Bought a couple of T-shirts from them with no problems. Quality was pretty good for the price paid.
As with all internet purchases I used a credit card with a very low limit just in case.
I wouldn't, as I only buy online if I can't find something in a physical shop, so seldom. I would hesitate to buy from Temu as they don't have a good reputation.
I shop at Temu all the time. I do volunteer work with a youth group every week and am usually with the quieter kids who don’t like the rowdy games but enjoy crafts. If I bought craft materials in a local shop I would be bankrupt in no time however, at Temu, I can buy loads of stuff for next to nothing. For example, about a month ago I spent about £50 and got enough craft resources to do a different craft activity with a group of 15 teenagers every other week from now until we finish for the summer in July. I have never had a problem with Temu and everything has always arrived on time. Most stuff I have bought came by air and took about 8-10 days to arrive but in the last batch, I bought a huge bag of mosaic pieces which weighed a lot and therefore came by land. It took 8 weeks to come and was fascinating as I was able to use the app to track it across China, then through Kazakhstan and across Europe before it arrived in the UK where it was handed over to Royal Mail and delivered to me two days later.
I know some people say we shouldn’t buy from Temu but if I bought craft materials from local craft shops, they would probably have come from China anyway so I am simply making the money I am prepared to spend on the youth group go further.
Info from Consumer Association here:
https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/what-is-temu-and-is-it-safe-to-buy-from-a7BUb4k5fBFH
Depends what you’re buying, it seems - issues with electrical goods being unsafe in tests, for example. And concerns about the use of forced labour in China. It’s a balanced article, covers the positives & negatives, returns policy etc.
I don't think I would buy from them as I have heard too many bad reports of them. On the other hand my daughter buys from them and she's never mentioned any problems. I'm just by nature very cautious, I tend to only trust what I know.
As for buying from China, it's hard not to these days. Anything electrical or electronic probably originated there anyway, wherever you buy it.
I enjoy Big Clives Temu unboxing videos.
Much of what he buys is electronics, some of it is always poor quality or even dangerous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A6n4N4FfDs
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Topic: Temu- would you
via mobile 03/1/2026 at 11:46am
