Are you certain that it's the breadboards? What size wire are you using?After spending a few days trying to get my circuit to work as intended, but getting inconsistent or no results, I found the cause to be the cheap breadboards I bought.
I have use breadbords from AliExpress too for many years. I damaged one out by inserting components with thick wires but the rest have always worked without any problems.Are you certain that it's the breadboards? What size wire are you using?
I've used the $2 breadboards from Ali Express for years. I was skeptical at first, so I bought a couple and checked every hole to see if I could insert easily, but still have good "hold". Then I bought more. Most complaints I've read were about it being too difficult to insert leads.