I Bought Rip Off Products off TEMU

I got scammed even more the first three times! Check out the videos here:

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[evgeniydeus]

In 99.9% cases nobody would ever notice what kind of wood was used for dominos.

[mostertpot]

I love Temu, cheap stuff, so don't expect high quality. The service is not bad at all. If you complain they often give your money back and you can just keep it. If you buy a watch for 2, 95 don't expect a Rolex.

[quantumss]

$169.00 for a coping saw. Thats about $129.00 too much. Beats me why anyone would pay that. Sad.

[trumbleslum]

I am a crafter and have bought numerous items on Temu, I cannot say every single one was perfect for the job but 98% were brilliant and extremely cheaper than the named brands. I suppose it's the old saying "buyer beware".

[ubermenschen]

@1:43, I’ll buy the Temu straight edge for $40 rather than pay $150.00 for the Woodpecker. The tolerance is well within the range for even the most demanding woodwork. Remember, when you cut a piece of wood you are introducing a slight error, a deviation from the measurement.

[phil]

When major companies use Chinese manufacturers the manufacturers have been known to make the same or similar products using cheaper materials in the same factory but sell them unbranded.

[danizig]

Temu will give you a price adjustment if a product's price drops. You can get the difference back. You can check for price adjustments every day, even after you receive the product. For about a month.

[mercdragons]

The problem is you went into this challenge with a bias. If you were on the poorer side and wanted a hobby on the cheap would you buy these items? Every item you touched you already had an opinion on before you tried it.

[darlene]

Prices on Temu do go up and down frequently due to sales, but the good thing is if within 30 of your purchase you notice a lower price, they will refund you the difference

[Kate-turbokateproducts]

when you buy from China to sell in United States they give you permission to put your company name on it, the ones they sell on TEMU come from the same place in China everything nowadays is made in China

[charlesluck]

Consider that Rockler is the ripoff. Ripping off the American consumer for 10X the actual cost of a product. And that is just one in a million examples of the same thing going on. Go buy a designer watch for $300-$400 and I almost guarantee you it was made in a Chinese factory that sells them with the little logo on the face for $30-$40.

[flyingsodwai]

3:20 Nah dude, that's the same exact mold. What often happens is the factory just uses cheaper raw materials in the same machinery and dies they made for the original company.

[andersonolive]

EMT here, I have run multiple calls involving that chainsaw head grinder wheel thing. The fact they market it to beginners is even worse. In my opinion that shouldn’t be sold to general public. Mishaps with those are MESSY. Thanks for your amazing videos by the way David! You’ve made me a better woodworker.

[HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

About 30 years ago, I worked in a local factory. At the end of the assembly line, there were rolls of different brand labels, that were applied to the *SAME* product, all at different prices.

Also, there is no "Patent Office" in China, Taiwan, Viet Nam, Malaysia, etc. so you will see blatant copying on most products, some with only slight changes, between factories, just out of courtesy. Other times- engineers in the U.S. will sell a design overseas, and the product will immediately be copied by 10 different companies. Electronics are a prime example of this. Buy 5 cheap $12 USD dashcams, take them apart. They'll be all the same inside & out; the graphics & menu will be slightly different, but it's the same device.

Nowadays, with many common products- you're only paying for a name. Great Value (Walmart) corn flakes are merely Kellogg's 2nds. There is no corn flake factory in Bentonville, AZ. Products made the wrong color, texture, or consistency for a "name brand" are fine for a knockoff. (American) companies sell huge lots of products on "wholesale" markets, not open to the public. The buyer merely slaps on their own labels & packaging.

[artist]

I get stuff from Temu all the time, some of it is good some of it is crap but then the cost difference is huge over other products.

[darrenpaulgreen]

I’ve got one of the Marita-fake hand routers bought from Amazon. It’s at least 5 years old and never missed a beat. It’s insanely loud but it lives in my basic router bench and it’s still going strong.

[is]

Rockler can write the word "Patent " with no reference number all they like. The fact is you cant patent a Brush lol. The only rip off is Rocklers price

[buzzard]

If enough folk buy the rip offs, hopefully the brand companies will learn not to gouge their customers... hopefully.

[SuperFredAZ]

"silicon" (rhymes with gone) is a brittle metal used in making chips (computer style), silicone (rhymes with hone) is a rubbery material

[robandsharonseddon-smith]

You are doing really well keeping these fun. Loved this one. Don't let it get stale!