but how will i make endless videos about all of the finger puppets i have?? how will i know if people are jealous of me?? i really needed that $4.00 pillow to tie my bedroom together 🥺/j
@@dklee.01No you don't, you need to buy food, clothes, gas for your car, rent, you make it sound so trivial when our whole way of life is at stake. Don't laugh, it is true! China is destroying our economy with their crap, you may be to young to understand that, but it doesn't make any less true. They want to control our country, and they will kill as many of us as they can to get it! Please look at some of what they are talking about on the news. If they're allowed to cover it. Some of our own representatives are working against us with China. They have given Biden and his son and others in our government millions to betray their own people and country! Don't help them by using companies from China. Do you still need that $4.00 pillow? Learn to sew, you could redo your entire room, It isn't hard.
"Someone pays the price when you do things like this" List of reasons why these items are unreasonably cheap from the end of the video: - Not paying people - Sketchy shortcuts - Contaminating water - Extracting goods (especially from disadvantaged communities) - Breaking regulations - Stealing & copying
That's so naive. The problem is not wether you buy it or not. These things are THAT cheap because of all the things you listed, yeah. But those things if not sold in Temu, they're going to be sold somewhere else like Target, Walgreens etc, but with a HUGE mark up. So, the final outsome would be: you still bought such item, but payed more for it and the producer will keep it's production practices and the intermediary will make a profit of it. Temu, or you buying from it, is not the problem, the problem is that the country were these things are produced allows its industries to operate under non-ethical practices and that's a much bigger problem to solve, thay will not be solved by you not buying from Temu.
@@Mczzin I guess you didn't really watch the video then, since I literally just typed out what Shelby listed. The video (and thus my comment) does not argue that not buying from Temu will solve anything. And when it comes to a situation where you really need a specific item from the same manufacturer which happens to be sold at Temu at a lower price there's probably none or very little difference in environmental cost. However, the main reason why shopping at Temu should be discouraged is that the majority of these items are things no one really needs (tiny plastic hands were an example in the video) or extremely low quality (an example was a copy of a designer wedding dress). So these are purchases that otherwise might've been prevented by those American retail prices, and thus artificially low prices increase demand and supply. But I'm willing to bet you already know that that's the case. People that try to defend this kind of overconsumption in any way are often wilfully ignorant I find. I probably typed this whole reaction for nothing, since someone responding to people trying to do better for the environment etc. claiming "naivety" is obviously commenting in bad faith. Ah whatever, might as well post it now anyway.
@@kelly55 There's a big problem when you discourage the exchange of ideas (by saying that my comment is in bad faith or that I'm ignorant), when debate happens to be a crucial aspect of living in a society. Nevertheless, the video (and you) say that people should not buy in Temu because of consumerism and that they sell items no one really needs. However that's a very simplistic analysis. Temu sells more things than that, and again it's incorrect to say "Don't buy in Temu because of the environmenttttt 😭". In any case, the problem is superfluous shopping, and not buying items in Temu.
@@Mczzin You display exactly what I said though. You started your first comment with an accusation of naivety and now again try to establish some sort of superiority by calling the point simplistic and mocking the "caring about the environment" part of this whole discourse. All the while you know that "superfluous consumption" is the problem and are deliberately not acknowledging that the video and I have both already made that the main point from the very beginning. How is that not bad faith?
@@klaytonalexandermatthews2047 no no a wedding guest dress! BUT i have seen wedding dresses being sold on shein and temu which is very alarming being that they steal actual bridal photos
my family members keep trying to tell me to shop on temu when i complain about not being able to afford certain things, and it's soo annoying. like no, i'd rather save up and support a company that's not trash
Same there. Last weekend was awfull, there were trying to make us buy knock-off things we are waiting to have enougth money to buy it. We had stop sharing our wishlist with them because they just buy cheap versions of it that we can't even use and is taking lot of room in our appartment. We don't even talk we had buy something because they will go buy a second cheap version of it and using the excuse they buy it by error. (No dad, you don't accidently buy a 32" pants when you are 36" or a headphone cask when you only use earplugs).
how do you judge, or know if a company is trash? Do you use an Iphone? made by same people that makes Temu products. How about a big screen tv, almost all made in China, by the same people. Should the US be required to have a label put on all products that are made with slave labor? If so, a lot of people would be very surprised. The US farmers kill chickens, ship them to China to have them butchered and packaged, then sent to US and sold cheaper than if they were butchered and packaged in the US. Do you eat chickens packaged in China (a tremendous percentage of US chickens are.).
I hate when people ask "why do you care?" Because the more valid question is "why DON'T you care??!" Like, do these people have zero empathy for real people suffering right now, not to mention all future generations?? How are so many people so selfish and for what? Plastic puppet hands? Like that's really worth other people's right to a healthy Earth? Makes me sick.
@@anthropomorphicpeanut6160That you're doing your clothing yourself, is really amazing! I don't have the skills for that but hope to sew me some clothing myself in the future, too!
Ever since shein I have been trained to think: if anything is too cheap, there's something hella suspect about this company. And Temu has been following around the internet like a stalker. They are creating trash and it will be piling up on this planet. Not to mention the amount of exploitation that has to be happening to had such dirt cheap prices. Edit: there was a Temu ad in the middle of this video because the universe has the darkest sense of humor
I've shopped from AliExpress as a clueless teenager and genuinely didn't see the problem with it or even think if there is one. I knew it's a scam company but thought that the worst they do is sell a clothing item that's so cheaply made it's a 50/50 on whether it's gonna be like the picture or not. Now, years later, after several documentaries on the state and origin of pollution and an adult view over labor, it feels like I'm yelling into empty space when trying to convince other adults they should care about this. Everyone seems to think things will just work out because some smart person will come up with an idea that saves the planet, yet do nothing to create the environment which at the very least doesn't exploit smart people. Someone else will do it, right? And then "you and I can't do anything about it" followed by absolute disregard towards me explaining how talking about it and spreading the correct information will make a dent.
You can tell temu was bad from the mass advertising and giving you "discounts" for getting randoms to download it the main reason i hate temu is advertising because i should have never been shown ads for temu according to personalised ads but nah still to this day see temu ads
Don't forget Tick Tock. They want to get the younger generation hooked because the older people (most, but not all know what's going on, some don't care as long as they get rich! They are the worst!)China is at some point going to try to take over our country. Young people aren't the only ones the Chinese gov. are targeting, the greedy are way above the young people. At least the young people have good reason, "their young and mostly innocent.)The greedy have no excuse but greed! They are selling out their(our) country for money! Do some research, find out just how many acres the United States has allowed Chine to buy, and why is that land close to our service installation?
My dad's always getting scammed because he just can't understand that things cost that much for a reason. A $200 bottle of liquor on sale for $20 on a website no one's ever heard of? Yeah that makes sense. A PS5 for $250 right after being released? What a great deal I'll get two. We try to discourage him but he just keeps falling for it. Luckily for him he has had luck getting refunded.
That’s why this video it’s important tho. To educate ppl on why they don’t need it when all the “influencers” are telling you that you do need it. And if not for that reason than for all the reasons she lists.
I used to shop every week in my 20's I discovered you and slowly changed my habits. I still shop a lot, but I wait weeks before I buy things to make sure I really want them and I avoid places and brands where I know I'll spend money. You literally helped me rewire my spending habits
I am a 67 year old grandmother and I am so glad you are out there fighting for our earth! I don’t follow all of the trends but when I saw all the plastic crap that no one ever needs I get so mad! And not just plastic! I have a friend who needed to buy one dress for a wedding reception and ended up buying three so she would have a few choices for such a cheap price. What did she do? She either wore the remaining two around the house or threw them away. 😢😢😢
Thank you for this video! I have been so irritated by Temu's TH-cam ads alone, and reading the Snopes report on Temu gave me chills (not the good kind). Trash, product forgeries, no-show parcels, price dumping, and raking in as much user data as they can, wherever they can - yikes!
For the most part, algorithms seem to understand that I'm a person who cares about more sustainable and ethical products, but Temu is pushing its ads so hard that even I'm getting flooded with them.
fortunately i didn't receive one single ad from it, i think it's bc i live in another country? idk, but shein loves to chase me even though i never searched for it neither downloaded, i hate it so much but the only thing i can do is clicking to not recommend it anymore (already did many times lol)
I use smart tube, it auto skips all ads whether theyre youtube inserted ads, or channel user inserted ads. They're all skipped so you can enjoy youtube videos without being bothered. Even video intros and outros are auto skipped.
This makes so much sense! I knew Temu was shady and just selling shit, but I didn’t know it’s at an actual loss to take over the market! This will just put pressure on other brands to compete at those prices, encouraging human rights violations in a race to the bottom. Thank you Shelby. You really help me articulate this stuff to the people in my life.
First time I saw them was in an advertisement of a popular TH-camr my first thought was "Please, not another trash shop, that sell cheap stuff noone needs". And then of course it blew up and I am so done. Consumerism is cancer to our earth.
@klaytonalexandermatthews2047 Bahaha, exactly! 😅 Now we have an ever expanding monster out of control; time to take a leaf out of ol' Hercules' book, and bury it in a rock slide 😅
I'm so dismayed at the amount of yarn coming from Temu at ridiculously low prices. Thank you for this informative rant. Everything here needed to be said. 100% someone somewhere is paying the true cost of these products and it's not worth 5 minutes of novelty fun.
It’s like just Wish with a different coat of paint And I remember when Wish came around everyone was roasting them for being cheap crap But the reception to Temu has been so different
Only 7 minutes in and I can say that this is the first REAL video I have seen on Temu. The amount of research that went into this and the breaking down of the concepts is flawless. Keep the amazing work!
So recently in Cloth Diaper community (at least in the groups I'm in) they have been pointing out that they (TEMP, Shein, etc) aren't compliant. So the cloth diapers they sell probably contain toxins, like lead... Cloth diapers can be really expensive so I can understand those on a budget thinking those cheap sites are a good option, but they could literally be poisoning their baby.
I'm so glad tha my MIL has been stocking up on reusable nappies for when my hubby and I have a baby, as she knows I want to be eco-friendly as much as possible. (She is as well, and knows they aren't cheap which is why she's buying them a couple at a time.)
I don't understand why people don't just make their own. you have nine months to prepare for this baby; making a cloth diaper is not that hard. there's sssooooo much when it comes to children/babies and the disposable throwaway nature that drives me insaaaaane
Hiiiii! If you're getting ads for TEMU on TH-cam I would like to recommend, once again, TH-cam Premium. It changed my life. If it can fit into your budget please do it!
Yeah just all Temu adds on the video and even if I block ones I see in all videos I just get more and mire even nothing should say to the algorithm I might have slightest interest in Temu...
Love this video! I literally cringe when friends talk about ordering from Temu. Sadly, I live in an area where sustainability, recycling, giving a shit about the planet doesn’t really exist. I know I do my best to help the planet but I feel and realize that it truly isn’t enough..
I've never bought anything from SheIn and I won't buy anything from Temu. This is the least I can do, the least we can all do. Even when thrifting, I avoid their items like the plague !
I'm genuinely surprised their items last long enough to make it to a thrift store. I guess maybe if they were bought and never used? And does anyone actually buy clothes made of the thinnest possible cheap fabric or plastic stuff with the quality of a free giveaway toy when they can actually see and touch it?
@@jessicav2031I think the main reasons shein clothing ends up in thrift stores is 1. Buyers get their item and realize it's garbage so they donate it 2. It's a novelty item or micro trend so they wear it a couple times then donate it. As someone who buys most of what I need from thrift stores, it's very annoying when every few items there's shitty shein clothes or an otherwise poorly made garment that you can tell was bought cheaply from Amazon. But you learn to gloss over them I guess. I'm mostly just annoyed that people keep falling for this trash.
I purchased some items from shein, because I used to think it was kind of like Costco, in that it was like a giant warehouse where other brands were purchasing things from. But then I learned that it was not and I got sad and disgusted. I still have my items (two pairs of trousers and some cleaning items) and am repairing them and keeping them for as long as I can because I don't wanna fill up my trash bin.
I agree. Sometimes, I see them online (I use vinted to thrift as there are not thrift shops where I live) and some clothes look soooo cute but when I see that they're from shein, I get so disappointed because I know it will be poorly made, by exploited workers, with designed probz stolen from an internet creator. Everything about these "brands" is horrible. @@larissabrglum3856
Holy! I am not going to lie, this is terrifying. I am not from the US so I had never heard of temu until I went to visit my bf this year, who's from there, and his mom constantly had packages from temu coming in the mail, I just thought it was another Alibaba/wish and went on with my life, but omg, this is really concerning I had no idea this thing was that big. Also, I don't know if you did change something with your audio after my comment, but it's so much better in this video and I can't tell you how much I appreciate it, I love your channel for years and that made a lot of difference for my sensitivity. Keep up with the amazing work Shelbie, thank you so much for all the research and sharing knowledge
I don't buy from Temu, mostly because I am a crafter and have seen people buy items from Temu that were illegal copies (copyright violations) of popular craft items such as stamp sets by Tim Holtz. I am not interested in violating anyone's copyright (and I don't want anyone violating mine-not that I have a lot, but you know).
I used to shop just to shop weekly. Daily even- it wasn’t until I started watching your videos and got inspired. I also quit my job and have a lot less money to spend, so when I purchase something now I give it immense thought and say to myself “Will I use/wear this for a long time? Is it something I need or will it just collect dust?” My mindset has changed completely. Thank you for making these!
Yes, I love the quote of “when you don’t pay the true pice, someone else is paying it”. Years ago, that quote made me realize how pressing the matter is and I find that it resonates with other people who are just starting their sustainability journey as well!
The consumerism I witnessed through the 80s, 90s, and 00s is astonishing. The wave of influencers is like a plague on the masses. Thanks for making this video Shelby, I hope it gets millions and millions of views because people should be educated and rethink the next little plastic cheap shit they buy.
I am happy you talked about this! One of my goals this year was/is to be more sustainable and consume less. As much as I love a haul video I have started to feel disappointed by creators who are constantly consuming and the amount of Temu ads I get and videos of the hauls show up, and they are usually sponsored. It just doesn't sit right with me and I agree that I'm kind of shocked that people are still okay supporting that in this day and age.
I wish we could broadcast your videos on every TV and Billboard Screen Wall in the world, so that there is no person who remains uninformed on all of these issues.
Moronic "influencers" will always have more views than any debunker, alert launcher. But the work needs to be done, and people need to stay alert. Always.
Honestly, I find temu so scary because it's like "what are you buying" you don't know where this thing came from, who made it- no tags, no brand... You can't say what that random shirt that you ordered is made of. None of it is regulated to make sure these items are actually safe to put on your body, and you know none of these items are undergoing a quality check.
The first time I heard about this online retailer, alarm bells were going off in my head. Thank you so much for dedicating your time and sacrificing your sanity to present us with the facts.
I don't understand how anyone could look at a country like China, a country that is committing genocide in 2023, and think that they'd have even a shred of care and compassion for the environment. Thank you for being so passionate Shelbi !
@@CristanioPeweyyypretty sure at this point that's barely even true anymore. Everybody scrutinizes the hell out of them. China just doesn't give a fuck. It's a dictatorship.
People don’t understand how a company comes in and undercuts everyone else, puts them out of business, they now have a monopoly and, guess what…raises their prices and you now have nowhere else to purchase most thing. I mean, even Amazon prices have gotten a lot higher in the last few years🤷🏼♀️. Shop locally, support who you can and ONLY BUY WHAT YOU NEED!!! I love a good Shelbi rant🥰
Haven’t there been instances of people purchasing from them and subsequently having their banking details compromised? I feel like I’ve seen more than 1 person say they bought from them and shortly after had to open fraud investigations with their bank. And allll of this is wish all over again, but worse. If it seems to good to be true, IT’S BECAUSE IT IS
you deserve millions of subscribers!! ugh this is so egregious and I am sharing this to everyone I know. THIS IS BAD EVERYONE WAKE UP, EDUCATE AND LETS GIVE A SHIT PLEASE IM BEGGING 😭
This was a FANTASTIC video. I appreciate all of the information, but especially the segment on influencers and sponsorships. I recently watched a video where the influencer was promoting Temu and the comment section was expressing disappointment over the sponsorship. The influencer was clueless about why promoting Temu was a terrible idea. Utterly disgusting and irresponsible.
I hope this video gets tons of views! This is such an important conversation. I would love maybe a follow up video about HOW to have these conversations with friends/family without pushing them away. I 100% support this, but I also want to be able to convey this in a way really does encourage and educate people without making them feel bad for not knowing any better. Any tips or thoughts?
Yes! I second this idea so hard!! Unless the person I’m talking to asks me bc they know I’m sustainably-minded, people get defensive. And any prior advice I’ve found just vaguely says, “Talk to them”
I just want to add that a lot of people are coming forward now that their creditcard details were sold to the blackmarket after shopping on Temu so that just makes it even more sketchy...
Love that you are clear in your opinions and are calling people out. So tired of videos like this where the youtuber gives like 10 disclaimers that she/he isn't judging you. We should be judged on this.
My boyfriends mom keeps getting Temu packages. I've told her it's scammy crap but she's like "what i got seems fine". And guess what....I never see her use what she got.
She likely isn't buying things she will actually use. I bought several things and use them at least weekly. I carefully shopped and didn't buy everything I saw and thought was neat.
Thank you for making this video, honestly seeing some of my favourite creators being sponsored by them is upsetting. I just can't comprehend how people can't put two and two together, if the price and quality is that low then surely you have to think, what corners are being cut because it's normally other humans being exploited. Not to mention all of the other alarming issues like people's bank accounts being hacked after making orders, it's just so sad seeing people clicking before thinking 😞
"just don't buy anything" is like the grown up version of the floor is lava in the US... I've gotten so much better at buying the stuff I need and REALLY want the last few years because I went back to college. Realizing I don't have the disposable income I did before was the quickest way to make me realize I was buying too much. I did enjoy your video, just because it is a serious topic doesn't mean it can't be fun/engaging!
This is exactly what I thought was happening. And I think they have gotten so much smarter and are hiring Americans to make their site feel more legit than Alibaba or Wish
Took the words right out of my mouth girl say it how it is. I love that I love that you just spill it and say it how it is it’s so refreshing and nice to see someone just speaking the truth no bullshit! I love it! Great points made!!! Keep up the amazing work!!!
I admit, I've gotten stuff from Temu before, but I decided to stop. I saw some cute Winx Club stickers that I had to have, then when I got them in the mail 80% of the stickers were fanart and that made me feel gross. Also, lipstick that technically worked but the container was broken. Not only is the stuff low quality, it's just not ethical and gives bad vibes. If I want something cheap I'll go thrifting.
I constantly see people in tiktok comments of small businesses telling people to buy similar products on temu and its so disheartening. people just don't care about anything other than stuff
I watched this video at work then came home to my roommates looking for pieces of their halloween costumes on shein and temu. They are eco-conscious here and there (we love secondhand everything) but they treat halloween as a free pass to buy single use clothes. Maybe you already have but please make a video about Halloween consumerism!!
every time i say i hate halloween i get looked at like i have 3 heads. it is the worst consumerist holiday, i have worn the same barely a costume for the last 3 years because i will not be buying anything new at that time of year.
Yes! Thank you for this video! I get so annoyed by all the Temu ads I can totally see it’s just garbage. I’m surprised that anyone would fall for purchasing from them.
Unfortunately they do sell enough quality products to make it seem worthwhile to some people. Reusable cotton make up pads, reusable silicone ear swabs, cotton period pants, some decent shoes and plus size bras. I have a friend who buys from them sometimes , and I’ve seen things that looked great. She’s really poor and has more excuse than most. I’m not, so I haven’t. I’ll ask her to watch this video, and maybe if there’s something she really needs I can get it ethically for her.
I was on fb and I saw someone ask if they should buy from temu or if it's a scam. Even if it's not a "scam" like you get the item for the price, it's just a no-brainer for me. NO! I was watching a video about this shop that makes and sells fake flowers( last one left in NYC). If they sell their flowers at $1 let's say, and a competitor shop sells theirs for $.99 or $.98 that's competitive. Now if someone sells that item for $.03 that's not competitive, that's impossible to compete with. And that's what happens to small American businesses when they compete with these foreign, mostly Chinese companies. they can't compete. It hurts small business.
it’s so frustrating watching people have the information on how all this over consumerism is destroying the earth and the lives of actual people and then say “they don’t care” because it doesn’t effect them in the moment. truly everyone should be required to go live as the most unfortunate people in the world for a certain amount of time to ignite their empathy.
LOVED the video, I was also so frustrated at every single point, and remembered that my family are consumers by excellence 😢 and your final quote "do your best and advocate the rest" is reminder that even being an example is just not enough for a change, but I'm doing my best
Thank you so much for making this video. I've been wondering about them since the first time I heard about them. Many people have made videos on shein but this is the first I've seen on temu.
I've also seen temu constantly having pop ups where you have to play a game or send someone a link and have them sign up for it to get free stuff. The fact that the people selling stuff there are forced to lose money there is just horrible
I have been seen many troll videos regarding products from temu/shein and as someone whos mother is a bit unnotified of the atrocities in online business, i had to confirm what was the story behind these videos and I am glad I did since we were about to shop up our whole monthly supplies, I did reduce most of our cart shopping products but their are some that we do need so we'll have to order them unfortunately but kudos to spreading this info, I will be uninstalling temu.
Thank you. I was explaining this to my husband but he thinks I’m paranoid and that they aren’t trying to pull a “Walmart” and take out the competition.
He's right. They're far worse than Walmart. At least you can physically go IN to a Walmart, and they provide local jobs. Granted they are not good jobs, but they aren't sweatshops or child labor either. Temu doesn't care about competition really. The entire thing with Wish/Shein/Temu companies is to bring down the economy by removing as much money as possible to China.
I used to follow Laura Lee before but stopped following her because she kept deleting my comments when I tried to inform her how awful shein was and that she should not be partnering with them. She started filtering out any 'negative comments' ☹️ so I just unsubscribed
This happened to me with Ann Reardon from how to cook that. She made wonderful videos but she accepted a temu sponsorship and started deleting comments :/ now I just unsubscribe from any channel if I see a temu/shein sponsorship
Thank you! I got two temu ads on this video alone (I think I'm desensitized from all the TH-cam ads they play... it's ridiculous). They are definitely trying to get tons of exposure. I'm glad you not only ignore/block their sponsorship requests/harassment, but actively went in the opposite direction and made this video. I'm skeptical of ads and cheap products as-is, but hadn't heard anyone else call them out (I'm sure there are others, I just haven't seen), especially on the ethics, loopholes, and ultimate goal. I did see a video of someone I like that was sponsored by them and most of the comments said how disappointed they were in her (it was not the focus of her video, but sponsored all the same) and it's refreshing to see it called out. I do think she has decent ethics (she calls out unsafe and dubious TH-cam trends/videos), but this misstep put a bad taste in my mouth and I haven't watched her videos since.
Finally, somebody calling out Temu! You really can’t find so many great things that thrift stores! But we live in a country of such consumerism, which is really sad! Thank you for what you are doing and doing your research! There’s been many times I am tempted to buy some of the woman’s clothes on Temu. But I did some of my own research. They are supposedly against child labor, but do not enforce it. So disturbing!.
Downloaded it and deleted the app same day. Something felt wrong about the whole thing. Really appreciate you doing the deep dive to explain more on the bigger picture.
Girl I tried to tell Annie Elise from 10 to Life a comment about telling her followers to get TEMU, I told her TEMU is bad, and she deleted my comment. I tried again using my wife's account and she deleted that comment. Thank you for all the time you spent putting together this video warning us about TEMU!! I hope more people get to watch it. 🤗👍👍
You are such a storm when talking about what bothers you! Love it! Wishing all the influencers will connect this way and boycott these kind of practices
I am so concerned about people just not taking responsibility anymore. Also these people are targeting people on purpose they know what they are doing, preying on people, especially in the U.K. with a cost of living crisis. In the U.K. I have seen so many teachers buying stuff from TEMU and want to scream about sustainability and preaching what we teach but because schools are struggling more with money and teachers are, the brand preys on people like this. The hyper consumerism is scary at the moment, I have seen small positive changes in some things then this comes along and wipes out all those small positive actions 😢
This video deserves millions of views, thank you for speaking out about how awful Temu is. I'm so tired of seeing creators take sponsorships from them and seeing ads all over the internet.
I just recently found your channel and I'm so glad I did! I find your content very helpful. You've educated me on things I didn't know about or quite understand 100%. I've struggled for years with making impulsive purchases and justified it because I could just donate after using it. Now I'm learning to be more conscious of what purchases I make
I agree with everything you say Shelbizleee. My only thought is if you have limited and or minimal funds like most people around the world, places like Temu give you some way to buy items that you would never even dream of being able to afford. I know the items may not last as long or as long as genuine products, I get that, but with very little money, how else does Joe Blogs afford that pair of trainers etc. Rich and well-off people don't live in the real world like the poor, poor people have to get by somehow. I still agree with everything you say as they are exploiting people all around the world by paying peanuts to people, stealing copyrights and breaking every law with manufacture. Companies shouldn't exploit the markets with the sky-high prices they charge for even the basic things in life, they should try to level the playing fields with companies like Temu and bring prices down.
I’m going to admit it - when Temu first came out, I was intrigued, and went to look there. The first thing I put in the search was ‘reusable’, but the results were puzzling. It took me a while to work out that they were showing me ‘reusable’ and ‘DISPOSABLE’ products together! The search term ‘zero waste’ yielded mostly waste baskets and rubbish bags. ‘Sustainable’ wasn’t much better.
I’ve noticed that there are waves to consumerism. Fist there was a YesStyle wave and everything there was super cheap cute and affordable to teens. It was made poorly but that still didn’t stop people from shopping there. Now days they have raised their prices by a lot and people stopped shopping there in droves. Next, everyone moved on to Shein. Another cheap source of goods. They also began to hike up the prices once they realized they got many US consumers on their side. But then, out of nowhere comes TEMU who are selling goods at a loss and consumers are trying to quickly take advantage before the inevitable day when prices level out to realistic levels. Realistic level prices is not something the current US consumer is prepared to spend. Meanwhile, thrift stores (and I’m talking about “fancier” ones) are filled with H&M, Forever 21, and Zara which are priced higher than original retail. I don’t blame teens looking for other sources of clothes because anything that is remotely considered better quality than those fast fashion brands has long been scooped up by upsellers who are charging three times the sale price someone has paid for it. Regular thrift stores are even worse. There is less than nothing cute for anyone to buy and prices are too insane for the items with holes, armpit stains, busted zippers, torn off buttons, period blood stains, grease splatters, cockroach stains, and super offensive odors.
I also saw a video about how temu is selling peoples credit card info to the black market & then of course the ones who buy it ends up stealing a bunch of money. Some are even doing it little by little so you don’t really notice it at first
Crossing fingers for a bite-size version of this that’s easily shared and consumed on Instagram/TikTok. I watched, but the first time I heard about Temu I was like “immediately no”. I don’t think I can get most of my friends and family who are head over heels for Temu to watch a full TH-cam video though 😞
Here's another way temu is screwing small businesses over. Etsy creators are getting their shops shut down because Etsy AI is screening the net, finds the stolen images on temu and shuts the etsy store down saying the items are not handmade.
Their ads started popping up on my social media (I’m in Australia) a couple of months ago. They immediately set off my “spidey-scammer-sense.” How anyone can buy from them, surprises me - even just purely from a selfish viewpoint of not wanting to be scammed. And now knowing all this extra information… it makes me sad.
Thank you for talking about this!! I am so angry at these influencers and companies like Temu. I hate that people literally do not give a flying duck about anything but themselves. 😢
Walmart also works under a similar system. They have low prices because they tell brands what price it needs to be and if a brand disagrees they will not be sold at Walmart
Fantastic video!!! No matter how many ads I get, I will never buy from there but they are so insidious, they know what I like and the amount of targeted ads I get everywhere from them is disgusting.
ann reardon did a sponsorship with temu which left me really disappointed, especially because she brands herself as someone who cares a lot about brand reliability and product safety. really a shame.
I definitely get why people fall for Temu. I see ads for it with cute clothes and can't believe how *cheap* it is. If I didn't already know the problems with them, I'd be tempted too. It feels so easy to spend money on things you don't really love or care about when it simply isn't much money to part with.
It's so wild that we live in a world where "don't buy shit you don't need" is a hot take.
agreed
but how will i make endless videos about all of the finger puppets i have?? how will i know if people are jealous of me?? i really needed that $4.00 pillow to tie my bedroom together 🥺/j
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@@dklee.01No you don't, you need to buy food, clothes, gas for your car, rent, you make it sound so trivial when our whole way of life is at stake. Don't laugh, it is true! China is destroying our economy with their crap, you may be to young to understand that, but it doesn't make any less true.
They want to control our country, and they will kill as many of us as they can to get it! Please look at some of what they are talking about on the news. If they're allowed to cover it. Some of our own representatives are working against us with China. They have given Biden and his son and others in our government millions to betray their own people and country! Don't help them by using companies from China.
Do you still need that $4.00 pillow?
Learn to sew, you could redo your entire room, It isn't hard.
Agreed 👍
"Someone pays the price when you do things like this"
List of reasons why these items are unreasonably cheap from the end of the video:
- Not paying people
- Sketchy shortcuts
- Contaminating water
- Extracting goods (especially from disadvantaged communities)
- Breaking regulations
- Stealing & copying
You don't think that happens here. Oh ,I forgot...
Out of sight out of mind 🤣😂🤦🏽♀️
That's so naive. The problem is not wether you buy it or not. These things are THAT cheap because of all the things you listed, yeah. But those things if not sold in Temu, they're going to be sold somewhere else like Target, Walgreens etc, but with a HUGE mark up. So, the final outsome would be: you still bought such item, but payed more for it and the producer will keep it's production practices and the intermediary will make a profit of it. Temu, or you buying from it, is not the problem, the problem is that the country were these things are produced allows its industries to operate under non-ethical practices and that's a much bigger problem to solve, thay will not be solved by you not buying from Temu.
@@Mczzin I guess you didn't really watch the video then, since I literally just typed out what Shelby listed. The video (and thus my comment) does not argue that not buying from Temu will solve anything. And when it comes to a situation where you really need a specific item from the same manufacturer which happens to be sold at Temu at a lower price there's probably none or very little difference in environmental cost.
However, the main reason why shopping at Temu should be discouraged is that the majority of these items are things no one really needs (tiny plastic hands were an example in the video) or extremely low quality (an example was a copy of a designer wedding dress). So these are purchases that otherwise might've been prevented by those American retail prices, and thus artificially low prices increase demand and supply. But I'm willing to bet you already know that that's the case. People that try to defend this kind of overconsumption in any way are often wilfully ignorant I find.
I probably typed this whole reaction for nothing, since someone responding to people trying to do better for the environment etc. claiming "naivety" is obviously commenting in bad faith. Ah whatever, might as well post it now anyway.
@@kelly55 There's a big problem when you discourage the exchange of ideas (by saying that my comment is in bad faith or that I'm ignorant), when debate happens to be a crucial aspect of living in a society. Nevertheless, the video (and you) say that people should not buy in Temu because of consumerism and that they sell items no one really needs. However that's a very simplistic analysis. Temu sells more things than that, and again it's incorrect to say "Don't buy in Temu because of the environmenttttt 😭". In any case, the problem is superfluous shopping, and not buying items in Temu.
@@Mczzin You display exactly what I said though. You started your first comment with an accusation of naivety and now again try to establish some sort of superiority by calling the point simplistic and mocking the "caring about the environment" part of this whole discourse. All the while you know that "superfluous consumption" is the problem and are deliberately not acknowledging that the video and I have both already made that the main point from the very beginning. How is that not bad faith?
every time I think consumerism can't get any worse....it does. This is so gross.
ikr
i knew it was bad when my aunt said she ordered a wedding guest dress off of temu and complained it didn’t look as advertised, like duh
@@pinkfeet518she did what 👁️👄👁️ you can find WEDDING DRESSES?
@@klaytonalexandermatthews2047 no no a wedding guest dress! BUT i have seen wedding dresses being sold on shein and temu which is very alarming being that they steal actual bridal photos
@@klaytonalexandermatthews2047 OP said wedding *guest* dress but I wouldn’t be surprised if there were wedding dresses on there, lol.
my family members keep trying to tell me to shop on temu when i complain about not being able to afford certain things, and it's soo annoying. like no, i'd rather save up and support a company that's not trash
Same there. Last weekend was awfull, there were trying to make us buy knock-off things we are waiting to have enougth money to buy it.
We had stop sharing our wishlist with them because they just buy cheap versions of it that we can't even use and is taking lot of room in our appartment. We don't even talk we had buy something because they will go buy a second cheap version of it and using the excuse they buy it by error. (No dad, you don't accidently buy a 32" pants when you are 36" or a headphone cask when you only use earplugs).
It's not even trash I got headphones that have lasted a year so far best shi I got for 5 dollars. stop playing nigga
@@XgoodbyeXdidn't know tencent was a big shareholder thanks for the info
Same here 😊
how do you judge, or know if a company is trash? Do you use an Iphone? made by same people that makes Temu products. How about a big screen tv, almost all made in China, by the same people. Should the US be required to have a label put on all products that are made with slave labor? If so, a lot of people would be very surprised. The US farmers kill chickens, ship them to China to have them butchered and packaged, then sent to US and sold cheaper than if they were butchered and packaged in the US. Do you eat chickens packaged in China (a tremendous percentage of US chickens are.).
I hate when people ask "why do you care?" Because the more valid question is "why DON'T you care??!" Like, do these people have zero empathy for real people suffering right now, not to mention all future generations?? How are so many people so selfish and for what? Plastic puppet hands? Like that's really worth other people's right to a healthy Earth? Makes me sick.
AND the animals, the rivers, forests, everything on earth is suffering but people act like they are blind, deaf and mute, literally the 3 emojis: 🙈🙉🙊
This!!! But apparently I'm an "extremist" because I never buy clothes and I try to make them myself if I need them 🙄
@@anthropomorphicpeanut6160That you're doing your clothing yourself, is really amazing! I don't have the skills for that but hope to sew me some clothing myself in the future, too!
Yes!!! The selfish entitlement is astounding to me.
@@thinkingbout I'm just starting haha, I only do underwear and pajama pants for now
Ever since shein I have been trained to think: if anything is too cheap, there's something hella suspect about this company. And Temu has been following around the internet like a stalker. They are creating trash and it will be piling up on this planet. Not to mention the amount of exploitation that has to be happening to had such dirt cheap prices.
Edit: there was a Temu ad in the middle of this video because the universe has the darkest sense of humor
lmao
I've shopped from AliExpress as a clueless teenager and genuinely didn't see the problem with it or even think if there is one. I knew it's a scam company but thought that the worst they do is sell a clothing item that's so cheaply made it's a 50/50 on whether it's gonna be like the picture or not. Now, years later, after several documentaries on the state and origin of pollution and an adult view over labor, it feels like I'm yelling into empty space when trying to convince other adults they should care about this. Everyone seems to think things will just work out because some smart person will come up with an idea that saves the planet, yet do nothing to create the environment which at the very least doesn't exploit smart people. Someone else will do it, right? And then "you and I can't do anything about it" followed by absolute disregard towards me explaining how talking about it and spreading the correct information will make a dent.
Even before she in it was wish that had me getting more aware of this crap.
You can tell temu was bad from the mass advertising and giving you "discounts" for getting randoms to download it the main reason i hate temu is advertising because i should have never been shown ads for temu according to personalised ads but nah still to this day see temu ads
Don't forget Tick Tock. They want to get the younger generation hooked because the older people (most, but not all know what's going on, some don't care as long as they get rich! They are the worst!)China is at some point going to try to take over our country. Young people aren't the only ones the Chinese gov. are targeting, the greedy are way above the young people. At least the young people have good reason, "their young and mostly innocent.)The greedy have no excuse but greed! They are selling out their(our) country for money!
Do some research, find out just how many acres the United States has allowed Chine to buy, and why is that land close to our service installation?
My dad's always getting scammed because he just can't understand that things cost that much for a reason. A $200 bottle of liquor on sale for $20 on a website no one's ever heard of? Yeah that makes sense. A PS5 for $250 right after being released? What a great deal I'll get two.
We try to discourage him but he just keeps falling for it. Luckily for him he has had luck getting refunded.
We learned about supply and demand, did we not? If we stop demanding it (ie. don’t buy stuff) they’ll be forced to stop supplying it 💯
Great point!
That’s why this video it’s important tho. To educate ppl on why they don’t need it when all the “influencers” are telling you that you do need it. And if not for that reason than for all the reasons she lists.
If James Charles loves temu prices so much, maybe he should sell his own items there for pennies
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I used to shop every week in my 20's I discovered you and slowly changed my habits. I still shop a lot, but I wait weeks before I buy things to make sure I really want them and I avoid places and brands where I know I'll spend money. You literally helped me rewire my spending habits
Shopping is terrible entertainment.
What do you need to buy to go shopping that often?! All I can think of is food! I personally hate shopping though so I'm lucky!
I am a 67 year old grandmother and I am so glad you are out there fighting for our earth! I don’t follow all of the trends but when I saw all the plastic crap that no one ever needs I get so mad! And not just plastic! I have a friend who needed to buy one dress for a wedding reception and ended up buying three so she would have a few choices for such a cheap price. What did she do? She either wore the remaining two around the house or threw them away. 😢😢😢
Suffrage
Thank you for this video! I have been so irritated by Temu's TH-cam ads alone, and reading the Snopes report on Temu gave me chills (not the good kind). Trash, product forgeries, no-show parcels, price dumping, and raking in as much user data as they can, wherever they can - yikes!
For the most part, algorithms seem to understand that I'm a person who cares about more sustainable and ethical products, but Temu is pushing its ads so hard that even I'm getting flooded with them.
fortunately i didn't receive one single ad from it, i think it's bc i live in another country? idk, but shein loves to chase me even though i never searched for it neither downloaded, i hate it so much but the only thing i can do is clicking to not recommend it anymore (already did many times lol)
I ordered three cops in the small and when they came they were extra large
It’s basically another Shein
I use smart tube, it auto skips all ads whether theyre youtube inserted ads, or channel user inserted ads. They're all skipped so you can enjoy youtube videos without being bothered. Even video intros and outros are auto skipped.
This makes so much sense! I knew Temu was shady and just selling shit, but I didn’t know it’s at an actual loss to take over the market! This will just put pressure on other brands to compete at those prices, encouraging human rights violations in a race to the bottom. Thank you Shelby. You really help me articulate this stuff to the people in my life.
First time I saw them was in an advertisement of a popular TH-camr my first thought was "Please, not another trash shop, that sell cheap stuff noone needs". And then of course it blew up and I am so done. Consumerism is cancer to our earth.
Same. It's like they gave steroids to Wish, or something. I thought that beast was bad enough, turns out that was just the mini-boss >.
@@TyneeBubblesit's like someone tried to cut the head off of wish and Alibaba, but it was actually a hydra and multiple more heads popped out
@klaytonalexandermatthews2047 Bahaha, exactly! 😅 Now we have an ever expanding monster out of control; time to take a leaf out of ol' Hercules' book, and bury it in a rock slide 😅
ikr though..
I'm not shocked that James Charles would promote a notoriously unethical company
Along with Laura Lee and Sam and Colby.
Ironically Temu had an advertisement before this video 🤦
I keep trying to talk people out of using it. Same with Shein and Wish.
So did I, and then another one before scrolling to the comments. Its everywhere and I wish I could block it
Yes, I swear 90% of my ads on TH-cam are just Temu now! At least I know I'll never shop there so the ads have zero influence on me.
🎶 shop like a billionaire 🎶 ...you mean with zero regard for the environment or humanity? no thanks!
Same, I also had it before this video 🙄
Same here. 😂
I'm so dismayed at the amount of yarn coming from Temu at ridiculously low prices. Thank you for this informative rant. Everything here needed to be said. 100% someone somewhere is paying the true cost of these products and it's not worth 5 minutes of novelty fun.
It’s like just Wish with a different coat of paint
And I remember when Wish came around everyone was roasting them for being cheap crap
But the reception to Temu has been so different
Only 7 minutes in and I can say that this is the first REAL video I have seen on Temu. The amount of research that went into this and the breaking down of the concepts is flawless. Keep the amazing work!
You have convinced me to delete the Temu app and to tell my friends about your video.
Yay! Thank you for being open-minded and willing to do the right thing!
I did the same :)
Same because i unfortunately felt for it 😔.
I am proud to say that I’ve NEVER shop from Temu or Shein, I never WILL
but I'll bet you shop for products made by the same people that make TEMU products, they just don't use the label.
Me too. 😊
So recently in Cloth Diaper community (at least in the groups I'm in) they have been pointing out that they (TEMP, Shein, etc) aren't compliant. So the cloth diapers they sell probably contain toxins, like lead...
Cloth diapers can be really expensive so I can understand those on a budget thinking those cheap sites are a good option, but they could literally be poisoning their baby.
I'm so glad tha my MIL has been stocking up on reusable nappies for when my hubby and I have a baby, as she knows I want to be eco-friendly as much as possible. (She is as well, and knows they aren't cheap which is why she's buying them a couple at a time.)
That lady, if she even used her Temu cup at her beach house, was probably drinking from straight lead instead of "stainless steel."
I don't understand why people don't just make their own. you have nine months to prepare for this baby; making a cloth diaper is not that hard. there's sssooooo much when it comes to children/babies and the disposable throwaway nature that drives me insaaaaane
@shugarysubstances Yes, do what human mothers have done for the past 200,000 years. 😊
Hiiiii! If you're getting ads for TEMU on TH-cam I would like to recommend, once again, TH-cam Premium. It changed my life. If it can fit into your budget please do it!
TH-cam premium has been a life changer. I got a family plan just to share with friends
same , the ads were so annoying @@AlicedeTerre
I did get it a while back (when you added Madison to yours) and it’s 🤌🏽🤌🏽 thx for the tip and this AWESOME Video
@@arianasayad4828me too😂
Yeah just all Temu adds on the video and even if I block ones I see in all videos I just get more and mire even nothing should say to the algorithm I might have slightest interest in Temu...
Love this video! I literally cringe when friends talk about ordering from Temu. Sadly, I live in an area where sustainability, recycling, giving a shit about the planet doesn’t really exist. I know I do my best to help the planet but I feel and realize that it truly isn’t enough..
Yeah, my friend was talking about her purchases from Shein. I cringed and call her stuff cheap tat.
Could you like carefully bring up that you don't trust Temu/Shein?
Out of interest whereabouts roughly do you live? USA? I'm guessing it's probably worse over there than here in UK ❤
I've never bought anything from SheIn and I won't buy anything from Temu. This is the least I can do, the least we can all do. Even when thrifting, I avoid their items like the plague !
I'm genuinely surprised their items last long enough to make it to a thrift store. I guess maybe if they were bought and never used? And does anyone actually buy clothes made of the thinnest possible cheap fabric or plastic stuff with the quality of a free giveaway toy when they can actually see and touch it?
Same here, when I go thrifting, I'm not even interested in Shein items because I know they're of the lowest possible quality.
@@jessicav2031I think the main reasons shein clothing ends up in thrift stores is
1. Buyers get their item and realize it's garbage so they donate it
2. It's a novelty item or micro trend so they wear it a couple times then donate it.
As someone who buys most of what I need from thrift stores, it's very annoying when every few items there's shitty shein clothes or an otherwise poorly made garment that you can tell was bought cheaply from Amazon. But you learn to gloss over them I guess. I'm mostly just annoyed that people keep falling for this trash.
I purchased some items from shein, because I used to think it was kind of like Costco, in that it was like a giant warehouse where other brands were purchasing things from. But then I learned that it was not and I got sad and disgusted. I still have my items (two pairs of trousers and some cleaning items) and am repairing them and keeping them for as long as I can because I don't wanna fill up my trash bin.
I agree. Sometimes, I see them online (I use vinted to thrift as there are not thrift shops where I live) and some clothes look soooo cute but when I see that they're from shein, I get so disappointed because I know it will be poorly made, by exploited workers, with designed probz stolen from an internet creator. Everything about these "brands" is horrible. @@larissabrglum3856
Holy! I am not going to lie, this is terrifying. I am not from the US so I had never heard of temu until I went to visit my bf this year, who's from there, and his mom constantly had packages from temu coming in the mail, I just thought it was another Alibaba/wish and went on with my life, but omg, this is really concerning I had no idea this thing was that big.
Also, I don't know if you did change something with your audio after my comment, but it's so much better in this video and I can't tell you how much I appreciate it, I love your channel for years and that made a lot of difference for my sensitivity.
Keep up with the amazing work Shelbie, thank you so much for all the research and sharing knowledge
I have absolutely been harassed by Temu adds but thanks to this channel I know to think through my purchases
I don't buy from Temu, mostly because I am a crafter and have seen people buy items from Temu that were illegal copies (copyright violations) of popular craft items such as stamp sets by Tim Holtz. I am not interested in violating anyone's copyright (and I don't want anyone violating mine-not that I have a lot, but you know).
I used to shop just to shop weekly. Daily even- it wasn’t until I started watching your videos and got inspired. I also quit my job and have a lot less money to spend, so when I purchase something now I give it immense thought and say to myself “Will I use/wear this for a long time? Is it something I need or will it just collect dust?” My mindset has changed completely. Thank you for making these!
Yes, I love the quote of “when you don’t pay the true pice, someone else is paying it”. Years ago, that quote made me realize how pressing the matter is and I find that it resonates with other people who are just starting their sustainability journey as well!
The consumerism I witnessed through the 80s, 90s, and 00s is astonishing. The wave of influencers is like a plague on the masses. Thanks for making this video Shelby, I hope it gets millions and millions of views because people should be educated and rethink the next little plastic cheap shit they buy.
I am happy you talked about this! One of my goals this year was/is to be more sustainable and consume less. As much as I love a haul video I have started to feel disappointed by creators who are constantly consuming and the amount of Temu ads I get and videos of the hauls show up, and they are usually sponsored. It just doesn't sit right with me and I agree that I'm kind of shocked that people are still okay supporting that in this day and age.
I wish we could broadcast your videos on every TV and Billboard Screen Wall in the world, so that there is no person who remains uninformed on all of these issues.
Moronic "influencers" will always have more views than any debunker, alert launcher. But the work needs to be done, and people need to stay alert. Always.
It's so insanely refreshing to hear someone express how much they care, thank you for putting this out there!!!
Honestly, I find temu so scary because it's like "what are you buying" you don't know where this thing came from, who made it- no tags, no brand... You can't say what that random shirt that you ordered is made of. None of it is regulated to make sure these items are actually safe to put on your body, and you know none of these items are undergoing a quality check.
The first time I heard about this online retailer, alarm bells were going off in my head. Thank you so much for dedicating your time and sacrificing your sanity to present us with the facts.
I don't understand how anyone could look at a country like China, a country that is committing genocide in 2023, and think that they'd have even a shred of care and compassion for the environment. Thank you for being so passionate Shelbi !
Lol
When America does it on 3rd world countries, it's okay?
the uygher cultural genocide absolutely pales in comparison to the daily practices of the united states of america.
@@CristanioPeweyyypretty sure at this point that's barely even true anymore. Everybody scrutinizes the hell out of them. China just doesn't give a fuck. It's a dictatorship.
Thanks for the video!! This is disturbing and disgusting, like I’m physically sick at how terrible this company is and how blind people are…
I was telling someone how messed up Temu is and then they bought from Temu because they hadn’t heard about it before. 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Oh nooo
Omg this has happened to me too! Makes me feel so invisible that they didn’t even bother listening
People don’t understand how a company comes in and undercuts everyone else, puts them out of business, they now have a monopoly and, guess what…raises their prices and you now have nowhere else to purchase most thing. I mean, even Amazon prices have gotten a lot higher in the last few years🤷🏼♀️. Shop locally, support who you can and ONLY BUY WHAT YOU NEED!!! I love a good Shelbi rant🥰
Haven’t there been instances of people purchasing from them and subsequently having their banking details compromised? I feel like I’ve seen more than 1 person say they bought from them and shortly after had to open fraud investigations with their bank. And allll of this is wish all over again, but worse. If it seems to good to be true, IT’S BECAUSE IT IS
Thank you
My friend says the same.
Use a gift card . Like I do
you deserve millions of subscribers!! ugh this is so egregious and I am sharing this to everyone I know. THIS IS BAD EVERYONE WAKE UP, EDUCATE AND LETS GIVE A SHIT PLEASE IM BEGGING 😭
This was a FANTASTIC video. I appreciate all of the information, but especially the segment on influencers and sponsorships. I recently watched a video where the influencer was promoting Temu and the comment section was expressing disappointment over the sponsorship. The influencer was clueless about why promoting Temu was a terrible idea. Utterly disgusting and irresponsible.
I hope this video gets tons of views! This is such an important conversation. I would love maybe a follow up video about HOW to have these conversations with friends/family without pushing them away. I 100% support this, but I also want to be able to convey this in a way really does encourage and educate people without making them feel bad for not knowing any better. Any tips or thoughts?
Yes! I second this idea so hard!! Unless the person I’m talking to asks me bc they know I’m sustainably-minded, people get defensive. And any prior advice I’ve found just vaguely says, “Talk to them”
i’ve seen so many people who won’t buy from shein for ethical reasons turn around and promote temu it’s ridiculous!! i feel like i’m losing my mind 😭
I just want to add that a lot of people are coming forward now that their creditcard details were sold to the blackmarket after shopping on Temu so that just makes it even more sketchy...
Love that you are clear in your opinions and are calling people out. So tired of videos like this where the youtuber gives like 10 disclaimers that she/he isn't judging you. We should be judged on this.
My boyfriends mom keeps getting Temu packages. I've told her it's scammy crap but she's like "what i got seems fine". And guess what....I never see her use what she got.
She likely isn't buying things she will actually use. I bought several things and use them at least weekly. I carefully shopped and didn't buy everything I saw and thought was neat.
@@crystald3655You still shouldn/ buy anything from it at all.
Thank you for making this video, honestly seeing some of my favourite creators being sponsored by them is upsetting. I just can't comprehend how people can't put two and two together, if the price and quality is that low then surely you have to think, what corners are being cut because it's normally other humans being exploited. Not to mention all of the other alarming issues like people's bank accounts being hacked after making orders, it's just so sad seeing people clicking before thinking 😞
"just don't buy anything" is like the grown up version of the floor is lava in the US... I've gotten so much better at buying the stuff I need and REALLY want the last few years because I went back to college. Realizing I don't have the disposable income I did before was the quickest way to make me realize I was buying too much. I did enjoy your video, just because it is a serious topic doesn't mean it can't be fun/engaging!
This is exactly what I thought was happening. And I think they have gotten so much smarter and are hiring Americans to make their site feel more legit than Alibaba or Wish
Took the words right out of my mouth girl say it how it is. I love that I love that you just spill it and say it how it is it’s so refreshing and nice to see someone just speaking the truth no bullshit! I love it! Great points made!!! Keep up the amazing work!!!
I admit, I've gotten stuff from Temu before, but I decided to stop. I saw some cute Winx Club stickers that I had to have, then when I got them in the mail 80% of the stickers were fanart and that made me feel gross. Also, lipstick that technically worked but the container was broken. Not only is the stuff low quality, it's just not ethical and gives bad vibes. If I want something cheap I'll go thrifting.
I constantly see people in tiktok comments of small businesses telling people to buy similar products on temu and its so disheartening. people just don't care about anything other than stuff
I watched this video at work then came home to my roommates looking for pieces of their halloween costumes on shein and temu. They are eco-conscious here and there (we love secondhand everything) but they treat halloween as a free pass to buy single use clothes. Maybe you already have but please make a video about Halloween consumerism!!
every time i say i hate halloween i get looked at like i have 3 heads. it is the worst consumerist holiday, i have worn the same barely a costume for the last 3 years because i will not be buying anything new at that time of year.
You ate on this👏🏾
She definitely likes to eat
Yes! Thank you for this video! I get so annoyed by all the Temu ads I can totally see it’s just garbage. I’m surprised that anyone would fall for purchasing from them.
Unfortunately they do sell enough quality products to make it seem worthwhile to some people. Reusable cotton make up pads, reusable silicone ear swabs, cotton period pants, some decent shoes and plus size bras. I have a friend who buys from them sometimes , and I’ve seen things that looked great. She’s really poor and has more excuse than most. I’m not, so I haven’t. I’ll ask her to watch this video, and maybe if there’s something she really needs I can get it ethically for her.
I was on fb and I saw someone ask if they should buy from temu or if it's a scam. Even if it's not a "scam" like you get the item for the price, it's just a no-brainer for me. NO!
I was watching a video about this shop that makes and sells fake flowers( last one left in NYC). If they sell their flowers at $1 let's say, and a competitor shop sells theirs for $.99 or $.98 that's competitive. Now if someone sells that item for $.03 that's not competitive, that's impossible to compete with. And that's what happens to small American businesses when they compete with these foreign, mostly Chinese companies. they can't compete. It hurts small business.
it’s so frustrating watching people have the information on how all this over consumerism is destroying the earth and the lives of actual people and then say “they don’t care” because it doesn’t effect them in the moment. truly everyone should be required to go live as the most unfortunate people in the world for a certain amount of time to ignite their empathy.
LOVED the video, I was also so frustrated at every single point, and remembered that my family are consumers by excellence 😢 and your final quote "do your best and advocate the rest" is reminder that even being an example is just not enough for a change, but I'm doing my best
Thank you so much for making this video. I've been wondering about them since the first time I heard about them. Many people have made videos on shein but this is the first I've seen on temu.
i’m SO UPSET that they had super bowl commercials….
Just don’t waste your money on things you don’t really need
👏🏼🔥👏🏼🔥👏🏼🔥👏🏼🔥👏🏼🔥👏🏼🔥👏🏼 thank you!! For speaking up, and out! This company needs to be stopped!
Thank you Shelbizleee. I can't get my sister to stop buying from temu. I'll share this video with her.
I've also seen temu constantly having pop ups where you have to play a game or send someone a link and have them sign up for it to get free stuff. The fact that the people selling stuff there are forced to lose money there is just horrible
Sellers are probably not losing money, Temu is subsidising purchases to build a habit in consumers
Thank you for not holding off and calling out these creators
I have been seen many troll videos regarding products from temu/shein and as someone whos mother is a bit unnotified of the atrocities in online business, i had to confirm what was the story behind these videos and I am glad I did since we were about to shop up our whole monthly supplies, I did reduce most of our cart shopping products but their are some that we do need so we'll have to order them unfortunately but kudos to spreading this info, I will be uninstalling temu.
Thank you. I was explaining this to my husband but he thinks I’m paranoid and that they aren’t trying to pull a “Walmart” and take out the competition.
He's right. They're far worse than Walmart. At least you can physically go IN to a Walmart, and they provide local jobs. Granted they are not good jobs, but they aren't sweatshops or child labor either. Temu doesn't care about competition really. The entire thing with Wish/Shein/Temu companies is to bring down the economy by removing as much money as possible to China.
I used to follow Laura Lee before but stopped following her because she kept deleting my comments when I tried to inform her how awful shein was and that she should not be partnering with them. She started filtering out any 'negative comments' ☹️ so I just unsubscribed
This happened to me with Ann Reardon from how to cook that. She made wonderful videos but she accepted a temu sponsorship and started deleting comments :/ now I just unsubscribe from any channel if I see a temu/shein sponsorship
@@anthropomorphicpeanut6160what??? no way not how to cook that 😭
So many creators who partner with Temu delete critical comments, I've noticed.
Thank you!
I got two temu ads on this video alone (I think I'm desensitized from all the TH-cam ads they play... it's ridiculous). They are definitely trying to get tons of exposure.
I'm glad you not only ignore/block their sponsorship requests/harassment, but actively went in the opposite direction and made this video. I'm skeptical of ads and cheap products as-is, but hadn't heard anyone else call them out (I'm sure there are others, I just haven't seen), especially on the ethics, loopholes, and ultimate goal.
I did see a video of someone I like that was sponsored by them and most of the comments said how disappointed they were in her (it was not the focus of her video, but sponsored all the same) and it's refreshing to see it called out. I do think she has decent ethics (she calls out unsafe and dubious TH-cam trends/videos), but this misstep put a bad taste in my mouth and I haven't watched her videos since.
Finally, somebody calling out Temu! You really can’t find so many great things that thrift stores! But we live in a country of such consumerism, which is really sad! Thank you for what you are doing and doing your research! There’s been many times I am tempted to buy some of the woman’s clothes on Temu. But I did some of my own research. They are supposedly against child labor, but do not enforce it. So disturbing!.
Thank you for this video! I hope other content creators see this and move away from supporting this horrible brand.
Downloaded it and deleted the app same day. Something felt wrong about the whole thing. Really appreciate you doing the deep dive to explain more on the bigger picture.
I'm SO THANKFUL that you made this video! I had a friend recently ask me, "Are you doing Temu yet?" UGGHHHHH!
Girl I tried to tell Annie Elise from 10 to Life a comment about telling her followers to get TEMU, I told her TEMU is bad, and she deleted my comment. I tried again using my wife's account and she deleted that comment. Thank you for all the time you spent putting together this video warning us about TEMU!! I hope more people get to watch it. 🤗👍👍
You are such a storm when talking about what bothers you! Love it! Wishing all the influencers will connect this way and boycott these kind of practices
I am so concerned about people just not taking responsibility anymore. Also these people are targeting people on purpose they know what they are doing, preying on people, especially in the U.K. with a cost of living crisis.
In the U.K. I have seen so many teachers buying stuff from TEMU and want to scream about sustainability and preaching what we teach but because schools are struggling more with money and teachers are, the brand preys on people like this.
The hyper consumerism is scary at the moment, I have seen small positive changes in some things then this comes along and wipes out all those small positive actions 😢
This video deserves millions of views, thank you for speaking out about how awful Temu is. I'm so tired of seeing creators take sponsorships from them and seeing ads all over the internet.
I just recently found your channel and I'm so glad I did! I find your content very helpful. You've educated me on things I didn't know about or quite understand 100%. I've struggled for years with making impulsive purchases and justified it because I could just donate after using it. Now I'm learning to be more conscious of what purchases I make
Yay! Thank you for being open-minded and willing to change!
I agree with everything you say Shelbizleee. My only thought is if you have limited and or minimal funds like most people around the world, places like Temu give you some way to buy items that you would never even dream of being able to afford. I know the items may not last as long or as long as genuine products, I get that, but with very little money, how else does Joe Blogs afford that pair of trainers etc. Rich and well-off people don't live in the real world like the poor, poor people have to get by somehow. I still agree with everything you say as they are exploiting people all around the world by paying peanuts to people, stealing copyrights and breaking every law with manufacture. Companies shouldn't exploit the markets with the sky-high prices they charge for even the basic things in life, they should try to level the playing fields with companies like Temu and bring prices down.
I’m going to admit it - when Temu first came out, I was intrigued, and went to look there. The first thing I put in the search was ‘reusable’, but the results were puzzling. It took me a while to work out that they were showing me ‘reusable’ and ‘DISPOSABLE’ products together! The search term ‘zero waste’ yielded mostly waste baskets and rubbish bags. ‘Sustainable’ wasn’t much better.
I’ve noticed that there are waves to consumerism. Fist there was a YesStyle wave and everything there was super cheap cute and affordable to teens. It was made poorly but that still didn’t stop people from shopping there. Now days they have raised their prices by a lot and people stopped shopping there in droves. Next, everyone moved on to Shein. Another cheap source of goods. They also began to hike up the prices once they realized they got many US consumers on their side. But then, out of nowhere comes TEMU who are selling goods at a loss and consumers are trying to quickly take advantage before the inevitable day when prices level out to realistic levels. Realistic level prices is not something the current US consumer is prepared to spend. Meanwhile, thrift stores (and I’m talking about “fancier” ones) are filled with H&M, Forever 21, and Zara which are priced higher than original retail. I don’t blame teens looking for other sources of clothes because anything that is remotely considered better quality than those fast fashion brands has long been scooped up by upsellers who are charging three times the sale price someone has paid for it. Regular thrift stores are even worse. There is less than nothing cute for anyone to buy and prices are too insane for the items with holes, armpit stains, busted zippers, torn off buttons, period blood stains, grease splatters, cockroach stains, and super offensive odors.
I also saw a video about how temu is selling peoples credit card info to the black market & then of course the ones who buy it ends up stealing a bunch of money. Some are even doing it little by little so you don’t really notice it at first
Crossing fingers for a bite-size version of this that’s easily shared and consumed on Instagram/TikTok. I watched, but the first time I heard about Temu I was like “immediately no”. I don’t think I can get most of my friends and family who are head over heels for Temu to watch a full TH-cam video though 😞
I thought Temo was Wish 2.0. I'm glad to know I was correct. Never bought there, never will.
Here's another way temu is screwing small businesses over. Etsy creators are getting their shops shut down because Etsy AI is screening the net, finds the stolen images on temu and shuts the etsy store down saying the items are not handmade.
Their ads started popping up on my social media (I’m in Australia) a couple of months ago. They immediately set off my “spidey-scammer-sense.” How anyone can buy from them, surprises me - even just purely from a selfish viewpoint of not wanting to be scammed. And now knowing all this extra information… it makes me sad.
Very clear TEMU fits the number one rule, 'if it seems too good to be true, it is'
Thank you for talking about this!! I am so angry at these influencers and companies like Temu. I hate that people literally do not give a flying duck about anything but themselves. 😢
Walmart also works under a similar system. They have low prices because they tell brands what price it needs to be and if a brand disagrees they will not be sold at Walmart
thank you for spreading awareness about this!
You’re absolutely right. You know it’s bad when Amazon doesn’t support the products and manufacturers
Fantastic video!!!
No matter how many ads I get, I will never buy from there but they are so insidious, they know what I like and the amount of targeted ads I get everywhere from them is disgusting.
I love love love how passionate you are about this and I love that you can express yourself so thoroughly! Loved this video ❤
I love your content and passion so much!
ann reardon did a sponsorship with temu which left me really disappointed, especially because she brands herself as someone who cares a lot about brand reliability and product safety. really a shame.
I definitely get why people fall for Temu. I see ads for it with cute clothes and can't believe how *cheap* it is. If I didn't already know the problems with them, I'd be tempted too. It feels so easy to spend money on things you don't really love or care about when it simply isn't much money to part with.
The Clotheshorse podcast just did a deep dive into Temu and now you’ve released this. So excited to watch!
Omg thank you for this video Shelby! This company‘s ads have been popping up eeeverywhere and it‘s irritating the hell out of me!
I commented before I even started watching so I have to add this: the editing of this video is absolutely on point 😂