TEMU?

[boogieman]

I was wondering if anyone here buys from Temu and if so how was the experience. I see ads pop up all the time for them and have looked and found what appears to be some good deals on name brand stuff. I know that it is a Chinese direct company so am pretty leery about it. My sister has ordered a few small nik-nak type items without problem but that is the only person I know that has used them.
Is it worth it?

 

[Lpherr]

Everything I've seen people order, is of low quality.
Maybe someone else had a different experience.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I was wondering if anyone here buys from Temu and if so how was the experience. I see ads pop up all the time for them and have looked and found what appears to be some good deals on name brand stuff. I know that it is a Chinese direct company so am pretty leery about it. My sister has ordered a few small nik-nak type items without problem but that is the only person I know that has used them.
Is it worth it?

DoggyMama ordered some stuff from them. Cheap Chinese crap. I would avoid them like the plague. I've tried to get her to stop ordering things from any ads that pop up and just go to reputable websites, but she doesn't always listen to me. I suspect that 90% of popup ads are scams or else just crappy fly-by-night companies.

 

[Lpherr]

DoggyMama ordered some stuff from them. Cheap Chinese crap. I would avoid them like the plague. I've tried to get her to stop ordering things from any ads that pop up and just go to reputable websites, but she doesn't always listen to me. I suspect that 90% of popup ads are scams or else just crappy fly-by-night companies.

MIL gets scammed all the time from those ads.
She doesn't listen, or learn.

 

[littletommy]

I saw an ad for Temu awhile back that was advertising a Gibson Les Paul for $249!
That told me all I needed to know.

 

[Lpherr]

I saw an ad for Temu awhile back that was advertising a Gibson Les Paul for $249!
That told me all I needed to know.

So how does it play?

 

[JCSR]

Their universal fit sparkplugs aren't so hot, but they were cheap!

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Their universal fit sparkplugs aren't so hot, but they were cheap!

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So, you sweat-solder them in?

 

[Lpherr]

So, you sweat-solder them in?

Run them in with a 3/4" drive impact.

 

[Snapdragon]

I have mostly ordered clothing and cheap jewelry and a few kitchen gadgets, and I have not had many issues at all except for a few things not fitting. Returns are easy, and if the item is less than $10, they refund you without you having to send it back. I don't know if I would depend on TEMU for tools or anything really important. Some things are fine and others are not. TEMU is a marketplace sort of like ebay. Lots of different vendors. I have heard that the app is questionable as far as mining your data, etc, so I only use TEMU on my PC.

 

[dieselrealtor]

Their universal fit sparkplugs aren't so hot, but they were cheap!

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Won't strip threads in aluminum heads!

 

[10mm]

I was wondering if anyone here buys from Temu and if so how was the experience. I see ads pop up all the time for them and have looked and found what appears to be some good deals on name brand stuff. I know that it is a Chinese direct company so am pretty leery about it. My sister has ordered a few small nik-nak type items without problem but that is the only person I know that has used them.
Is it worth it?

It's a case of you get what you pay for. I buy particular items from temp, but nothing of any true importance. Do I need a set of clear dice with flowers on them? 1.59 on temu. Harden house spray attachment with the soap container? 4.59.
Do I need a wrench? I'll stick with harbor freight if I only need it once.
Basically, use your head and you won't get burned. It's the same stuff from Amazon just less.

 

[NyleRN]

Their universal fit sparkplugs aren't so hot, but they were cheap!

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Is that the new press fit type?

 

[JCSR]

Do I need a set of clear dice with flowers on them? 1.59 on temu.

At what point in one's life do they need clear dice with flowers on them?

 

[littletommy]

So how does it play?

You can actually get a pretty decent Les Paul knock off these days for a few hundred bucks, but there are plenty of known, fully legit places to buy them. The ad I referred to earlier showed an actual real deal LP, no idea if it was really Temu or just a scam ad, but still.

 

[littletommy]

At what point in one's life do they need clear dice with flowers on them?

Obviously that’s dependent upon what type of flowers are on the clear dice, duh!

 

[JCSR]

I'll go with roses, red of course.

 

[10mm]

At what point in one's life do they need clear dice with flowers on them?

Mostly an example of the random $1 impulse buys you can find which is, how I assume, they make money. I'm really not certain why you'd need them, but in matters of taste the customer is always right.

 

[Ziggidy]

No one will like what I have to say. I personally will not buy from Temu, Five Below or anything I know specifically supports China. I know I know I know, EVERYTHING is made there! Just a thing I have. What further confuses me is we all know it's crap but we buy it anyway. Just my preference.

Off my soapbox now.....

 

[PGRChaplain]

I saw an ad for Temu awhile back that was advertising a Gibson Les Paul for $249!
That told me all I needed to know.

You sure it wasn't a Ress Paaaw????