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Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
Get your cat at least one dog toy. I've had several cats and though they did enjoy their cat toys, they would absolutely pick one of the dog's toys to steal, and they ADORED it even if it was obviously made for a dog. Like a stuffed toy duck that quacks when squeezed, that sort of thing.

Novelty is important. :colbert:

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Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
I can't say I love the recommendations I got from clicking some of these links. This looks INCREDIBLY uncomfortable for the woman.

:nws: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001296528855.html :nws:





Also the most disgusting thing I've seen in my life


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32825125334.html

That said, I love this:


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000130498760.html

And hate this:


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32882236931.html

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008

deong posted:

We posting weird aliexpress sex stuff?

:nms:https://m.nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005001840740155.html?:nms:

Oh god the NMS warning was not enough to prepare me I shouldn't have looked :cry:

it's a loving stuffed toy dog with a stuffed toy dog fleshlight

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
I love the flavors this one comes in - Golden Star, Daisy Touch, and Prickly Rose. Reminds me of scented candles.

:nws: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001565638820.html :nws:


Here's something ACTUALLY good that I just bought.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001963720125.html





it's a little notebook planner with a tiny popup space kitty :3: :3: :3:

Irukandji Syndrome fucked around with this message at 07:44 on Mar 14, 2021

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
I really can't justify more stuffed animals but these are so cute that I can't help but share them with someone :3:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32818602421.html



For some reason there's also a version with no stuffing which made me lose my poo poo laughing.



One of the reviewers said she chose the version without stuffing to store her tights in, which is a clever (if bizarre) use if I've ever heard one?

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
holy poo poo



https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001424314686.html

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008

Irukandji Syndrome posted:

Here's something ACTUALLY good that I just bought.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001963720125.html





it's a little notebook planner with a tiny popup space kitty :3: :3: :3:

This came in a few weeks ago and it's actually shockingly good quality, it matches the photos, and it's some kind of super-soft faux leather. Genuinely a really nice product for about $8 if you don't mind a few things being either in Chinese or poorly translated English - for example, here is the back of the planner.

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008

Imagined posted:

Mind? That makes it better.

For sure, but not everyone has good taste

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008

3D Megadoodoo posted:

Since when do turtles have fur?

furtles :colbert:

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
Are you sick of cellphones? Miss those old corded phones?



Do you love burgers?



Like, really love burgers?



Then maybe you are the target demographic for [Funny] Durable CB2 Novetly Juno Hamburger Cheeseburger Burger Corded Phone Novelty Really Telephone bread model phone Cute Gift!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32850304362.html

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
Can confirm, I also got a weird mail about needing to pick it up from the post office but it arrived to my house just fine. Guess that's just a thing that happens sometimes?

Gromit posted:

Thanks for posting this. I have a "niece" who's 18th is coming up soon and she has just started attending university. I'm always after unusual cat-related gifts for her and this looks perfect.
I hope she likes it :3:

coldpudding posted:

Oh god you have sent me down a rabbit hole of crazy novelty phones,
I want that skull phone so bad! I'm so disappointed it doesn't have any pictures of someone using it.


I went looking for a really cute burger pillow I saw, but it was out of stock. So Ali decided to turn my recommendations into Food Bedding Items. Let's have a look!


Tortilla blanket! https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001244451768.html


B...bread pillow! https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001237044856.html


Ramen blanket, with optional ramen packet pillow! https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001030091742.html


If your bed's bereft of pillows, no good fluff or things that billow in your midst... order a new Ritz :frog:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001149804841.html

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
More Ali time!

Loving these ripoff assorted stuffed animals. One of the Toy Story aliens, a naked Patrick, and... isn't that some girl from Night in the Woods?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000695779823.html

Sit on a flower's face while it screams! Seriously, it seems a little disturbing to sit on something that has its mouth open, even if it's a cartoon.


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33007757783.html

Guess what this is for, because it looks really disturbing at first glance! (Also lol two of the images are screenshots of ali reviews)

It's a mat for your dog, you put treats in the little pouches
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002280711384.html


I know these are for arts & crafts, but I love the idea of taking this to a knife fight.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001298536036.html

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
Ali Time!

I can see this being good as a cat or dog toy (the french fries are individual toys that come out), but the faces are kind of freaking me out.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000492762548.html

This is an iPhone case that is fully functional and no I'm not even a little mad I have an Android phone :mad:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000335713226.html

My attempts at finding light-up shoes for adults have led to my recommendations being poisoned with these shoes with laser eyes, which feel like some sort of meme

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000105492561.html

Holy poo poo

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000921255179.html

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
What's this about freebies? Is there somewhere to sign up for free stuff I'm missing?

Also, I got an email from Aliexpress that said "Remember that item you wanted? We may have found it!" and when I opened it up, it said "Hi [name]
searched jersey shore letter recently?"

So thanks. Thanks for that, Ali thread.

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
Hey, have you ever heard of Reborn dolls? You know, the creepy baby dolls that people paint to look like hyperrealistic babies then carry around like they're real infants?

GUESS WHAT ALI HAS :gonk:


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002220762486.html


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001163047869.html


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32886946538.html


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002351952506.html


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32813793245.html


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002400081199.html


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001999779246.html

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008

VictualSquid posted:

An NWS entry for the photoshop or not contest, I present you the gaming butplug:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001276029568.html

This is so loving funny. The little remote control. "Turn it to green again!" :xd:

Also yeah, I'm sure it's some LED skirt and not an actual photo of it being worn, but the implication of wearing this out in public and having a mysterious green light emanating from your butthole through your clothes... that's one way to be an exhibitionist, I guess?!

Great news: Ali is peak weird for me today.

Would you like to wear Dobby?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000793361466.html

How about some old people?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001658929946.html

Or the Predator?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002371650000.html

Meat?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001407101753.html

Corn?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33039406421.html

A harness for your guinea pig?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001364176981.html

How about a pig for your bathroom?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33028804105.html

A series of pig pillows for your bedroom?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32932260779.html

A Danny Depillow with sequins?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000066806218.html

A $1,500 customizable inflatable shark head?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001359909602.html

A much smaller, more reasonably priced shark head?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001286534459.html

Did you like the reborn dolls I posted earlier, but you thought these are just too human for me?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33008910388.html

Uh... whatever this is?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002040603629.html

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
I've bought a dodgy Chinese flash drive off eBay (same pool of sellers seemingly, you'll find a lot of Ali-esque stuff on there that is more mass-marketable) because I thought it was a cute design, and aside from being a bit slower than one you'd get off Amazon from a reputable brand, it worked well. Be ready for novelty flash drives to have trouble fitting into certain computers especially if you have things plugged in around it, though.

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008

Facebook Aunt posted:

Legal where? All the NAZI stuff is definitely illegal in Germany.

Nazi stuff? I don't see nazi stuff.





All I see here is WWII German Uniforms.

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002241605038.html


I'm not sure you're using that word right.

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008

flavor.flv posted:

I have added a punching (well, finger flicking) game to my little bookshelf arcade

Please post more pics of your cool rear end bookshelf arcade. Does that skee ball machine actually work!?

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008

wibble posted:

This seems to be all over Reddit and Twitter etc. Could this have just been stolen from whoever and has been listed on aliexpress? And you end up with something that looks nothing like it?

Yes. Often enough with knockoffs like this, they'll advertise with whatever it was stolen from and then in the description you can find a picture of the real thing. Take this random anime figure:



Scroll down a bit and oh, that looks a bit different.



In the case of the cat, the description reveals nothing, but going to the other listings (because of course there's a million listings of this "unique handmade product" with the same exact pictures), I found this:



Note the cheap material, undetailed body, and cartoony rear end mouth that looks nothing like the image being used to advertise it.

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008

Hirayuki posted:

Here's a new one: I received a "Your order has arrived!" and a "Are you satisfied with your order?" E-mail at my usual address, but concerning a :krad: zentai suit ordered by someone in Florida, where I am not. Is this one of the perks of the Diamond level? :iiam:

I would make sure someone didn't order that poo poo on your account. Check your credit card records for a few months back and Ali purchase history.

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
Happened upon this. Anyone familiar with Sailor Moon might notice it's a little... off.


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001989301845.html

It's sadly rare these days to find bootlegs where the colors and design are all hosed up instead of a bold 1:1 ripoff, so I had a look at their other items to see if I could find more. Sadly it was mostly mundane wall decals, but I did find, uh, this:


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002441765412.html

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008

yoloer420 posted:

Has anyone purchased plushies of any type from AliExpress? I'm scared of what they might be stuffed with.

I bought a giant stuffed Kirby for like $20 a couple years back and while I can't say I've opened it up to personally understand if it's full of asbestos, it is just as wonderful and squishy as you might expect from an American seller (who probably gets their plushies from China anyway).

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
A friend of mine was like "haha I wonder what kind of hellish toilet paper they sell on aliexpress" so I looked it up and it was just relatively boring stuff like Trump's face printed on 1-ply. But in the related, I saw... this.



Um.

It has directions for its use.



If you are allergic to pain, you should not beat it :colbert:

I legitimately thought it was some sort of BDSM sex toy at first, but then the related items are full of similar things all labeled for medicinal use of some kind:



I was like, "maybe this is just a weird back massager".



This feels kind of like something from Rick and Morty.







This is arguably the most ominous-looking one, while simultaneously still managing to look like a hosed up sex toy:





A lot of these seem to be connected to something called Gua Sha, a type of TCM where you scrape areas of the skin to "release unhealthy bodily matter from blood stasis within sore, tired, stiff or injured muscle areas to stimulate new oxygenated blood flow to the areas, thus promoting metabolic cell repair, regeneration, healing and recovery." It does not have any scientific basis that we're aware of and can potentially cause serious harm.

I don't want to sound sinophobic with any of this, don't get me wrong. I'm sure TCM has its uses, but I do feel like calling it Beating Stick and heavily implying you're supposed to beat someone with it until their pain tolerance maxes out is ill-advised.

Speaking of Gua Sha, found a stick.





It honestly doesn't look bad for scratching your back, but then there is this INCREDIBLY OMINOUS image that suggests heating it to 250 degrees celcius.



I hope that's just for sterilizing it :gonk:

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Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008

By popular demand posted:

I heard that in parts of Russia there's a tradition of whipping with tree shoots in public baths, supposedly it helps the blood circulation.

I wouldn't be surprised if mild flagellation as a folk remedy is practiced around the world as it's cheap and pain releases endorphins.

That said using a thick solid rod seems dangerous.

Most of these had product images showing they're pretty flexible, but yeah, there were a few solid rods in there.


Also hey everybody I found the most scream-inducing thing I've ever seen on Aliexpress! Like genuinely loving horrific!

That's right: it's 2/10/20 PCS Cotton Detox Tampons Medicinal Clean Yoni Pearls Traditional Chinese Medicine Vaginal Treatment For Women
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001107967448.html



You are supposed to jam these up against your cervix! That is what the instructions say!



That's right! Put loving frankincense in there! Hell yeah!



How long did you say to leave it in again?!



Oh sure okay just FOURTY EIGHT loving HOURS

Just in case anyone here isn't familiar, you're not supposed to leave a tampon in for more than 8 hours or you can get toxic shock syndrome.

I know Ali didn't come up with this poo poo, it was probably goddamn Gwyneth Paltrow again, but the idea of getting bootleg detox tampons off Ali makes it so much worse somehow.

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