Ordering off Aliexpress? Advice?

[Spontaneous spinach]

Made a new order
Available to track on Cainiao , so post office?

 

[Spontaneous spinach]

It was standard shipping as that was the only option

 

[Bundu]

Made a new order
Available to track on Cainiao , so post office?

I hope yours works better than mine, that has been stuck at "linehaul office" since 28July.... I don't even know what it means

 

[Spontaneous spinach]

I hope yours works better than mine, that has been stuck at "linehaul office" since 28July.... I don't even know what it means
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Its most likely in Dubai/Singapore, from my previous orders it goes to those regions to handle slow mail stuff until its traceable on SAPO

Shockingly once it's with SAPO its quick to its destination

Your tracking number starts with ZA and ends with R?

 

[Bundu]

....

Your tracking number starts with ZA and ends with R?

No, AP??????????? or UG???????????MV

 

[Spontaneous spinach]

No, AP??????????? or UG???????????MV

Yeaaah post office , order something else to forget about this order which is the easiest method to cope

 

[Totempole]

No, AP??????????? or UG???????????MV

I also have one of thse UG?????????MV tracking numbers and it doesn't register on the SAPO global Track & Trace, although it claims that it's a Maldives tracking number.

Interestingly, I have a UV?????????UZ tracking number which claims to be Uzbekistan which tracks just fine and shows that it has arrived at the JNB sorting facility.

 

[Stephan Maritz]

Yeaaah post office , order something else to forget about this order which is the easiest method to cope

Haha true.

 

[Spontaneous spinach]

Oh boy speedaf is handling my package, let's see what surprise i will be receiving

 

[Menelik III]

First time buying from Aliexpress, no updates in over 3 weeks, is there any recourse or do I just wait for the delivery period to end on the 30th and just ask for a refund?

 

[Pegging]

First time buying from Aliexpress, no updates in over 3 weeks, is there any recourse or do I just wait for the delivery period to end on the 30th and just ask for a refund?View attachment 1930348

You can message the seller

 

[Menelik III]

You can message the seller

I did they said they also dont have any more information

 

[Bundu]

Yeaaah post office , order something else to forget about this order which is the easiest method to cope

So the ALI delivery date has passed.
I tried the 2 tracking numbers on the SAPO tracking page and the one number worked.
Parcel is at Tshwane sorting centre now....

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[Spontaneous spinach]

So the ALI delivery date has passed.
I tried the 2 tracking numbers on the SAPO tracking page and the one number worked.
Parcel is at Tshwane sorting centre now....

South African Post Office Track And Trace South African Post office Track and Trace

Get a refund if the date passed , free stuff

 

[sgs]

So the ALI delivery date has passed.
I tried the 2 tracking numbers on the SAPO tracking page and the one number worked.
Parcel is at Tshwane sorting centre now....

South African Post Office Track And Trace South African Post office Track and Trace

FYI, in case you haven't realised this yet: AP numbers are temporary. It means Cainiao hasn't yet handed your package to a delivery partner. Once it does, the tracking number quoted in AliExpress changes to something else, which indicates who will deliver it (like the UG???MV one which is obviously SAPO).

I've seen before that if you enter the AP number in Cainiao's own tracker (https://global.cainiao.com/) it will actually update and spew out the "real" tracking number, since the two are linked.

 

[Spontaneous spinach]

Yo guys

https://ccs.meililogistics.co.za/topay?WayBillNo=

Is legit payment link?

For future reference

Carplay/android auto module:
R1450 + free shipping

Meili Logistics import tax and stuff :
R475

 

[DarkStarMonday]

Yo guys

https://ccs.meililogistics.co.za/topay?WayBillNo=

Is legit payment link?

For future reference

Carplay/android auto module:
R1450 + free shipping

Meili Logistics import tax and stuff :
R475

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TAX looks normal for Electronic device ( around 20% ) then the standard delivery and clearance / handling fee our end.

I'm sure if you want it to go to the SAPO you can request the item bought online via a message to the seller.

Imile/SpeedAF/Buffalo are 3rd party clearance agencies - they charge a percentage for handling/licking/shaking/scanning and then the stock standard delivery fee ( AKA petrol in the car ) They were set up to speed the process up so people didn't have to wait 5 months for "screen guards" or whatever from Ali or Temu back in the day.

 

[Spontaneous spinach]

Link broken

TAX looks normal for Electronic device ( around 20% ) then the standard delivery and clearance / handling fee our end.

I'm sure if you want it to go to the SAPO you can request the item bought online via a message to the seller.

Imile/SpeedAF/Buffalo are 3rd party clearance agencies - they charge a percentage for handling/licking/shaking/scanning and then the stock standard delivery fee ( AKA petrol in the car ) They were set up to speed the process up so people didn't have to wait 5 months for "screen guards" or whatever from Ali or Temu back in the day.

I'm not complaining, its just reference for anyone curious and finds this thread in the future

Was just curious if that site is legit and I'm not getting my ass scammed.

 

[hellfire]

I really don't like that I can't pick shipping on that site.

 

[Spontaneous spinach]

Okay it seems legit