From its name you’d think Light In The Box was some sort of lamp store. In fact, it’s a e-commerce business that sources products direct from wholesalers in China and sells them to consumers in 50 countries around the world. Light In The Box’s price is the same no matter what country you shop from.
Being gadget lovers, we have a special fondness for Light In The Box’s electronics section. Some of the products there are Chinese versions of Western items. Like the phone in the photo to the right. It isn’t an iPhone. It’s a hiPhone. The touchscreen on this phone isn’t quite as fluid as it is on its Apple counterpart and it doesn’t sync up with a Mac as well. On the other hand the hiPhone has some advantages over the iPhone: it can accommodate two SIM cards at once, it is unlocked (eg. doesn’t require an contracts or specific service providers) and best of all it costs only US$80!
Other electronics at Light In The Box don’t have any direct counterpart to a product in your home country. There are all sorts of Chinese designed MP3 players (that ship for free through this Spot Cool Stuff link) and cell phones, for example, that you won’t find anywhere else. This makes Light In The Box a great source for gifts—it’s easy to select an item you can be certain your giftee doesn’t already have.
At the other end of the spectrum, Light In The Box sells items that are identical to those found in, say, America, Austria or Australia. At Light In The Box you can buy a Mac Laptop for around 30% less than you could at your locally. The Mac bought in your local Apple store is made in China too, Light In The Box simply by cuts out the middle man.
But there’s more to Light In The Box that gadgets. The store has an impressive selection evening gowns and wedding dresses. A formal dress of the sort that, you know, you might actually wear costs as less as $50 at Light In The Box. There’s also a large selection of home items (faucets, for instance), fashion apparel, jewelry and sporting goods.
Browsing through the items on Light In The Box might not be quite the adventure and bargain offered by markets in China. But it isn’t far off.
Specification Brand Crest Material Metal: Steel; Handle: ABS+PE Dimensions 27.30 X 20.10 X 6.50 CM Shipping Weight 1.45 KG Set Includes 5X100Screwdriver 2pcs 6″ Wire Cutter 1pc Electroprobe 1pc 8″ Wrench 1pc Extra Long Ball 5pcs Tape 1pc 0.25kgClaw Hammer 1pc Adhesive Plaster 1pc Cutter 1pc Flashlight 1pc Colorful Vacuum Forming Box 1pc Feature1. Famous tool brand in China, and cooperate with large companies in USA and European, these make us confident in providing suitable tools for you.2. All of our tools can be used for many years due to their structure and high quality material.3. We study human engineering for many years and all of our tools are designed to fit human beings.
Specification Brand Cozzy Set Include 1 duvet cover, 1 fitted sheet, 2 Pillowcase Material Description 210 thread-count, 100% cotton Actual Dimension 200cm*230 cm(Duvet cover); 230cm*245 cm(Fitted sheet);48cm*74 cm( Pillowcase) Washing Method Washable Shipping Weight 2.8 kg FeatureHigh quality fabric material and filling material make sure the bedding items perfect for you.Fashion designs by Famous designers, your selections will be elegant bedding collections.All of our bedding items are ready in our warehouse and can be shipped out in 7 days.Bedding Size GuidePlease kindly note that this is just a standard size guide for customer reference. Please look carefully about the actual dimensions before you make a decision.
Sure, goods from China are more variable than in local stores. But to get a real high quality product – is not so easy. A lot of factors should be discovered first: who is a manufacturer or supplier, what people speak about that goods (f.e about China mobile phone) and so on.
After thinking it over – you may get a real HQ item for very attractive price.
T-Mobile service in the USA .
if i purchased a phone from light in the box can i use it on a plan (METRO PCS) here in the states? will all the functions work?
The phones from Light In The Box will work with any GSM service provider, GSM being the system that virtually every service providers uses . . . except in the U.S.A. and Japan.
Metro PCS does NOT use GSM so Light In The Box phones won’t work with them. They will work with T-Mobile and AT&T.