Has anybody here ever tried Temu?
Has anybody here ever tried Temu?
So I saw an ad for this cool looking led strip thing you can put in your car and then it has lots of settings.
Clicked the link and it took me to Temu, figure sure I’ll give it a go and download the app.
OMFG what the heck is this gamified shopping?
When it loaded I swear to Odin it went like a casino and said you can get the item you clicked on for free and you can choose another 5 items.
So I’m browsing through all this crap I don’t really want and adding things to move on. After selecting all free items it then said you win again or something and gave me more things to pick.
Then at the end it’s like right spend $35 to get all the other stuff for free, but said the original thing I clicked to get was not available. It’s like a bait and switch and I’m thinking I don’t any of this really I just wanted the cool led strip thing and to be left alone.
Honestly I really can’t believe people would use this place at all.
My wife shops on Temu regularly. She doesn't trust them, so she uses one-time cards. Most of what she buys are single-use items: party accessories, crafts for kids, etc. The exceptions were solar lights, which are surprisingly durable, vastly outlasting those we got locally or Amazon. Speaking of Amazon, we used to shop there a lot but almost completely stopped. 90% of goods are just rebranded Temu products, and the "premium" selection can be found cheaper in the nanufacturers' or speciality stores. Amazon is currently positioned very poorly, with competition pressuring them both from top end and junk. Looks like Amazon as a retailer is heading back to its origin, with books being the only reasonable deal there.
99% of modern, mainstream things are brainrotted, clickbait scam. Including Temu, ofc.
You're much better off supporting local, physical business, if you can afford it. Because I can guarantee you that Temu shit will not last for much longer than their return policy.
I do tend to do most of my purchasing locally if I can and I don’t shop at Amazon and I’m actively trying to boycott American companies.
I am curious about quality though. China makes everything pretty much so it’s likely most of the stuff comes from the same factories making good stuff?
I'd guess the difference is quality control. Temu and the like sell completely uncontrolled, no labels of approval, no standards and without consumer rights.
Temu is owned by PDD aka Pinduoduo, a Chinese company with a long history of either accidentally or deliberately ("accidentally") putting malware in their apps. Malware that tends to dial home to PLA servers for some odd reason.
E.g. something like https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/pinduoduo/
People's Liberation Army?
No. Misleading images, dogshit quality. Learn from the mistakes other went trough, and dont use it.
It's essentially an app to cause as much addiction as possible, with 10-20% discounts to allow for it
It was cheaper than resellers in local sites, but you could usually find the same thing but on AliExpress instead (much more honest of a site)
Thanks for this info.
I’ll check out AliExpress next time I see something interesting.
They're still not great, but better. If you don't hear from in a week or so, check your order. It might have been cancelled. They do give refunds within a certain window though.
Prices have got up a LOT with the tariffs
I think you’re probably better off constructing whatever you need out of trash and free debris, lol
Cheapest shit on the internet...and you really do get what you paid for. Buy ten and one might work, or spend twice as much and be certain.
it's terrible
I love watching Vargskelethor’s Temu Trash streams where he browses the site looking at funny awful products. (clip from one of them that I cut together) That’s the closest I’ve gone near it.
Yeah I vastly prefer AliExpress, there are items in a similar vein with the 'pick three!' type, but those are in the significant minority.
Honestly I really can’t believe people would use this place at all.
Why? Have you seen what people in general are up to? How easily every one of us is manipulated?
Valid. I should have stuck to my disbelief in this as a viable business model, but clearly people are using it.
I've never been able to get to the end of their gamification to actually check out, I'm not seeing that as a bad thing.
Not at all. Certainly saved me buying something on impulse for no reason at all.
I got a keyboard, keycaps, and some switches for a work keyboard. I wanted something cheap cause it is just supposed to get me off a shitty ergo one they provide. Spent maybe $40 and it's pretty decent. I got quiet switches, connectibility is good. No complaints. But I got it solely for this purpose, I haven't been back on it again, and I researched what I was wanting to get, so nothing was surprising.
It worked well for it's intended purpose, but they bombard you with sales and stuff to get you to spend more. It's definitely a trap system
Hey that seems super cheap for a keyboard.
Do you happen to have any of the links to the ones you bought?
YUNZII Typewriter Keyboard
Outemu Silent Peach Switches v2 (v3 is available, idk the difference)
Keycaps I got are sold out, but it's just generic ones with no branding or design, just black and tan.Yunzii is a brand I've seen in other sites outside Temu, so I was decently confident in it being alright. I wanted quiet switches because I work in an office (obviously lol) and I didn't want to make extra noise. These are very quiet switches, barely louder than the AC air blowing. Keyboard itself is decent enough for just a cheap chassis, but I also like the 108 keyboards and not the small ones (daddy needs his numpad).
Whew. I'll look and see, gimme a bit
Haven't used temu, but I have used Wish a lot. It's a lot of misrepresented low quality stuff. But if what you're after is impossible to misrepresent and quality doesn't matter it's alright.
I bought a toy for my nephew on temu and have since been getting constant emails offering deals. I've ignored them cause I suspect it's some kind of scam
If they have to market something, it's probably not worth it.
I bought two things on temu through a friend. I got what I paid for. One was a pack of origami paper for 0.60€, it was crap. The other was a pack of 4 typewriter ribbons for 6€, the quality was bad but good enough to use, I may buy them again.
nope