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4 Things To Consider Before You “Shop Like Lost Your Mind” in Temu

Bora Erbaşoğlu
3 min readSep 3, 2024

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If Temu was unknown to you before Sunday, that must have changed when the massively popular Chinese-parented internet platform made waves at the Super Bowl, garnering even more attention from TV viewers than Taylor Swift.

Temu sought to revitalize a recent dip in U.S. sales growth by enticing a sizable national audience to “shop like a billionaire” with six prime time commercials and $10 million in giveaways. And that wouldn’t have been inexpensive — 30-second Super Bowl ads typically run roughly $7 million each.

Who precisely are Temu, then? Why has it developed a cult following among buyers seeking the best deals throughout the globe, and why did it decide to go all out on Sunday?

1- Is Temu reputable?
Many have questioned “Is Temu safe?” and “Is Temu a scam?” in light of Temu’s low prices.

If by safe you mean that you will receive the products you ordered — which, most customers say you do — you will receive them astonishingly swiftly, especially considering that they are being delivered out of China (shipping takes, on average, one to two weeks). Still, there…

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Bora Erbaşoğlu
Bora Erbaşoğlu

Written by Bora Erbaşoğlu

Predictive Development Manager, AI Researcher, Python,React, React Native, PHP, Java Expert professionally since 1999. Open for consulting & dev projects

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