Temu: Has anyone bought from them?

ExDancer

Like Ali08 I'd love to know what a 'walking foot' is?

A walking foot is a foot for a sewing machine that feeds the fabric from above as well as by the feed dogs below the fabric. When sewing a seam for example the lower fabric and upper fabric feed through evenly so you don't get one layer slipping out of alignment. Although I use one often, I think my explanation may be as clear as mud!

Like Ali08 I'd love to know what a 'walking foot' is?

This is to anyone who is worried that Temu is selling your details. Do you use Google, is Google your search engine ?

www.androidcentral.com/does-google-sell-your-data

For those who want to *Buy British*:

www.madeinbritain.org/products

I would much prefer to buy British, as PinkCosmos said, but almost all goods seem to be made in China. Having said that, I think there's a problem with customer service in England. I bought a brand new hoover from a well known electrical company and arrived home to find it faulty. Would they refund, or replace with a new one (which is what I paid for) ? No. They refused and offered to fix it, instead. Not good business sense. If I buy from amazon they will replace faulty goods without quibbling.

If people are going to decline buying anything made in China, then they are going to find their buying options severely restricted in so many areas. For example there is a tiny number of mobile phone models that aren't made in China, even smaller numbers of laptops and tablets, and these use components manufactured in China but assembled elsewhere. Buying anything made in China from a UK retailer does not deny support to the Chinese economy. I don't buy directly from China, except by mistake, but don't kid myself I'm not boosting their economy.
PinkCosmos I agree with the scarcity of the British flag on British made goods, you only seem to see it on food items, especially vegetables.

I paid using Paypal.

I know what you mean GSM but I think its already too late. I appreciate it is still not right but I don't buy much stuff like this anyway. I do prefer to buy from local artisans or I make stuff myself. I just couldn't resist the troll.

What happened to companies putting the British flag on British made goods. You used to see it a few years ago but I haven't seen it recently

I don’t agree with knowingly buying anything from China PinkCosmos. Do you really want to support their economy and help them make further inroads into ours?

Daddima, have you considered that the details of the card with which you make your purchase can be sold on? And also your email address, resulting in your receiving emails with scams?

I succumbed to Temu the other day, against my better judgement. It is so easy to go down a spending wormhole. I only spent £30

I ordered a few small Christmas presents. Things I haven't seen anywhere else e.g. a plant pot that looks like one of those troll dolls. I am going to put grass in it for the hair. It was just over £5 but I have seen online a company called Frugo are selling exactly the same one for £20.

I have seen other things on Temu that look suspiciously identical to like items that are being sold on other sites at a higher price.

I don't agree with buying everything from China, I also don't like being ripped off. I posted earlier about buying from Orchard Games, as they promoted the fact that they were a British company. All of their games are made in China.

I wonder if someone could explain to me how my data could be used for ‘dodgy’ purposes? As I see it, they can trace my location, my clothes/shoe size, the food I eat, what I spend money on, and where I go on holiday. What possibe use could that information be to anyone?

Just bought a lovely Joe Brown dress for £6.50 at the charity shop that’s the way to g not add to the crap that fills up all the landfills

Elegran

As far as I know, Temu don't actually make anything, They act the same way as Amazon does as agents for the mostly Chinese or Asian businesses who make (and probably send off) the goods, and charging them for the online advertising and marketing. For the manufacturers and wholesalers, it is probably a great opportunity to get into the global market without being responsible for all of the paperwork and marketing that is needed, while for Temu it is a source of assured income while more and more small firms want to expand. The people behind Temu seem to be established Chinese businessmen with the funds to launch such a large project. Chinese millionaires are VERY rich.

The funny thing was that the tent I bought was shipped from Ireland.. so I'm not sure where it was actually made.. but the price on Temu was increased a week later by quite a substantial amount..... I could have bought it for much less as well, if I'd signed up for the app.
As it was, without signing up, it is tremendous value and very good quality which is all very iffy..

I nearly bought something but did some research first as it seemed too good to be true. Two concerns, slave labour and data collection came up. Seemed a high price to save a few quid.

As far as I know, Temu don't actually make anything, They act the same way as Amazon does as agents for the mostly Chinese or Asian businesses who make (and probably send off) the goods, and charging them for the online advertising and marketing. For the manufacturers and wholesalers, it is probably a great opportunity to get into the global market without being responsible for all of the paperwork and marketing that is needed, while for Temu it is a source of assured income while more and more small firms want to expand. The people behind Temu seem to be established Chinese businessmen with the funds to launch such a large project. Chinese millionaires are VERY rich.

Temu are now well known for collecting data through their app and also, far worse, using slave labour. Of course that is a risk with all goods made in China but I couldn't bring myself to willingly support mistreatment of fellow humans.

Charity shops, making clothes ourselves or simply buying far less is the way to go.

None of my friends and family will touch Temu, Shein etc with a bargepole.

Just curious but is ‘wish’ the same company as ‘Temu’? I sometimes buy things from Wish , small things and wool. The wool is described as ‘Australian ‘ and I think it is but it costs about a half of what it costs here. Of course the Chinese now own half of our big sheep farms and we just roll over and let them take them. We haven’t had a good government here in years.

I bought 2 dresses in the same size 2 years ago from what I thought at first was a UK website. Only when they hadn’t arrived did I realise they were coming from China. When they turned up many weeks later one was vastly larger than the other. Returns were at the cost of the recipient. The fact they were absolute rubbish with no labels of any sort sewn in and so different in size fell on deaf ears. I did get my money back from my credit card company as I didn’t let the matter drop. These companies change their names constantly. Never again.

A friend was stopped in the street by some people who were protesting about China's human rights. A young man told my friend that he wasn't asking for money but just asking that she buys nothing from China.

My friend wanted some extra china to match an existing set so she bought it online from a reputable store. The china was exactly the same , same colours, same pattern but instead of having Made in Britain underneath it was Made in China. How does that work ?

I’ll never buy from them again. I bought several items of clothing which look really cheap (I got what I paid for!). I also bought some household items that weren’t very good either. I’m not going to buy anything from China again. It’s worrying that they’re using our data for dodgy purposes.

I think you'll find that a lot of factories don't make the whole items they're recognised for!
My ex-husband worked at an Italian factory that operated in the UK. They'd make parts for cars but also for missiles. Then other factories across the world would make other parts for these, then another factory would receive the parts and put them together ready to go to the buyers!!
It all seemed a bit weird to me, but it is supposed to be cheaper this way.

MerylStreep

I’m not defending Temu, but, people don’t think twice about ordering from EBay or Amazon. 99% of the goods come from the same source.
I wanted a walking foot. Temu were £2 cheaper than either of the above.

What is a 'walking foot', please?
I can't help but think of 'Thing' from The Addams Family!

If you read their reviews you ll see a very different picture to your experience Fairycakes I think the labour they use is very questionable too as with all these very cheap sites

Daddima

pascal30

I bought a tent and did not need to download the app. The tent is exactly as advertised and arrived on the date given. It was only later that I heard a radio program explaining that they make their money by selling off people's data.. I probably won't use them again because of this...

As far as I know you can pay by Paypal, so they won’t get your bank details. I’m not sure exactly what ‘data’ they are meant to be selling.

I'm not sure either but it said it is data that is collected when you download the app.. which I didn't do.. I think the programme was YOU and YOURS