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You might get a discount or free coffee but you’re also being played by the multi-billion dollar gamification industry. (theconversation.com)

submitted 3 months ago by ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 76 points 3 months ago (21 children)

Everything about temu screams surveillance and scam to me. I don't understand how anyone could install that and use it regularly.

[–] jmp242@sopuli.xyz 29 points 3 months ago (14 children)

When the alternative was to pay more for the exact same things on Amazon, it's logical to pay less. Every app tracks you so idk...

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (12 children)

lol "exact same thing"? everyone i know who buys shit from any of those chinese amazons ends up with shitty knockoff garbage

eidt: LOL i can't believe people are in here bootlicking chinese knockoff retailers. do what you want with your money bro. just don't ever think you're going to talk me into it too

[–] StinkySocialist@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

I use temu too. I see literally the same products on Amazon and temu regularly. Temu is much cheaper but obviously shipping is longer. But yeah there is alot of overlap. I think it's too important to remember a lot of the stuff they get sold on Amazon is from small third party sellers who buy cheap goods from China from places like timu or Alibaba or wherever and then warehouse and resell them on Amazon for a huge markup.

I get where y'all are coming from temu does horrible s*** I guess the reason I use it is the same as the other guy said thr price hike in thr us and I don't think the merchants over here are ethical either. I'm pretty used to being surveilled digitally at this point 🤷

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