Back in August, I posted about using AliExpress for the first time to purchase a couple of items, and I was really impressed with the experience. They’re now always top of mind when I think about getting something online, which is why I ordered from them again 10 days ago.
I wanted to buy a wireless CarPlay adapter for my Hilux (this was before I decided to sell it). From the factory, CarPlay only works with a USB cable, but I found out about a tiny USB adapter called the CarlinKit Mini Ultra. You just plug it into the USB port, and your phone connects to CarPlay wirelessly. The price on the CarlinKit website was around KD 18 at the time with free shipping (it’s now discounted to about KD 15). Just before checking out, I decided to see if it was available on AliExpress since it’s a Chinese company and it was.
There were plenty of options, and I found one selling it for KD 4.3 with 600 fils shipping. I ended up paying just KD 4.9 for the item, shipped from China straight to my door! I honestly don’t understand how that’s possible. It costs me more than 600 fils to get a burger delivered from Five Guys down the street.
So I guess this is another post recommending AliExpress, also the adapter. Been using it for the past few days and it’s pretty great. There is a slight lag between an input and something happening, like you click forward for a song and it takes maybe a second or less for the track to move forward. It’s not a deal breaker and something that you’d get used to. I have the same issue with the aftermarket CarPlay unit I installed in my e46 BMW.
8 replies on “Crazy Cheap Shipping from AliExpress”
Yeah, I’ve found myself checking products on Aliexpress first and only then visit Amazon if I couldn’t find what I wanted haha
Used them for the first time last month. Now easily one of the top services I use. Love it.
I live in Salwa and always had issues with Ali Express because it kept shipping my parcels to random Post Offices (Bayan/Mishref/Sideeq), is that no longer a thing? Door to door delivery is now standard?
I’ve ordered 3 times from them and 3 times they delivered to my door
You sold your Hilux? My son is 15 and obsessed with wanting an old “waneet”! 🤣🤣
Haven’t sold it yet, waiting till I collect my new car but it’s not an old waneet 😅
Well, good luck selling it! If it were older model, my son probably would have wanted us to buy it and keep for him! He’s already researched the requirements to ship one to the US – it has to be a certain number of years old, apparently. 🤷🏼♀️
AliExpress is on top of my list from past 5-6 years. Almost every month i order something and it arrives at my door max in 10 days.