Is Buying from China Still Worth It in 2024? My Honest Take After 8 Years of Ordering I still remember the first time I ordered something from China. It was 2016, and I was a broke college student at UCLA, desperate for a cheap dress to wear to a friend’s birthday party. The dress cost $12, shipping included. When it arrived three weeks later, it smelled faintly of plastic and the zipper was slightly crooked—but you know what? I got compliments all night. That dress started an obsession that’s lasted nearly a decade. Now, at 29, living in Austin, Texas, working as a freelance fashion stylist and blogger, I’ve ordered…