Temu

[LittleEsme]

Has anyone bought anything from this website that's actually worthwhile?!

I bought a load of pens for school and they're not reliable at all. Losing ink etc.

What are your good Temu finds?

It's a website selling tat. 50% will end up in landfill within 18 months the rest will follow in due course.

Pp bought slave-made crap from China for tuppence ha'penny then complains is polyester not cotton. God help us all.

This is very true, its unavoidable.

"Made in China" is a misnomer, as people have said, made in China is a lot of things, including high end brands like Apple. But there is a difference between the products made for large companies that just happen to have their factory situated in China (even if it is for cost etc), and these tiny individual no-name factories churning out products with no quality control, safety standards etc just for the cheapest possible price for it to look right enough that you won't return it instantly.

This. People think it is a massive "gotcha" when they point out all sorts of things are made in China, but it really isn't. Either that or it is a way of making themselves feel better for making shitty ethical choices.

I genuinely don't get the argument about sweatshops and Temu. I DO get the argument in general about sweatshops/slave labour, of course and don't think it should even need to be a discussion. It's outright wrong,

But I have a bead shop near me. All sorts of jewellery making things. It's lovely. It's quite expensive, so a bit of a treat for DD. I just found lots of jewellery making supplies including the exact same tools and beads that I already bought for DD from that shop, at 5x the price, on average, on Temu. I do mean exactly the same. Temu also has other beads that I've found in the shop (the shop has lots more beads I've not seen on Temu). So as far as I can see, buying from my local store is supporting a local business and slave labour. I don't believe the slave labour of bead making will stop because I bought their products from a local shop, rather than save money by buying on Temu.

Should slave labour exist? Of course not. But it would seem that even when I support my (naice) local shop I'm inadvertently buying it, assuming Temu's products are a sign of slave labour. Which makes me question where exactly lots of other things are coming from. I mean, I've also seen hair things on Temu that were used on my daughter by a hippy-eco-warrior looking lady at a festival recently!

So if we can't all afford to save up for Le Creusset and Bose and everything of a similar price range, how on earth are we supposed to know when something doesn't come from slave labour, because price on the local market doesn't appear to indicate it. I'm also talking about pens, pencils, storage boxes, not big ticket items.

Should slave labour exist? Of course not. But it would seem that even when I support my (naice) local shop I'm inadvertently buying it, assuming Temu's products are a sign of slave labour. Which makes me question where exactly lots of other things are coming from

No, slave labour should not exist. But if you have whole economies relying on it there is very little we can actually do about it.

I got swayed by an advert on my FB - there was a beaded bag that I thought would be just right for my forthcoming holiday. I didn't download the app. Going through the ordering process it said that the minimum order was £10. As the bag was £5 I got a couple of other bits to make up the £10 cost.

I got a tracking notification and delivery was very quick but the quality of the products as you might expect was pretty crap. The beaded bag was smaller than expected and really not suitable so it's gone in the charity bag. The couple of bits to make up the order were a hanging storage holder for the bathroom which is ok and a fold up holdall which will be ok to put in the holiday bag to use as a beach bag or extra bag should we need it. Had I seen the items in a shop or on a market stall I wouldn't have got them but obviously online you can't know until you get them what the quality is like (some cheaper things I've bought have been better than others).

I certainly wasn't interested in downloading the app, and I won't be ordering anything from them again.