Temu Review: Is It Really Worth It

So, I am sure you have been on YouTube watching one of the myriad of videos available and have been bombarded by a series of “I’m shopping like a billionaire” Temu commercials and if you haven’t fallen down that rabbit hole of shopping, well, consider yourself lucky. If you are interested in finding out what our take is on the Temu shopping experience then, please continue on reading our Temu review.

What is Temu Anyways?

For those who may not know or have never heard of Temu, you may be wondering what is Temu anyways? Well, Temu is a company that is registered in the Cayman Islands, but is Chinese owned. The name supposedly means “team up, price down”, reflective of creating economies of value and scale by working together.

It is a company that is a platform for third party sellers to post items they have for sell. These items are often sourced from manufacturers/ suppliers, around the world, but not all sold by those manufacturers/ suppliers. In a nutshell Temu is a Chinese version of Amazon with bit of AliExpress.

If you look closely at the items offered you will notice the sold by & name of seller on the item’s description page and basically you are purchasing from several sellers that are supposedly the manufacturers and are giving you a great deal…right. As the saying goes, “you get what you pay for” [always]! So, keep that in mind if you ever find yourself clicking that “place order” button.

If you have any questions as to the legitimacy of the Temu site, be sure to do your own research and check out reviews like this.

Is Temu Really Worth It?

The price range of these items are from low to mid range based on the type of product and in some instances is inline with the price range for said item(s) on Amazon, so it is best to shop around and determine whether it is worth it for you.

Pros and Cons of Shopping on Temu

Pros

Here is a list of the pros in regards to shopping at Temu. But be sure to check out the cons, as well, to ensure you make a well informed decision on whether you should shop at Temu.

• Cheaply priced items (to a certain extent).
• Shipping is moderately fast.
• Temu will credit you five dollars if the shipment of your order is delay beyond the time range they allotted for delivery.
• Items sold can be of average to good quality depending on seller
• They carry a myriad of items from different categories of needs
• Shipping can be free.
• Once in a few orders you can get some high quality items
• Returns seem simple enough….However, you only get to make one free return per order, so if returning more than one items, do make it count by selecting all items to be returned for the approval under one return label so you are not charged for individual item returns from one particular order.
• You can make the coupons work for you if you know that you have a list of items to get and have budgeted accordingly and are willing to make a decent sized purchase of a hundred or more dollars. Then and only then, are the coupons worth it. Otherwise, you are just spending needlessly without any incentive. This is usually the case if spending under $60 at a time, in other words, wait until you have at minimum a hundred dollars or more with of items, then go shopping for the best prices on your items. And be sure to utilize the filter option in order to filter your items from low to high prices as there are varying prices for the same items based on the set prices of the third party sellers & there are price gouges when it comes to certain items, so be sure to pay attention to the listed descriptions of item and their names and make a more informed decision before purchasing.

Cons

Take a moment and do your research to find the best prices out there for the goods you need and sometimes you will find Temu isn’t always the best when it comes to prices. Also, take a moment to read this list of cons, before deciding whether to shop at Temu.

• Temu can be a bit of a bait and switch site, i.e., they will lure you in on the premise of getting an item at say 70 % off, but when you click through the promo it morphs into something else entirely, that will require you to spend a 100 dollars, for instance, in order to receive say 30% off.
• Besides the bait and switch game, the initial impression of the site is it seems a bit scammy, because you encounter wheel pop ups that ask you to click and see if you are a winner…and we all know most virus sites have such gimmicky pop ups that cause you to regret clicking if you do happen to click the buttons on these pop-ups.
• You need to download the app in order to get any decent incentives actuated when you place your order.
• You will have to “kiss a lot of frogs” to find that one gem of a purchase, in other words, you are highly likely to get low to average quality items…the kind of items that barely last a year…but that comes with the territory – “you get what you pay for”.
• The 5-Star reviews for products aren’t always pertaining to the particular product being viewed, so do take the time to read through the reviews and pay close attention the item that is being referenced in the item’s title or otherwise.
• You will received several emails on a daily basis (spammish).
• You will receive several texts of promotions that are not valid…but you can opt out of receiving such texts.
• App’s notifications can be excessive.
• There are games now provided that are colossal time wasters that will take over a month or two to gain “free” items from. This is because in order to advance forward, you need to spend certain amounts of your hard earned money to gain larger steps forward. And when it is all said and done you could easily spend well over a thousand dollars, just playing those games, “Fishland” and “Farmland” if you choose to place orders to gain advancements in these games (in the form of fish food for “Fishland” and in the form of water for “Farmland”. Keep in mind that the “free” items you are playing these games for are no more than $10 dollars worth each. You would be hard pressed to find a fifty dollar or a hundred dollar item in the list of free items. So, since time is money, we certainly do not want to waste time choosing this option when it comes to getting goods from Temu.
• They offer coupons like “$40 Dollars Off” that are applicable if you purchase a certain amount in goods. However, once again you are having to spend certain amounts that may or may not be about what you intended to spend in order to save “X” amount of dollars, so weigh your options and go from there if you do decide to purchase from Temu.
• Not a great app for those who like to spend or have a shopping addiction, as that can cause a lot of issues financially. Especially with the gimmicky, time wasting games those with an addiction to shopping or someone who is addicted to gambling, can potentially get sucked into spending un-necessarily.

Summary

Temu is an okay site to purchase from if you are needing temporary items or items that you know you won’t care to have in use in the distant future (say two to three years time); however, keep in mind though that if you have an addictive personality, then you should be cautious about using this app and or site. And if you do choose to use Temp, then make sure you are not losing any sleep over what you have spent on this site, nor should you be losing any sleep over playing their incredible time wasting games, Fishland and Farmland. Because the moment you start loosing sleep to play these games, you have certainly developed an addition and your pocket book will suffer. On the other hand, if you can use Temu without getting addicted to making un-necessary purchases or playing the games and spending un-necessarily, then you can utilize it to get several items at a lower cost. For example, you can use Temu if you need a great source for low cost goodies and stocking stuffers for the holidays or as giveaways without going over your budget, (keeping in mind that cheap isn’t always worth it). Mind you, once in a while you may find a diamond in the rough, but you are going to have to do a lot of searching. So, if you care about the level of quality and want to present someone with a good quality item, then your best bet is to shop around with other well know establishments or a local small business of your choice that will provide you with quality goods. After all, cheap isn’t always the way to go.