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Stuffy · 61-69, F
I suspected this for no reason other than there must be a catch.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Stuffy They are very aggressive with the ads on Pinterest and Facebook.
robertsnj · 51-55, M
That is a lot of typing and a lot of emotion. Did you or a friend get burned by TEMU?
nonsensiclesnail · F
I appreciate the heads up.
Im not so sure that this isnt a radio DJ, or where they got their informations from, isn’t just pushing anti China propaganda.
I dont see them as any different than any other e-commerce platform.
You know who also collects our data?
Everyone.
I have more network activity from a site i went to for health advice one time today than Temu. What data? Not sure, most of it seems to be google services.
Maybe we should talk more about google, our overlords.
Im not so sure that this isnt a radio DJ, or where they got their informations from, isn’t just pushing anti China propaganda.
I dont see them as any different than any other e-commerce platform.
You know who also collects our data?
Everyone.
I have more network activity from a site i went to for health advice one time today than Temu. What data? Not sure, most of it seems to be google services.
Maybe we should talk more about google, our overlords.
RedBaron · M
The expression is “Buyer beware.”
And who is “everyone” talking about Temu? I haven’t heard anyone talk about it.
And who is “everyone” talking about Temu? I haven’t heard anyone talk about it.
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Virgo79 · 61-69, M
It's obviously china app.
Tictok is about the same
Tictok is about the same
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
I will never buy from them. They try to bait you with ads of things that are dirt cheap and many of these things are very practical. I have heard of people getting their debit accounts drained after they started ordering from them.
Oster1 · M
I always knew this and was 'too good', to be true. Asymmetric warfare? WELL DUH!!!
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Oster1 I have heard that it is the Chinese that are behind the aggressive phone calls, text-messages and mailers wanting to buy property from homeowners and businesses. They also own at least one solar panel company that is very aggressive sending out young guys as salesmen repeatedly knocking on doors in neighborhoods telling us that they weren’t there to sell anything but to save us money on energy because they know we are paying too much for electricity. My neighbors, an elderly company, fell for their spiel. They got solar panels installed on two sides of their roof. It’s going to take 70 years to pay off the loan, and they are not saving as much as the what the monthly payments cost. Plus those panels are not going to last in Oklahoma, too many severe storms here. What will happen is after they die they will get their house seized due to taking out that loan. They are in their early 70’s. It’s a shame. China was also behind the Confucius Institute that had a presence on college campuses. Supposedly set up to share & educate others about the culture of China. They wouldn’t hear any criticism of Communism. And there were people saying that they were stealing intellectual property on campuses across the country. Rumors that college presidents were getting paid off to allow them to be on campus….payoffs of homes in China for example.
Oster1 · M
@cherokeepatti Absolutely it is! You are no fool!!! 🥰🤗😘❤️
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@Oster1 No telling what else China is behind in this country. Have to be wary of everything these days.
Goodluckwiththat · 56-60, M
Temu? Like Temu Selanne, the hockey player??
Musicman · 61-69, M
This is really scary. Thank you for posting this.
OogieBoogie · F
Temu raised the hairs on the back of my neck after the first week of becoming aware of it ....it's ads were EVERYWHERE!
Which begs the question - how could a starter platform afford such an advertising campaign?.
Then something came up in an article I was reading about the clothing industry, and Temu was mentioned . It dump it's surplus stock in some poor county. It does this so that it can avoid the extreme cost of doing it in it's own country. It makes it another countries problem - MOINTAINS of synthetic clothing that won't biodegrade .
My bet it is it's some rich man's new toy to extort the consumerism of the new age .
Which begs the question - how could a starter platform afford such an advertising campaign?.
Then something came up in an article I was reading about the clothing industry, and Temu was mentioned . It dump it's surplus stock in some poor county. It does this so that it can avoid the extreme cost of doing it in it's own country. It makes it another countries problem - MOINTAINS of synthetic clothing that won't biodegrade .
My bet it is it's some rich man's new toy to extort the consumerism of the new age .
bijouxbroussard · F
Thank you for this. The prices seemed a bit too good to be true, so I was always hesitant. Good to know to stay away.
iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
You know where all the stuff from Amazon comes from. All the same places Temu gets it from.
It’s just cutting out the middle man.
Whether or not the rest of that stuff is true that’s a risk a person would have to decide they need to take for themselves but most of the things are available on Amazon with a higher mark up.
It’s just cutting out the middle man.
Whether or not the rest of that stuff is true that’s a risk a person would have to decide they need to take for themselves but most of the things are available on Amazon with a higher mark up.
Oster1 · M
@iamonfire696 I so well, understood. 🙂
Ontheroad · M
@iamonfire696 I have zero first-hand knowledge of any of it. I noted it was forwarded from my cousin and the person who did the research is named in the article.
Basically, it's information and people can do with it what they will.
Basically, it's information and people can do with it what they will.
iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
@Ontheroad I figured you didn’t. I was just putting that info out there for people as well.
Renaci · 36-40
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