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Fiendish Thingy

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6. Aren't TEMU products all shipped directly from China?

Reply to JMCKUSICK (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 11:43 PM

15 hrs ago

Have you purchased anything shipped directly from China over the past 12 months?

Before the shipper will release the package to you, expect to be assessed an additional fee to cover the cost of the tariffs, since you are considered the “importer”.

If they are coming from within the US, then my guess is they are previously imported foreign made shirts with custom designs applied by either prison labor or some other labor source where the employer can pay less than minimum wage - that’s the only way they could be that cheap (and I don’t think TEMU has any factories stateside,)

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I hope I'm not doing something wrong by posting this. [View all] JMCKUSICK 18 hrs ago OP

Thank you John. debm55 18 hrs ago #1

Nice! At that price one could buy a few to give away :) Maru Kitteh 18 hrs ago #2

right JMCKUSICK 18 hrs ago #3

You can make them that cheap with child/slave labor Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #4

This stuff must be in the USA already, because total cost, shipping included was around $24 JMCKUSICK 15 hrs ago #5

Aren't TEMU products all shipped directly from China? Fiendish Thingy 15 hrs ago #6

I've ordered a few things from Temu before Bayard 15 hrs ago #7