TEMU is cleaning up, I think we should be afraid. What do others think.

[grannytakesatrip17]

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?

[countessalmirena · Accepted solution]

I wouldn’t buy from Temu in a pink paisley fit.

Why would you give your information to the Chinese government?

[stormboy04 · Accepted solution]

Why would you support China, when most of the stuff you buy, like phones, are made in China? LOL

[sandypebbles · Accepted solution]

Topic 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 · Accepted solution]

Most 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.

[springyzone]

Yes, 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]

Yes I've heard that too. I'm not about to buy from the site 'to see what happens though' They look dodgy as and sell trash. Although a few Facebook friends have said oh they are wonderful, FAR more have said 'heck no' Hardly worth the risk just to buy cheapo rubbish

[stormboy04]

Ebay 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]

In what way is it good to purchase carcinogenic items with designs ripped off from Australian small personal businesses? If you don’t like eBay, fine. Don’t buy through eBay. That in no way makes Temu a viable alternative. I smell elderberries at the very suggestion.

[sugar249]

Not 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]

Maybe folks be more afraid of the huge numbers of people happily supporting known scammers

[countessalmirena]

If 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]

They 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]

I had only vaguely heard of them until this thread. I hadn't seen any ads (but I do use an adblocker & don't use social media).

[papermoon.lady]

I 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]

I have an ad blocker as well. The ads for the scam site are still all over the place, such as at the side of my email page and other sites I use. all flashing ads that I have also reported as spam and blocked directly but just come right back. Pretty much shows how 'special' they are when they get around blocks that would work on 'normal' ads. I have never visited their actual site either

[papermoon.lady]

An indication that it is not a trustworthy site (to put it mildly) - for any page I tried today ALL items were marked as "just bought" to indicate, or make people believe, that they are popular. No way.

[domino-710]

It's a huge - NO - from me.

[asporty]

What is the quality like on the clothing? My impression of TEMU is that they are selling low quality products.

[sandypebbles]

I would not touch that scammer site if you paid for everything for me

Garbage scammers at that

[twyngwyn]

The secret behind Temu’s rock-bottom prices

[grannytakesatrip17]

Perhaps they may find their operations become less profitable now the US has put such huge tarrifs on China?

[sandypebbles]

I've no doubt these underhanded scammer will find some kind of work around for Dumpster's tariffs. Both flaming piles of trash

[Anonymous]

Temu 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]

https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Buying/The-risks-of-buying-unbranded-cheaply-churned-out-fake-etc/t...

[davewil1964]

Little girl facing 10 years of treatment due to a Temu supplied jumper trying to incinerate her

[countessalmirena]

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104787390 (Li k to the ABC article reporting on that horrific story.). davewil, do you want to post that on the “The risks of” thread…?

[sandypebbles]

More garbage, more person information being sold, more scams, more people being injured or killed from buying dodgy dodgy garbage. A shame so many people are more than happy to support these grub sites

[crasinca]

It 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. 

[Anonymous]

Yes. 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]

Try US Forums - you are on Ozzie

[sandypebbles]

Why should members in Australia tell eBay US to do anything?

[sandypebbles]

Why should members in Australia tell eBay US to do anything? Have you told them?

[Anonymous]

TEMU is the answer to Greed.

[davewil1964]

Buyer greed, presumably. Given buyers have many venues on which to buy.

[sandypebbles]

How do you figure? Scammy site selling utter **bleep**e and nothing more

[crasinca]

its the answer to consumerism and ideals, shop like a billionaire is their slogan, its creates the false pretense that this is how billionaires' shop. they can buy lots of stuff, like billionaires. when in fact people with actual wealth, wouldn't touch the rubbish on temu.

[Anonymous]

When I see items from Temu at 70p being sold on eBay for £6 and other sites like I do I really do not know what else to say.

[bargain_staples]

My 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]

I'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]

Paying via Paypal doesn't insulate you from providing your name address and email. All valuable assets.

[supar3313]

I brought a few things t shirts were OK had to get One size bigger then usual. First time bought clothes on line. I used PayPal. Yes it’s scary so I unsubscribed. Rather go to the shops and help local businesses.

[twyngwyn]

I 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]

I'd be less than happy if a delivery turned up at 2 or 3 am

[twyngwyn]

My latest delivery has been at 7pm on a Saturday