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i looked up temu and dropped $9.XX for a pair of 100% gloves just to see quality / fit ETC .
gloves came in all factory packaging same as the ones i purchased from a well know on line retailer , only noticeable difference was the cardboard card was cut in half , the half with barcode was gone.
quality fit colors all look top shelf , im betting back door retailer undercutting dealers.
not sure id buy any other gear but gloves cant go wrong with the 100%
Most of the stuff they sell is from a batch that got rejected by the brand fir one reason ir another. I bought Thor gear where the color orange on top didnt quite match the pants. But it was a tiny trace graphic and you couldnt really tell. That was 3 years ago and gear is still good.
It's hard to cry for these brands. They can go pay for cheaper labor from China, but i cant pay for cheaper product?
You made your bed, now sleep in it.
Came here to say this. Temu and tiktok are data mining platforms for the Chinese government
Its so interesting to me that people dont realize that Google (&YouTube), FB, Twitter are exactly that for the US govt. Thats where the Chinese got the idea.
The US government literally brags about inventing the whole damn internet and Google.
How is it any different?
https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/btyb/innovation.jsp
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And the intellectual property theft. The brands are not getting their money for the goods.
Last year at my local motorcycle shop I bought 100% Armega goggles for close to retail, about $100. They just recently had a smokin deal, I didn’t ask questions why but I got another Armega for $40 this time. I will definitely compare the 2 and see if I can notice any differences. Maybe both are knock off imitations I don’t know.
Won a set of 100% with a mirror type lense, pretty sure they are from Temu, or similar site. Were pretty decent, didn’t really like the fit, but I’m not fussy.
Took them and my Oakleys to Bali for some riding. Flew back and when I took them out the bag, the lense tint had all flaked off - hell of a mess! Still finding it in clothes and on the floor. Guess they were a bit damp, and the heat and humidity? Oakleys were fine.
I got some 100% goggles and the logos are just kinda off-center. The fast house stuff says "fast goose" when you zoom in on the logos in a lot of the listings.
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/04/18/senate-republicans-call-for-investigation-of-chinese-temu-app-n2172983
I’ve never even heard of this app until this thread but it seems to be getting a little more interest from Congress. I’m sure they’ll all get bought off and China will continue to enslave Uyghurs and steal intellectual property.
I wouldn't guys, you don't want the Chinese government know your interested in motocross gloves.....
I purchased a chest mount and helmet mount for my gopro and the quality is excellent and shipping was fast. Cant complain
If a company has all their shit made overseas then imports it and charges you a 600% markup is it really an American company?
I have a $10,000 motorcycle should i buy a $10,000 air filter? TH that seams excessive but I trust your judgement
American Tech spywear who use Chinese labor to do the spying...
That < 3 pound international shipping subsidy will do that
Most brands operate around 10-15% contribution margin before overhead. Also they are the ones developing and designing the product. The factory just has to take the information given to them and produce it. No R&D cost etc.
It's not really a fair comparison either. Temu does a lot of sketchy stuff that allows them to undercut "real" sellers even with the exact same products. Like not paying import duties or taxes in the US. Some loopholes they use are legal (such as section 321), some are pretty sketchy. Definitely not great for the US though. The amount the US loses on these orders just on import duty alone is absolutely insane. Also since they're going through those loopholes their shipments are just waved through by customs so you never really know where the goods come from - your gloves may easily be made by Uyghurs. So yeah forcing people to make them is probably cheaper than what a US brand can achieve.
The other thing is that temu isn't profitable. They lost billions last year. They're incentivizing sellers for selling on their platform while losing like $30 on every order. The fact that people buy something for $1 with free shipping and don't think that these numbers can't add up blows my mind. Also not something that any US brand can do longterm. There are very deep pockets backing this. The Chinese parent company PDD for one, and you have to assume that the Chinese govt is backing them as well at this point.
If it sounds too good to be true it probably is
“Losing $30 on every order” “Temu doesn’t make money”
What benefit do you get from pulling info straight out of your ass?
They operate on almost a 25% margin even with their insane pricing, marketing, etc.
Their net profit last year alone was $8.3 Billion USD on a Gross Revenue of $34 Billion USD.
https://www.barrons.com/amp/news/temu-owner-pinduoduo-nearly-doubles-an…
Huh? I never said PDD was unprofitable. I said PDD funds Temu which they can obviously only do if the parent company makes some money
Pit Row
Amazon didnt turn a profit for 10 years. So, again whats the difference?
All of this product, whether from Temu or Foxracing.com is made in the same factories. And if you think US companies dont exploit every import loophole possible, you are naive.
Whats the lesson? Everybody is spying on you, everyone is trying to screw you. Whether they're Chinese, American, or Martian. If you can get a better deal on gear from overseas, do it. The US brands got a better deal on labor and didnt hesitate for a second.
If you ask their management, they'll tell you that theyre a "global brand."
Cool👍 Im a global customer.
Just like all of the American companies…
Temu knock offs aren’t made in the same factory, they are exactly what they seem like, cheap knock offs. It’s a myth from people justifying their purchases. Some seem good, but ultimately someone bought a genuine product and copied it. The business put forward to these factories from Brands is too much to risk, and there are a LOT of knock off factories in the far east. Very few are used by mainstream brands, and a lot of brands are moving away from China.
Also, the cost of manufacturing an item is not the landed cost of an item, shipping, duty, cost of storage, overheads, employees all factor in. Most companies D2C businesses account for very little in the way of turnover, in real terms a 3rd of the RRP is what the item sells for in volume as it is purchased by the WPS/PU companies of the world. They make a margin, and so does the dealer who buys it to resell to end users.
If you want dealers and distributors to go away so you can buy cheap, you can kiss goodbye to any level of warranty, the ability to try on and really any level of service. Some people care, some people don’t but if you are buying from Temu, you dont have the right to complain that the sport is not doing so well. Every step from manufacturer to store front relies on customers, always has
Husky gloves, FXR temu gear, and O’Neil boots 🤨🤔😬🤣🤣🤣
Joined today, first post in a thread dormant for almost 8 months about a Chinese knockoff site.
Anyone else smell bot? Or troll farm?
The same day I ordered something from Temu for the first time, my information was found on the Dark Web according to my credit report. I dont order anything from Temu anymore
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