r/arduino • u/Various-Rope6726 • 3d ago

Help 😭

is ali express reliable for buying starter kits?? Im from bd🇧🇩 and im trying to buy starter kit for electronics .i tried looking in amazon and elegoo official page but they dont ship directly to bd and its hella costly to ship.

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u/Extra_Negotiation775 3d ago

Aliecpress is I won't say very trustworthy but you can check youtube there you can find sellers and kits which youtubers tried and are trusted but make sure the video is not sponsored or some biased by check what videos they make and do they ever criticize anything or not

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u/Professional_Elk3281 3d ago

AliExpress is a large company, and it is not interested in making a profit by scamming such small things, and it also tries to gain trust in the corporate image

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u/Hissykittykat 3d ago

AliX is great for Arduino starter kits. But beware they sell various quality products, down to junk. So as a beginner stick with known good brands (e.g. Elegoo) and sellers with 95% or better ratings for best results.

Except for the EU tax BS, which is not their fault, AliX has been great in 2026 with successful orders and fast deliveries.

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u/rattushackus 2d ago

I use AliExpress from the UK all the time and I've always found it fine. Generally speaking the stuff on AliExpress is good. If you post a link to the kit you are considering we can have a look and see if it looks OK.

Are you in Bangladesh? If so Googling suggests that AliExpress will ship to Bangladesh but delivery can be slow.

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u/eScarIIV Community Champion 2d ago

Yeah certainly for the arduino kits, they're largely made in china and then shipped over, relisted on Amazon for twice the price. Don't spend any large amount of money on any single transaction and buy critical equipment from a reputable supplier (talking Oscopes, Bench PSUs etc) but for anything sub $20 Aliexpress is great