• FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      451·
      20 hours ago

      If you want cheap, go for aliexpress, because temu is basically just aliexpress drop shipping at a premium because they spend so much on advertising.

      But if you can afford it, perhaps pick a more climate friendly alternative.

        • Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee
          35·
          18 hours ago

          I work in manufacturing supply chain and tbh it may actually be better to buy direct from the factory via Aliexpress than the same thing that’s already been imported.

          Because of our “gimme it now” consumer attitude and shit like Prime last mile expedited delivery, the only way to ensure that service (as a corporate distribution strategy) is to overbuy and disseminate finished product geographically - the goal should be Just in Time restocking to each local warehouse/distro hub, but after the pandemic supply crunch we literally re-wrote the textbook and businesses are holding more inventory than before.

          And the “locally made with global materials” manufacturing is even worse. Any scrap/waste during production represent materials that were likely transported via sea freight using bunker fuel, and the snowballing volume of intermodal packaging required to ship raw/semifinished material instead of a finished product adds up QUICK.

          The real answer? Buy nothing; Thrift, Rent/Borrow. And if you have no alternative, seriously consider spending more on durable goods that’ll last instead of the cheaper or fancy whiz-bang option. DIY is for hobbies, you can’t beat economies of scale and efficiency unless it’s something very basic or simple.

        • FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          41·
          19 hours ago

          Something that isn’t sourced from halfway accross the world with materials sourced from environmentally damaging mining practices in places with little to no environmental regulations.

  • tomcatt360English
    174·
    17 hours ago

    Never order important stuff from Temu

  • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
    575·
    22 hours ago

    I guarantee you this did not actually come from Temu, but I can be reasonably certain it was damaged in shipping, wherever it came from.

    Those burner elements are just held to the deck underneath with some little tiny clips, sometimes just with one dinky screw through it each, and they’re not difficult to knock out of position if the thing’s been banged or dropped in transit.

    It’s just as easy to put the back into place, usually, if the owner can be bothered to flip the thing over and take the bottom cover off and, you know, show some initiative other than whining about it on the internet for internet points.

    (I have also occasionally seen some of these show up with the wrong glass installed, though, i.e. from a manufacturer that makes more than one model, and the markings on the glass thus don’t quite line up with the burner positions underneath.)

  • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    16 hours ago

    I actually enjoy the existence of Temu because now everyone is too distracted to notice me buying the same Chinese knockoffs on Ali Express and Ebay lol.

    • Mango@lemmy.world
      7·
      18 hours ago

      Came here to say this. The advice is sound, but goddamn do I hate seeing bad arguments.

  • yokonzo@lemmy.world
    7·
    22 hours ago

    Tbf, this is probably just a troll post, but the fix looks to be just turning it off and sliding the plates into place, they should be bolted in but it’s not like the stove moves much

  • fishpen0@lemmy.world
    103·
    22 hours ago

    My rule has always been “If it goes on or in your body, don’t buy it online”. But apparently it wasn’t obvious that if it wires into your fucking house, don’t buy it online either