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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....

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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