Has anyone ever used temu.com?
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Guys,
Simple question: has anyone ever bought anything from Temu? (www.temu.com). They are advertising heavily on FaceAche and they seem to have a load of stuff that looks good but is ridiculously cheap. Clearly it's another buy-direct-from-China affair but I have used AliExpress with good success a number of times and Temu looks to be similar, although cheaper for smaller things.
So, before I break open the PayPal account (which would be utterly essential for a shopping spree on such a site), does anyone have any real world experience of it?
Thanks!
Simple question: has anyone ever bought anything from Temu? (www.temu.com). They are advertising heavily on FaceAche and they seem to have a load of stuff that looks good but is ridiculously cheap. Clearly it's another buy-direct-from-China affair but I have used AliExpress with good success a number of times and Temu looks to be similar, although cheaper for smaller things.
So, before I break open the PayPal account (which would be utterly essential for a shopping spree on such a site), does anyone have any real world experience of it?
Thanks!
Yeh I've placed and order on there for a few things.
As said, quality is very poor, every item was returned for a refund!
Delivery is slow even though it appeared to be sent from UK
Refund was easy though and processed reasonably quickly.
I just wouldn't bother again though as it's all cheap cr@p
As said, quality is very poor, every item was returned for a refund!
Delivery is slow even though it appeared to be sent from UK
Refund was easy though and processed reasonably quickly.
I just wouldn't bother again though as it's all cheap cr@p
I’ve used it a few times. Delivery is reasonable (around five days for me) it’s cheap. Saves hunting round the B&M/Pound stores for stuff.
I’ve picked up some heavy duty stick on hooks, cleaning bits, couple of card games, hats, stocking filler gifts and even bought a few t-shirts which turned out to be much better quality/print and fit than I’d expected!
Nothing I’ve bought needed returning or hasn’t gone to good use and so far nothing has broken.
I tend to load my basket then wait a few days before removing stuff I don’t really need. It gets tempting to add everything because ‘it’s only .59p’.
It’s cheap tat, nik nak paradise with free delivery.
One benefit I like is that you can still add to your order for around 24hr after paying.
I’ve picked up some heavy duty stick on hooks, cleaning bits, couple of card games, hats, stocking filler gifts and even bought a few t-shirts which turned out to be much better quality/print and fit than I’d expected!
Nothing I’ve bought needed returning or hasn’t gone to good use and so far nothing has broken.
I tend to load my basket then wait a few days before removing stuff I don’t really need. It gets tempting to add everything because ‘it’s only .59p’.
It’s cheap tat, nik nak paradise with free delivery.
One benefit I like is that you can still add to your order for around 24hr after paying.
My wife is obsessed with it and has just put in her third order.
Delivery is pretty fast and I wouldn’t say quality was terrible, but it’s also not high end stuff either.
For those that like building Lego model sets (there’s a thread on here somewhere), they sell the Chinese knock off brand Loz (not Lego compatible) which for the low cost is pretty decent quality.
Delivery is pretty fast and I wouldn’t say quality was terrible, but it’s also not high end stuff either.
For those that like building Lego model sets (there’s a thread on here somewhere), they sell the Chinese knock off brand Loz (not Lego compatible) which for the low cost is pretty decent quality.
Same as Wish.com for me.
99.9% of it is tat that has never once occurred to me that I'd ever want, let alone need. It's a tidal wave of skippable junk.
It gives a tiny glimpse into just how much rubbish is spewed out every day across the world.
Impressive reading how it operates. I wonder how long they can keep going as is.
99.9% of it is tat that has never once occurred to me that I'd ever want, let alone need. It's a tidal wave of skippable junk.
It gives a tiny glimpse into just how much rubbish is spewed out every day across the world.
Impressive reading how it operates. I wonder how long they can keep going as is.
t is falling to bits before you unpack it. It’s beyond terrible quality. It’s so sThere's such a thing as 'suspiciously cheap', then there's 'scary cheap'. There's a reason why stuff is this cheap, it's because it's crap, destined for landfill, then into the sea, then into the food chain. There's a you tube channel called 'bigclivedotcom' where he has a look inside some of this tat, and some of it is scary. Especially the electrical stuff, a house fire waiting to happen, eg. Christmas tree lights running on 240v! Even a CE mark is no guarantee of safety on this Chinese Export rubbish.
Yep I've used them....but strictly nothing electrical, have bought strictly basic home workshop consumables, crimp connectors, heat shrink tubing , spiral wrap, copper washers etc....on that limited range the stuff has been absolutely fine and delivered pretty quickly there's tons of stuff there that reeks of being utter tat.....think Christmas cracker gifts...
Super Sonic said:
There's such a thing as 'suspiciously cheap', then there's 'scary cheap'. There's a reason why stuff is this cheap, it's because it's crap, destined for landfill, then into the sea, then into the food chain. There's a you tube channel called 'bigclivedotcom' where he has a look inside some of this tat, and some of it is scary. Especially the electrical stuff, a house fire waiting to happen, eg. Christmas tree lights running on 240v! Even a CE mark is no guarantee of safety on this Chinese Export rubbish.
It's sometimes utter tat, but the business model is to normally include postage. I read somewhere that in the mad scramble to outdo AliExpress, Temu and their investors were losing around $20-$30 per order. Buy whilst cheap until the funding runs out. 
Received a parcel today containing amongst other things some led bulbs for the old smiths instruments in my mini...just been for a test in a darkened garage and they're spectacularly good...
Also trial ordered some dynamat-esque sound deadening as I ran out of the real stuff with job 80% done....I'd venture it's the real stuff without the branding hmm...have flame tested offcuts of both just to make sure it's fit for purpose...it is...
Some trim clips were frankly a bit shoddy but that aside I'll be keeping them....
So to restate there is a huge amount of excrement on the but careful selection and low expectations just might yield useful stuff occasionally...
Also trial ordered some dynamat-esque sound deadening as I ran out of the real stuff with job 80% done....I'd venture it's the real stuff without the branding hmm...have flame tested offcuts of both just to make sure it's fit for purpose...it is...
Some trim clips were frankly a bit shoddy but that aside I'll be keeping them....
So to restate there is a huge amount of excrement on the but careful selection and low expectations just might yield useful stuff occasionally...
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