On Aliexpress. Now let’s try to figure out how to buy and pay for goods here.

Let's do this using the example of a credit card knife that was popular at one time.

Product selection

It's no secret that on Aliexpress you can find a lot of sellers who sell the same goods. However, their prices can vary greatly. So don’t rush to buy the item you like from the first seller you come across.

Use the search and sort products by price, as shown in the screenshot:

This way you can easily find the product you need at a lower price. For example, here are two credit card knives next to each other on one of the search pages:

Only in the first case, one knife costs 427 rubles, and in the second, a set of 10 pieces. Moreover, the cheapest credit card knife I found costs 47 rubles apiece.

In general, by spending an extra couple of minutes searching, you can save a lot of money by ordering goods on Aliexpress. Don't grab the first thing you see.

Placing an order on Aliexpress

Well, let's move directly to placing an order on Aliexpress.

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How to buy on Aliexpress

instructions for beginners

On the product page you need to click on the “Buy Now” button. Yes, don't forget to check your shipping options for your item. It is quite possible that there is a faster and free option to receive your order by using the services of another delivery service.

Yes, don't forget to check the shipping options for your item. It is quite possible that there is a faster and free option to receive your order by using the services of another delivery service. In my case there were no such options.

You will then be taken to the checkout page where you can select your shipping address (how to fill in your shipping address), review your order details, and leave a comment for the seller if necessary. You can also use coupons and discounts if you have them.

Just below you will see the “Place an order” button

After clicking on it, you will be taken to the product payment page. Aliexpress offers quite big choice order payment options. These are bank cards, Qiwi wallet and mobile payment, there is both WebMoney and Yandex Money. Choose any method convenient for you.

In this case, we will pay for the goods by bank transfer. VISA card. After entering all the necessary data: card number, expiration date, CVV code and cardholder name, click the “Save and pay” button. Whether you link your card to Alipay or not is up to you. I ordered the product during a promotion in which they gave , for linking the card to Alipay, so I decided to take advantage of this offer.

After clicking the payment button and making the payment, in my case you needed to enter a code and SMS, you will be taken to the next page.

AliExpress is the largest Chinese trading platform that sells various goods to European countries. Today, this site is extremely popular in Russia, as here you can purchase various items at very low prices.

However, despite the popularity of the site, many users still do not know how to place an order on AliExpress.

Before making a purchase, you must log in to the site and fill out information about the delivery address. It is important to indicate real address residence, since this is where the ordered parcels will arrive!

How to place an order on AliExpress, detailed algorithm:

1. First, you need to log into your personal account on the website. After that, go to the “My Orders” section.
2. In the window that opens, find the “Delivery Addresses” tab and click on it. On the page that opens, you must indicate the exact delivery address. Moreover, you can specify several addresses at once if you want to order something for your friends. After filling out information about your place of residence, you can proceed to placing your order.
3. To purchase the necessary products, simply click the “Buy” button, which is located next to the product icon. After this, the ordering window will open.
4. Here select the delivery address you need.
5. After this, you must make a payment for the purchased products. To do this, choose a method convenient for you and follow the instructions.
6. After payment, the order will be sent for processing, during which the seller will pack your purchase and send it to the postal service. After processing, the goods will be sent to the specified address.

It is also important to understand how to confirm receipt of an order on AliExpress. This action will allow the seller to receive money for the product. Don't forget yet.

How to get a discount on your first purchase?

AliExpress offers every new user the opportunity to use a coupon for their first purchase. The size of this coupon is - 4 dollars. You can use it to pay up to 90% of the first purchase price.

How to place an order on AliExpress for Russia using bonuses can be read below. These steps will help you save money while shopping.

The process of receiving a coupon for your first purchase:

1. Go to the official website of the AliExpress trading platform. On the main page of the site you will see a window offering you a $4 coupon. Click the “Get” button and you will be sent to the registration page.
2. After registering on the site, you will need to log in to the specified email address. A letter with coupon activation will be sent there. By clicking on the link in the email, the coupon will be activated, after which it can be used.
3. In order to use a coupon, you must check the “Apply coupon” box when placing an order. After this, a window will open in which all available coupons will be indicated.

Every user should understand how to place an order on AliExpress using coupons. In the future, discounts can be won or received using points.

Placing an order on AliExpress takes place gradually. Before you receive the sent parcel, it will go through two stages: processing and the goods being in transit.

Processing process:

1. Immediately after payment is completed, the purchase goes into processing mode. During this process, the seller must package the item being sold and send it to the postal service.
2. The processing time directly depends on the seller. On average, a transaction is processed within two to three days, but in some cases processing can take up to 30 days.
3. Also, sometimes there are cases where the seller does not have time to send the parcel on time. In this case, the money paid for the goods will be returned to the buyer. To avoid such a problem, contact the seller and find out the reason for the delay, as due to workload, some sellers may simply not notice the order. Also, if necessary, the buyer can extend the processing period.

1. As soon as the seller sends the parcel to the post office, the processing process ends and the sending of the parcel to the specified address begins.
2. The delivery time of the ordered goods depends on the choice of postal service. Yes, free postal services goods are usually delivered within 30−50 days, and paid services deliver in 2−3 weeks.
3. While the parcel is in transit, the buyer can track its path. To do this, you need to log into your personal account and go to the “My Orders” tab. Having selected the desired order, click the “Track” button. In the window that opens, information about the location in this moment your parcel.

Receiving an order from AliExpress:

1. As soon as the parcel is delivered to the post office at your place of residence, you will receive a notification, after which you can pick it up at any time.
2. In some cases, the notification may arrive several weeks after delivery or may not arrive at all. So, it is recommended to track the parcel yourself. As soon as you see that the item has been delivered to the post office, you can come pick it up without waiting for a notification.

The user places the first order on AliExpress with caution, but with the subsequent purchase, the actions become confident.

What to do if your order on Aliexpress has not been sent?

Aliexpress order processing and protection time:

How to confirm an order on AliExpress? After the buyer has received the ordered goods, he needs to confirm the completion of the transaction. To do this, you need to click the transaction confirmation button, which is located in the “My Orders” section.

What should I do if I confirmed receipt of my order by accident?

Random confirmation of an order on AliExpress should not cause panic. The situation may develop as follows:

• the seller will be honest and the buyer will still receive his goods within the specified period;
• The goods will not reach the buyer for any reason. This may happen due to the fault of the seller, or the parcel may simply get lost in transit.

If the transaction is confirmed, but the package does not reach the buyer, then he will not be able to return the money spent. Since immediately after the transaction is confirmed, the money is transferred to the seller’s account, and the site administration will not be able to return it. However, if the buyer contacts support immediately, there is a chance that the money will be refunded.

If you understand how to place an order on AliExpress correctly, then there will be no problems. Parcel tracking and the Buyer Protection function facilitate the process of cooperation between a Russian buyer and a Chinese seller.

Video “How to place an order on Aliexpress? How to fill in the delivery address for a parcel from Aliexpress?”:

Sometimes buyers on Aliexpress need to place an order without payment so that the seller can either adjust the cost of the order or shipping (by agreement), or the buyer wants to ask for a discount on this product. The seller can make all adjustments to the cost of the order at the stage when you have already placed the order, but have not paid for it. Now we will tell you how you can place an order, but not pay for it on the Aliexpress website and in mobile application Aliexpress.

How to place an order without payment in the Aliexpress mobile application?

On the standard version of the Aliexpress website with placing an order without payment, everything is easy and intuitive. In the mobile application, the actions will be almost the same, only different at the last stage:

1. Come in required product
2. Select the desired product parameters (color, size, etc.)
3. Next, click “Place an order”

After this, you will be redirected to the order payment page. In the upper left corner there will be an inscription “payment”.

Click on the word “payment” and a window will appear asking whether you want to cancel the payment or not. Click on cancel payment.

As a result, your order will be placed, but not paid. You can find it in the “My Profile” —-> “My Orders” section

How to place an order without payment on the Aliexpress website?

1. Go to the page of the required order
2. Click the “Buy Now” button
3. Select the desired product parameters (color, size, configuration, etc.)
4. Click the “Place an order” button

If you purchased gift certificates, the procedure for placing an order without payment will look different.

In the payment methods column, select "Other payment methods" and click on "Confirm and pay".

After this we are taken to the order payment page. On at this stage there is no need to produce it. Your item is already on the order list and has a number. Now you can write a message to the seller in the comments to the order. He will see exactly what product we are talking about.

Have a question? Write it in the comments or chat

This article - detailed instructions how to place an order on aliexpress. It is written for those who want to order goods from the Chinese online market for the first time.

After reading, you will learn how to select a QUALITY product at the BEST price and place an order. You will also avoid many problems when waiting for parcels from Aliexpress.

This material will be useful even to those who have already purchased on Aliexpress. It contains step-by-step stages of registration in compliance with important nuances.

Dear reader, the article turned out to be long and informative. In order not to waste your precious time, I decided to create an article menu. Just click on the desired link below and you will immediately find the necessary information:

How to place an order on Aliexpress? 6 simple steps

Unfortunately, you won’t be able to buy anything on Aliexpress without registration. Therefore, this point cannot be missed. But if you already have personal account My Aliexpress, then just go to the second step.

STEP 1. Registration

To create a personal account you will need an active Mailbox. Open your email in the browser and follow this link.

If you don’t have a mailbox and don’t know how to start one, then read the detailed information. Everything there is clearly and accessiblely laid out on the shelves.

On the site find the REGISTRATION button:

Enter email and create a password. Click on the CREATE button:

Then go to your mailbox and open the letter that the sender sent [email protected] . All you need to do is click on the orange button to verify your account.

New buyers can take advantage of a special promotion from aliexpress - get a coupon for your first purchase.

How to get a discount on your first purchase at Aliexpress?

To do this, register on Aliexpress, as shown above and follow this link. The store gives a $2 coupon for the first purchase to each new customer. Here are the conditions to take advantage of this offer:

• The coupon is valid until the end of the month in which you register
• The discount will be available ONLY for the first purchase and will not be transferred if the order is suddenly cancelled.
• Coupon valid for purchases of $3 or more

Aliexpress has the right to refuse to provide a coupon suspicious accounts or persons who attempt to obtain a coupon through dishonest means.

STEP 2. Selecting a cashback service

Cashback is the return of part of the money from a purchase. That is, cashback is the same discount.

Let's assume that the cashback service gives 10% of the purchase to the buyer. Then, if I buy something for 100 rubles, then 10 is returned to me.

Here I will not go into depth about how such sites work. Here's a good one. I’ll just say one thing: there are a LOT of different cashback services on the Internet. But not all of them give a good percentage or work honestly. Since I have been using cashback for a long time, I have a database of leading services, which I will share with you.

Cashback	Number of stores	Rating
Letishops	More than 1900	★★★★★
Backit	More than 800	★★★★★
Cash4Brands	More than 2500	★★★★★
Coin (Ukraine)	More than 200	★★★★★
Kubyshka	More than 5000	★★★★★
Copycat	More than 1300	★★★★☆
My Sidex	More than 600	★★★★☆
SmartySale	More than 1200	★★★★☆
Promo codes.NET	More than 4400	★★★★☆
Cashby	More than 200	★★★★☆

STEP 3. Selecting a product and finding the best price

You can search the site by:

Product name

Product photo (for example, via a mobile application)

Filters

Click here to learn a little secret about choosing a product

To buy only verified products on Aliexpress, use the By order filter:

This way, all products are distributed according to the number of orders and you will see which items are popular among customers.

How to place a quality order on Aliexpress? Reading reviews

The Chinese are very friendly, but at the same time cunning people. Especially when it comes to trade. The description of the product and its photo may be attractive, but you should not make hasty conclusions.

How to find the cheapest product?

Take your time to buy the item you like. You definitely need to check whether more tasty prices for this product. For example, this can be done using a photograph or special program AliPrice.

STEP 4. Seller verification

You can check the seller different ways. I chose two methods for myself: through Letishops cashback \ and through an assistant for shopping on Aliexpress - Aliprice. You can read more about these great features in the article

How to ask the seller about a product?

To do this, you need to write a message to the seller. You can use Google translator and write in English language. Or you can immediately write in Russian, the seller will translate your message. There is a button in the product card Write:

STEP 5. How to place an order on Aliexpress?

We have chosen the product, now let’s move on to the most important thing - it correct registration Go to your cart and check all items. Are the quantity, size, color of goods indicated correctly? Check the boxes for what you want to order:

Now you need select delivery and also carefully check address And pay correctly order.

Delivery selection

The site automatically puts the cheapest or free shipping available for your country. But it is also possible to choose more quick ways delivery. For example, courier or order delivery point (CDEK). To see everything possible ways delivery and choose the one that suits you, follow the instructions in the photo below:

Filling out the address

After you have checked the parameters and quantity of goods, selected delivery, click on the red BUY button on the right. A small window will open in which you will need to specify the delivery address, as well as the payment method. Let's take a closer look at the first point.

As you can see in the photo below, I already have the address set up. You may not have it and have a button instead Add new. You need to click on it or the arrow to change/check the delivery address:

Payment for the order

Many people are scared by this particular point, as some are worried about doing something wrong when paying. And buyers are afraid to enter their card details on websites. I want to immediately reassure you that when paying on Aliexpress, there is a multi-level protection that will prevent scammers from taking over your data.

But you can play it safe and create a virtual wallet for payment, for example.

Which payment method should I choose?

Aliexpress accepts payment in the following ways:

• WebMoney
• Yandex money
• QIWI wallet
• Bank card
• Cash
• From a mobile phone number

How to receive goods from Aliexpress by mail?

Few people think about it, but in addition to learning how to correctly register goods and track them, you need to be able to CORRECTLY receive a package at the post office. Especially if the product is expensive.

As soon as the goods arrive at the department, a notice will be placed in the mailbox, which you need to fill out and bring with it to the post office to pick up the parcel. Sometimes you may receive a notification in the aliexpress mobile application that the goods have been delivered.

ATTENTION! You can receive the parcel WITHOUT notification! It is enough to tell the postal operator the tracking number of the parcel and provide your passport.

Take your phone or camera with you. Right at the post office, open the parcel and take a good look at it, filming it on camera. This way you will have evidence if suddenly there is something wrong with the product and you can easily return the money.

Once again, this approach is simply MANDATORY for expensive goods, for example, a phone or tablet. Of course, you don’t have to film various little things, this is up to your discretion.

What to do if the order did not arrive or the item is faulty?

If the product arrived defective, does not work, or you did not receive it at all, and the order protection period ends. It is worth opening a dispute as soon as possible. For this go to the My orders section and opposite the desired one, click the OPEN DISPUTE button:

Next, you need to indicate what you want: just a refund, or a return of the goods and money. The second point is made exclusively for those who are actually planning to send the order back to the seller. Please remember that this can be VERY expensive and the buyer pays for shipping.

It remains to wait for the resolution of the dispute. It depends on the seller what he will offer you in return: either he will simply return the money, or he may resend the goods.

ATTENTION! Under no circumstances close the dispute BEFORE the seller fulfills his promises!

How to confirm receipt of goods?

If you are satisfied with the product and everything suits you, you must confirm receipt of the product so that the seller receives money for it. To do this, go to the My orders section and click the CONFIRM RECEIPT button:

What should I do if I accidentally confirmed receipt of my order?

If you accidentally clicked on receive the goods, but have not yet received the package, do not panic. Firstly, You still have 15 days to open a dispute after receiving the goods. That is, there is still time to receive the package by mail.

Secondly, Aliexpress has a support service that you can always contact contact and receive an answer as soon as possible.

There is no way to cancel product confirmation!

Brief overview of My Aliexpress personal account

In this article we will analyze in detail the features of registration and purchases on Aliexpress for beginners.

How to buy on Aliexpress correctly for beginners, where to start: registration

So, to start making full use of all the functions Aliexpress, you need to register. It's not complicated at all and won't take much time.

• Open home page site Aliexpress.
• Find the key at the top right "Registration" and click on it.

Registration button on Aliexpress

• Will open form for filling out data. This is what it looks like finished:

Sample of filling out the registration form on Aliexpress

• In the first line, enter the valid email address that you use. It will receive a letter to confirm registration, and will also receive various notifications about orders.
• The next line indicates the first and last name in Latin, i.e. in English letters. Yes, yes, exactly on it, because on Aliexpress All data is indicated exactly this way. This was done for the convenience of users. Initially, the site was generally written in Chinese, but, you must admit, you will not indicate data in Chinese. Therefore, it was decided to conduct all negotiations on the website and indicate data in English.

It is worth noting that if you do not know how to write your full name in Latin, in English letters, then use a transliteration service Translit.net. Once on the site, enter your data in the large window and click "In transliteration".

• Next, enter your password twice. This is necessary so that both you and the system are confident that it is correct. For more information on how to create a password, read the article ““
• Finally, enter the code from the image and click “Create Your Profile”.

That's all! Registration is almost complete.
All you have to do is check your email and confirm your registration by clicking on the special link in the letter.

How to use the catalog on Aliexpress: applying filters and searching for products by brand

Now everything is definitely ready and you can start searching for a suitable product. There are two most popular ways to search for products:

• Categories. Right on the main page Aliexpress you can see sections with certain products. Only the most popular categories are displayed here. To see everything, select "See all". If you need women's clothing, click on it and further, on the proposed products, until you find the desired catalog and the desired item.

• Search bar. This is the simplest search method.
• On the home page Aliexpress at the top in the line with the words " I'm looking for…» enter the desired query, for example, "women's dresses" and click on the red magnifying glass icon in this line on the right or on the “ Enter". You will see a catalog with the products you need.

Search bar on Aliexpress

In both cases, after opening a catalog with products, you can sort them. For this you should use special filters to select a product by price, number of orders, seller rating, free shipping, new products. Filters are indicated by pink arrows in the pictures below.

Product selection filters by price, orders, new products, seller rating on Aliexpress

• By choosing, for example, using the above filters to sort the catalog by seller rating, then using the filters from the bottom picture, we sort from all the proposed products, selected according to the seller’s rating, only, for example, products new items, or with free shipping, or set in numbers price parameters.

Product selection filters on Aliexpress

On the left side of the page, a list of related categories that are suitable for your request or just a section of the catalog you have chosen is displayed. By clicking on the desired categories, the system will select for you all products with these parameters, for example, by blossom, material, sleeve length and so on (see picture below).

There, just below, there is sorting by parameters. It is different for each product category. For example, dresses and jackets can be sorted by length, style, size, blossom and so on.

• Below the search bar at the top of the page there are filters for sort by brand.
• See the picture below.
• The arrows indicate buttons for selecting products by brand and on the right is the “ + “so that the system shows a larger list of brands.

Buttons for selecting products by brand on Aliexpress

How to choose a seller on Aliexpress by rating?

After you choose the product you need, in our case it will be a dress, you still need to decide whether to buy it from the selected seller.

We will only say that if the seller has a badge "Reliable brand"(see picture below) he is worth trusting.

Reliable brand on Aliexpress

How to choose a product on Aliexpress based on reviews: tips

Product reviews on Aliexpress

In addition to carefully studying the seller, you should also pay attention to reviews about the product itself. There are some tips on what exactly you should look at:

• First of all, take a closer look at the bad reviews. This will help you learn as much as possible about the disadvantages of buying from real people.
• Read reviews not only on the first page. Better look much further. This is necessary in order to make sure that the seller does not inflate reviews. Sometimes a store will sell a lot of inexpensive goods, earn it a rating and change it to a more expensive one. At the same time, old reviews are no longer suitable. Sometimes it happens that a phone is for sale on a page, and looking a little further you can see that, for example, headphones were sold here before.
• If you take clothes, then be sure to look in the reviews for compliance with the stated sizes. This is necessary for more accurate size selection.
• Besides, you can also read the article.

How to buy a product: rules for using the shopping cart on Aliexpress

As soon as an item is selected, you can buy it immediately, or you can add it to your cart. To do this, click the button "Add to cart". You will see a window asking you to add to your cart or continue shopping.

If you have everything you need selected, then go to the cart, and if not, then continue your search accordingly.

Using the basket is not difficult at all. To place an order for all products at once, you need to check the boxes next to them and click "Checkout" or "Order from this seller"(see picture below).

It is also worth noting that it is better not to keep the item in the cart for a long time, since in essence you are reserving the goods from the seller and he cannot give it to someone else, and sometimes the administration punishes users for this.
Therefore, if you change your mind about buying an item, it is better to remove it from your cart.

How to place an order on Aliexpress?

After pressing the key "Checkout" You will be taken to a page with information about your order. The delivery address is displayed at the very beginning.

• Check it just in case, whether everything is correct.
• If you decide to change the delivery address, then click on "Adding a new address".
• All products selected for purchase will be located below. Make sure that all colors, sizes and other parameters are selected correctly.

Placing an order on Aliexpress

The next line suggests using a discount coupon, if you have one. You can read more about what coupons are and how to use them.

When everything is ready, click on the button "Pay".

How can you pay for goods on Aliexpress: methods

You will find yourself on the product payment page. Here you need to select suitable way and make the payment. Payment methods on Aliexpress enough, but we will look at the example of a bank card.

• So, once on the payment page, select "Bank card"

Payment on Aliexpress by bank card

• In the new window select payment system(Visa, MasterCard) to which your card is connected.
• Next, enter the necessary details (card number, expiration date, name, owner, and the three-digit security code on the back of the card) and select "Pay".
• An SMS with a confirmation code will be sent to your phone. Enter this code on the Aliexpress website and the order will be paid.
• After the first payment for the order, the card will be linked to Aliexpress and in subsequent orders, payment will be made without a confirmation code. Read more about linking a card in the article ““

You can also pay:

How to buy on Aliexpress at a discount: newbie coupon, promotions, sales, “Last Minutes”, “Almost for nothing”

Every beginner should know that Aliexpress In addition to low prices, there are also discounts. The very first discount for each user is a coupon provided for registering on the site.

As soon as you open the main page Aliexpress, such an offer is immediately displayed to you. Your task is to click on it and register. Once you start placing your order, the discount will be automatically applied and the payment amount will be reduced.

You can get more coupons on a special page http://coupon.aliexpress.com. You just need to go to it and click next to the desired discount "Get coupon".

Once in the store that provided it, select the desired product and make payment taking into account the discount using the coupon.

Aliexpress coupon page

How to buy on Aliexpress with cashback: cashback services, Aliexpress Tinkoff card, Corn, Halva

Tinkoff Aliexpress card

Additionally Aliexpress cooperates with different banks and today you can get a special card, or, which will allow you to receive not only discounts for coupons, through cashback and other opportunities, but also to return a certain amount for purchases to the card itself.

Paid and free delivery on Aliexpress: which one to choose?