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From: John R Walliker <jrwalliker@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: RP2040 zero
Date: Wed, 7 May 2025 15:12:31 +0100
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On 07/05/2025 14:05, Theo wrote:
> Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>> I'm logged in, with name/address/currency/payment methods all shown from
>> my account and the 2x RP2040 in my cart, showing the 76p total.
>>
>> It just says "Order unsuccessful, There may be an internet issue. Close
>> the app and restart to try again."
>>
>> It's not the first time I had issues with aliexpress, my firefox used to
>> hate their "slidy thing" on the logon dialogue.
> 
> They get really antsy if you don't run all their spying scripts - ublock
> origin blocks 53 on just the front page, and if you scroll the spying
> count climbs - 126, 174, ...
> 
> Sometimes they just go in a sulk and do the slidy thing and/or lock me out,
> or force a login just to browse products.  The current annoyance is I click
> on something that's in a 'bundle deal' and it shows me a full page of bundle
> deals but no details about the product I was interested in.[1]
> 
> It's a hellhole, but it's a cheap hellhole with often stuff that can't be
> got elsewhere...

Yes, I bought some silicon nitride plates which were almost unobtainable
elsewhere.
John


> Theo
> 
> 
> [1] Workaround, I get a bundle deal link like:
> 
> https://www.aliexpress.com/ssr/300000512/BundleDeals2?spm=
>    &a2g0o.home.pcJustForYou.14.[hex-id]
>    &productIds=1005007476886364:[16 digit decimal number]
>    &pha_manifest=ssr&_immersiveMode=true&disableNav=YES
>    &sourceName=RECOMMENDProduct&utparam-url=scene%3ApcJustForYou%7Cquery_from%3A
> 
> If I extract the productId and convert it to a URL
> 
> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007476886364.html
> 
> then I can see the item I clicked on.