How To Start Importing Goods From AliExpress Without Stress (Lecture 2)

HOW to START IMPORTING GOODS TO NIGERIA WITHOUT STRESS (LECTURE II) BY DORTIYE 

Welcome to our second tutorial on the importation, ( Visit Online shopping Lecture one ). From your comments, it is obvious the post is very interesting and educating and I’m glad you appreciate my effort. I was waiting for my goods to arrive before posting, so I can send pictures of the hair I bought and how well packaged they came through DHL but I had to resume work (I got a job recently with INEC, through God’s Favor) in Bayelsa and the address I used in shipping the goods is my port Harcourt Address, hopefully, I will send the pictures when I get to Port Harcourt. 

Back to the business of the day. 

In this post, I will take you through the process of registering on www.aliexpress.com so those who are haven’t registered will do so ASAP and also the basics of using aliexpress. 

Let’s Go…. 
The first thing you need to do is to open an account with aliexpress.com by typing www.aliexpress.com to on your browser. After filling in all your details to the space provided, you will see the following message: 

“Congratulations! you have successfully joined aliexpress. 
All you need to do now is to log in to your email address to confirm the link being sent by aliexpress.com 

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SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT AND CHEAP PRODUCT. 



For you to buy goods on this portal, you need to know how to search for the product you want to buy and you need to know how to compare the price of one seller to another so that you can go for the one who offers the best and better price. 

You also need to know how to search for the seller who will ship your product free to your Nigerian home address and also need to know how to select a seller who has a lot of review 1.e Recommendation from their buyer. 

Let assume, you want to buy a  14inch laptop. Here is how to search for it. 
Once the webpage is opened, you will see

“I AM SHOPPING FOR” click on it and type 14inch laptop and press ENTER. You will find varieties of `14inch laptop. 


Click on Top-Rated to see Supplier with the highest Rating; Any seller that has 100 percent feedback is a good seller and you can buy from him or her. Moreover, any rating that is between 95 percent and above, they are a good and reliable seller. You can deal with them. 


Before buying any of them, you need to click on it and see the review of other customers. 
Once you are through with your research, you can click on BUY NOW!!! 
But Make sure to chat with the supplier before buying to be sure the product is still in stock, and also to adjust the price if the need be. 



HOW TO TRACK SHIPMENT AND CONFIRM DELIVERY 



After buying goods from this portal, the seller will send you a tracking number either by DHL, EMS, FedEx, Honk post, China hair post etc…. It depends on the method he used to ship out your product…But DHL is the fastest… 

Once you receive your tracking number (which you will receive an email) all you need to do is to go to the website where the seller instructs you to track your goods. If the seller uses Dhl to send out your goods All you need to do is to go to www.dhl.com enter the tracking details sent to you and track your goods. 

WHAT IS ESCROW AND HOW CAN IT PROTECT YOU WHEN YOU ARE SHOPPING ON THIS WEBSITE…. 

Escrow is a third party arrangement that serves as a protection for the buyer and the seller….. Whenever you shop on this shopping website, your money will be held by escrow and they will release the money to the seller once you receive your product in good condition…


In short, your money will not be released to the seller if you don’t receive your goods in good condition because they are there to protect you….So, you don’t need to scare about the genuineness of the website…I have used them time without number and they are real…


Another benefit of this website is that, If you order for goods from any seller and you found out that the seller did not deliver what he or she promised, you can return the goods and they will credit your credit card with the equivalent amount… That’s just it…



HOW TO AVOID CUSTOMS DUTIES ( IF YOU DON’T KNOW THIS  SECRET, YOU WILL BE PAYING HEAVILY WHENEVER YOUR GOODS ARRIVE IN NIGERIA 



If you are buying a product worth $500 or more, You will need to pay customs duties, Because when your goods arrive in Nigeria, the customs officer will seize your goods and you will need to pay them in order to release your good to you. 

When you have paid for the product, just tell the supplier to devalue the price, If you are buying a product worth $500, you need to tell them to devalue it to $250 or Less in order to avoid customs duties you can also tell them to declare it as gift… (You can see that chatting with the supplier is very important). 

I think I should stop here for now. Thanks for reading and please forgive my grammatical, I’m an Economist, not an English Teacher. Lol 

Keep the Questions rolling in. 

DORTIYE

 

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107 thoughts on “How To Start Importing Goods From AliExpress Without Stress (Lecture 2)”

  1. Thanks dortiye for this lecture, pls when tracking your goods does it show the different location of the goods before it finally get to Nigeria? I don't understand this tracking thing, pls help

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  2. Dortiye darling. For a start, my hubster will pray for you and I will send you recharge card for this free knowledge you hear?
    I've been waiting for this part 2 and have already penned/planned much with the hubster. Thank you, Ese gan, Sannu, Imeela, Graziemille la mia amica. Buon domenica

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  3. Sometimes it is. But when compared to Nigeria price it is quite different. Like I said in previous post, u can negotiate with d supplier. Or search for other supplier with cheaper deal.

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  4. Wow. Thank u Debbie. Its my pleasure helping. It brings Me joy and satisfaction. Keep ur questions coming. I'll sure respond to all. Although sometimes I find it difficult commenting with my phone except with a laptop. But I sure will respond. Thx

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  5. Thanks so much for this lecture please when u say chatting with the supplier is there like an online chat thingy ? Or is communication by email?

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  6. Pls if you choose free shipping, can you also track your goods? And also how long does it take for the goods to arrive?

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  7. Dortiye please can you differentiate between pcs, lots and bundles when buying human hair. i'm considering buying and selling human hair but do not know these differences. I'd also appreciate if you could tell me any other thing i need to know about buying the human hair. I am also considering buying watches, but i heard items that have batteries would not be allowed by customs. Kindly clarify on this. DOes this affect watches?

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  8. Thanks Dortiye,
    How do you manage delivery when you shop from different sellers, do you use the same shipping company to ship, if you don't how do you co-ordinate this? Thanks

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  9. Thanks for the lecture.Pls,does it mean there's not going to be a tracker if you want 2use free shipping (like honkpost,chinapost)? 2)How do I check feedback? 3) Let's say I want to order a laptop and its 450 dollars,is it dat exact amount that will be on my master card? As in,is that the amount I will put in my account? Is it possible to order using blackberry? Lastly,do I have to register with dhl before my goods can be delivered,becos u said if its free shipping,it comes late?Thanks and God bless.
    ADEYANJU

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  10. you are welcome. when you get to the seller you are buying from, if the seller is online you will see "CHAT NOW" click on it, you will be asked to sign in. it is a live chat between you and the supplier. as for me I use ALISUPPLIER application I downloaded from aliexpress to enable me chat with the supplier anytime an also leave offline messages. I hope this helps?

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  11. U can pay in any amount into the account… but what if you pay the exact amount into the account and the exchange rate is higher than expected? the thing is no matter how much you have in your account. only the specific amount you are to purchase your product will be deducted from the account. so no fear

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  12. sometimes the post office workers will deliver to your doorstep. but most times they will call u to come pick it from their office. and yes you can track the goods. but the tracking wont be as detailed as that of DHL

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  13. it was posted here some days ago, just search for previous post and you will see everything. also read the comments for questions and their answers. thank u

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  14. Let me give guys a my TRACKING CODE for hair I purchased shipped by DHL, although the goods have been received in my house. but you can see details of the countries the goods travelled thru b4 getting to me in Nigeria.

    Code: 5289761164
    website: http://www.dhl.com
    when the site is open you will see a space, type in the tracking code and you will see details of my goods

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  15. To track goods using free shipping, i'll also give out my goods im expecting. I ordered using Singapore post and another Honk post. Feel free to log in and check them.

    website: http://www.17track.net
    tracking code: RF190958776SG and RT204049336HK

    when the site is opened you will see a space, put in the my tracking code and see what it looks like.

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  16. I ordered four product from different seller. they where all shipped differently from different shipping company. two where shipped differently via dhl while the other two where Singapore post and honk post respectively. but the point is all your goods will be shipped differently if you are buying from different store. except you use third party company which I will explain in next lecture.

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  17. I think Pieces is just the price of one hair, lots is the price of hair with different length e.g 14, 16, 18 & 20. while bundles re price of hair of the same length but more than one. e.g length 20, 20, 20 ,20.

    you can buy watches and ship to Nigeria without stress.

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  18. Thanks 4d reply! U are blessed! Pls,which is better___ FREE SHIPPING OR USING DHL OR OTHERS LIKE EMS. INFACT WHAT WOULD U ADVICE.THANKS

    ADEYANJU

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  19. pls explain this to me_State/Province/Reg, City Code and Postal Code.I saw dis when i ordered for a laptop.pls u can use ur place as an example to get a better understand1ng.
    yetunde

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  20. Thank a lot dee! Ur post has really encourage,jst order 4 some jewelries, an everytin was worth 57 dollars on free shipping ,wld I be having any problems with custom

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  21. Hey peeps,one of my items came in today, I got a text that I have something to pick up at the post office so I called the number and I went for the item. I was asked for the photocopy of my Idcard. Then d lady was telling me I have to drop 500box,I come dey wonder,no be free shipping I do? Abi I look like person wey she fit use gbajue for.. She said for every pickup,na 500box.. I still have like 24 items am expecting o.. Has anyone gone to pickup stuffs from post office b4?. I wonder why I have to go to d post office sef, my office to the post office is like 3mins walk o. Nigeria and corruption.

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  22. After trying to order for phone,it gave me a range price from 129-139 us dollars.Will I chat to know the particular price? Thanks

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  23. God bless you dee. Pls when you see a price range eg 123-200 how much is the exact price? Also when you pay for the goods how do you know the price for delivery? Is it the seller that will tell you or you go to the website? Also will you pay for delivery at the time you pay for the goods or whe the goods arrive Nigeria thanks

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  24. good evening sis dortiye, sent you a mail earlier. pls my questions are
    1.how do I make use of my token , what I saw on d sites demo was requesting for d 3 digit at d back of atm card and account number.I would prefer using d token generated number, so pls shed more light.
    2.how can I get free dhl shipping cos most of them put a price on it.
    3. if am using Dhl or any other shipping mode will they still deliver to the post office?
    Thank you.BM

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  25. DHL is better than free shipping or other shipping companies. but with Dhl u will have to pay, but if u have the patience u can use free shipping and be sure ur goods will get to you

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  26. Wow that so good to hear. wish u all the best. congratulations but note that if it is free shipping u need the patience.

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  27. Don’t make this mistake, please…
    Never enter 234 as the ZIP code for Nigeria. +234 is Nigeria’s international phone dialing code. (Whenever you’re required to enter a ZIP code, simply use 110001, 23401, or 00176.)

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  28. yes please. go ahead and chat with the supplier. please make sure the phone is 3G enabled o, else I head it will hardly work in Nigeria. I don't kno much abt phones cos I haven't ordered any. good luck

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  29. lets assume you are buying Peruvian hair. immediately u choose the length u want, the price is automatically calculated for u plus the shipping cost of the courier service. you are paying for shipping and the product together. u are not paying shipping separately and the product separately. infact u have no direct dealings with the shipping company, u only deal with them is to pick up ur goods, or have it delivered at ur home.

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  30. if u read lecture one, u will see where is stated :gtbank is giving me tough time. just simply call G-connect i.e the phone number written in document giving to u. call them and ask any question they will be willing to help.

    when u open aliexpress page, on the search bar, type e.g DHL free shipping laptop, u will see a list of them.
    if you are using dhl the goods will be delivered directed to the address u used when u signed up with aliexpress. but if u use free shipping like china post or honk post, the goods will be shipped to the post office nearest to you. but when using free shiping make sure you postal address is correct. good luck

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  31. mama ije. Congrats.. please o don't start giving them 5h from now else it will be a normal routine. u can give them 2h for recharged card. if not you 24 items yet to arrive u will pay 5h X 24. congrats

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  32. Gpd bless U̶̲̥̅̊ Dee,pls Çα̲̅ŋ i use BB fφя̩̥̊ D̶̲̥̅̊Į̸̸̨Ƨ̷ transaction cos i don't Hλ√ƺ a laptop Tanks.EPHY

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  33. Thanks so much DEE. U said above dat if using DHL d goods will be shipped directly 2 my doorsteps but if using free shipping it will be shipped 2 my post office. My question is how do I now include my post office addy on aliexpress? Or is it by d postal code I put on my profile dat will determine d post office it will be sent 2? For instance my postcode is 100263(thanx 2 d link u gave above). Pls elaborate more on dis?
    Anoda thing is do I also need 2 trace d post office and inform dem abt wat I'm expecting? Hope u get what am asking. Thnx dear

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  34. You dont need ur post office address, just include ur correct postal code, d goods will be sent to a post office nearest to u. You dont ve direct dealings with the post office until ur goods arrive n u re called to come pick it up.

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  35. Yes you can. Myself I use Tecno phantom to do most of my trabsactions. Just make sure u use the web version instead of mobile version so as to ve clearer view.

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  36. Hi sis dortiye, pls help me clarify these:country code, area code and local number. I want to be sure I filled it right before proceeding.
    Thanks BM.

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  37. hi sis dortiye, pls help me clarify this; country code, area code, local number. I don't want to make mistakes.
    Thanks for the help. BM

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  38. Congrats Mama Ijebu, which shipping company did u use and how many days did it take before u got delivery

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  39. Thanks Dee for ur tutorial. Aunty Eya, pls link the first tutorial to this post so it can be easy for us to navigate both lessons and pls do so for subsequent tuturials. God bless u.

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  40. Dee thanks, owo lowo ijebu. Dey wan just use am for me,dem never jam.

    Anon, I used china free shipping and that took like 22days,dats like 3 weeks. The rest never reach sef, I think this seller is kinda fast sha.

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  41. Dee darling, pls am a novice on this weave matter and I need one. What do you think I go for? I heard some turn spongy after a short while too. Thnks

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  42. Thanks for this babe. Pls which is the best hair so far from ur experiemce and which seller do U buy from the most i.e ur most trusted seller. For the hair, I want long curly hair of 16, 18, 20, 22 inches. Sorry, I am just lazy to research and it has been confusing so far. Thanks dear.

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  43. Pls for someone who lives on stadium road ph, what's the postal code? I checked that site but cudnt find. Thanks babe

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  44. As for me o, I ordered from aliexpress march 2012 and my goods weren't delivered up to date. Some suppliers are fraudulent. Be warned. Dee, pls tell them, not all suppliers are genuine.

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  45. I used my gtb ATM card. After adding to cart,u will then select payment method, my arm card has Master card written on it so I selected master card and provided all the information they ask on my card..I used d normal naira savings account. It just deducted the equivalent of the dollar amount from my account.#lobatan.

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  46. Na wa o, I received a parcel 2day, d dude brought it 2 my office and also asked 4 500naira, I was shocked cos I have never been asked 2 pay custom duties b4…I guess they figured out that is a way 2 make money from us.

    I am also expecting more goods, mine also took just 18days.
    But the others just left the port @ belgium on d 15th even if they were all shipped same day.

    @ the person asking if u can see d different location, yes dear, you can..just go goggle and search 4 china air mail tracking…the site seems like tracking-chinapost bla bla bla..u can den select ur shipping method and put in ur tracking number….u will see the location of ur goods…do u know that naija tracking works too? Yea, goggle nipost tracking..u will see ur goods and the location if it has entered naija else it would be blank.

    #epistlebybebe

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  47. No.

    Pcs is a wrap-like saying 100grams…most times we fix 3wrap/pcs

    Lot us a group of pcs…most times a lot has 3pcs and dats 4 a full head.

    Bundle is a group of lot.
    1bundle can have 5lots,while 1 lot has 3pcs meaning a bundle has 15pcs-pieces

    Also note dat a lot can have different lenghts.

    1pcs is not full hread but 1lot might b.
    Check carefully 4 hair, its tricky…sum pcs r 50grams n sum 100grams.
    Shine ur eyes

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  48. pls check the previous post on importation. in as much as the lecture is free you ve to help yourself. if you are too lazy to research for something that will benefit you, then im sorry to say, u are not ready.

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  49. Hello Dani, help urself by going thru the first lecture, then come to the second lecture and you will ve great knowledge and ask questions I will gladly answer. but if u haven't read thru the previous post, please do and also read the comment asked and the answers I provided. thank u

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  50. UPDATE ON MY HAIR

    I just received the hair I bought. I bought UNPROCESSED Peruvian Virgin Body Wave hair 16, 16, 18, 18 inches for $150 which was about 25,000 naira. I also bought PROCESSED Peruvian Body wave 6pcs of 16inches for $56 which is about 9500.

    Now here is my review.
    I opened the well packaged Virgin hair I bought for $150 and OMG( Oh My God) the hair was beautifully and carefully made (lol). the hair was extremely soft, no shedding not a single one and the length was ok.

    The Second hair almost made me cry. the hair shed so much, smells bad, infact the hair was close to being a disaster (but what was I expecting $56) lol.

    anyways that's the risk in this biz. I sold the $150 hair for $306 which is 50k. and I sold the 6pcs lugubrious looking hair for $73 while I bought it $56 profit of just 2k plus.

    will upload pix of the hair in my next Lecture.

    im not trying to scare you o, just what you to know that even the supposed expert sef dey fall.

    good luck

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  51. Hello dee,
    My question is, can the quantity of the orders be negotiated too and for stuff like shoes and bag, do we just believe wat they say in the "description". Am a bit worried abt the genuineness of the material they use

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  52. Pls when using the UBA africard u talked about in ur first lecture to pay for the goods,under which type of payment will it fall into.I mean what kind of card is it e.g visa,master card.tanx

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  53. Bebe for real? Did u give them? Me I no give them o. I told them I have more items coming that make dem no worry dem go dey see more of me. I will probably wait for my item to pile up at the post office b4 going for it.

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  54. I believe the type of card would be written on it. Check d card with you, do u see mastercard or Visa card or do u see both. If u see both then it means u can select any of the payment method.

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  55. PLEASEEEEEEEEE,Someone in the house should help me with this using Ogun state as an example oooooo,abeg u.
    zip/postal code,state/province/Reg, Tel; country code-city code- telephone nos,( for Tel,it was telling me "Please enter Numbers and/or hyphens "-" and/or forward slashes "/" ) and finally mobile.
    Thanks ,pls help a sister ooooo

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  56. Pls assuming I do not ve either a master or visa or any other card compatible with the purchase can I use someone else's own card of course with the person's permission to pay.

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  57. Dee, which vendor did you buy the good hair from pls? What's the difference btw processed and unprocessed hair pls?. btw Brazillian and Peruvian, which is better from experience? Thanks

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  58. Sorry for d delay, I ve been so busy.
    1. the store I bought d last hair from http://www.aliexpress.com/store/423054
    2. Processed hair is human hair mixed with chemicals and it has a short lifespan while unprocessed hair is not chemical hair. with processed hair get colours like colour 30, etc. but unprocessed hair usually comes in natural color e.g 1b

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  59. Thanks Dee for all ur efforts.
    For those asking about their postcodes, I think its safer to go to the post office to get your post code. I found out that the code I was given in the post office is quite different from what I got from the Nipost site for my location; It may not be so for all locations though.
    Also, their is an Alieexpress App, go to the site to download Alieepress mobile app, its works only in Andriod devices.
    Dee stated she uses a Phantom, so even for that Alisupplier App she mentioned earlier, I still think it can only work for Andriod devices too.
    Hope this helps….. BB users take note lol

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  60. Dee pls I want 2 understand how u buy ur human hair. When u say 4 bundles does that mean u use all 4 on ur hair? Pls elaborate. Thanx b…

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  61. Please i have question i have been trying to select some things to buy and i always chose free delivery but when i pick the product it always adds a delivery charge…….please can some one advise me what i need to do to remove the delivery charge because i can chose 3 shirts from the same supplier and it will charge me delivery on each shirt.

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  62. Pls which vendors do u buy quality hair from and when can I buy to get best price on the item and shipping?

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  63. Thanks for ur information, remain ever bless, pls my question is! Can I use any other bank like, diamond visa anD UBA master card? Or must it be UBAAFRICA and Gt bank

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  64. Please this post must resurrect o and aunty dee pls answer my questn…am trying to buy 10shoes of $10 from same seller and trying to use d dhl shipping but mehn d total for shipping became $1096 while d goods itself is $100 in total,how does one now sell to make reasonable profit fa..since u use DHl too is there a way to avoid that much cost? Please reply

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  65. i placed an order on the 4th of march there about. i tracked one of them and discovered it was at NGPHAR and there was attempted delivery. how do i locate the office for pick up

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  66. Whenever I get to the part where am suppose to enter my shipping address it keeps telling me engineers are working on it and won't be able to display,…..what can I do…please reply

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  67. For me, my order' status started showing delivered to "Amadi Chioma" within 5 days of shipment to Port Harcourt whereas I have not received it and I used China Post. Meanwhile the name I used is "Amadi Chioma City" wondering if it has been delivered to a wrong person.But if that is possible won't they confirm other details before delivering it to a recipient ?

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  68. Pls………… need help, who has successfully ordered
    goods from ALIEXPRESS.COM using (Seller's
    Shipping Method) pls need somebody to explain
    how i can receive my goods here in Nigeria.

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  69. Thank you so much for this I have been trying to import goods for so long without success. This nailed it for me. I would like to be in touch with you please kindly send me a mail too.bukolawosanya@gmail.com.
    Someone hinted me about how he imports from China without paying a dime until he has taken delivery of the goods and that shipping takes 2days for express and 6days for normal shipping do you know anything about such please?

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  70. Good evening my family stay in port Harcourt. I want to send things for them through aliexpress but free shipping. I don't know where it can be sent to that it will get to my family. I mean address in port Harcourt.

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