Temu accused of using dark patterns against shoppers

[Bliksis]

Yep they go hard. Had a spin and win game pop up and pushes you to spend x amount in 10 minutes to "win" vouchers for which they don't explain any of the details up front.

Their marketing is aggressive, but there really isn't anyone forcing people to buy

 

[Pegging]

temu should be taken off the app store they are just here to make other companies fall apart because of their cheap prices and the same goes for amazon they don't care about losing money because they already have it all these companies are what people's small businesses on hold, so not fair

They don’t sell under tile heatimg, so you can keep on doing a crap job. You’re safe. For now.

 

[Longboi]

Sounds like a smear campaign
.im not defending temu, but since articles about Sars going after them were posted we started getting these type of articles.

Almost as if nothing gets done from Sars side the media will try convince the public to not use them

They will back down pretty soon once China sends them some e-mails.

 

[bixt]

Why don't they address the informal sector that doesn't pay tax.

1. Because that sector is your voter base

2. Part of that sector (taxi bosses) are ANC affiliates, i.e. one and the same group

3. Regulation of corporates end up in courtrooms. Regulation of people in the informal sector usually ends up with someone in the ground

 

[RedViking]

1. Because that sector is your voter base

2. Part of that sector (taxi bosses) are ANC affiliates, i.e. one and the same group

3. Regulation of corporates end up in courtrooms. Regulation of people in the informal sector usually ends up with someone in the ground

It was a rhetorical question.

 

[Vanessa13]

TEMU advertises "Free Shipping", but that's a lie.
I had 4 orders delivered to me.

After paying for an order, theu split it into how many separate orders, as they see fit.

Before sending said split orders, you would get an email

All orders would say something like this, just each with different amounts to pay on each delivery...

International parcel received and customs duty and VAT due before the parcel can be released for delivery. Kindly pay R120.83 to Buffalo Intl Logistics.​

Those are not delivery fees - they are customs fees imposed by South African Customs. Does Temu not warn you about the possibility of this before you purchase? Shein does.

 

[Anthro]

 

[Pegging]

TEMU advertises "Free Shipping", but that's a lie.
I had 4 orders delivered to me.

After paying for an order, theu split it into how many separate orders, as they see fit.

Before sending said split orders, you would get an email

All orders would say something like this, just each with different amounts to pay on each delivery...

International parcel received and customs duty and VAT due before the parcel can be released for delivery. Kindly pay R120.83 to Buffalo Intl Logistics.​

Phishing candidate

 

[supersunbird]

TEMU advertises "Free Shipping", but that's a lie.
I had 4 orders delivered to me.

After paying for an order, theu split it into how many separate orders, as they see fit.

Before sending said split orders, you would get an email

All orders would say something like this, just each with different amounts to pay on each delivery...

International parcel received and customs duty and VAT due before the parcel can be released for delivery. Kindly pay R120.83 to Buffalo Intl Logistics.​

Maybe it's a language barrier, let me try:

Me Nel, BTW en doeanereg is nie 'n aflewerings fooi nie.

 

[Mirai]

So the ANC creates an environment that breeds dodgy deals, dark patterns and tax avoidance. Now Minister Patel from the ANC is getting upset that China is capitalizing on that and not cutting them in on the deal? Do I have that right?
How dare they use our tricks against us.

The ANC has destroyed the economy and devalued the Rand. Now all South Africans can afford is Temu and SheIn and TAL is b1tching while SARS may not get a cut- but a cut of what? A cut of people's earnings, earnings which have been going into the toilet because of how SARS (part of the government) is running the country. When the ANC took over SA it was R4 to the Dollar, now we're at R18 to the Dollar (on a good day), more like R20. And they b1tch about some people ordering a few things online? Really.

 

[Mirai]

Maybe it's a language barrier, let me try:

Me Nel, BTW en doeanereg is nie 'n aflewerings fooi nie.

Aflewerings fooi is niks, dis gratis, dit is die geld vir die matskapy wat die dinguse afhol na u sitplek.
Doanereg is vir did BMWs vir die minister and ander anhangers.

 

[Bliksis]

Maybe it's a language barrier, let me try:

Me Nel, BTW en doeanereg is nie 'n aflewerings fooi nie.

I think this has been clarified a few pages back lol

 

[xrapidx]

Dark practices just gave me R350 in price adjustment vouchers this morning :-(

 

[Adeptus Mechanicus]

temu should be taken off the app store they are just here to make other companies fall apart because of their cheap prices and the same goes for amazon they don't care about losing money because they already have it all these companies are what people's small businesses on hold, so not fair