AliExpress takes a zillion years to receive your item...longer than any other online retailer I've used. Great value for your money, but you ain't getting that shit any time soon. I've had good experiences with them, but Amazon is when you need something within a reasonable timeframe.

Like OP said, Amazon is really the only company that managed to figure out how to ship stuff fast. So many other websites are ungodly slow, making you wait multiple weeks for your item. Patience is a virtue, I guess...but it's hard to order items online from these other vendors when you're out of town frequently (I drive to visit my mom a lot and stay at her place since it's somewhat far from me) and have no idea when your package will eventually arrive.