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80% Off Sale! The 2024 AliExpress 11.11 Sale is kinda Insane

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Any way to save money in these current times is something worth talking about! Held annually on November 11, this is AliExpress’s biggest sale of the year and celebrates Singles’ Day with global participation and discounts of up to 80% across electronics, fashion, and home goods. It can be thought of as the Asian equivalent of the US Black Friday sales.

This year, the AliExpress 11.11 SALE will start at 00:00:00 11th Nov. 2024 PST and ends at 23:59:59 18th Nov. 2024 PST

Tips to Maximize Savings

  • Coupons and Cashback: Coupons are available through AliExpress’s Coupon Center. More below.
  • Flash Deals and Limited Offers: Flash deals offer deep discounts but can sell out quickly.Bookmark specific items and set reminders if AliExpress offers them. Also check store pages, as many of the bigger brand stores have flash deals and giveaways at specific times. See a list of brand-name stores below.
  • Compare prices: be sure to check prices against local upcoming sales at local stores Harvey Norman, Kogan, JB-HiFi, Amazon and others. Ali is mostly useful for obscure items and items that are simply way overpriced locally.
  • Pre-sale Preparations: Add items to your cart early and monitor prices to ensure actual discounts during the sale. Some stores may raise prices before lowering them to create an illusion of larger discounts.
  • Shipping to Australia: Factor in the cost and time of shipping to Australia. Choose trusted sellers and review return policies, especially for high-value items.

AliExpress Coupon Codes

On top of any deal offered by the store, AliExpress itself offers an array of coupons. Make sure you get in early to snag the big ones. Check out the current coupon offers here. Some examples already on offer are

  • AUD $125 OFF – on orders over $780 code: 499D11
  • AUD $90 OFF – on orders over $550 code: 359D11
  • AUD $65 OFF – on orders over $450 code: 269D11
  • AUD $40 OFF – on orders over $280 code: 169D11
  • AUD $20 OFF – on orders over $150 code: 89D11
  • AUD $8 OFF – on orders over $60 code: 39D11

I say already on offer, as last year when I picked a new DJI Mini Pro 4, I scored a coupon code for $100 which was on top of the the already heavily discounted price. SO, keep your eyes open for coupon codes!

My experiences with AliExpress

I hate paying retail prices, you surely know that by now if you have been following this website since it started back in 2005. Not only do I hunt auctions for deals but also global sales. What makes Aliexpress attractive is the moderately priced and sometimes free shipping which I think is due to some weird postal laws where the developed countries’ postal service subsidises developing countries’ international post. Their quoted delivery times are usually overstated, mostly I have found items to arrive in around 3 weeks and I always try to use AliExpress Standard Shipping.

The problem with buying on AliExpress is obviously returns and after-sales. My experiences have been good but I carefully pay attention to AliExpess rules and seller conditions. I always take a screenshot of the page of the item I’m ordering for later reference.

In one experience where I ordered a 3-meter selfie stick for an Insta360 camera and received a 1.5 m version, the seller initially refused to do anything. I contacted AliExpress support and provided evidence from the sales page stating it should be a 3 m selfie stick and the next day the seller refunded. There was no need to return the goods either.

In another case, where the product was incorrectly described, the seller met me halfway and refunded 50% of the purchase price after help from the AliExpress team. Cancelling purchases seems easy too, if done so before any shipping takes place at least. Recently I mistakenly placed an order for a new Ace Pro 2 camera, I simply cancelled it in the APP and it took three days for AliExpress to do the refund and then 3 days for my bank to process it.

What I always try to do is to buy from trusted sellers. You can check their sales record and how long they have been selling to get some kind of idea. There is lots of junk and lots of questionably described items that should be avoided, but in between that are lots of true gems. I’ve also found Ali very useful for PC and phone parts, I recently purchased a replacement screen for the very computer I’m typing on right now. Locally I was quoted about $200 and found many on Ali for $115 with free shipping and it works fine with no issues. Recently I purchased two new LCDs for Xiaomi phones and they were cheap at $11 and $15 (US dollars), and the seller even gave a guide to fitting the screen. Otherwise, I would have junked both phones at local repair costs.

 

Brand Stores

There are lots of brand-name stores, some are genuine while there are many that try to imply they are official stores. It’s sometimes difficult to know. Here are some I’ve purchased from and found to be genuine

  • Insta360 Official Store – they make the popular Insta360 One X4 360 Camera and Ace Pro Action Camera.
  • Lexar Official Store – they make SD cards and are the recommended supplier for DJI products, or at least that’s what my drone came with.
  • Kingston World Official Store – they make all kinds of PC memory and SD cards
  • Walking Way Official Store – they make super affordable camera accessories
  • Zhiyun – the maker of Crane, Cinepeer, and Weebill camera gimbals
  • FeiyuTech – another popular manufacturer of camera gimbals such as the Scorp
  • Orico – makers of USB hubs, portable SSDs, network gear etc.
  • UnionSine – makers of PC storage gear, external hard drives etc.
  • Lenovo – the well-known PC, tablet and laptop manufacturers

 

 

 

Authored by

Rod L'Huillier

Rodney is the developer of AuctionFinder, with over 30 years experience in the auto trade working with Ford Motor Company, and later in I.T. He is a motor mechanic by trade who greatly enjoys restoring the value in used items and returning them to service. He did this for several years, purchasing used cars from Pickles and Manheim auctions, in both Melbourne and Brisbane, carrying out repairs, and finding new homes for them. In his mid-years, he studied Computer Science at the RMIT, and dabbled in buying bulk lots of computers at auction and sending them out to new homes via local marketplaces.