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Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by roshin »

Aurornis wrote: post #80
throw310822 wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I'm surprised the websites don't even acknowledge this yet. Well, why would you waste the opportunity to enrage Americans against their government, for free? "Your $5 package has arrived on time, now you only have to pay the $75 extra that the candidate you voted for has decided to take from you". It's the best ads campaign ever, and it's entirely free.

It's not that complicated. They don't pay the tariffs. The person receiving the package does. Many carriers will slap you with the tariff charge, a brokerage fee, and then send you to collections if you don't pay it. The vendors don't care because they're making the sale and the tariffs are the other person's responsibility. Caveat emptor.

> send you to collections if you don't pay it That doesn't make sense. So can I cause troubles to someone by ordering an unwanted $1 temu item to their house, and thereby summon a collection agency to them (if they don't pay the $75 fee)?

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Post by globular-toast »

tgsovlerkhgsel wrote: post #62
astar1 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

too little too late for Forever 21 and it's 350 locations which once employed 43,000 people at it's peak: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/17/forever-21-files-for-second-... The temu/shein loophole should been closed ages ago.

I'm surprised the Chinese sellers are able to compete for fast fashion. Clothes are the one thing I don't really buy online because getting sizing right is already hard even when you're not dealing with Temu-style "well actually we said there's a +- 25 tolerance in the fine print and this is within tolerance" bullshit. AliExpress is indispensable for small technical items. If they're available locally at all, shippin…

People are happy to just try stuff on at home then deal with returns or accept the loss if it doesn't fit or look good.

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Post by buzer »

runako wrote: post #57
k4rli wrote: post #48

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Proper jeans aren't really washed more than once a month or at all. Especially every day. They also will last for years therefore buying 1-3 pairs a year means your wardrobe will have plenty. Maybe local production will get cheaper once more people start keeping their money in local communities. Sending it to China is just awful for your country/region and kills local businesses. Disclaimer: from Europe so I don't ca…

> Maybe local production will get cheaper once more people start keeping their money in local communities. Is the thinking here that increased scale would allow production to get cheaper? How would this account for the fact that production was scaled here, but was not cost-competitive when it was operating at scale? What's different now?

Let's say currently it costs $15 to make thing 1m units of X in China and $50 to make 10k of them in the USA. USA could be scaled to make 50k of them for $40 and 100k for $30. 1m could cost like $25. There are people for who are ready to pay more for local products so the current production volume makes sense, but majority of people will go for cheaper option when given the chance so it doesn't make sense to scale up the production currently. If the import cost of the item goes above local production cost and there is still enough demand for the item, it can make sense to scale up that production even if you cannot compete with the China made things internationally.

Of course that assumes your own costs (like raw materials) do not increase at least on the same scale and that you can rely on the situation being long-term thing (i.e. will last years rather than weeks) as costs include your CapEx on things like new machines.

Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by nottorp »

bufferoverflow wrote: post #50

I used to buy a lot from Temu. Till I got a product that fell apart after three months. I tried to leave a bad review, but Temu wouldn't allow it. If you're trying to leave 3 star rating or below, they redirect you to customer service. But since customer service only dealt with items under 45 days (as far as I remember), they would just tell me something like "too bad, you're out of luck". So I can't get a refund, I…

Temu/Aliexpress/etc are for buying very cheap clothing. 2 out of 3 items fit and 1 out of 3 is decent quality. That's still cheaper, depending on what tariffs your country is charging.

I wouldn't buy something where a warranty would be useful from them.

Ok, maybe very niche hobby products, but then I wouldn't expect a warranty.

Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by jopsen »

roxolotl wrote: post #25
geor9e wrote: post #20

I loved temu, aliexpress, and shein. I probably averaged 1 item per day arriving to my house, for years and years. Mostly little electronics parts and specialized tools for my workshop. Buying from Amazon or locally would have cost me 10x as much. Obviously it's over now. Anyone getting a package in May will be hit with a $75-$150 or more bill per package, even a 75 cent envelope will be charged +$75. I feel bad for…

Wait why would $0.75 have a $75 charge? Is there a minimum tariff that’s not as widely reported reported on? That would be a 10000% tariff. Or is this just exaggeration

In Denmark imports have to pay vat (25%), regardless of tariffs (goods made in Denmark also charge vat).

But the processing fee for customs is usually 20-40 USD. Which can exceed the cost of the package in the first place.

So when possible I always shop within the EU, or maybe the US.

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Post by blitzar »

jgalt212 wrote: post #7
astar1 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

too little too late for Forever 21 and it's 350 locations which once employed 43,000 people at it's peak: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/17/forever-21-files-for-second-... The temu/shein loophole should been closed ages ago.

It is pretty crazy how worker unfriendly US trade policy has been for so long.

They need to get their priorities straight - stop directing trade policy towards tech companies employing 1000's of workers on $250,000 a year and start building factories employing 100's or people on 25c an hour.

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Post by roshin »

nebula8804 wrote: post #36
roxolotl wrote: post #33

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Wow I’m genuinely surprised that’s not getting more press. That’s absolutely going to shock the hell out of some people.

Its going to be great. I can't wait to see how MAGA explains this one away. Eventually the pain will be enough that hopefully the bubble breaks with some of them.

If what Trump says is any sign to how MAGA explains it, then the answer is: if you don't want to pay those large fees, buy local. Sure the cost will go up, and significantly so in the "short term" (however long that is ...), but in the long term we will have more local manufacturing.

disclaimer: I personally don't agree with that, so no need to argue against me. Just answering OP's question, because I feel that it is important to understand the other side.

Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by nottorp »

adrianmsmith wrote: post #100
IshKebab wrote: post #98

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Amazon definitely don't do anything like this.

I've only ever left one bad review on Amazon. Chopsticks, they came bound together with some sticky tape. Sticky tape left a very sticky area just where your hands go that I was unable to get off despite a lot of effort scrubbing, washing, and so on. I left a polite constructive review saying they were good chopsticks but watch out for this stickiness issue. My review was declined by Amazon on the grounds it didn't m…

You don't have a glue removal spray? :)

I bought one to get sticker residue off my windshield, but it's proven useful many times since.

Mind, considering how well it removes glue, I wouldn't stick anything that was touched by it in my mouth... but may be okay for the hand end of your chopsticks.

Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by dmurray »

BiteCode_dev wrote: post #97
geor9e wrote: post #20

I loved temu, aliexpress, and shein. I probably averaged 1 item per day arriving to my house, for years and years. Mostly little electronics parts and specialized tools for my workshop. Buying from Amazon or locally would have cost me 10x as much. Obviously it's over now. Anyone getting a package in May will be hit with a $75-$150 or more bill per package, even a 75 cent envelope will be charged +$75. I feel bad for…

I'm in France, maybe I should open a proxy. You order through me, I reexpedite to the US, with a French stamp lol.

Somebody absolutely should and will open this business. Versions of it already exist in Northern Ireland after Brexit.

A slightly greyer version: you open the box, add a ribbon to every item, repackage it, mark it "final assembly in France".

Unfortunately for you, your business probably gets outcompeted by the guy who has the same idea in Canada.

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