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this post was submitted on 08 May 2024
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Seems in this case they got own domains and independent stores.
And Aliexpress and Temu are very different. Aliexpress seems to be a halfway decent platform. Never had any major issues with them, except what's to be expected when importing stuff from China. I think it's very similar to ordering the same thing on eBay.
Temu isn't. That platform is made to harvest data and prey on their "customers".
And I can't comment on Wish. I haven't been interested in cheap crap.
AliExpress and all the others are trying to ruin your local economy in addition to spying on you.
I'm not sure what to make of this. So is Amazon and practically everyone of the super sucessful companies of our current world.
I was trying to hint at that they're not all the same. Temu is especially bad due to several reasons. Next level bad. And I'd like to point that out instead of mixing it all together.
But I agree. I try to shop in proper stores. I go to the city center to buy clothes, shoes, my smartphones etc. Sadly less and less people do so and some things become unavailable. Smaller shops close. And I can't source some spare parts or electronics locally anymore. I'm not okay with that, but it is how it is. I'm trying to make a difference. But if I were to buy an adapter to connect my old Nintendo to my TV, there just isn't a shop around anymore which would be able to sell that to me. And they're all manufactured in China anyways. If there is a family owned reseller in my country, I choose them. Sometimes it's not and I unwillingly but it from Amazon, eBay or Aliexpress if I really need it. But I'd never buy from Temu (or Wish.)