IT’S a place shoppers go to snap up homeware bargains or cut-price fast fashion.
But did you know you can also buy SOFAS from Temu?
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Kylee had no idea before she spotted a sectional one on the app, and decided to take a massive gamble and order it for herself.
“Take my Internet away!” she began a video on her TikTok page.
“You will not believe what I ordered from Temu.
“This ain’t a f**king ad – this is straight up me being like, all right let’s see.
“Bro I ordered a couch – a whole couch!”
Kylee admitted that it “wasn’t easy” and arrived in three boxes which she then had to build herself.
But given that the sofa was under £300 – while similar designer ones come in at a whopping £3,000 more expensive – it was worth the hassle, especially when she saw what it looked like all set up.
The rust-coloured sofa came in sections, with Kylee showing how there was even USB chargers and cup holders in the arms.
She then opened the ‘drawer’ section beneath the middle part of the sofa, which sprung up to form another part of the sofa – making it a “whole a*s bed”.
“Oh my god!” she yelled, as she also showed how one of the longer chaise parts of the sofa lifts up for storage.
Kylee added that she’s also ordered cushions and a rug from Temu, and would share updates as she completed her living room transformation.
“Temu, TEMU!” she chanted as she concluded her TikTok.
People immediately took to the comments section to weigh in on Kylee’s find, with many admitting they’d had similar success ordering huge pieces from the app.
“Couch off Temu too and still holding strong and fluffy after over a year,” one wrote.
“I’ve had my Temu couch for a year now, we love it. Also yes it’s still clean lol,” another added.
“I got my couch from Temu too and I love it… but I got a boneless one,” a third commented.
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.
“I order loads of stuff off of TEMU,” someone else wrote.
“A very small handful is meh and you get what you pay for, but most is awesome.”
“I have ordered clothes, coffee table, 2 bakers racks, shoe rack with coat hangers, camping cots and mattress…list is endless,” another gushed.
“I bartend at a bowling alley/go kart/pool/golf place and they actually bought their bowling lanes from Temu…” someone else laughed.
“Like what?!”
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