I tried my luck with Temu for the first time with some mirrors from my room but was mortified when I saw my reflection
WE all love a cheap bargain - but one woman has left people in stitches after her Temu mirrors ended up being a major fail.
The online shopper and TikToker only known as @ explained that this was her first time ordering from the mega retailer Temu - and it's safe to say, it's unlikely she'll snap up any goodies from them ever again.
Keen to spruce up her home, the woman decided to purchase a pack of numerous self-adhesive mirrors, which sell for as little as 59p on the website.
According to the TikToker, the pack came with a whopping 40 sheets of the mirrors , which she began attaching to the bedroom wall one by one.
But although things looked a bit off even after applying the first square sheet, the Temu customer remained hopeful, as she ''wanted to see the full end result''.
Unfortunately, it did not go to plan, as @ktl.x was mortified when she finally saw her reflection on the purse-friendly product.
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Sharing the epic fail on TikTok, the woman said: ''When it's your first time ordering from Temu.
''So I go on Temu and I buy these, you get 40 in a pack and obviously, they're mirrors.
''This is what they look like...'' the horrified online shopper said, before revealing the hilarious reflection with her face totally distoreted.
Left in hysterics, the woman captioned the video: ''Great confidence building with think I’ll stick to the shop mirrors!
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''The laughs I’ve had making this funky mirror.''
According to the customer, she had checked the reviews online - but after the epic fail, she is convinced that they were ''lies''.
Since being posted on the platform, the video has racked up more than 500k views, with hundreds flooding to comments in stitches.
One joked: ''like the mirrors in a wacky house.''
A fellow shopper confessed that they too had had the same issue when ordering the self-adhesive mirrors a few years ago.
''i fell victim to this in 2020.''
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.
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.
Others, meanwhile, raced to offer a helping hand, explaining why things had gone so horribly wrong.
''U put them on wrong i had the same problem but u have to make sure there’s no overlap at all and it's fully aligned and it's the same sides.''
Someone else chimed in, writing: ''Did you see how the would look on a completely flat surface?
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''If they’re ok then maybe stick them to a sheet of wood first then on the wall.''
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