to be honest, aliexpress (and competitors like vevor) beat Amazon on price and quality for the cheap consumer goods that u think about buying locally.

Aye… On ali I can get a cheap cable for like a dollar, not to mention how easy it is to get free shipping there. Meanwhile at my local electronics shop, I’m looking at 6+. Like it’s ridiculous. I can have something flown to me from China for almost an order of magnitude cheaper??? Our economy is very silly.