Temu.com vs. Amazon.com

I been hesitant to buy a pet bed due to costfor my dog cause he’s sleeping on a folded up blanket.

I got a bed coming in for 16$ today. Then I went on to TEMU and saw I can get them but since their shipping from China its a 3 week wait. But they have more variety similar but for only 4$.

Wish my dog had the patience so I can save money.

Edit. Closer inspection the same bed cost about the same price. But having cheaper options is nice. I do think the 4$ bed is enough.

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Do you have to pay import tax on stuff from china?

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Not to the US no.

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It’s really weird, some things are dirt cheap and others are priced near Amazon pricing. But on average cheaper.

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I like Temu. Same products as Amazon and I don’t mind the wait.

Word of advice- don’t but clothing or anything that has embroidered English.

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Hmmm thanks @ZombieMombie, so these are not scams that the price is so low?

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Not scams.

I ordered a bunch of things and paid.like $8.50 total. About 21 days later it arrived.

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That’s crazy. I’m gonna start just thinking about basic things i need and put it in a cart and wait for shipping i guess.

Things i can’t get from the dollar store.

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Here’s what I got. My total was actually 8.74 for 11 things


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Wow those are really useful items. Unbelievable some things cost pocket change.

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Yeah, it was pretty cool. But the apron is too small and the words are all weird.

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I hate waiting for things to come from china i would rather pay more and shop within the US

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When the mark up to buy from Amazon is so hogh, the wait is fine. They buy from the same people anyway.

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Yes you are cutting out the middleman, by ordering on Temu. Everything comes straight from the factories, rather than through third parties like Amazon, so the products are cheaper. You just have to be aware they come from Chinese production lines and are not USA made, unlike companies like Etsy.

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Honestly, I don’t mind buying from China. The people there need to live, too. And at least no one there is trying to pass off cheaply made items as superior based on it being mass produced in a similar factory down the road from me an charging 1000%more.

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I don’t mind buying from China myself. Some people are serious sticklers about it.

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I am no longer an amazon fan. I think they are price gauging cause they can and people are paying. I’m gonna return the puppy pad.

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Amazon has good customer service in my experience one time I ordered a product and received something completely different and they refunded my purchase and they didnt even have me return what they gave me lol but the price of the shipping is what gets me

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