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Given the continued demand for assistance with the insertion of discount codes, shipping information and rom custom, today we want to explain in detail how to access the products of what we believe is the best Chinese site for consumer electronics purchases, GEARBEST e GEARBEST ITALIA.
Offers and Discount Codes GearBest
First we distinguish the type of offers proposed by the site in question: starting from the assumption that the proposed base price is always below the list price and the average of the competing sites, GEARBEST offers articles in FLASH SALE, COUPON and COUPON of articles in FLASH SALE.
FLASH SALE: These items are put on a temporary offer, the price you will see on the item page is what you pay by buying them.
COUPON (discount code): there are codes that we provide each day and allow you to lower the price of the item (sometimes articles already in flash sale, so the downgrade will be really important)
FUNDAMENTAL OPERATION FOR BOTH TYPES OF OFFER: GO TO THE SITE LOGIN (GEARBEST). If you are not logged in (obviously after registration) i DO NOT FUNCTION AND flash sale You may not see the correct price.
HOW TO USE FLASH SALE: just by putting the item you want to buy in the car (sometimes it may happen that even when you log in, the item page might be higher, and after placing it in the cart we will be sure to view the price we will pay)
HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COUPONS: go to the cart, after placing the item, and enter the discount code in the space called "PROMOTION CODE" and click on "APPLY" 
At this point the coupon will be applied and the final price will see it directly as the new "subtotal"
GearBest Shipments
Almost all items can be shipped via "Italy Express" which is the shipping that we recommend, as it guarantees a quick delivery in about 10 working days without additional customs costs. Depending on the shipping warehouse, you can find it under the heading "standard shipping" (if it comes from the HK warehouse) or "priority line" (if it comes from the China warehouse). You can choose the shipping method after entering the coupon, by clicking on "PROCEED TO CHECKOUT".
GearBest Ship Tracking
Shipments whose tracking begins for IT can be followed here
Shipments whose tracking begins for DAC can be followed here
NB Unfortunately tracking often happens DO NOT GO updated. Do not worry, in this case your purchase is still traveling regularly to your destination. In 99% of cases, within 10 working days, you will have it at home.
GearBest shipping costs
For fairly expensive items, from 60 / 70 $ to go up, the cost of "priority line" shipping is really minimal (1-2 €) and often FREE.
If you have purchased an item from a few euros, our advice is to opt for the "registered air mail" so that you have a tracking number.
The "unregistered" and "DHL" methods are not recommended, the first for obvious reasons is the second because there is a high probability of paying customs costs.
It is strongly recommended also PAY WITH a paypal / credit card account that is headed to the one who has registered the account with his shipping address. If the addresses do not match, the assistance will ask you for a document to verify that you are the one who has made the order. This is a method to avoid classic identity scams.
Warranty and GearBest Support
Obviously, it's important to know how the warranty on a cell phone purchased in the east is working. Let's just simplify the question of just the products bought from the Gearbest CHINESE portal:
- In case your phone / tablet / etc arrives unworkable, you have 3 days to report it as dead (dead on arrival). In this case, Gearbest will open an RMA and will cover the return shipping costs in China and also those returning to Italy after repair. It may happen that they will offer you alternative solutions (partial refunds if the damage is not blocking, etc.)
- If you spend 3 days, you will have a one-year distributor guarantee, so at your own expense you will have to ship the phone to China (about 25 € through Italian post offices) after opening a ticket (in the first 6 months, the return costs will be paid by PayPal).
In some cases, partial reimbursement may also be proposed to allow you to repair the onsite phone (if possible) without having to return to China.
As for purchases made on the Italian portal, GearBest Italia, we refer you TO OUR DEDICATED ARTICLE
Fake ROM issue (hint)
Another recurring question is what "does rom fit this phone?" In our articles and posts we always point out if the ROM installed on the phone is Global, so if not reported it's VERY A ROM custom (farloc). In this case, let's remember that operations to install the global are often very simple. In fact, you can run directly from the phone's uplink. For any doubt, let us refer you to our guide for the change of the ROM MIUI will break, in this case for the REDMI 4 PRO.
Note that by now most of the sold Xiaomi phones have a stable Rom Global, so in the 90% of cases is the one that is installed on the smartphones purchased.
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So "Italy Express" for the Chinese warehouse is "standard shipping" for the HK warehouse? That is, without customs?
No wait, you're making a mess.
CN Warehouse: Priority Line -> ItalyExpress
HK Warehouse: Standard Shipping -> ItalyExpress
Always ItalyExpress is! Of course, no customs fees or any fees already paid