Hi Rob. I've had stuff from Temu and I think basically as usual, you get what you pay for. About a year ago I wanted a couple of 12" LED lights to go under a bench. Bought them from Temu and yes, they were cheap but did the job. The equivalent from Amazon was 4 times the price. Cheers, Alan.
Hi Alan. Yes, TEMU is currently the word on everyone's lips that likes a bargain. I've had a good look at the site and independent YT reviews and some stuff is good for the money, and some is what you should expect for the money. What I bought is just one product from very many and shouldn't be used as an indicator of the store overall. It's just a case of buyer beware ;) Cheers Rob
Hi Rob, nice review. Always good to get your honest opinion on things. I went to Temu a couple of weeks back and they wanted a minimum spend of $60 before they'd let me check out (I live in Australia as well). I wasn't going to buy more crap I didn't want so I backed out. Just wondering if you experienced the same thing?
Hi Jack. I haven't come across that one, but I've only bought this one item for less than $15 AU. Their web site is insidious. Last time I went there a spinning lottery wheel came up and of course I was a lucky winner and supposedly got 100% off something. I didn't take up the offer. Tactics like that spell "be very careful". It's definitely a high pressure site. Not everything is cheap either. Their metal work tooling is way more expensive than Banggood used to be. I think it's a bit of a con really, designed to reel in suckers. Cheers Rob
Interesting review Rob. But as you say, you get what you pay for. I wonder how many sheets of the cheap stuff would you use to match the good one? Cheers Nobby
Hi Nobby. First impression was that the pads looked OK, but the grit went off real fast when used (and it was only on wood). The genuine article grit was largely unaffected. I think the TEMU sheets will wear out way before they clog up (as usually happens). I wouldn't hazard a guess to the ratio. Time will tell. Cheers Rob
I find cheap tools & expensive sharp bits works fine most of the time. It's worth remembering that if the good sandpaper costs 3 times the price but last 5 times longer, which one is the bargain again?
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Hi Rob. I've had stuff from Temu and I think basically as usual, you get what you pay for. About a year ago I wanted a couple of 12" LED lights to go under a bench. Bought them from Temu and yes, they were cheap but did the job. The equivalent from Amazon was 4 times the price. Cheers, Alan.
Hi Alan. Yes, TEMU is currently the word on everyone's lips that likes a bargain. I've had a good look at the site and independent YT reviews and some stuff is good for the money, and some is what you should expect for the money. What I bought is just one product from very many and shouldn't be used as an indicator of the store overall. It's just a case of buyer beware ;) Cheers Rob
Hi Rob, nice review. Always good to get your honest opinion on things.
I went to Temu a couple of weeks back and they wanted a minimum spend of $60 before they'd let me check out (I live in Australia as well).
I wasn't going to buy more crap I didn't want so I backed out. Just wondering if you experienced the same thing?
Hi Jack. I haven't come across that one, but I've only bought this one item for less than $15 AU. Their web site is insidious. Last time I went there a spinning lottery wheel came up and of course I was a lucky winner and supposedly got 100% off something. I didn't take up the offer. Tactics like that spell "be very careful". It's definitely a high pressure site. Not everything is cheap either. Their metal work tooling is way more expensive than Banggood used to be. I think it's a bit of a con really, designed to reel in suckers. Cheers Rob
Interesting review Rob. But as you say, you get what you pay for. I wonder how many sheets of the cheap stuff would you use to match the good one? Cheers Nobby
Hi Nobby. First impression was that the pads looked OK, but the grit went off real fast when used (and it was only on wood). The genuine article grit was largely unaffected. I think the TEMU sheets will wear out way before they clog up (as usually happens). I wouldn't hazard a guess to the ratio. Time will tell. Cheers Rob
I find cheap tools & expensive sharp bits works fine most of the time.
It's worth remembering that if the good sandpaper costs 3 times the price but last 5 times longer, which one is the bargain again?
Yes. The TEMU sandpaper will be handy for jobs that clog up pads (ie. paint). Just waste and discard them rather than the expensive ones. Cheers Rob
@@Xynudu Yeah, cheap crap has its uses, no point spending big on a one-off jobs and the like.
@@XynuduMirka Abranet works great on such cases. Expensive, but they work well.