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Christian Selig

Your boy got the best Black Friday deal on a video tripod from Aliexpress… it got here and I realized it was such a great deal because it was only the ball head 🙃

@christianselig ugh. That sucks. Sounds like you got shafted.

(I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I tried to resist ... I really, really did)

@christianselig

One of the worst aspects of AliExpress. Ooh only $.59! Oh it's just the USB cable.

@christianselig years ago, I purchased a camera tripod for 0.99$, with 18.99$ shipping charges. Still, I got years worth of work out of it, and it's still good to go, but I don't have a camera to put on it anymore. Maybe one day!

@christianselig they are experts on the Bait-and-Switch.

That said, a lot of online stores are just as bad, including Phone Carriers.

@christianselig you definitely got what you paid for.

@spitfire On Aliexpress? Normally it's a nightmare/not worth it

@christianselig It may be different elsewhere, but in Poland all I need is to open a return, and they generate a pre-paid shipping label I can use to return it. Most of the time I get a refund right after I drop it off at a parcel shop (instead of a few days later when it reaches their warehouse).

@spitfire Shipping back to China from North America isn't particularly cheap, and if it gets lost they're not fun to deal with

@christianselig It used to be the same here, but now they’re providing a pre-paid return label so it does not cost me a thing. It is also shipped to a local warehouse (in my country) first. Check it, maybe it has changed for you as well.

@spitfire oh dang that’s awesome! Okay thanks for the heads up I’ll check!

@spitfire Yeah looks like mine works its way down to about 80-100W eventually

@spitfire oops replied to the wrong post lol sorry

@christianselig they knew if there’s anyone who would love a legless tripod it’s you

@rooster @christianselig This still makes me flinch every time I see it.