The Author's Goodbye to Wish and Hello to Temu

I'm writing this article today because I've had enough of Wish.com, an online marketplace that has left me feeling scammed time and time again. As someone who loves buying unique products online, I thought it was a great idea to shop on Wish. However, my experiences have been nothing short of disappointing. That's why I'm excited to introduce you all to Temu.com, a new online marketplace that promises to change the game.

Temu.com: A U.S.-Based Subsidiary of Pinduoduo

So, what is Temu.com? Simply put, it's an online marketplace that is a U.S.-based subsidiary of the Chinese company, Pinduoduo. I must say, I'm not entirely sure why they chose to call it Temu, as "Pinduoduo" sounds like a much better name. Nevertheless, I'm excited to explore this new platform and see what it has to offer.

A Nice Surprise: The Temu Website

As soon as I logged onto the Temu website, I was struck by how much nicer it looks compared to Wish.com. The interface is clean and user-friendly, making it easy for me to navigate through all the products on offer. One of the first things that caught my eye was a micro SD card reader for iPhone. It's a simple product, but one that I knew would come in handy. And the best part? It only costs three bucks! That's a steal if you ask me.

Game Boy and Other Quirky Products

As I continued to browse through Temu.com, I stumbled upon some truly unique products. There was a Game Boy for sale, which wasn't exactly Supreme (although it did have a "Sup" logo on it). And then there was the Electric V face shaping massager, which promised to get rid of double chins. I couldn't resist checking out these quirky products and seeing what they had to offer.

A Gorilla Buddy for You?

But perhaps the most surprising product I came across was a gorilla plushie. Yes, you read that right - a gorilla! It was so cute and cuddly, I just had to share it with my friends on social media. And as it turns out, it's not just for show - the gorilla also comes with a hand-grabbing feature that's sure to bring smiles to your face.

A Fast Shipping Experience

One of the things that really impressed me about Temu.com was the fast shipping experience. While I've had issues with Wish.com taking weeks or even months to deliver products, my packages from Temu arrived within just two weeks. That's lightning-fast, if you ask me!

Temu Purchase Protection: A Safety Net

I also wanted to highlight the purchase protection offered by Temu.com. It's almost as if they're preparing their customers for the worst-case scenario - buying a product that turns out to be faulty or not what it claims to be. But in reality, I had no issues with my purchases, and I'm grateful to have this safety net in place.

A PlayStation for Christmas?

As I continued to explore Temu.com, I stumbled upon a PlayStation 5 that was on sale. Now, I know what you're thinking - how can a product so expensive be sold for such a low price? But as it turns out, the entire box is smaller than a real PS5, and it weighs nothing. It's almost too good to be true!

The DualSense Controller: A Surprising Find

But wait, there's more! As I continued to examine the PlayStation 5, I noticed that the controller had some interesting features. It had double hands on one side, which was a nice touch. And when I pressed the buttons, it sounded like music coming out of the box (or at least, that's what it felt like). The product even came with a warranty, and it was clear that Sony put a lot of thought into designing this little guy.

A Question of Quality

Of course, no article would be complete without a discussion about quality. And let me tell you, I had some doubts about the quality of the products on offer at Temu.com. But as I continued to browse through their selection, I found that many of the products were surprisingly good. The gorilla plushie, for example, was made from high-quality materials and felt very cuddly in my hands.

The Price: A Steal?

But what really surprised me was how affordable the prices were on Temu.com. The PlayStation 5, which would normally cost hundreds of dollars, was sold for a mere $63.48 - an absolute steal if you ask me! And it's clear that Temu.com is committed to offering competitive pricing on all their products.

Conclusion

And there you have it - my first impressions of Temu.com. I must say, I'm thoroughly impressed with what I've seen so far. The website is easy to navigate, the products are unique and quirky, and the shipping experience is lightning-fast. Of course, as with any online marketplace, there's always a risk of buying something that doesn't quite live up to expectations. But based on my experiences so far, I'm confident that Temu.com is going to be a game-changer for online shopping. So if you're looking for a new platform to explore, I highly recommend checking out Temu.com.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- You know what?I'm sick and tired of wish.com.I keep buying things and getting scammed.So I've decided to moveon to greener pastures.Welcome my friends, temu.com.What you might ask is temu.com?I don't know.Everyone just keeps tellingme it's better than Wish.Temu is an online marketplace,a U.S.-based subsidiary of theChinese company, Pinduoduo.They should just call it Pinduoduo.That's actually a much better name.I will immediately say, the Temu websiteis a lot nicer looking than Wish.A micro SD card reader for iPhone.So it's micro SD on one sideand it is a Lightningport on the other side.And it's three bucks.That's neat.Oh, they got...Oh, okay.Here we go.So they've got a Game Boy,it's not Supreme, it's Sup.- (laughs) Sup.(Austin groans)- Electric V face shaping massager.Face firming machine, beauty device,double chin removal machine. (laughs)Do you have a double chin?Well, buying this massagerwill clearly get rid of it.I'm about to be so beautiful.There's so much stuff on Temu.Bro, you better subscribe to the channeland ringaling that dingaling button.I'm about to go ham on temu.com.I got months of content here. (laughs)So, our packages from Temu have arrivedmuch faster than they ever did from Wish.I think everything washere within two weeks.Usually, Wish is like two months.Temu purchase protection.It's almost as if they're preparing youto be scammed in advance.Have you ever wanted tohave a little gorilla buddy?- What?- Me too.This, my friends, is a gorilla.(all laugh)Grab a hand.- Oh, no!Oh.Ew!- It feels so-- Ew!- Feel his body.♪ Touch my body ♪- Ew!Austin!♪ Good time ♪- Hey, Ken and Matt.- Yeah?- Can I ask you a question?- Yeah.- Yes.- Have you ever wanted aPlayStation for Christmas?- Yeah.- Put on yourwishlist, ask Santa Claus.- Yeah.- Yeah.- Can I have a PS5?- Yeah.- What if I told you thatwe have a PS5 at home?- What? (laughs)- Let's go!- I'm just gonna say for reference,the entire box is smaller than a real PS5.- It is so light weight too.If you pick that thingup, it weighs nothing.- Wow, product features.Number one, double hands.- Oh, I have those.- Well, you're qualified to operatethis particular piece of machinery.(Matt laughs)- Wow.- Look, it's just a little guy.Actually, you know what?They look kind of all right side by side.(controller rattles)Don't you love it when a new DualSensesounds like this right out of the box?Shout out to Select and Startbeing on your touch pad.And A, B, X, Y?- Yo.- There's no attention to detail.- If we wanted to usethis as an ornament on our desk,how much does this cost?- $63 and 48 cents.- All right.No.- Ooh!- And I was not able tofind it again on Temu,so Sony was probably like,"You can't actually do that."- Yes.So often when we're doing theseWishtery Tech style videos,the items that we're lookingfor mysteriously disappearonly to quickly be replacedby another identical item soon after.The warranty is good for seven days.(all laugh)- Also can't help but noticethat nothing's happening so far.- Look, it's a working progress.Okay?(game beeps)- It's a speaker!- Really loud.Okay.So it's getting power,but it's just not getting any video out.Unfortunately, our 4K gamestation seems to be DOA.- Wait, this TV can't do 4K.(Matt laughs)- No.No.All right.I'll get a 4K TV.No.No.(game beeps)- Hey!(all laugh)- It's 720!- Yo, "GundamBattleAss"!Let's go!- Oh, it's "Battle Assault"!I do not understand what I'm playing,but it's a PlayStation game, so it counts.- Who are you?- I'm Deathscythe.- I'm guessing he'sthe one with the scythe?- Yeah.- This is actually not theworst thing I've ever seen.The main issue with theselittle micro consolesthat you usually get on Wish and whatnotis that they're alljust in the NES clones.They play like 50 versions of"Super Mario", and that's it.But this actually has afull selection of games.I still don't think it's really worth it,but it's not a complete rip,as long as you know whatyou're getting yourself into.Which I mean, they're very clearlytrying to insinuate it's a PS5,but it's actually an okay little emulator.Not a good one, but it's okay.So, if you do own a PS5,have I got the item for you.One of the biggest problems with the PS5is clearly that it collects dust.- Is that a dust cover?- Yeah.- What the...(Ken laughs)- You'll never know what I've gotunderneath this secret bag.- I was thinkingthis is for peoplewho cover their couch in plastic.- Oh, my dad.- That's exactly what it... (laughs)Well, Ken, here you go.Send it over to your pops.- Yes, this will-- Definitely plays PS5.- This will go well withall of our TV remotesthat are still in the original Saran wrap.(Austin laughs)- First of all.- Wow!Are you in the NFL or something?Why do I have a bunch of eggs?Did I order eggs?- We can't affordto order eggs in 2023.- Ah!This is horrific!(all laugh)- Oh, oh, oh shoot.Yeah, now I remember this.- Is it just me, or isAustin Evans getting hotter?- Oh my gosh!I don't like that.- So, the idea with thisfleshy squishy skin bitis so that you can practice doing makeup.Now, I am a certified beauty expert.(upbeat music)- It shouldnot be that difficult.- I shouldn't do this hard, right?Are we pulling the IFixitkit to open this makeup?How could this be this hard?- Can I look at it?- Wait, Joanna's gonna doit in like half a second.Did you open it?Ah!Did you just turn it?- Yeah.- I knew that.I'm an expert.Wow!Look, it's beauty cream.Ah!Ugh!Why is it so goopy?- It's how foundation is.- Oh, is that really?I mean, I knew that.- Yeah!- As an expert, thisconsistency is close to optimal.Just...- Yeah.- My eyes!- Uh-oh.Oh, okay.- So here we go.This is great.This seems really great.Hey, Matt, you wonder whyI asked you to come today?This is why.- Let's make me beautiful.- Let's do it.Where are some of your areasthat you'd like me to focus on?A little bit of this.Over here.Just kinda rub it in.You wanna just make surethat as you're applying this,that you're really making theappearance smooth and flawlessbecause you wanna justaccentuate the natural curves.- How do I somehow look whiter?- You know,they're called beautyblenders for a reason.- Do we need to use it more?- I mean, you mightwanna blend it into his face.(gentle music)- Wow!- Whoa!- Woo!Kinsey don't play!All right.What?Did I order this?- You are the onlyone who ordered this.This happens every timewe do Wishtery Tech.- This, my friends,is the Derringer Science Education Model.This, my friends, is onlyfor science and education.So-- It's a (beep)!- We can't say that word on YouTube.- It's a device.- Austin, are youtrying to bust a cap?- Three, two, one.(gun fires)- That's actually pretty powerful.- And of course, as soon as you're done,you just drop your...Oh, I didn't realize itactually jumps the shells out.- Wow!- It's neat, right?Look, inappropriate?Yes.Demonetizable?Almost certainly.Kind of cool.Ah, I got it.This is Lenovo Live Pods LP40.So, you might be familiar with AirPods.Who wants a pair of AirPodswhen you can have Live Pods?Now, I believe on Wish, we took a lookat some Lenovo AirPod-likethings that were very cheap.How much were these Live Pods?- $7.59.- So for $7, these arefully wireless EarPods.So it's a USB-C.Thumbs up.And it's also a littlebit of a smaller case.It does though, without the Lenovo logo,look identical to AirPods.The case feels pretty decent.Bro, these look just like AirPod Pros.Oh my God, these areactually like AirPod Pros.All right, I'm gonna pair 'em.They actually look really pretty solid.(upbeat music)What the (beep)?Okay.Wait, they're really touchsensitive just like AirPods!You literally got the stems.Pause, play.And if I take them out, do they stop?No, they don't stop.But still, I will say theydon't sound as good as AirPods,but they're not way far off.I think the main thing is justthe sound's not very full.So it's a little bit thin.But man, for seven bucks,I'm legitimately impressed.This is take one of day two of Temu tech!- Temu!- Ow!I slated on my freaking hand.- We call that, getting the clap.- Okay.- Let me take a look at that.Let me take a look at that.- See that?- Oh, that's pretty bad.We might have to amputate it.- Temu is a wild place full oflots of very exciting thingslike chainsaws.- What could go wrong?- So it comes with a mini saw chain.- I feel likethis is really dangerous.- Matt would be correct.That's a bunch of little sharp saw blades.How do you undo this?(Kinsey laughs)Shake and came out.It's okay.- Oh, no.- I didn't mean that.I can't undo it.Okay.I literally have no idea how to do this.Oh, is this the one thatwe need a drill for?I'll be right back.I'm gonna go get power tools.Okay, I've got this figured out.Okay?So now that I have an actual power tool.- No, no, no, no, no.- No, what?- We're gonna assemble it firstbefore you attach it to a power source.- But I wanna make sure it works.- This is a thing where you shouldin fact read the instruction.- There is no instruction.Literally no instructions.- I don't like any of this.(chainsaw beeping)(Kinsey laughs)- Woo!This is a real chainsaw.Here, I'ma put it like this.- What did you expect it to be?That's not how you do chainsaws!- Okay, Mr. chainsaw expert,how am I gonna attack this?I feel powerful now.I'm gonna hurt myself very quickly.This is incredibly dangerous.Do not try this at home.I feel like there should bemaybe like some kind of guard,because I feel like my hand'sreally quite exposed here.Round two.(chainsaw whirring)I mean, that's a real chainsaw.I mean, I'm not gonna actuallyslice through real wood,but considering that thisis just using a drill,that's actually kind of impressive.I'm still not entirely surewho needs this and why,but Temu...- You definitely do not need this.You're not allowed to have this anymore.- It's okay.I can't argue with that.- Maybe something alittle more age appropriate?- This is age appropriate?How dare you?This is the shoe car.A funny football boot.Apparently this has been testedaccording to international standards.Oh, okay.Look how exciting this is.It's not very maneuverablefor something that's supposedto be kicking a ball.- Watch and learn.- Okay, you go for it.It's wide open, Matt.It's wide open.It's wide open!- He's done it!- Wow.- Goal!- Look, not all items from Temuare great, and thumbs down.This is a Nintendo 3DS 208 inone cartridge with a stylus.- Oh.- Oh!So on the back, you'veactually got yourselfa blank micro SD card.So I think this is justa dummy to converterbasically to make microSD turn into DS slash 3DS.Okay.I mean, not that I wouldever condone piracy.So I'm gonna load this up into a DS Liteto see what actually happens.Okay.Wow!All right.Well, we're immediately in.So, I see "Pokemon Black andWhite", version one and two.It's a very expensive game.So we've got a bargain already."Platinum", also an expensive game."HeartGold", "SoulSilver", "Diamond".Just at first glance,this seems like it's gotevery DS game I could ask for.Oh my God, there's "Callof Duty: Modern Warfare 3".- Yeah.- For the DS.- Oh, the world ends with you.- People forget about that.- All right, I'm playing that.I'm just playing that.How much was my 218 gamesin one cartridge for the DS?- $9.48.- $9?- $9 and 48 cents.- That's worthit just for the adapterto do your own ROMs.- I will say, I don'tlove the idea of playingwhat's clearly just a bunch of ROMsloaded up onto a flashcard.But once you're actually playing this,if you're not looking atthe little label here,you would never realizethat you're not playing a legitimate game.- Okay.- Okay.- I hate all of that.- I'm like reverse scanning myself.What is this is?It's a USB light?I bought this?I bought this!So if you ever wanted alight, you can plug it in,and then, boy, it'll be a light.Wow!- Hey!- It's the whole thing.I'ma catch this one.I caught it.The Grip Case for the NS Lite.Not too long ago, I did a videoon why I personally thinkthat the Switch Liteis one of the best dealsin gaming right now.A little bit of a controversial video,but the only thing I agreewhen the haters come knockingtrying to make fun of mySwitch Lite is the factthat it is maybe not the mostergonomic thing in the world.Now, for me, not a big problem,but that's where a grip caselike this comes in handy.So all I need to do is just slide this in.Ooh.Oh, oh.Wait.Well.Boy, that does not wanna go in there well.But okay, sure.Let me actually see if I can play thisand see if it actually helps.Actually, this is not bad.I'm not usually a bigfan of grips and stuff,but actually this does make a difference.I feel like I still have fullaccess to all of the controls,but it also feels a lot more natural.Hey, Joanna, I have a question for you.- Oh, what?- Would you like some tech?- Tech?It's tech.- This is a joke that literally no oneis going to appreciate.- Except me.- Except Joanna.- Yay.- But my friends, Temu also delivereda pile of fake carrots.The electric face slimming instrument.Everyone wants a V face.You don't want thisface, you want this face.- No one wants that face.- Well, let's see what we got here.How does it slim my face?- Science.- So it says I'm supposedto have my skin wet, but no.Break my jaw.Okay.- All right, we're gonna go for it.Safe word is pickle.- Okay.Cucumber!Ooh, boy.I feel like I'm Pikachu right now.It's literally like shocking me.So on the inside, there are acouple of little metal thingsand they're shocking my cheeks.Boy, I am about to be adifferent shape all right.Beauty is pain.Beauty is pain.Okay.How long do I have to do this for?- Every night beforebed until you're beautiful.- Are we ready?Woo!- Is that Marilyn Monroe?Oh, wait, no, it's just Austin Evans.- You know what it feels like?Feels like someone punchedme on both sides of the jaw.Okay.Let me know in the comments below,do you think that TemuTech deserves another shot?Should we continue themystery tech rabbit holewith Temu Tech?Is everyone gonna throw things at me now?Is this the way we end the video?Okay.- Yes!- Thank you for watchingthis episode of Temu Tech.- Oh, gosh, no.No!- Make sure you subscribe to the channel.And if you don't, Matt's gonnathrow his chainsaw at me.(Kinsey laughs)Thanks for watching.I'll see you next time on Temu Tech!