{"id":2635,"date":"2021-06-14T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/?p=2635"},"modified":"2024-04-19T22:20:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T21:20:27","slug":"us-0-68-postage-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/14\/us-0-68-postage-included\/","title":{"rendered":"US$ 0.68, postage included"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you don&#8217;t know what AliExpress (https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com) is, wherever you&#8217;re buying your stuff from, you&#8217;re <em>probably <\/em>paying too much. The best way to describe it is with an example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" data-attachment-id=\"2636\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/14\/us-0-68-postage-included\/image-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-4.png\" data-orig-size=\"1080,810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-4-1024x768.png\" src=\"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-4.png 1080w, https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-4-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/priscimon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-4-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The gimmicks in this picture are USB LEDs that light up when they are inserted into a USB connector. They turn any USB power source into a lamp. I bought them from AliExpress in a pack of 5 for US$ 0.68, postage included. Ridiculously cheap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you don&#8217;t know what AliExpress (https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com) is, wherever you&#8217;re buying your stuff from, you&#8217;re probably paying too much. The best way to describe it is with an example. The gimmicks in this picture are USB LEDs that light up when they are inserted into a USB connector. 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