You Betrayed Me Temu

 


I was recently on YouTube defending Temu from lies by former purchasers who were so very unhappy with what they wanted and what they received. (I love those pics) The problem in most of the cases was dimensions. Ya think you're getting a gorgeous dining room set for $40, when it's furniture for a doll house. I've been guilty many times of not checking the actual size of my wanted items. It's not a Temu thing. I've been thoroughly disappointed on other shopping sites as well. So, I defended Temu because on the occasions I have been shafted they quickly refunded my money aaand they don't even want the stuff back!


No more. Temu has turned on me and the orange man's tariffs. Yesterday I ordered some stuff I absolutely don't need. Okay, sponges for dishwashing and some fancy smelling sheets you throw in the toilet. Otherwise, junk. But cheap junk. Or so I thought. They totally conned me this time. My $2.75 plush horse (year of the horse) turned out to be $6.75. The adorable tote changed from $3.50 to $7.50. One issue I have with Temu is not being able to see an itemized cost list before you buy. They don't show what the taxes are going to be which terrifies me because I've heard of people being charged later hundreds of dollars in foreign taxes. I decided I was going to cancel my junk but they made it so difficult I was clicking on things and freaking out. I managed to get a refund on one item but when I tried to stop the purchase of the other items I was informed that a refund was no longer possible. This was in a span of thirty minutes from my stupid purchase to trying to get out of it. 

Temu is obviously angry at America. I'm angry at Temu and at myself for buying crap I don't need. That was my last buy from them. Not because of the pay hikes. I assumed that would happen after the Trump tariffs. Have you shopped Walmart lately? No deal. No, it's not the price increase, but the obfuscation, the clear intention to make resolving an issue nearly impossible. Amazon was the King of the maze. You could not get a human to chat with you and the AI agent started becoming uppity if you argued with them. I use an online payment system so if Temu wants more money they're gonna have to go through my cold, dead money app. I'm afraid to to check my bank account. In the past I have been charged a foreigners fee which amounted to about ten cents. It's a brand new year, and not one starting off so hot. So, a door has been closed. Maybe that's a good thing. I need to stop buying stuff, no matter how damn cute. If I really need something, there's the thrift stores, or recycling what I have, or even dumpster diving. 

Oh hey, speaking of dumpster diving... I can knock eating sushi off my resolution list. Not that I have finally tried it. No. I watched a video where chubbyemu explains that most fish has roundworms but they die when frozen. You're eating roundworms with your fish, so I shall forego the sushi. I've lived this long without it.

And now I must bid adieu to Temu. I don't blame you. I blame the fat cankles man who is now acting like a pirate, stealing oil and gold from other pirates. 

Happy new year?

*After writing this rant I noticed they upped their cost for free shipping. I'm still going to take a break from it all. It's dry goods January.

Comments

ex-ferrer said…
Et tu Temu? I've never dealt with them and now, never will. Walmart has alerted me that my untoward comment to them has reached 240 likes. I said something along the lines of "This didn't fucking work!" People musta liked that because Walmart wants me to make more comments. Go and figure that.

ALL fish?? Even the Salmon I like?? Ewww.
January 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Maggie said…
Temu only accepts good reviews. Sounded like he meant all fish but not everyone freezes their fish before eating. I'm not taking any chances.
January 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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