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    Shopping at Temu, AliExppress and the like is very tempting. If you know what to look for, you can get very decent stuff for 10% of the local retail price.

    Also, you're directly supporting the Chinese government. And apparently the workers would see working at Amazon as a dream scenario in comparison.

    But fuck me, it's cheap. And sometimes the local markups are retarded. I'm for instance not paying $25 for a fucking piece of lycra:

    Bike skull cap, $25 Danish store

    Bike skull cap, Temu $2

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    • To be fair, Danish prices are high in general.jagara
    • Free shipping on all orders. Must... resist... arghjagara
    • It’s probably lower qualitymonospaced
    • You'd be surprised. The expensive one is also made in China.jagara
    • Everybody is made in china.monospaced
    • Everything that is.monospaced
    • same factory that made the expensive ones. swapped with cheaper product. put on different logo. sell only on temu to avoid other cost. bam! cheaper product.pango
    • you'd be surprised some expensive one uses the same material as the cheaper ones. cuz step 3 profit!pango
    • https://www.youtube.…pango
    • in other words. bad for manufacture. bad for for local business cuz they avoid tariff. bad for human right. bad for environment cuz shit breaks quicks.pango
    • but you're happy and temu is happy.pango
    • Good point(s). Also, I'm not entirely happy. I'm conflicted (my post does reflect this, see middle paragraph). I just said that shopping there is tempting.jagara
    • they fucked over so many people and you're still not happy?!?pango
    • Many more people need to be fucked over to ensure my happiness.jagara
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