Temu Tat…

What do they contain?? Crazy that you'd want to inhale that having no idea if it's safe.

Can you make an Amazon list. Include inexpensive items on there. Tell family that DC don’t want anything else, cheap knock-offs will be rejected by them and donated.

Temu/ shein require you to read the description and reviews very carefully. Something a lot of people don't do. Also I've noticed a lot of the sellers are now also on Amazon (with an Amazon markup). So what was once only confined to Temu/ shein is now on Amazon. Among many people, they think if they are buying on Amazon they are buying something a bit decent (per their original model when they expanded out of books- decent things for cheaper delivered to your door) whereas a lot of the time now it's drop shipped crap the same as what's on Temu/ Shein/ Ali Baba.

I noticed it when buying my DC some dressing up outfits, all the top items were brands I also see on Temu but instead of been "flash sale £8" they were £14 prime delivery. The same with children's toys, a lot of the top items in the search are knock off now.

I blame influencer culture. People see them with huge hauls of stuff but they are gifted it all to advertise.

I don't allow my baby to have temu toys. Safety concerns.

I've had some nice things from Temu. You get good and bad items from all retailers. Just pick more carefully.

You need to protect your child from irresponsible family. Don't even alow them to play with the shady toys - when buying from Temu/Amazon market place/ Shein and so on, there is literally noone responsible for safety - things like toxic materials, poisonous colours, unsafe parts which can injure your child when the toy breaks, batteries placed losely enough to get out.

Can your DP explain this to his family?

I mean the refills. Not the actual plug.

The amount of Chinese electronics, even small items, that I have seen inside of being extremely dangerous explains the prices. Hopefully you live alone at least.

Well no , But they do sell wonderful plug in air fresheners that fit in the UK plugs and smell absolutely lush. Bought another 15 today for £6,50 😂

Hobbycraft do not sell on Temu. What are you on about?

Temu is direct from Asian based manufacturer s there are absolutely no ‘ local shops’ on Temu. They are building logistic / warehouse centres in the UK and mainland Europe to shop the product to you quicker but the product will have always originated from Asia i.e China, Taiwan etc.

Don't be fooled by labels. The manufacturers provide clothes for all types of retailers to sell under their own name and designs.

Yep you definitely have to look for the actual brands and avoid all the Xekels and Coodoos.

You have to be so careful what you buy from Amazon now because a lot of what’s on there is direct from Temu. I was looking for a particular toy for DGS, can’t remember what it was but I knew it would go in his mouth because he’s little. Some of the toys on Amazon looked like they’d be from Temu, so I had a look and they were.

I’ll only buy toys with brand names that I know and trust.

Yeah but you wouldn't give it as gifts, would you? Or give Temu toys, clothes or baby equipment to a child?

I love Temu. Sorry. 😔

Yes I 100% know they are different!!

All I was saying was Temu suppliers ARE ALSO on Amazon. Therefore don’t buy me any tat from either place especially if they are coming directly from China. Genuine stores are fine but if you do an Amazon search for a product, most listings are most likely also on Temu

Luckily I have friends and family who buy from brick and mortar as I would not trust they would have checked. There’s just been a few people who I’ve had to make aware, to raise awareness more than anything.

Same. Glad it may not be true. I know some genuine companies are on Amazon but good for them being able to use another platform to reach their customers. Shame they’ve had to resort to joining them as Amazon are also notorious for being tax dodgers. Everyone give the Celebs a rough time for tax evasion but you still all use Amazon and Temu! Well done

Amazon and Temu are not remotely the same.

Temu is almost exclusively China based cheap things imported by China based suppliers after the fact, occasionally already here but rarer. It has some limited local programs started recently but still very limited.

Amazon is a normal place to shop for all normal products sold in the UK, but you have to keep an eye out for those who are listing similarly bad products as above which is easy with the tiniest bit of thought. If you are very lazy you might get tripped up on Amazon due to people trying to sell cheap crap recently. But it isnt Temu, and is easy to still use normally with little effort.

Ah yes. My mother buys my kids tat off Shein and Temu and it's a complete waste of money. She does it because she doesn't have a lot of money and it will go further so in her eyes I guess she can still spoil the grandkids. However, I'd much rather she just bought the kids a few nice presents rather than clothes that won't be worn and toys that will break. We've had a similar experience this Christmas- mum bought the kids one of those dancing cactuses that copies what you say to it. It works fine (although looks cheap), but my child put it down on the table slightly hard and the battery compartment has snapped 🙄 it lasted about 2 days. I've never had this happen with non-temu rubbish

I have told everyone not to buy anything for us from Temu (or Amazon - same factory suppliers!)

I refuse any item that has come directly from the unregulated factories - products made of toxic chemicals, use it once and will end in the bin.

I can’t believe people are buying so much crap they don’t need just because it’s cheap.

More worryingly, people are buying unsafe and harmful toys to give to children and babies who may end up putting these in their mouths ?? They’re being imported into the country with no QC’s? They would have faked the quality certification marks - undercutting the companies who have paid a premium to carry out the quality checks, research and testing legitimately. Eventually losing all the jobs after the loss of high streets

for what?? a few pieces of tat - most of which have broken, gone in the bin and more money was spent to replace with a better quality one.

Some of the money we spend on the high street will go back to the tax payers and economy whereas the money spent at Temu - guess what, isn’t benefiting anyone except Temu (and dare I say, China?!)

Cheap for a reason

I just spent 5 minutes trying different searches and scrolling through results and didn't find anything showing hobbycraft on there. Can't see anywhere on their actual site they are on temu either.