I was looking to order some new parts, but it seems that the Chinese New Year is either happening or imminent.
Would ordering from AliExpress be a bad idea at this moment?
Avoid, like a plague, from ordering at this time of year, wait till March.
If you order now, things are likely to get lost.
Bummer. I guess I should have ordered earlier.
Any recommendations for delivery to UK?
In the colonies here (Canada) maybe others can recommend.
I ordered from multiple Chinese stores, at this time of year, a few years back.
Two orders got lost four orders arrived at the end of March.
Seems like holiday time there is a hit and miss proposition.
larryd:
In the colonies here (Canada) maybe others can recommend.I ordered from multiple Chinese stores, at this time of year, a few years back.
Two orders got lost four orders arrived at the end of March.
Seems like holiday time there is a hit and miss proposition.
Would love to visit Canada one of the years, not sure which area though. Log cabin, snow, somewhere scenic. 
Any recommendations?
Regarding ordering, I think I'll just order off eBay for now.
Banff Alberta is a great place to visit.
Make a note to self for following orders:
For China, order from March to December 
btw I never had problems with Ali express, sometimes it got some delays but I have always received the order and I am a regular embedded buyer.
@jackthom41 good to know!
If I need dirt cheap components I’m mostly buying through eBay from China.
How soon you get your item depends on the seller.
To provide some guarantees I buy same item from two or three different sellers. Some might not work or never arrive, most of the time they do, so I have spares. This strategy works good for low cost items, because of high markups from US sellers
For more expensive stuff, markup is not that bad, so I buy from US and know I can ship it back at sellers expense if not as described.