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I FINALLY downloaded the taobao app. I wouldn't say it's amazing, but the review and comment culture on Taobao is SO much better than on Lazada.
In general, Chinese product listings are quite dodgy looking and extremely posed. Sometimes I'd want to see how a certain driveshaft is set up for the kitchen mixer paddle, but the product shots don't show the kemaluan inside the mixing bowl.
The review photos and text however, are extremely informative. While there is still a certain confirmation bias (seeing the good you want to see in your investment/purchase), it is still a very good resource.
I had thought the main hurdle would be searching for products. Eg, if i want a pressure cooker and I don't know the name, do I need to use google translate, and copy the chinese word for "pressure cooker" into the search bar? Surprisngly no. You can type in English and it still shows the results that DO NOT have english names/listings. Seems the search function is built with a translation tool. Nifty.
if you can search in Chinese characters you can find still lower prices, and I use the photo search a lot too
Oh cool, I'll try that later. Thanks!