Just sharing some experience...my house was recently renovated and my friend recommended me to check out taobao and so I did...at first I didn't understand much about shipping charges and just went on to buy some lights...it was a painful lesson for me coz it was chandeliers I bought...big but not heavy (shipping cost me almost rm700)...I paid almost double the price of the chandeliers...so I did more research and found out there was something called prime from ezbuy...I was skeptical but still tried out the one month trial anyway (rm18.80)...after my first order, I decided to buy everything I could possibly for my house using prime...coz shipping is only rm8.80 per checkout! I bought lights for the whole house, an ottoman, side tables, coffee table, shower heads, bidets, taps etc (didn't dare to buy electronic stuff only)...on average I save more than 50%...quality by the looks of it is worth it (don't expect European quality la) and some even exceeded expectations...my contractor even ask me how the hell do I get so cheap...I can't tell how long will those stuff last coz I just bought them, all working at first try though...throughout my experience, here are the pros and cons:

Pros
1. Cheap compared to local marketplace. Usually around 50% cheaper
2. Quality is good, sometimes exceed expectations
3. So far, no items missing

Cons
1. Slow delivery, takes on average a month to arrive. Sometimes 2 months.
2. You can't see the item so u pray hard it looks exactly the same from the picture. I'm not fussy so if a bit different, I don't mind
3. Damaged items are common. My lights were dented but wasn't so bad until very obvious so I didn't bother to return
4. Sometimes after ordering for 1 month, they can tell u no stock and refund money to you. It can be frustrating, thus, if urgent purchase, don't buy from China

I haven't opened everything yet especially furniture coz house still very dusty. If no edit here, means all good...haha

Yes, ur right...some items are cheaper in taobao itself...but most of the time, prime will be cheaper or almost the same after include shipping fee...I don't really bother if only a few bucks difference unless multiple quantity...here's some stuff I bought...I'm using mobile phone, so too much hassle to paste link...but if anyone wants to know the link, can pm me and I'll send it

The one's I bought via prime or not is indicated in the picture



This post has been edited by darick84: Jan 9 2017, 01:28 PM

I presume ur asking about the orange colour shower mounted on wall one...that one I bought silver colour for rm300 (include shipping to doorstep of rm8.80 + rm8)...my contractor has to reposition the pipes to fit it of course...I don't know how much he will charge me for that...all I can say is that shower works like expected (on first few times try)...again I don't know about future problems coz I haven't moved in yet...if u ask me, for now, i look at it and I'm proud of it...haha

If ur asking about the normal shower heads, it's not exactly full stainless steel...I think it's coated stainless steel or the steel is very thin coz it feels light...the head with hose and bar cost rm90+ each (before shipping)...no complaints yet coz water comes out of it at first try...haha

That footstool was rm39...haven't open yet...

https://ezbuy.my/Product/Detail?url=https%3...8983935699&src=

https://ezbuy.my/Product/Detail?url=https%3...3119434121&src=

The faucet was around rm15 each without shipping...quality wise is not too bad (for rm15 I don't expect much)...it looks and feels like stainless steel but it's light...maybe it's very thin...the hose is longer than expected...ended up my faucet is mounted taller than my toilet bowl...looks weird now...I should've changed the hose to a shorter one...long term wise I don't know

The lights was around rm150, which comes in different sizes...mine was 110cm...it looks awesome on the wall especially at night!!!

https://ezbuy.my/Product/Detail?url=https%3...8276951735&src=

Here u go