TEMU, anyone?

[Carpkiller]

Any of you tried it?
I know it's a crapshoot as to whether the product is exactly as described...but then, same is true for Amazon sometimes.
Thanks....

[TaBASSco]

I like to take my chances with Ali Express. Not all purchases have been a success, but I have had a greater amount of positive experiences.

[foulhook]

It's legit, you get what you pay for. It's basically just like Amazon, they have the exact same vendors as Amazon.
You buy a lure pack from Temu, it will be the exact same vendor that's selling on Amazon but cheaper.

[HK_Supermarket]

2nd ali express. The vast majority of my purchases have been good. I primarily use it for simple stuff like hooks, jigs, swivels. There may be a dud or 2 in a pack, but I'm essentially getting 98 hooks for $2 shipped. Did also get a travel rod for $40 that held up well too. I'd imagine TEMU uses the same factories as aliexpress since it's also a chinese based company. They do take a long time to ship though, many are 2-3 months out.
just fyi if you're using amazon or ebay, you are getting the exact same product. The surcharge you're paying is for ease of access.

[foulhook]

All my Temu shipments came from 5 to ten days, if it's more than 10 days they give you a gift card for their site

[Carpkiller]

Thanks, everybody.

I just bought a small pile of stuff to make inline spinners. Beads, wire forms, brass bodies, more beads, blades. It occurred to me that this is low-tech stuff, can't hardly screw up a brass bead, can ya?

Then started looking around at TEMU and Ali Express. If I end up making a ton of spinners, definitely will go to those suppliers for partses....

Thanks again,
CK

[Gotfish?]

About the only thing more low tech than brass beads is produce, no way anyone could screw that up.
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-econ ... er-reports

Speaking of which, I hear they have some good deals in an outdoor market in Wuhan.

[foulhook]

I ordered from Temu on Thurs, got text on Friday that said it was on a flight from China. Sunday morning it arrived at my house. That's pretty fast for free shipping from China.

[Wackyrig]

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