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DoNoTakeNo · 2025-10-25T17:12:09+00:00

This Christmas? I know it’s mainly a cost thing but if it’s achievable, can people possibly manage with less stuff?

bluebettyy · 25/10/2025 18:32

I did a temu order recently and most of the clothes were shiny polyester crap so I’ve had to return them.

TheGoddessAthena · 25/10/2025 18:32

DulceDeLecheDelish · 25/10/2025 18:23

I presume only the desperate still
buy there. I wouldn’t dream of telling people in that situation what to do.

No, it’s also the “new outfit for every occasion” people, the “ewwwww second hand” people, the people who are influenced by influencers and various others who just don’t care and think it’s all someone else’s problem to fix.

Digdongdoo · 25/10/2025 18:31

LittleCarrot12 · 25/10/2025 18:19

Temu order delivered yesterday and ordered Shein last night. The UK is ridiculously expensive and I need to live

Did you really buy things you couldn't live without?

TheSwarm · 25/10/2025 18:30

TheGoddessAthena · 25/10/2025 18:22

Depressing. People think they have the right to endless piles of shit for their children, made by enslaved people or children. I hate what Christmas has been turned into with the hauls and piles of tat and “cute bits”. Fuck the planet, fuck sustainability, I want I want I want.

This.

ThatsCute · 25/10/2025 18:30

Trading Standards only has authority over shops, not Online Marketplaces (Amazon, Temu, eBay, etc).

https://www.tradingstandards.uk/news-policy-campaigns/blogs/electrical-safety-first/

Pleasegetmeacoffeesotired · 25/10/2025 18:28

I fucking hate hearing about all the shite people insist they need to buy from Temu. No, you fucking don't.

RampantIvy · 25/10/2025 18:28

I have never bought from them and never will.

Bagsintheboot · 25/10/2025 18:28

waitamo · 25/10/2025 18:27

Well then, that's not the fault of the purchaser is it? I am not one bit surprised that checks and authorisations don't occur. But at the same time I can't bring cheese home from France.

Blame Brexit I suppose. Yawn.....

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It is if the purchaser knows they're buying something which presents a considerable risk to themselves and their children! That's just plain stupidity in the name of greed.

Brexit has nothing to do with this, as Temu and Shein are in China, which is outside the EU.

waitamo · 25/10/2025 18:27

Bagsintheboot · 25/10/2025 18:24

They don't.

That's the problem with these imports.

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Well then, that's not the fault of the purchaser is it? I am not one bit surprised that checks and authorisations don't occur. But at the same time I can't bring cheese home from France.

Blame Brexit I suppose. Yawn.....

UnimatrixZeroOne · 25/10/2025 18:26

Not a chance. I love Temu.

TheGoddessAthena · 25/10/2025 18:25

Swashbuckles · 25/10/2025 18:21

Can you find me a brand that sells similar clothes whose morals are squeaky clean? Preferably who i dont have to travel to the other end of the country to visit?

That’s just lazy thinking. People who argue that unless you are prepared to weave your own clothes from nettles then there’s no point even trying.

Or that all brands are as bad as plastic shit made in China, 99% of which is crap which nobody needs.

Bagsintheboot · 25/10/2025 18:24

waitamo · 25/10/2025 18:24

What about you writing to Trading Standards (or whoever oversees imports) to ask if they guarantee that imports from such companies meet safety standards and requirements.

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They don't.

That's the problem with these imports.

waitamo · 25/10/2025 18:24

Bagsintheboot · 25/10/2025 18:22

The difference is that Shein breakfast bowl has a significantly higher chance of having e.g. lead leaking into your cereal... Personally I'm not willing to take that chance when you can buy as many old ceramic bowls at the charity shop as you like, probably for the same price as Shein.

And yes, the Amazon stuff is bad as well.

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What about you writing to Trading Standards (or whoever oversees imports) to ask if they guarantee that imports from such companies meet safety standards and requirements.

YorkshireGoldDrinker · 25/10/2025 18:24

Yes, we can. It's also that it's cheap Chinese-made tat anyway, and do we want to keep propping up the Chinese economy at the expense of our own? Given that the same stuff could be made here, and once was before everyone decided to outsource.

Bagsintheboot · 25/10/2025 18:23

BorgQueen · 25/10/2025 18:23

Why?
Dangerous toys.
Crap synthetic clothes that end up in landfill mountains in third world countries.
Plastic crap that also ends up in landfill.
Shipping containers full of the above on mega ships burning millions of gallons of diesel as they circle the globe from China.
Slave labour used by China to create the crap you buy.

Plus they often rip-off independent designers and small businesses.

ApathyCentral · 25/10/2025 18:23

No thanks. I’m very happy with Shein. Love the clothes I get from there, and have branched out into kitchen gadgets that are unbelievably useful.

Found the same product on both Shein and Amazon. Shein was £30 cheaper.

DulceDeLecheDelish · 25/10/2025 18:23

I presume only the desperate still
buy there. I wouldn’t dream of telling people in that situation what to do.

BorgQueen · 25/10/2025 18:23

Why?
Dangerous toys.
Crap synthetic clothes that end up in landfill mountains in third world countries.
Plastic crap that also ends up in landfill.
Shipping containers full of the above on mega ships burning millions of gallons of diesel as they circle the globe from China.
Slave labour used by China to create the crap you buy.

waitamo · 25/10/2025 18:23

Swashbuckles · 25/10/2025 18:21

Can you find me a brand that sells similar clothes whose morals are squeaky clean? Preferably who i dont have to travel to the other end of the country to visit?

Indeed. I don't believe any of them have clean hands, since the primary focus is profit. And, as you say going into a so called "normal and ethical" shop often ends in total frustration since stocks are abysmal. So back online, and guess what comes up as a suggestion when you search for your item?

Bagsintheboot · 25/10/2025 18:22

waitamo · 25/10/2025 18:20

Well if that's the case surely Trading Standards should ban such imports. What's the point of having safety standards if they are not adhered to?

Banning their products is the only way now. But I am also sceptical of the source of many so called "ethical" outlets. Most of the stuff on Amazon is secondary selling from China, I don't see much griping about that.

It's all very well appealing to people's better nature but the range of goods on Shein, Temu, and Amazon and the price points appeal to a hell of a lot of people, especially these days. There really doesn't seem to be much difference between a Shein breakfast bowl (e.g.) and one bought in John Lewis, if all that goes into it is weetabix.

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The difference is that Shein breakfast bowl has a significantly higher chance of having e.g. lead leaking into your cereal... Personally I'm not willing to take that chance when you can buy as many old ceramic bowls at the charity shop as you like, probably for the same price as Shein.

And yes, the Amazon stuff is bad as well.

ThatsCute · 25/10/2025 18:22

millymollymoomoo · 25/10/2025 18:12

On what grounds?

Really? In 2025?

TheGoddessAthena · 25/10/2025 18:22

Depressing. People think they have the right to endless piles of shit for their children, made by enslaved people or children. I hate what Christmas has been turned into with the hauls and piles of tat and “cute bits”. Fuck the planet, fuck sustainability, I want I want I want.

Swashbuckles · 25/10/2025 18:21

Can you find me a brand that sells similar clothes whose morals are squeaky clean? Preferably who i dont have to travel to the other end of the country to visit?

waitamo · 25/10/2025 18:20

Bagsintheboot · 25/10/2025 18:14

There are so many issues with the products too.

There is a strong chance what you buy will not be compliant with UK or EU chemical safety standards and may present other dangers like choking hazards.

Cheap toys aren't worth the risk.

Well if that's the case surely Trading Standards should ban such imports. What's the point of having safety standards if they are not adhered to?

Banning their products is the only way now. But I am also sceptical of the source of many so called "ethical" outlets. Most of the stuff on Amazon is secondary selling from China, I don't see much griping about that.

It's all very well appealing to people's better nature but the range of goods on Shein, Temu, and Amazon and the price points appeal to a hell of a lot of people, especially these days. There really doesn't seem to be much difference between a Shein breakfast bowl (e.g.) and one bought in John Lewis, if all that goes into it is weetabix.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 25/10/2025 18:20

Children’s toys aren’t the only thing sold on those websites, and many of the things are sold by other retailers (and shitty Christmas market stalls) in the UK anyway.