[lysace]

I still like to buy my cheap and esoteric Chinese stuff from Amazon. It's a good balance of not-too-slow-delivery and not-too-expensive for very specific stuff. And it's easy to return if it doesn't work.

Example last purchase: An optical SPDIF/TOSLINK to 3.5 mm DAC box (5V/USB-powered) to put behind the TV with a broken/very low quality audio output. It was about $15 including 25% VAT. Probably like $5 on Aliexpress, but I didn't want to wait 6-8 weeks.

Never really buy anything for more than $50 from them though. And never anything containing Li-Ion batteries.

[homarp]

In Europe, most of Aliexpress delivery is 10 days (except during Chinese New Year).

[pyreko]

It's a bit longer in Canada (probably 3-4 weeks is what I usually see), but interestingly sometimes they're faster than Amazon-shipped stuff despite the former shipping from China.

[lysace]

I think that varies a lot by country/national post service?

[brunoarueira]

I guess so, in Brazil some deliveries arrives after 15 days, but it's that after the government increased taxes on products wanting any company which delivers to be legal compliant.