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Temu Tat…

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PinkPonyClubb · 03/01/2026 07:36

Does anyone else get annoyed by Temu gifts that break?

My young child is continually gifted Temu gifts from family members for birthdays and Christmas.

They are cheaply made and don’t last - two examples an aeroplane that wing broke when my child caught it’s side on a wooden floor while playing with it. A car that’s wheel snapped of when it travelled down a ramp.

And the latest - a light gun that batteries containers has smashed after being knocked of the table.

I know there has been a few knocks but these are children toys. So fed up of my 3 year old becoming upset because there toys are broken.

Please stop buying my child cheap tat.

Anyone else?

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Notashamed13 · 22/01/2026 20:25

I guess judge not lest ye be judged..... you are a hypocrite.

Notashamed13 · 22/01/2026 20:25

VikaOlson · 22/01/2026 13:29

"Other companies aren't perfect so I'm justified in going for the absolute worst option"

Companies?.....all electronics......and don't get me started about how amazing your electric car is......have a look at how they get the energy for the batteries.

Rituelec · 22/01/2026 13:31

My friend has vitamins from Temu.

Insane

VikaOlson · 22/01/2026 13:29

"Other companies aren't perfect so I'm justified in going for the absolute worst option"

Notashamed13 · 21/01/2026 23:36

QuietComet · 18/01/2026 07:27

I beg to differ, putting Temu products (which have been proven to contain high levels of dangerous chemicals and minerals) near your eyes and in your mouth.

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I'm being sarcastic. I'm not stupid. Anyway, all those moaning about slave labour and sweat shops, have a gander at the BBC world service documentary "blood in the earth" you are all hypocrites!

QuietComet · 18/01/2026 07:33

Thedownwardspiralpath · 06/01/2026 23:20

How do I know the wooden toys from John Lewis that are made in China are not being made in labour camps ?
Serious question.

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John Lewis has a responsible sourcing code of practice. Larger companies with a certain turnover are legally required to have a modern slavery policy. Many companies like John Lewis publish annual human rights reports, and publish lists of the factories they use.

MammaBear1 · 18/01/2026 07:31

ExtraOnions · 03/01/2026 17:29

Temu slave labour sweat shops … robbing a Chinese child of thier childhood, so yours can cheap shite.

Not to mention harvesting your Card details …

I bought some items from Temu and very shortly afterwards found my card had been compromised and my bank stopped it and had to reissue a new one.
I’ll never order again - too risky.

QuietComet · 18/01/2026 07:27

Notashamed13 · 18/01/2026 00:20

Like I said, I'm not fucking stupid.

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I beg to differ, putting Temu products (which have been proven to contain high levels of dangerous chemicals and minerals) near your eyes and in your mouth.

Notashamed13 · 18/01/2026 00:20

VikaOlson · 18/01/2026 00:17

Doesn't the make up have huge safety issues? I wouldn't be putting anything from Temu in my mouth either...

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Like I said, I'm not fucking stupid.

Notashamed13 · 18/01/2026 00:19

VikaOlson · 18/01/2026 00:17

Doesn't the make up have huge safety issues? I wouldn't be putting anything from Temu in my mouth either...

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😂 nor me!

VikaOlson · 18/01/2026 00:17

Notashamed13 · 17/01/2026 23:47

Ooo only just seen this, well for starters their eyeshadow and mouthwash are second to none 🙄 im secretly happy that the majority hates Temu Tat.......keeps the cost down on my end 😁

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Doesn't the make up have huge safety issues? I wouldn't be putting anything from Temu in my mouth either...

Notashamed13 · 17/01/2026 23:47

VikaOlson · 09/01/2026 08:53

What do you buy that doesn't have safety issues?

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Ooo only just seen this, well for starters their eyeshadow and mouthwash are second to none 🙄 im secretly happy that the majority hates Temu Tat.......keeps the cost down on my end 😁

VikaOlson · 09/01/2026 14:01

Anothercoffeex · 09/01/2026 12:09

Just reminded me of something I got once for my sister.
A teddy hug in a box £13.99 from etsy.
£1.99 temu exactly the same no difference.
Literally no difference identical, apart from the price.
A bedding set £34.99 m&s £11 temu no difference same material same design.

I may be wrong but all the stuff we can get from b&m £1 land and other cheap-ish shops, I think is just bulk buys by companies from temu.
Because it's the same stuff just cheaper.

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A knock off M&S bedding set is not going to be the same material, they just steal designs.
B&M and Poundland can't sell things from Temu because UK stores can only sell things that have been safety tested and meet UK regulations on things like chemicals.

Cantheowneroftheredcorsapleasemovetheircar · 09/01/2026 13:30

Oh god I hate hate hate temu with a fiery burning passion!!

The stupid games it makes you play when you go to the website, the AI adds, the forced app downloads, the tat, the the prices, the delivery times, the ethics, the people that are so suckered in by it, the landfill, the noise, the nonsense, the way no one's really sure how the fuck it's pronounced.

It's everything wrong with society.

Fuck temu

suburburban · 09/01/2026 13:22

you do have to think about the shops and the economy in the UK though?

I tend to avoid Amazon as well

Anothercoffeex · 09/01/2026 12:09

Slightyamusedandsilly · 06/01/2026 13:23

BS. I got something off Temu and it was EXACTLY the same brand that my friend got in a high street shop for three times the price. Chinese yes. But exactly the same brand.

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Just reminded me of something I got once for my sister.
A teddy hug in a box £13.99 from etsy.
£1.99 temu exactly the same no difference.
Literally no difference identical, apart from the price.
A bedding set £34.99 m&s £11 temu no difference same material same design.

I may be wrong but all the stuff we can get from b&m £1 land and other cheap-ish shops, I think is just bulk buys by companies from temu.
Because it's the same stuff just cheaper.

VikaOlson · 09/01/2026 08:53

Notashamed13 · 08/01/2026 19:54

I dont buy anything electrical or safety compromising 💩that's how. I'm not fucking stupid. And I stand by it. I LOVE Temu Tat!

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What do you buy that doesn't have safety issues?

Notashamed13 · 08/01/2026 19:54

VikaOlson · 04/01/2026 11:37

How can you tell if the toy or electronic item is exactly the same just cutting out the middle man?
Or a copy made with inferior materials, cheap toxic paint and not safety tested?

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I dont buy anything electrical or safety compromising 💩that's how. I'm not fucking stupid. And I stand by it. I LOVE Temu Tat!

bumphousebump · 07/01/2026 09:27

ItsDarkNow · 03/01/2026 16:43

I’d be concerned about safety of toys bought on Temu. Maybe tell them you won’t be giving them to your child.

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This. With bells on.

YellowPixie · 07/01/2026 07:41

You have to trust that John Lewis audits its supply chain, checks out factories and suppliers.

Many companies do this - nobody is saying don't buy anything made in China as that would be nigh on impossible. There is still a slim chance that if you buy from any UK based retailer that later on they are found to be doing something dodgy, or more likely, that a supplier is and that was hidden from them. But when you buy from Temu or Shein that's practically guaranteed.

Thedownwardspiralpath · 06/01/2026 23:20

How do I know the wooden toys from John Lewis that are made in China are not being made in labour camps ?
Serious question.

ByKeenBlueHelper · 06/01/2026 21:57

Never used it but have looked at it I'm not sure on quality guessing poor don't know
If spending that on temu is asking for a giftcard possible

YellowPixie · 06/01/2026 21:49

Is it registered in the UK though? It’s a .com website and they don’t pretend to be British based.

also Temu and Shein do not care about legalities. They quite happily use slave labour and rip off designers so why would they even worry about complying with British or European law?

nevernotmaybe · 06/01/2026 21:04

UncannyFanny · 05/01/2026 12:14

What do trading standards do about things made the other side of the world that don’t have British regulations?

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Temu is registered here, and taking orders here. It doesn't matter at that point where it comes from.

If you approach a Chinese company in China who doesn't operate here, and pay to import something, then sure nothing could be done. But Temu is absolutely liable for anything they sell that reaches a person in this country.

Kalimeras · 06/01/2026 19:56

WhatNoRaisins · 06/01/2026 13:52

I've heard stories of people reverse image searching stuff at "artisan" markets and finding it on Temu.

Temu steals and replicates designs it finds on Etsy. If you see it elsewhere it doesn’t always mean those businesses are selling temu tut - it might but it might not.

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