Asking for a friend.
I'm an independent contractor courier and I'm about to start delivering for a company that has the temu contract in my area. I've never even heard of temu until this opportunity came along and looked into it via the people who gave me the job and all they've said is, "it's as cheap crap as cheap can get but hey, people are buying it."
I've not checked out Temu, but I've seen the Predator knock offs on AliExpress. The brand is "PREOAIDR", and they look like a Predator from across the room. They also have the "black technology", or you can get a shaft that's apparently both a 2nd gen 314 and a 2nd gen Z shaft.They had a predator cue on there that said it had black technology in reference to the shaft.. are you saying thats not legit ?![]()
It is not only a matter of poor quality items on these websites, But also of misleading ads, and sending something different that what you expected. I ordered a pair of oakleys years. They not only were most likely fakes,. but they sent a childs size when it wasnt posted that they were for children.in my country payment is done through a (national) third party so temu doesn't have anything to do with my credit card. they have my name and email but so does hundreds of other businesses.
of course if you buy a fishing reel it's not going to be the same quality as a brand one. but if you buy hooks, swivels, clips, sinkers, they will often be not only as good but the exact same stuff as your local fishing gear shop is flogging for 10x the price. even their braided line is good enough.
the same principle applies to other categories, you're not gonna buy a cordless power tool there, but mandrels, fixture clamps etc are definitely worth buying.
not advising anyone to buy from Temu but thats what paypal is for so you don't have toEveryone I know says it is all junk, although , if you need a small tool or gadget or gizmo, some of it looks like it will work fine for a time or two . As I said , giving the Chinese my credit card information is not something I am going to do. No more than I am going to send it to India , that's like going to New York City and playing 3 card monte on the street corner. Everybody breathing knows how to take your money 50 different ways.
I did not see a Pay Pal option when I was looking, but it's been a while. I just looked again and I see Pay Pal Google Pay and Venmo, I guess I can try a few of the gadgicks I have looked at , lol thanksnot advising anyone to buy from Temu but thats what paypal is for so you don't have to