Yippee, a pretty header/banner!

LightInTheBox is a world wide wholesaler from China. They wholesale video game console like the Nintendo wii (pronounced as the pronoun “we"), electronics, cell phones, mp3/mp4 players, and thousands of other products.

When I viewed the HTML source code, I was quite bemused to see the page title. Here it is in full:

[title]Wholesale PSP value pack,Nintendo DS from China,Wholesale Wii,Video Game Console,Wii Console wholesale iPhone,Wii Fit on Wholesale Price - PSP,Wholesale bluetooth,Mp3 Player,Mp4 Player Wholesale,bluetooth headset- China Wholesale - Buy Wholesale Products Dropship from China.[/title]

First word that came to my mind to describe it—“kiasu” (pronounced as kee-ah-soo). If you’re not sure what that word means, fret not, it is a Singaporean-Hokkien word that translates to “afraid of losing”.

Still, when I typed in “Wholesale PSP value pack” into the Google search bar, LightInTheBox is right there at the #1 spot, so I guess they can have the last laugh…

The website follows the Amazon.com model, so if you’re a frequent online shopper, chances are the site design is one you’ll be very familiar with. I mean, I’d buy one of the Canon IXUS models right now if I knew which one I wanted, and if I actually had more savings. I’m aiming to get one next year or so.

The testimonials page is very nice, but the messages are kind of copied and pasted directly from the customer’s e-mails, so there’s a whole bunch of typing inconsistencies that get in the way of the presentation. Still, those Wordpress-y blockquotes look spiffy.

Other good things: the live chat service works; the following took a total of about 8 minutes.

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Chat Information: Please wait for a site operator to respond.

Chat Information: All operators are currently assisting others. Thanks for your patience. An operator will be with you shortly.

Chat Information: You are now chatting with ‘tyrael’

jess: hi
jess: i just wanted to ask on the free shipping
jess: is it on international orders? as in those products with “free shipping” can be shipped to anywhere in the world?
tyrael: yes
jess: ok thanks!

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So yes, there’s free international shipping on many items.