Before shopping online, you gotta activate your ibanking or phone banking services and have a valid address.
Oh and they don't have English versions.
1. Taobao.com
- The most famous and visited website in China, you can find ANYTHING there.
- Owned by the Alibaba group
- Sells EVERYTHING, its so scary and i suspect they have a website for selling human organs (just kidding...)
- Tmall is like a shopfront, has better quality goods but more expensive
- Largely depends on the reviews for good and reliable products
- Most products deliver for free to your area, delivery time varies
2. Yihaodian.com
- Sells groceries in the beginning but now expanded to selling almost every household items.
- Well known for its good quality goods.
- Has a delivery fee for most items but will be waived if total cost exceed a certain amount.
- Very fast and efficient (I ordered the night before at 9pm and I received it at 9am in the morning)
3. dianping.com
- Similar to Yelp, User reviews for almost every shop in China.
- Very very helpful in decision making.
4. 360buy.com or suning.com
- Famous for electronics and gadgets. I haven't use it yet.
5. ctrip.com
- Similar to Expedia or Zuji.
- The largest website in China for booking flights and accomodation, domestic and worldwide.
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