chooses Tmall to start its domestic trade for good reason. The huge customer base and the strong reputation of the brand shopping platform should be the biggest attractions for Lightinthebox. Compared with creating its own shopping website targeted at Chinese domestic customers, Lightinthebox may be able to raise its popularity on the domestic market more quickly and more easily.

It is interesting to mention that Lightinthebox chooses to open its first domestic store at its competitor AliExpress.com’s sister website – AliExpress and Tmall both belong to Alibaba Group. Based on my findings, currently the Lightinthebox Tmall store is run by the Shenzhen branch office of Lightinthebox.com, mainly offering high-end wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, party dresses and wedding accessories.

By comparison, I notice that the prices Lightinthebox Tmall store offers on the wedding dresses and party dresses are generally higher than market prices. For instance, the wedding dresses are priced at from ￥588RMB (about $100USD) to ￥3188RMB (about $500USD). But obviously, the wedding apparel and special occasion dresses available in the store seem much superior in designs and quality. That’s why I said the wedding dresses and other apparel and accessories are “high-end”.

Click here to take a look at the Lightinthebox Tmall store. My advice: you can use Google Translate to read the Chinese.

Review of Lightinthebox Cosplay Costumes

When it comes to buying wholesale cosplay costumes, China has some great online shops to choose from. In one of our previous posts, I introduced in detail that Milanoo.com is a famous cosplay costume online store. In this post, I am going to review the cosplay costumes available at Lightinthebox.com, another reliable China-based online shopping website.

I notice that Lightinthebox.com significantly enlarged its product line of cosplay costumes and other costumes this year. Now the Costumes category has been listed as one of the most important categories, positioned in an eye-catching place at the top navigation area of Lightinthebox.com. This change the site made obviously tells us that the company has determined to grab the market share of wholesale cosplay costumes. Considering its unbeatable strength in the arena of online international wholesale business, I know Lightinthebox will do it well.

The Cosplay Costumes category at Lightinthebox.com contains a huge selection of costumes for the most popular anime and manga, including Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Fullmetal Alchemist, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Ball, Ouran High School Host Club and much more. The cosplay costumes for sale there are sourced by Lightinthebox staff from top Chinese suppliers of costumes. The quality is guaranteed and the prices are reasonable. Discounts are sometimes offered on select items. In particular, you can find discounted cosplay costumes or other costumes from its Costumes Weekly Deals page. Occasionally you may also benefit from its free shipping promotion if your order value reaches a certain threshold. Some of the cosplay costumes have been rated by other customers who have bought the products. You can read such ratings or reviews for reference.

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RC Air Swimmer Flying Shark Review

When I saw the RC air swimmer flying shark at AliExpress.com, I instantly realized that not only kids would love this interesting toy, even adults would be fascinated by the scary yet lovely animal toy at a party. Then I decided to write this RC air swimmer flying shark review to share the innovative product with our readers.

This radio control air swimmer flying shark is made in Guangdong Province, the biggest manufacturing hub in China. First, fill the shark with helium. Then, by operating the remote controller, you can make the inflated shark fly in the air just like a real shark swimming in the sea! The body of the shark is made of quality and durable nylon material, which can stay inflated for weeks. The shark is 145cm (57 inches) long and 92cm (36 inches) tall. The controller requires two AA batteries and is able to complete up, down and 360 degree turning control. The air shark can climb, descend and vibrate its tail fin according to the signals of the controller. Generally, with a pair of 2 AA batteries, the remote controller can last for hours so that you can have so much fun with the swimming-in-the-air shark.

The lovely RC shark toy is suitable as a toy for children of age 5 and above as well as grown-ups. I personally believe that this toy is a great option as a Christmas 2011 gift. This novelty item is now on sale at AliExpress.com – it is priced at $34.99 after discount. If you purchase in bulk, you will get a better price: $34.99 per piece. Free shipping is available worldwide by China Post air mail. You are also encouraged to negotiate an even lower unit price with the supplier if you decide to place a big wholesale order.

Covered by a 12-month warranty, the RC air swimmer flying shark is quality assured. If the shark you purchased does not run well, you can return it for a refund or a replacement. The supplier accepts payment through the AliExpress escrow buyer protection service so you can be confident that the transaction between you and the supplier is completely safe.

In addition, the seller has another style of RC air swimmer to choose from: a RC clownfish. It is adorable too. If my RC air swimmer flying shark review is helpful for interested parties, I will be really flattered!

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