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Everything about temu screams surveillance and scam to me. I don't understand how anyone could install that and use it regularly.
When the alternative was to pay more for the exact same things on Amazon, it's logical to pay less. Every app tracks you so idk...
lol "exact same thing"? everyone i know who buys shit from any of those chinese amazons ends up with shitty knockoff garbage
eidt: LOL i can't believe people are in here bootlicking chinese knockoff retailers. do what you want with your money bro. just don't ever think you're going to talk me into it too
I got a watch band bought from Amazon for $10, as a Christmas gift. It was the wrong size so I ordered one from Aliexpress. The packaging and the sticker with Chinese lettering were exactly the same as the Amazon one and it was only about $1. Sure, the Amazon package came sooner but it was evident that it was the same product.
I should’ve tried that. I ordered an Apple Watch silicone band dupe (direct from the vendor’s site) for like $5. Same band would have been $50 from Apple, except the color I wanted wasn’t even available anymore.
Band came in the wrong size, so I wrote the vendor. They apologized, might have refunded me, and sent me a pack of like 10 different colored bands. Unfortunately those were all in the same size as the first one