The ultimate guide to shopping on Taobao Singapore: Shipping methods, key phrases, GST and more

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When your teachers told you Chinese was the language of the future, they were right. Except that instead of reading the four great classical novels, we are mainly using the language to buy dirt cheap made-in-China products on Taobao. Taobao is known as the Amazon of China thanks to the fact that you can buy practically anything there, from wedding...

The easiest and fastest option is 官方直邮 - 空运 . It's best if you are only buying one or just a handful of items, and want each seller to ship directly to your doorstep.Cheapest shipping method from Taobao

You should also know that Taobao has a habit of making life difficult for third party agents and in 2017 was involved in a spat with Ezbuy resulting in unfulfilled orders. Ezbuy still works most of the time but just take note that there is a risk. The main reason the majority of Singaporean Taobao users shop on the site is for the low prices. So, if you don't like paying a cent more than you have to, you might prefer to buy on Taobao directly or purchase an Ezbuy Prime membership.ezShip

There are more furniture and homeware shops on Taobao than you'll ever find in Singapore, which makes it so much easier to find items to match your gothic boudoir or jungle-themed interior. Lazada is like Taobao lite — you get to shop for Taobao products in the comforting setting of the Lazada site.Lazada has one big advantage — a pro-shopper return policy, which makes dealing with Taobao lemons easy.Lazada's product range is much smaller, and you might also end up paying higher prices due to the lack of competition. Don't get me wrong, the stuff is still cheap, but it's not the absolute cheapest.

 

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