From time to time, I buy things on Aliexpress. I know better than to expect very much. I also, as a rule of thumb, stay well clear of things that need to be connected to the power grid. (Trying to avoid a fiery death caused by an exploding power supply and all that.)
I did try buying on Wish the other day and the experience was a mixed bag to put it mildly.
Keeping in mind that my expectations were quite low to begin with, I would summarize my impression as follows:
It's the 20th anniversary of the iMac. And I don't miss it one bit.
Back in the day, we copywriters used to work on iMacs G3 because our CEO liked to show new customers around, pointing out that everyone had an Apple.
What a progressive and creative gang we were...
The Macs crashed about 14 times a day, and the key combination for resetting PRAM is still in muscle memory.
Surfing wasn't really an option, since about a hundred people shared one low-speed Internet connection. (The high-speed connection was reserved for sending PDF files to the print shop.)
Fortunately, someone found a way to run Metal Slug (via MAME) and started a league.
Who needs computers. According to stock photographers (if there even is such a thing?) all writing of any value must necessarily be done via pen and paper. This is especially important when documenting technical procedures.
That's why we technical writers always release our first drafts on folded paper napkins. Only the final document may be published using high-quality beermats.