A WOMAN has roasted her own mother for becoming a “Temu victim” and decking out their home for Christmas with some bold items.
The daughter showed how her mum had covered the walls of their dining room with a gigantic winter scene.
Completely covering the walls were large posters of a snowy landscape and an alpine village, which had transformed their home into a winter wonderland.
The shocked daughter wrote on her @nazluciano TikTok: “Came home for Christmas and mum has become a Temu victim.”
Panning around the bold winter room, she added: “Promise the rest of the house doesn’t look like this.”
While she wasn’t keen on the purchase from the affordable online marketplace, others had a different view.
One person wrote: “I think it’s class tbh.”
Another added: “She’s won Temu, what you on about.”
A third commented: “I don’t think in this case that’s she’s a victim.”
And many said the posters made the room look “cosy” and “cute.”
In 2023, consumers placed an astronomical 412.3 million orders on Temu – or close to 1.13million every day.
Since its UK launch in April 2023, Temu has offered a broad range of products for anyone and everyone.
And the site – which means Team Up, Price Down – offers huge discounts, too.
Cash-strapped shoppers can get up to 90% off as a new customer – which they can use to ”shop like a billionaire”, Temu’s catchy slogan.
Temu ‘fail’
However, the Christmas scene was not the first time that someone claims to have “fallen victim” to the site.
Mikayla Renfroe, from the US, shared how she ordered a set of pink cooking pans, which had been discounted from £55 to just £31 for ten pieces.
But while the five-star rating and reviews seemed promising, little did she know there was a reason the cookware set was so cheap.
Sharing the epic fail on TikTok, the blonde beauty revealed that the pans – though stunning – were not sturdy at all.
To prove her point, Mikayla had her fella pick each one of them up and give them a squeeze with his hands.
One by one, the pans lost her shape, as he destroyed them with barely any effort required.
Why is Temu so cheap?
TEMU exploded onto the scene in late 2022, with people all over social media raving about the low prices.
The company is a Chinese-owned digital marketplace – essentially an online shopping app where people are connected to the retailer directly while the app takes care of the shipping element.
The frenzy over the app is not completely unfounded either as it offers a wide variety of products, including fashion, make-up, electronics and furniture.
According to a report from the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Temu takes advantage of a trade loophole that allows the company to ship duty-free goods directly to the US.
The loophole is called the de minimis exception and it means they can ship goods valued up to $800 (£643) to the US without it being inspected or taxed by US customs.
Temu connects customers directly to manufacturers and only manages how the items are sent to customers.
It means Chinese vendors can essentially sell their products directly to customers and ship it without building a network of warehouses across the globe.
By doing this, they cut down on huge costs and ensure the product itself isn’t marked up extra.
While many of the products seen on the Temu app are from brands with extensive, original collections, many more are dupes of designer brands.
