Temu legitimate website or scam?

[QuarterMillionMan]

Found another shoe for $10.57 and now completed my order w/the flashlight. These prices are so cheap I don't even have to hesitate to purchase.

[MonkeyMama]

My 18yo son loves Shein, which is comparable. I was more wary, but the quality is very good and everything always fits perfectly. (To clarify, he buys clothes.)
Of course, he's gotten a few lectures from relatives with six figure incomes and seven figure net worths. Whatever, he can vote with his dollars when he has dollars to vote with. I had no money at his age so I certainly would have taken advantage if this was a thing when I was 18.

[jenn_jenn]

It’s legit! SHEIN and Temu are my favorite sites for cheapie things. Many bachelorette party goodie bags have been supplied from these two.

Most of the items are similar (or actually the exact same) as those sold on Amazon.

Not high quality but not everything needs to be.

[QuarterMillionMan]

I am liking Temu even more. On a whim I tried to see if I could cancel my first shoe order of $17 from last night but if I could not cancel I would still be fine with that order. Low and behold Temu allowed me to cancel it. Lucky for me maybe because it's the weekend and Temu had not processed my order yet but does Amazon or eBay allow cancels?

[disneysteve]

does Amazon or eBay allow cancels?

Yes, both of them allow cancellation to a point. Obviously you can’t cancel after the item has shipped. Then you’re bound by the return policy. On eBay the buyer has one hour to cancel. After that you have to contact the seller for them to do it. You do get a “ding” on your account for canceling and if you do it too many times you may get booted off.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Good to know, thanks. I've never tried to cancel on eBay or Amazon. As a seller though on eBay once I made a mistake under-paying for postage to ship an item. I was worried that USPS may not deliver the item due to not paying enough postage so I went back into my eBay account and it allowed me to make a revision in order to add more postage. Not sure if eBay only allows only 1 revision or multiple revisions for postage but it was good to have that option to make that correction to the postage.

[disneysteve]

Good to know, thanks. I've never tried to cancel on eBay or Amazon. As a seller though on eBay once I made a mistake under-paying for postage to ship an item. I was worried that USPS may not deliver the item due to not paying enough postage so I went back into my eBay account and it allowed me to make a revision in order to add more postage. Not sure if eBay only allows only 1 revision or multiple revisions for postage but it was good to have that option to make that correction to the postage.

You can void a shipping label purchased on ebay and buy a new one so if you ever screw something up, it's easy to fix. The refund doesn't process immediately though so be aware it can take 1-2 weeks to get that money back.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Good to information to know, thanks.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Shein seems to have better inventory than Temu. For instance when I searched for ebikes Shein has a lot to choose from ranging from $500 - $1500, whereas Temu only has "finger" ebikes which is another word for a toy or trinket or key chain for $3.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Rec'd my shoe today which is a little big size 8.5 but I like its light-weightness and one-piece rubber so the sole won't flap or become water-logged so I just ordered this $1.99 insole to add to it later. It's so cheap that I ordered a size 8.0 for $9.47 as well. It comes with the territory ordering online and not being able to try things in-person but no biggie. The flashlight is nice & bright and fits perfect in my pocket. Happy camper w/Temu.

[QuarterMillionMan]

I'm happy w/my Temu $9.50 shoes. Bottom pair is 8.0 and fits perfect and lightweight. The top pair is 8.5 was a little big but with the $1.99 inserts fits good now.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Fast policy change from $10 to $20 minimum now.

[bjl584]

Not a scam, but I'd think most of what's on there is low quality junk.

[QuarterMillionMan]

With all the California rains I figure to just buy more cheap shoes and use other pairs while soggy pairs dry out. Free shipping on $20 or more.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Looks to be the same product.