• seaQueue@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Everything about temu screams surveillance and scam to me. I don’t understand how anyone could install that and use it regularly.

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      1 month ago

      It’s great for pet shit and buying low quality junk in bulk. Kid bday party, school fair, need 2000 zip ties - perfect for that. Annoying as hell to use that app, but you can bypass the markup on junk from China if you specifically need junk from China.

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          1 month ago

          I use Aliexpress mostly for work. It’s a massive marketplace with many different vendors involved and not all just junk. I find for more consumer level stuff temu is just easier to navigate with lower shipping costs and often lower product costs in many cases. The app is cancer though.

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        1 month ago

        I bought crappy zip ties once and I still have them because I don’t want to toss them but they are too crappy to use for anything haha

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          1 month ago

          Yeah funny you say that, zip ties are something I never cheap out on. At least not after buying cheap one a couple decades ago, I learned my lesson.

          Home Depot has some great zip ties and each time I use them, I get a small dopamine surge of joy.

          It’s just one of those things in life where quality matters.

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            1 month ago

            Guess it depends on what you are using them for. I’ve pretty much only bought crappy ones and haven’t had issues. Probably regret it if I ever need to tie up a perp.