Our method
Every China Shop guide starts from research already done across our publishing fleet — single-product reviews, head-to-head roundups and price checks on the same topics at our sister sites. We cross-check specs, street prices and listing links, drop anything that no longer earns its place, and write the guide fresh for China Shop readers. If a price is printed here, it was recorded in a published guide when that guide was checked; if a price moves too often to print honestly, the guide says "check live price" instead.
Global stores we link to
Guides link primarily to Amazon (with our Associates tag) and, where a product is meaningfully cheaper direct, to AliExpress through our affiliate links. You always check out on the retailer's own site, with their payment protection, shipping and returns — China Shop never takes payment and never sees your card details.
What "AI Picks" means
Research assistance is automated — gathering specs, comparing prices, watching for changes — and every word and ranking is checked by a human editor before publishing. That's the whole trick, disclosed plainly: AI gathers, humans decide.
Affiliate disclosure
Affiliate disclosure: China Shop is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site we may earn an affiliate commission — as an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, and we also participate in the AliExpress Affiliate Program. Prices shown were checked against the sibling guides in our fleet when this page was published and change often; the retailer's price at checkout is the one that counts. A commission never changes the price you pay and never buys a product its place in our guides.
Contact
Questions about a guide, a price that looks wrong, or a product you want us to research next? Reach the team through the contact page of any of our fleet sites, or write to the China Shop desk via our contact page.