Budget

Weidian’s got a serious Tops game going on with the store called Budget, and honestly, the name undersells it. With 988 live listings, this isn’t some fly-by-night stall—this is a proper catalog that leans hard into tops, with a few accessories sneaking in to round things out. The three most-saved items tell you exactly what the crowd is vibing on: the DD Shell Down Vest, the Ami de Coeur piece, and a Ribbed Wool Beanie. That’s a solid mix of layering staples and a cold-weather head warmer, so if you’re loading up a cart for autumn, you’re looking at the right place.

The warehouse side of things? Pretty painless. The average delivery time to your Chinese agent’s warehouse sits at 1.7 days, which is properly quick. The dispatch SLA here is marked at 48 hours, and they’re beating it—average dispatch lands at 2.1 days, which is just a bit over the actual delivery number but still well within what I’d call “no stress.” Just remember, that’s the time it takes for the seller to get the parcel to your proxy warehouse inside China—once it lands there, international shipping is a whole different clock. So if you’re used to waiting two weeks for cross-border, don’t mix that up with this 1.7-day domestic hop.

Here’s where I gotta keep it real with you. The defect record shows zero products flagged for damage or issues, which is rare for a store this size—good on them. But the return rate is sitting in that [10%-15%) bracket. That’s not catastrophic, but it’s not squeaky clean either. For a tops-focused store, that tells me sizing might be a bit hit or miss, or some buyers just didn’t vibe with the fit once it landed. You need to be the kind of shopper who checks measurements hard before ordering, because while the store is quick and the products are clean, that return stat means roughly one in eight orders didn’t work out.

The recent reviews back up the good vibes—people are talking about the down vest being way warmer than expected for the price, and the beanie getting called “a proper winter essential” in a couple of spots. No one’s screaming about shipping delays to the warehouse, and a few comments mention the packaging being tidy. That said, one buyer did note that the Ami de Coeur knit ran smaller than their usual size, which lines up with that return rate. If you’re between sizes, size up—don’t gamble.

Bottom line: Budget delivers fast to your agent, keeps a clean defect sheet, and has enough inventory to make browsing a legit rabbit hole. But that return rate is your warning label—read the size charts like your life depends on it, and you’ll walk away happy. If you skip that step, you’re rolling dice. Solid find for tops, just don’t be lazy with your measurements.