The U.S. Chinese immigrants running Temu shipping centers from their homes
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To speed up delivery and dodge a crackdown on shipments from China, e-commerce companies are turning to so-called “family warehouses.”
    • Skates@feddit.nlEnglish
      18·
      7 days ago

      It’s the same low-to-medium quality crap that you can usually find on Amazon at a slightly higher price.

      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        9·
        7 days ago

        Reason why I only buy at AliExpress and only stuff I don’t ingest or wear on me for longer times.

        • Krauerking@lemy.lolEnglish
          42·
          7 days ago

          Yes!

          This is the way. Why pay double for eBay or Amazon to ship me stuff from AliExpress anyways for like 5 day faster shipping at best.

          But only for the same garbage that they will sell anyways. Shoes are leather and can be fixed and have been at a cobbler for like $40 to new. Clothing should be bought once and last at least a year if not much much longer. So I buy from better brands in person if possible.

          I don’t get why I should pay Amazon to be a shitty middle man that is trying to destroy the world more for my crap.

            • Krauerking@lemy.lolEnglish
              11·
              7 days ago

              I bought from eBay recently and I got a package from Amazon. I don’t buy from either anymore.

                • Krauerking@lemy.lolEnglish
                  11·
                  5 days ago

                  Yeah I tried. I actually couldn’t get a real support agent and eventually the refund period auto triggered cause the seller couldn’t figure out how for me to return it.

                  eBay doesn’t care. They just want their little piece.

      • bokherif@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        7 days ago

        Exactly this. People shit on the Chinese companies, but the American ones just rip us off with the same product.