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Anyone shop on Temu? What are your best finds? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by phoneymouse@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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There can be a lot of junk on Temu admittedly, but it’s kind of fun to find a few deals.

Found a pair of Leatherman Raptor shears ($99 USD) for $12

Also found a Benchmade Follow Up Fixed Blade ($120 USD) for $16

Bought a drone for $15. It’s not high quality, but it’s a drone, for $15. Fun to mess around and learn with.

Anyone else find some deals? Or, got another suggestion besides Temu?

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[-] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

I’m not sure why people are hating on you, perhaps some kind of advertising thing?

Temu is known for forcing their suppliers to sell below production costs so they can flood the market with cheap junk. Say the same tactic Amazon uses, but to it's extreme. (and there are loads that already avoid Amazone like the plague it is)

[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Not sure where you saw this, but I think it’s possible. The thing is a lot of the stuff available on Temu is sold on Amazon for a higher price. So, I think the cheap prices come from cutting out the markup added by an American importer.

[-] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

As far as I understood It's not even denying the producers a profit, it's forcing them to take the loss on the products, just to take a market share.

Amazon 'only' prohibits suppliers to make profit (and then buy the company if the product sells).

[-] cali_ash@lemmy.wtf 2 points 9 months ago

Temu is known for forcing their suppliers to sell below production costs so they can flood the market with cheap junk.

So like all other electronics except the saving are actually passed on the the consumer?

[-] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

Nop, everything is below production costs... until they have the market. (Same way Amazon works, although they seem to just deny profit instead of forcing suppliers to take a loss on the sale)

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 9 months ago

Thank you, i didn't even realise Amazon did this either.

Fortunately i almost never use any of the online shops like these.

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