A new budget online shop has launched in the UK. Similar to Amazon, Temu stocks a host of different products including clothes, makeup, electronics and sporting goods.
The E-commerce site, which is said to rival other budget stores like Shein and Wish, is known for its cut price deals and is ran like a marketplace where sellers who are mainly based in China sell directly to the consumer.
As well as a website, it also has an app which is now available on UK app stores. It follows its success in the US which saw it become the most downloaded app in the country.
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In recent months Temu has embarked on an aggressive marketing campaign which saw them land two 30-second adverts at this year's Superbowl costing them an estimated $14 million.
The company's tagline is 'shop like a billionaire' however, products are known to be incredibly cheap.
Is Temu safe?
According to WalesOnline, Temu has 2.9 stars on Trustpilot, with 43 per cent of reviews rating the platform one star. Most negative reviews complain of poor product quality and the frequency of notification the app sends to users. Meanwhile, its competitor, Wish, has a rating of 4.5 out of five.
Alongside a one out of five star score, one Temu shopper, Paul Roberts, wrote: "What a laughable service and app." Alan Robson added: "It's not what I expected quality is not…"
However, Steve Parke gave it five stars, writing: "No complaints at all!"
Temu also has a poor 2.37 rating on the Better Business Bureau, where some reviewers again complain of underwhelming quality and not receiving items. Temu is owned by multinational commerce group PDD Holdings, and it's sister site Pinduoduo, was valued at £160billion two years ago.
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