TEMU is cleaning up, I think we should be afraid. What do others think.
Summary: The discussion started by grannytakesatrip17 revolves around concerns regarding TEMU's recent actions and the potential implications for others. Various participants, including countessalmirena, sandypebbles, and papermoon.lady, engaged in the conversation by providing their perspectives on the matter. Some responses indicated agreement with the concern, while others provided additional insights or related information, suggesting a mix of agreement and differing opinions. The conversation extended over a period, with contributions up to 2025, reflecting ongoing interest and engagement in the topic. However, specific details of the arguments or conclusions drawn are not provided.
I have bought quite a lot of clothes recently from TEMU.
The prices are ridiculously cheap and you only have to spend $15 to get free postage.
Perhaps they are doing a Bunnings and wiping out all the competition.
Basically I rarely sell clothes myself, but what are other sellers thoughts on this?
anndpei0
·11 months agoI have bought a few things from TEMU months ago. Not anymore and have cancelled my account. I choose to buy quality that lasts a reasonable time over junky stuff. Not good for the environment and ultimately not good for Australian sellers trying to make money.
twyngwyn
·1 year agoThe secret behind Temu’s rock-bottom prices
grannytakesatrip17
OP1 year agosandypebbles
·1 year agoAnonymous User
·1 year agoTemu has shown up a few other companies and sellers I have seen goods being sold for massive gains bought from Temu.
But this is nothing new as it’s been going on for years as some Countries no longer manufacture themselves.
Temu has just shone the light on it a lot clearer.
Where that leads to ……. Who knows.
davewil1964
·1 year agodavewil1964
·1 year agocountessalmirena
·1 year agosandypebbles
·1 year agocrasinca
·1 year agoIt a lot worse than this, they are not just taking over the local market, they are wiping out smaller and larger retail businesses and getting infrastructure, like manufacturing, reliant on their trade. we no longer have the infrastructure to support manufacturing on a grand scale here in Australia and we do not have the presence in the market to compete with online places like temu and amazon. this is a huge concern, the yen is so much cheaper for more in China, for what we spend on temu items, it still props up their industries because you can get a cheap meal at a restaurant, in China for $4 Australian dollars. so people spending less on temu actually helps their economy. we are going to wipe out our own economies for the sake of saving money on cheap disposable items, that are more of a want, than a need.
stormboy04
·1 year agoEbay has ruled the roost for too long and ripped buyers and sellers off. The times are changing, and competition is good because it forces companies like Ebay to compete.
countessalmirena
·1 year agoAnonymous User
·2 years agoYes. All tell eBay to stop letting Chinese and all business; out of USA; selling on USA eBay site. We can't sell and make no money and then cancel our eBay membership. Thanks
daydreams_12
·2 years agosandypebbles
·2 years agosandypebbles
·2 years agosugar249
·2 years agoNot sure why I need to be afraid, they don't sell the items I am selling (on my real accounts). You only need to be afraid if you buy their junk and throw your money away.
sandypebbles
·2 years agoAnonymous User
·2 years agoTEMU is the answer to Greed.
davewil1964
·2 years agosandypebbles
·2 years agoHow do you figure? Scammy site selling utter **bleep**e and nothing more
crasinca
·1 year agoAnonymous User
·1 year agobargain_staples
·2 years agoMy sales have dropped into submission now and I am looking for work because of it. I blame Temu and everyone who says do you think temu is taking our sales is correct. But that shouldn't be followed up by I bought this from temu and they gave me free freight. Everyone who buys from temu is not only hurting every small business, Manufacturer, side hustle, ebay seller, Amazon seller and alike. They are hurting themselves too. It's true temu sells your data makes more put of that and the Chinese government subsidise the Chinese manufacturer to a point by giving virtually free freight on their end and Australia post give virtually free freight to China on our end so us the ebay community have no choice but to fold in the end. Remember it's only been a couple of years since temu started and already they take over a billion dollar from Aussie consumers. Add wish and aliexpress and alibaba and you now have many billions given to China on the retail side every year. Add Austposts recent price increases and you will see that triple this next year. And given the fact your data is sold on top of that and Ebay aren't even thinking about dropping the fees or transaction fee of 33c we the seller is charged everytime someone makes a purchase on ebay which is absurd. We are all stuffed and it's indisputable.
miss-decorum
·2 years agoI've bought a few things from Temu, mainly hobby stuff but not clothes. I pay via PayPal which is what I do for 99.9% of my online purchases. You have to sift through a lot of chaff to get to the wheat as there is a lot of tat on the platform. Will they clean up, no I don't think so. People expected Amazon Australia to fail and it's still going strong..
davewil1964
·2 years agosupar3313
·1 year agotwyngwyn
·2 years agoI have bought from Temu at least 5 times (for items I can't get here). At first I was iffy....but have found that all products I have ordered are spot on. The only complaint I have is that they don't package well, and just stuff into a bag, with no protection (but my items have all survived)......I would never buy anything that is glass or breakable.....and they deliver 24/7
davewil1964
·2 years agotwyngwyn
·2 years agocountessalmirena
·2 years agoIf you look at the ownership and the history of the connected companies, and ask yourself why Temu are so aggressively advertising all over the internet and specifically to Australians in Australian advertising spaces right now, you may be as convinced as I am that there is a very obvious and worrying answer.
Information and identity are valuable commodities. Foreign governments who don’t respect the personal information of others in other countries - who are unequivocally known to sponsor hacking and spying and trying to influence politics of other countries - are not governments to whom I wish to surrender any of my details or habits or preferences or likings or weaknesses or patterns or connections.
Australians are unfortunately known to be a soft target. Just dangle cheap prices like nicely baited hooks in the sea of e-commerce and watch the little fishies leap into those hooks…? That’s not how I want Australians to act or to be perceived. I can only control my behaviour… and mention my concerns in the hope of persuading others to be wary … but I fear that nothing I say will outdo those glistening lures of cheap tat and in-your-face advertising.
papermoon.lady
·2 years agoThey have the usual cheap Chinese items you can mostly also find on eBay at the same price anyway if they come from China (I even checked some random items). Or on AliExpress (which I have never used).
Nothing really new or extraordinary.
No, I would not buy from them (and I did see a lot of ads).
mytreechange
·2 years agopapermoon.lady
·2 years agoI use an AdBlocker too and don't use social media either. I don't remember where I saw the ad. Maybe instead of an ad it was an item I had googled and the search results included Temu. I was not interested and never visited the site. I tried today just to make a comparison with Chinese items on eBay for example.
sandypebbles
·2 years agopapermoon.lady
·2 years agodomino-710
·2 years agoIt's a huge - NO - from me.
springyzone
·2 years agoYes, they are hot competition.
They are advertising a lot. They are a Chinese company so I have read & I have also heard they are a cyber security risk as your details & the details of a lot of other customers are with them & potentially the Chinese Government. I can't vouch for that bit, it is just what I have heard.
They don't just sell clothes either.
I think a lot of people will chase price over quality.
But facebook marketplace is also booming.
I doubt everyone will buy from temu, they aren't going to wipe out all the competition.
sandypebbles
·2 years agoasporty
·2 years agoWhat is the quality like on the clothing? My impression of TEMU is that they are selling low quality products.
sandypebbles
·2 years agoI would not touch that scammer site if you paid for everything for me
Garbage scammers at that
countessalmirena
·2 years agoI wouldn’t buy from Temu in a pink paisley fit.
Why would you give your information to the Chinese government?
stormboy04
·1 year agosandypebbles
·1 year agoTopic is about the website Temu. Most people do not want to support known scammers . Won't ask how you know what other members buy and from where
countessalmirena
·1 year agoMost of the things I buy are not made in China. I make conscious decisions on this. Where there is no choice, I will buy legitimate brands where the items are manufactured to Australian standards and they’re under warranty.
However, I’ll point out that “made in China” under contract to major brands is completely different to buying from Temu. It’s different with regards to the information gained by the Chinese government (because Temu’s customer information is an open book to the Chinese govt), with regards to quality control (things sold through Temu don’t have any), with regards to IP (Temu suppliers steal any design they can, without regard to artistic or technological design integrity), with regards to safety issues (Temu suppliers don’t concern themselves with any of that), and with regard to Australian standards (Temu doesn’t bother about that).
I’ll repeat – not in a pink paisley fit. No. Never.