[Help] TEMU - Scam?

[junior]

Anyone seen these adverts for TEMU that I seem to have literally everywhere at the moment, including in the middle of every NSC thread.

Is it a scam? I saw a garden strimmer advertised for £3.06p earlier and a pair of walking boots for 46p. Can be legit?

Shop like a millionaire.

 

[ElectricNaz]

I don't think a scam, but from what I've seen you have to wait weeks for stuff. That stuff is new customer offers.

So it's basically cheap Chinese crap they'll put on a boat and send over.

Sick of the ads everywhere though

 

[Dawn Korus]

I’ve bought stuff from TEMU, quality surprisingly good and arrives within 10 days

 

[Bozza]

Yep - the ads follow me everywhere although, strangely, not on here.

I wasted about five minutes investigating a few weeks back. I think those ultra-cheap prices they push are for a one-time new customer and, very possibly, you have to refer a certain number of other new customers to unlock that price.

Some of the products do look genuinely quite innovative, although I suspect they would be all found on Amazon etc too - it’s just a matter of knowing they exist to look for them.

 

[pornomagboy]

me and the wife ordered of them brilliant clothes and I got a drone for £5 and a smart watch for £8 and both are brilliant

 

[VAL1850]

I bought a pair of aqua beach shoes pleased with them took about 2 weeks to arrive....

 

[Cheshire Cat]

But very irritating ads and pop ups, especially on a phone screen.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Their knock off lego clones stuff is very good

 

[Stat Brother]

Is TEMU just a variation of AliExpress?

 

[mjking73]

I've ordered loads of stuff and arrives within 10 days!

 

[Bakero]

I've ordered loads of stuff and arrives within 10 days!

And all has been as advertised?

 

[mjking73]

And all has been as advertised?

Yep all above board in my case. They've even refunded the difference when the same item is advertised cheaper, even after I've bought it. No issues as far as I'm aware!

 

[moggy]

Have bought and a lot better quality than I expected.

 

[Ludensian Gull]

Used them regularly the past couple of months, Been pleased with items received

 

[Ludensian Gull]

And all has been as advertised?

Yep

 

[Gwylan]

I've got some stuff from there and on the whole it's been decent; an excellent multi tool for pennies. Shades were a bit meh but they were only £2.

Takes longer than Amazon to arrive but not several weeks

 

[junior]

Does anyone know if the above posters are all genuine? The comments remind me of what the bots post on a hooky Instagram advert

 

[Coldeanseagull]

I've bought a shed load of stuff over the last few months. 99% happy with quality.
The 1% of stuff I'm not happy with, is because they don't sell it and I have to get it from Ali-express!