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If you ban Temu chargers, people will go to stores to buy the cheapest ones which are identical to the ones on Temu, just for 10x the price. Edit: Reply to Scr
by retired 5mo ago
If you ban Temu chargers, people will go to stores to buy the cheapest ones which are identical to the ones on Temu, just for 10x the price.
Edit: Reply to Scroll_Swe as I am rate-limited to posting new comments. The chargers in budget stores are identical to Temu chargers are are frequently recalled.
- tobz1000 5mo agoAt least in the UK, the main high-street retailers will only stock goods from reputable brands with a (relatively) decent track record and safety standards. I don't believe there is any intersection between products sold on Temu and e.g. Argos, John Lewis.
- RobotToaster 5mo agoIdentical chargers to temu ones are sold on amazon for 5x the price.
- justincormack 5mo agoSo Amazon should be prosecuted too.
- shmeeed 5mo agoNo no, it's third party sellers. There's absolutely nothing that can be done about that!
- kergonath 5mo agoThis talking point is everywhere in this thread. But bear in mind that you have no clue whether two chargers (for example) are the same without disassembling them and checking. Noname Chinese manufacturers are very good at producing things that are superficially similar to other things. It does not mean that two widgets that look similar actually are. The main difference with most physical stores is that those will accept responsibility for the stuff they sell, because otherwise regulations would put them out of business.
- ceejayoz 5mo ago> But bear in mind that you have no clue whether two chargers (for example) are the same without disassembling them and checking. Frequently, the listing uses the exact same photo. It's especially clear for clothes listings, as there's usually a model.
- bombcar 5mo agoThere’s apparently one model, and she has clothes photoshopped on her millions of times. I’ve seen model photos of clothes that clearly doesn’t exist until after you place the order.
- retired 5mo agoNot in The Netherlands. Plenty of stores that stock chargers identical to the ones on AliExpress and Temu. Action, Big Bazar, SoLow. Edit: Reply to lozenge as I am still rate-limited by HN. Some of them get recalled, the vast majority of them are still being sold and could burn your house down.
- lozenge 5mo agoAt least they get recalled. I don't think any Temu products are getting recalled.
- Scroll_Swe 5mo agoNope, Anker or store brand is NOT identical to Temu crap.
- Rohansi 5mo agoDollar store stock is likely identical to Temu.
- Scroll_Swe 5mo agoOk, well if it blows up the store is the importer and responsible. In EU, if you buy Temu, you are the importer and you become responsible for CE marking breaches etc. 0 help for you. *My bad this USED TO be the case but not anymore apparently
- bombcar 5mo agoNo, dollar store is a rank above the rankest shit from Temu. There’s name brand (Apple, Anker, etc → made in China but made well), then there’s off-brand (cheaper than above but still made decently), then store-brand (Harbor Freight and friends, too; cheaper but still functional, not quite as nice), then dollar-store brand (barely functional but usually still “safe”), then Temu-shit (often not fit for purpose and fake certifications, actually dangerous).