Groupon vs AliExpress - same products, not the same price?

kevinOB · Post by **kevinOB** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:26 pm

Hi,

I'm currently interested with this offer from Groupon https://www.groupon.fi/deals/gg-groupon ... ndising-fi
But I'm hesitating because those seem to be the same items that we can find on AliExpress, but those are much more cheaper.
If you look into the site you can find exactly the same colors and patterns, but the price is not the same...

How can we be sure it's not the same?
Is there any scam or something?

Thank you for your help!

Groupon: 15,30 EUR (instead of 32 EUR)

AliExpress: 6 EUR

http://www.aliexpress.com/af/retail-wom ... =y&catId=0
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Women-s- ... 79697.html

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332415 · Post by **332415** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 1:15 am

groupon will be the official product from wherever it is originally made, with proper quality and materials.

Aliexpress will be a cheap (as you see) knock-off (fake) version coming direct from China probably.

That's my experience with Aliexpress, at least. Go for cheap and cheap is what you'll get. I'd pay for the groupon one if I were you (though I admittedly havent looked over your aliexpress link)

kevinOB · Post by **kevinOB** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 11:25 am

thank you for your answer

I was wondering if the groupon items could come from the same China factories than AliExpress

onkko · Post by **onkko** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 3:02 pm

kevinOB wrote:thank you for your answer

I was wondering if the groupon items could come from the same China factories than AliExpress

Those could, probably not but who knows. Order both and tell us.

vitaliysh · Post by **vitaliysh** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 4:52 pm

Hm, sold by Groupon Goods Global GmbH. I wouldn't be surprised if it is exactly same stuff you can get on Ali just with Groupon markup.

rinso · Post by **rinso** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:21 pm

Those cheap products often come from the same factory but are produced with less stringent quality specs. (same product but more chance of a failed piece)

wayne1978 · Post by **wayne1978** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:57 am

I shall never buy clothes from Aliexpress. Prisma with 70% price off is my favorite. Do not buy health, hygiene,medicines,dental products, vitamins, prescription eye wear from Aliexpress. They are cheap and sell cheap quality goods. I buy rough nightwear for kids because they change sizes so often, buy short term toys, bought a nice white bulb from Dealextreme and so on.The plus point is that they often offer free delivery, so stay within €22 limit per one order for Tulli guys and you will enjoy shopping from Aliexpress. Its worth the experience if you are prepared to use low grade and low quality product.
Groupon will sell you genuine product just like most of other Finnish shops and it will be very high price compared to Aliexpress!

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