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sic_semper_tyrannis ,

TEMU is a terrible company: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClrNmq7cPSw

demesisx , (edited )
@demesisx@programming.dev avatar

Temu: contribute to the irreversible heat death of your own planet just to save some money on useless, piss poor quality trinkets created using slave labor coupled with unfair market practices that are then shipped thousands of miles over the oceans using the world’s worst polluting container ships… like a billionaire.

That should be their slogan.

edit: added slave labor, unfair market practices

tpihkal ,

You forgot the parts about slave labor, unfair market practices and piss poor quality products.

demesisx ,
@demesisx@programming.dev avatar

I got you, fam(ily). It has a real smooth, simple ring to it. ;)

tpihkal ,

Gd, that’s so inspiring that I want to shop like a billionaire RIGHT NOW!

Wiz ,

I definitely get the billionaires using slave labor to get ahead - just like Elon Musk’s family.

solsangraal ,

are there still people who don’t automatically assume anything that flashes up or pops up or otherwise interrupts the content to be bullshit?

seaQueue ,
@seaQueue@lemmy.world avatar

Everything about temu screams surveillance and scam to me. I don’t understand how anyone could install that and use it regularly.

jmp242 ,

When the alternative was to pay more for the exact same things on Amazon, it’s logical to pay less. Every app tracks you so idk…

solsangraal ,

lol “exact same thing”? everyone i know who buys shit from any of those chinese amazons ends up with shitty knockoff garbage

Ullallulloo ,
@Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com avatar

So, exactly what you get from Amazon?

TheBigBrother ,

They didn’t even notice their stuff isn’t made in Norway… and it’s also made in China LMAOROLFZ.

StinkySocialist ,

I use temu too. I see literally the same products on Amazon and temu regularly. Temu is much cheaper but obviously shipping is longer. But yeah there is alot of overlap. I think it’s too important to remember a lot of the stuff they get sold on Amazon is from small third party sellers who buy cheap goods from China from places like timu or Alibaba or wherever and then warehouse and resell them on Amazon for a huge markup.

I get where y’all are coming from temu does horrible s*** I guess the reason I use it is the same as the other guy said thr price hike in thr us and I don’t think the merchants over here are ethical either. I’m pretty used to being surveilled digitally at this point 🤷

PoopMonster ,

A lot of Amazon sellers are just drop shipping shit from aliexpress/temu they don’t even bother changing the pictures or descriptions.

IamAnonymous ,

I got a watch band bought from Amazon for $10, as a Christmas gift. It was the wrong size so I ordered one from Aliexpress. The packaging and the sticker with Chinese lettering were exactly the same as the Amazon one and it was only about $1. Sure, the Amazon package came sooner but it was evident that it was the same product.

otter ,

It’s better to save up and buy good quality versions of the things that you need.

  • buying cheap and questionable products on Amazon = bad
  • buying cheap and questionable products on Temu = bad

Sometimes it’s inevitable for someone who absolutely needs an item and doesn’t have any alternatives in their price range, but that’s not the case for a lot of people who buy these things.

A lot of online marketplaces can carry low quality products, with questionable materials and supply chains. What I don’t like is how some marketplaces make their whole brand around filling your home with cheap low quality stuff

Shop like a billionaire

There might also be an exception for buying parts and components. I don’t know enough about that area

Imgonnatrythis ,

It’s great for pet shit and buying low quality junk in bulk. Kid bday party, school fair, need 2000 zip ties - perfect for that. Annoying as hell to use that app, but you can bypass the markup on junk from China if you specifically need junk from China.

seaQueue ,
@seaQueue@lemmy.world avatar

Fair enough. Check out AliExpress sometime too, it might be comparable.

Imgonnatrythis ,

I use Aliexpress mostly for work. It’s a massive marketplace with many different vendors involved and not all just junk. I find for more consumer level stuff temu is just easier to navigate with lower shipping costs and often lower product costs in many cases. The app is cancer though.

variants ,

I bought crappy zip ties once and I still have them because I don’t want to toss them but they are too crappy to use for anything haha

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