![]() ![]() It seems designed to put you off digging too deep. And it is greyed out – as if you can’t click on it. The “low rating” button is at the end of a list of filters, so on many pages it doesn’t appear until you press a drop-down arrow. But here is a Temu trick: those reviews exist, but are hard to find. If you read the one-star reviews for the product, you will be warned of its size. It reminded me of those stories of people who order things on eBay and find themselves with doll’s house furniture. This is what the components of the lip balm set I bought look like in real life. Imagine a pot of Vaseline then halve it, then halve it again and again until it’s about the size of your thumb. Lip balms fit for a doll’s house: £2.24ĭon’t be fooled … tiny lip balms. I placed two orders on the site – this is what I bought. On the face of it, you could get a new dress and shoes for just over a fiver, throw in a faux crocodile-skin handbag for another 58p and have the whole lot delivered to your door free of charge.īut it’s not that straightforward, as I found out when I went shopping. The website promises you can “shop like a billionaire” while it’s unclear whether Elon Musk and friends buy many sets of 89p insoles, it offers those of us with less cash the chance to spend without breaking the bank. “Everyone likes a bargain and Temu ticks those boxes.” “We are in a cost of living crisis and people are looking for anything to save a bit of money,” says Miya Knights, the publisher of Retail Technology magazine and the co-author of a book about Amazon. The idea of shipping items – many of which we don’t need – halfway around the world does not feel very environmentally friendly, but it is clearly attracting consumers. ![]()
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