They pump out trash as it is, they should be subject to customs when they send millions of packages into the country
this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2024
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You'd think that the customs rule would be an aggregate value from one shipper, and that it couldn't be circumvented by dicing them up into smaller parcels.
Temu is selling direct what you'll find at a dozen other retailers sold for some 10-100x markup. These products are all coming from the same factories and warehouses, just labeled with different brands.
The difference is I don't buy trash, I buy quality products that will actually last which doesn't come in the form of free shit left and right.
I have tested this by buying a brand product from Amazon and searching Chinese suppliers. I found that while some products can be an inferior knockoff, that due to China being the original factory the product you buy is identical to the branded one on amazon, even down to mold markings. Sometimes the branding is just stickers or hot stamp paint.
Ooo this will be interesting. This might completely ruin Temu. I've used it a few times to get real cheap stuff that doesn't need to be high quality (bulk craft supplies for my kids, various organizers, little accessories like phone cases, and super cheap baking supplies).
Will be interesting to see the public reaction from this.
Stop buying crap from China. You never know how poisonous it is, or if it’s made by slave labor. There’s a reason it’s cheap.
Have you bought any game, shoes, electronics, toys, it all says made in China. Anything with mass manufacturing went to China decades ago to maximize company profits. Not buying from Chinameans not buying products. Best case is embrace repairing products or doing without
It’s the same stuff on Amazon. Will it help with that too?