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Don’t be fooled by shopping platform Temu’s childlike interface
Temu’s South African debut should be seen as part of the dawn of a new era in consumerism.
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That article reads like hot air. I was expecting substance and got absolutely nothing.Don’t be fooled by shopping platform Temu’s childlike interface
Temu’s South African debut should be seen as part of the dawn of a new era in consumerism.
DapperDanMan
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Probe launched into Temu for alleged false ads and unfair practices
With sometimes astonishingly low prices and a huge variety of items, Temu has enjoyed rapid growth in dozens of countries since it was launched in 2022 by Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings. It is also under increased scrutiny in the United States, Europe and elsewhere over its business...
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That is somewhat better than the Daily maverick article.Feel better soon!
Probe launched into Temu for alleged false ads and unfair practices
With sometimes astonishingly low prices and a huge variety of items, Temu has enjoyed rapid growth in dozens of countries since it was launched in 2022 by Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings. It is also under increased scrutiny in the United States, Europe and elsewhere over its business...
I have seen complaints about false advertising on the reviews. On the personal information being misused, I can see that happening also- after all, we are talking about a Chinese company here.
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The reviews definitely look suspect to me, but in saying that the two items I received are exactly as described and I'm very happy with it.
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About as real as takealot, see how many negative reviews they do actually publish.
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Ordered a few times.... no problems. Can not work out the tax?
Do you pay custom duties on the full price or discounted price?
Do you pay custom duties on the full price or discounted price?
on the discounted price
I wonder if we're not supposed to pay tax on what the shipping should have been - normally one pays tax on free stuff as well (gifts) AFAIK
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So, where SARS states - value of goods , value is determined by price paid? On my orders, the more the "discount" the higher the tax? Anyway, will still use Temu and Wish.
BTCStallion
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Ordered a Large (Male chicken) ring. Damn. How small are these Chinese dudes ? Barely fits over a Bic pen.
Same for the Jockstrap. Fits over one bum cheek. Guess electronics and gadgets is at least one size fits all.
Same for the Jockstrap. Fits over one bum cheek. Guess electronics and gadgets is at least one size fits all.
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These import duties are bloody irritating! I guess my luck has run out, I just paid R105.80 on a R309 purchase.
It's as if they are making up the difference of the last purchase.
Will see on my last purchase what the bill will be on the R322 purchase.
I have no idea what I did with the last purchase.
But how do I pay the tax on the buffalo website? I remember the last time it was just a few clicks, but I've been clicking everywhere now and nothing is happening.
edit: okay solved
But how do I pay the tax on the buffalo website? I remember the last time it was just a few clicks, but I've been clicking everywhere now and nothing is happening.
edit: okay solved
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The Buffalo email asking you to pay tax has a FAQ on it.
There is also a list of the items you bought which categorizes them.
This list will be used by customs to determine the tax.
You can find a word document on sars that explains it.
LazyLion
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No, I don't trust it.... It looks really dodge.
It's an East Asian website. If you look at Korean, Japanese and Taiwanese websites they are very cluttered. Those people like like that for some reason.
Once you know how the thing works it's pretty easy.