Are Tools from TEMU Worth Considering?

The newest and biggest growing online shopping platform TEMU sells unbelievably cheap tools but do they work and are they even worth thinking about buying. I review a number I have bought recently to help you decide.

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[jsaurman]

6:31 I bought one of those TEMU calipers and chopped it up and made it into a precision depth gauge for my drill press. It's an outstanding value for that.

[j.f.c]

Nothing against this channel in particular, but temu is definitely winning their marketing campaign. I'd say with these solicitations just take the money, product, and do a review. They reach out to thousands of YouTubers and their goal is marketing their name. Once temu loses its spotlight, the same products from the same warehouse will be marketed the same way under another 4 letter domain name.

[TheOriginal_BigMac]

I'd give this video a thumbs up but sadly I cut my thumb off in an unfortunate drill/chainsaw accident

[ronvalente]

I worked in engineering from being 15, we used to buy our measuring equipment through the company, I still have my micrometer and vernier caliper gauge from the 60s, I also still have some of my original hs drills, Allen keys and screwdrivers that I have had over 60 years, I have bought in recent years drills and found that mostly after one use they are ready for the bin, when I have gone to car boots and garage sales I have found some tools that even though they are 50/60 years old still are still quality! I have a black and Decker electric drill I bought when we bought our home in the early 70s! and it still works perfectly, I think lots of cheap tools and accessories are no use to workpeople that need to use them everyday.

[johngoard]

Yes well mate I live in Australia and have bought some things from TEMU and no I would not buy anything like the laser level and any tools that have to measure stuff like that micrometre but find things like kitchen gadgets and some clothes like tee shirts are really not bad as they are usually made in very light weight materials useful in hot weather. As for the drill bit holder I store my drill bits on some of those neodymium magnets screwed to the lid of my drill box and the bit then becomes magnetised on it's own and keeps the magnetism for a very long time. I did see behind you what looks to be a Triton saw/bench setup and as I own a lot of Triton woodworking gear I congratulate you for choosing a great Aussie product.

[danielmorris]

Credit to you for having the integrity to not partner with TEMU. That shows you respect your subscribers and audience. Nice! 👍

[matthewyabsley]

The third battery is actually the battery you need for the Bosch laser level you have to go and buy afterwards.

[colinmottram]

Holy smokes that chainsaw drill attachment is pretty damn special! So many new and inventive ways to main yourself. Thank you for taking the risk so we didn’t have to, Stuart!

[hermansmith]

Mate, can I just say you are kind of spot on with that chainsaw and probably don't realise it. For any shop work forget it. I live in a trailer and cook on a woodstove sometimes, thrown in the back of the truck with the tools this is great to pull up next to some small wood and log it for the stove, its quiet and you don't get people shaking their heads watching you cut small branches with a 24" chainsaw. Instructions really are hilarious though eh? I have chain lube and a sharpener for my bigger saw so this really was a bargain that I didn't know I needed til I saw it. Temu, as long as you read the description and measurements thoroughly and only expect what you pay for on the whole I've found it better than Wish. good reviews mate

[mymobile]

That last tool you showed is in fact a screw wrench and I have had one for many years now. They are excellent for getting into tight spots, and for giving you extra leverage when you need it. I got mine from Poundland probably about 18 years ago and it is a key part of my home toolkit.

[IsThisAvailable]

That last item (right angle device with 'bit' attachment slots) has been around for many years and is great for reaching very awkward screws etc. I've have one for more than 25 years.

[peterduffield]

I had a lot of chuckles watching this! Really funny - and good entertainment value. I often wondered about the products (as you say, the adverts pop up all over the place) but now I know I was right never to actually buy anything 🙂
Best wishes
Peter

[lynneclark]

Thank you for your honest review. One use for the calipers might be for making jewelry where there are no heavy tools or products around [usually]. I really liked that mechanical pencil. It looks a lot more durable than the plastic ones, and the sharpener is a bonus [and greatly needed].

[WhatIfWeAreCharacters]

The last item is a wrench, not designed to look like anything but just a wrench, it's a very useful little tool that have served me in many occasions in the absence of screwdriver. The long and short side helps with exerting more toque for those hard to screw areas. I had it for over 10 years now.

[caskwith]

Those plastic calipers do have some very useful advantages over the normal Stainless Steel versions (though personally I would recommend a pair of each.
You can use them to measure magnets without them sticking and even more useful, you can use them to measure batteries without them shorting the battery. They are also very lightweight if you want to take them to the shops for measuring screws etc and because they are plastic you can use them to measure items that might get scratched by metal calipers.
Finally, they are great for adding a cheap and easy depth stop to something like a drill press, 0.1mm is more than accurate enough for your average drill and because the calipers are only plastic they are very easy to cut and drill in order to fit to the tool.

[dustmaker]

This is fantastic. I recently placed two separate orders at Temu to try them out. I find the simple tools are hit and miss. I do like the pencils and I learned from you that they have a sharpener! One item I bought was a pocket knife for about $3 which I thought “I can’t lose”. Well, I was wrong. The pocket knife is garbage. The blade doesn’t lock and it is very loose. This is a great knife if you intend on cutting off a finger but if you wish to keep all your digits, don’t buy the pocket knife!

One of my purchases was EarPods which were pretty cheap, under $5. It is garbage. One ear is not as loud as the other and the battery life is less than an hour.

I also bought the right angle drill attachment and was also surprised it was fixed.

Thanks for doing this video

[RFC]

Long nib pens have indeed been around forever (for a given value of "forever"). The Artline Ek710 is probably the most well-known.

[sns]

I bought 2 car air blower/vacuum a couple of months ago. They are used once a week, and both are working fine.

[ericevans]

I bought the chainsaw and the plastic came apart within 2 seconds, but it took temu about the same amount of time to fully refund me without returning the saw, I have bought dozens of items from them and most have been an absolute bargain the same stuff sold on amazon but for less than half price,

[muffindell]

The last item (the wrench) is a really useful tool, I've had one for about 30 years it came with a set of security torx drivers which are great for opening up anything electronic/electric that commonly have those sorts of fixings