Temu

[jolemons]

I'm late to the party, but just registered on Temu so that I could see what it was all about. I'm wondering what other's experience has been with knock-off and cloned items? I haven't found a good way to search for specific items without weeding through pages of junk, but there seem to be some good deals. I have no doubt the quality is inferior, but I'm wondering how much so. I might have to buy a few things out of curiosity.

I don't want this thread to turn into a bashing of Chinese cloning, I'm pretty sure we all disagree with the ethics and politics of the issue.

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[Kroach]

I did not have a good experience. To say the stuff is cheap is an understatement. I won't ever use a again.

 

[CorbLand]

I have used it for items that I dont really care a ton about the quality. SD card holders, and other various plastic boxes. They have all lasted plenty long enough.

 

[ericmcd]

Ive used AliExpress which is like a Chinese version of Amazon. I found the quality all over the place. For example I bought a few different brands of knockoff "whopper plopper" bass lures. Some were great, couldn't tell the difference and some were terrible.

 

[Maverick1]

Thanks for the thread. I’ve looked at a couple of items on those sites and considered it a few times. Kind of always just walked away wondering if it was worth saving a few (?) dollars to potentially end up with junk. Interested to hear how others have fared.

 

[Customweld]

 

[mbates96]

It's all crap. Tried on some Garmin watch batteries. Took forever to ship and were bad when I got them

 

[Matt5266]

It's good for stuff that you know is going to be cheap garbage. Some stuff has been ok. I actually bought a pair of gym pants and they are not bad at all. Just depends on the stuff and your expectations honestly.

 

[def90]

Perfect for the guys that like to live on the edge.

Also guessing that the people that say they get good deals all the time are the same people that always win on the slots.

 

[jolemons]

Update: I've bought a broad range of items to try out quality, shipping times, customer service, etc. I'm very impressed, customer service was on par with Amazon. I got a free item and full refund for an incorrect item shipped. If you're on the fence, I'd suggest giving it a try. I even bought a knock-off of a knock-off and was happy with the item quality, let alone the price.

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[bojangles808]

I've used AliExpress in the past for random crap. took forever but was cheap. tried temu for the first time and it was a lot faster I will probably order again.

I only order though when I sort by my search results by the most orders. I don't ever buy from a seller that hasn't sold anything.

 

[Davyalabama]

I've used Temu too, and the wife has too, we are happy with the times and customer service if we didn't like something. Yeah, some of the stuff that has come has been cheap plastic junk, they have been very good about refunding us. I have noticed that the more we have used them, the prices have steadily increased, kind of like an airline's website.

 

[Weldor]

It's the harbor freight of yesteryear. My only concern it giving a credit card to China.

 

[BigBelle]

My wife and my sister ordered a few things and they were delivered a few times last week and I read one of the comment about shop like a billionaire, never paid much mind, lol.

Then I went and looked, the next thing I know, I had well quite a few things in the cart, It’s pretty fun.

 

[MTPipeliner]

My dad bought some things like fishing gear and some other small items, quality seemed cheap. I looked at ordering a few things and decided I didn’t need more cheap crap in my life so never ordered.

 

[BigBelle]

My dad bought some things like fishing gear and some other small items, quality seemed cheap. I looked at ordering a few things and decided I didn’t need more cheap crap in my life so never ordered.

I have been getting the same complains from a lot of people.... They spend more on advert and no make sure of quality and quality control.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

I’ve ordered dozens of items from Temu over the past few months. It has been a wide variety of things…gas-powered t-post driver, skid steer blank mounting plate, 4K computer monitor, motorized sit-stand desk, synthetic baselayer pants, variety pack of cotter pins, 12V lithium batteries. I haven’t been disappointed with anything. For the most part, the items I’ve bought have identical listings on Amazon…at a higher price. Temu’s shipping is slow, but nothing I’ve ordered has failed to arrive. I haven’t needed to return anything, so I can’t comment on their returns process.

What you do have to be wary of is Temu’s incessant stream of deceptive coupon/discount/rebate offers designed to lure you into adding more and more items to your order. Almost all of their offers give you no real benefit. If you’re disciplined and avoid the “add another item” trap, you can save some money on many items vs. buying from Amazon. I suspect Temu makes their profit by selling more volume to shoppers with poor impulse control.

 

[KBC]

I’ve bought a knockoff massage gun, some LED garage lights and borescope that plugs into your phone. Massage gun is great, LEDs seem a little cheap but they work great, haven’t tried the borescope yet. I think I paid about $40 for everything.

They had a pop up in the app that said I’d won 3 free items but when I added them to my cart plus a couple other things, they were trying to charge me for the free items.

Seems kind of scammy

 

[bradmacmt]

I've bought a few things from them. I think any functioning adult can figure out the quality of what they're buying there. Some is cheap junk, some is perfectly great. I just bought a Firemaple G3 HX pot for $17 shipped - the same pot is $25 on Amazon. I know what the pot is and what the quality is, so there's no mystery in the purchase. Simple really.

 

[gbflyer]

I've bought a few things from them. I think any functioning adult can figure out the quality of what they're buying there. Some is cheap junk, some is perfectly great. I just bought a Firemaple G3 HX pot for $17 shipped - the same pot is $25 on Amazon. I know what the pot is and what the quality is, so there's no mystery in the purchase. Simple really.

Any seeds in it?


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