IT’S known for its ever-growing fashion range and wallet-friendly bargains ideal as last-minute gift ideas.
However, the online marketplace Temu may not necessarily be your go-to when it comes to finding garden furniture.
AlamyIf you’re looking to spruce up your garden this summer, you may wish to have a browse on Temu[/caption] FacebookI took a punt on a garden sofa set from Temu but it’s lovely & came in 2 DAYS – I paid £120 & glammed it up with The Range[/caption]But this is exactly what one online shopper, Nikki Pattison, from Doncaster, did, taking a huge risk and ordering gorgeous rattan sofa set from the cut-price website.
She recently took to the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group to show off the stunning product, which cost her a mere £120.
Temu’s version comes in hundreds of pounds cheaper than similar sets at B&Q and The Range, which retail for up to £500.
Meanwhile, Aldi’s brand new sofa is currently going for £199.99.
According to Nikki, who works as a health care assistant, she had a £60 voucher on Temu off an order over £150 that she decided to use for the light grey furniture.
This offer brought the price down to just £131.99 and included free delivery – which only took two days to complete, as the seller was based in the UK.
She told fellow bargain hunters on the platform: ”I wasn’t expecting it to be as nice as it is and with Temu’s price adjustment, I got £10 back which made it £120!
”Well worth the money!”
After the stunning piece arrived, Nikki also glammed it up with trendy leopard print cushions that she had snapped up from The Range.
The vibrant cushions, which come in a pack of four, retail for just £22.99 and are perfect for giving any space more character and life.
According to the bargain hunter, she simply ”clicked on ‘clicked on the coupons and vouchers part on the app and it [60% off voucher] was there”.
Although the online listing states the height is just 59cm (23in), Nikki reassured fellow shoppers that it’s ”still high enough to sit comfortably”.
, shared less than a day ago, has already taken social media by storm, winning Nikki a whopping 1.2k likes and over 230 comments.
Why is Temu so cheap?
TEMU exploded onto the scene in late 2022, with people all over social media raving about the low prices.
The company is a Chinese-owned digital marketplace – essentially an online shopping app where people are connected to the retailer directly while the app takes care of the shipping element.
The frenzy over the app is not completely unfounded either as it offers a wide variety of products, including fashion, make-up, electronics and furniture.
According to a report from the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Temu takes advantage of a trade loophole that allows the company to ship duty-free goods directly to the US.
The loophole is called the de minimis exception and it means they can ship goods valued up to $800 (£643) to the US without it being inspected or taxed by US customs.
Temu connects customers directly to manufacturers and only manages how the items are sent to customers.
It means Chinese vendors can essentially sell their products directly to customers and ship it without building a network of warehouses across the globe.
By doing this, they cut down on huge costs and ensure the product itself isn’t marked up extra.
While many of the products seen on the Temu app are from brands with extensive, original collections, many more are dupes of designer brands.
One person said: ”Love this. The ones you see in the range, B&M etc are all from China and the same anyway. They just hike the price.”
Someone else chimed in: ”This looks like the one I’ve got from home base few years ago, it was over £300, so you got yourself a bargain there.”
Another wrote: ”I got same sofa, minus table, from Very a few years ago. Cost me nearly £500.”
”Fab bargain & loving the cushions(off to the range she goes),” a fourth chuckled.
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