I think the AE stores send bulk shipments to overseas countries to some receiving companies. I have never received any shipment directly from China, the shipments I get (in US) always show a return address from New Jersey, California, Kentucky..., but never directly from China. I wonder if some AE stores stock certain items with those receiving companies for faster delivery.Here’s my Ali logistics head scratcher. A very minor one in the grand scale of things, but still slightly puzzling.
I ordered a HiBy DAP from the HiBy official store on Ali on 11/11, within the first half-hour of the event starting. The order says “7-day delivery.”
I ordered the RW3000 from NiceHCK’s store the next day. The order says “Fast delivery.”
I got a text message earlier today telling me to pay customs and duties for the RW3000. The DAP exceeds the personal de minimis as well so I was expecting to pay for that first. But somehow the RW3000 seemed to progress through customs more quickly.
Edit: When I check my AE orders, they always show “leaving warehouse”, “leaving country”, “cleared customs” type of messages, so they are shipped from China, but as mentioned the shipments must go to a receiver in the US which forwards my purchase to my home.
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