I got scammed by Temu!

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#306827 25-Aug-2023 06:20

Bought a small compass from Temu with stick-on pad. Its supposed to go in the car?

It works fine outside, but in the car it just points East all the time :(

Before you all start up giving me advice and schooling me in Physics or whatever the subject is that applies here, I am fully aware of whats going on here, its only $5 Im not really bothered, unless anyone has good advice of how to make it easily work?

And yes, the subject was my attempt at clickbait.

Feel free to post here if you have similar experiences :)

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#3119970 25-Aug-2023 07:01

Haha!

But yeah, compass compensation in steel ships is a dark art.

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#3119971 25-Aug-2023 07:03

$5 compass shipped frm China! Not working well LOL

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#3119997 25-Aug-2023 09:15

It reminds me of the stories of people ordering furniture off Wish - dimensions are given as 120x75x65 (or whatever) and it turns out they're mm not cm, so the buyer ends up with something 1/10 the size they expected.

I guess there's a moral here somewhere...

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#3120012 25-Aug-2023 09:56

Handsomedan:

It reminds me of the stories of people ordering furniture off Wish - dimensions are given as 120x75x65 (or whatever) and it turns out they're mm not cm, so the buyer ends up with something 1/10 the size they expected.

I guess there's a moral here somewhere...

They actually end up with something 100 times smaller :) , Length 1/10 * height 1/10 = area 1/100

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#3120015 25-Aug-2023 10:05

I ordered 2 shoes from https://www.brooksshoesnzoutlet.com/

What came in the post was a Gucci baseball cap.

After much emailing back and forward, they say they are out of shoes.... Strange for an entire outlet store for only shoes. They offered me to keep the cap and offering me a 30% refund, then 40% and latest is 50%. After a lot of emails and then finally doing a google search, pretty sure it is a scam. Rang Kiwibank to start a charge back case via Visa. Never done one before, Kiwibank will do a call back, machine says 1 working day, so guess that will sometime next week.

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#3120018 25-Aug-2023 10:12

Qazzy03: I ordered 2 shoes from https://www.brooksshoesnzoutlet.com/

What came in the post was a Gucci baseball cap.

After much emailing back and forward, they say they are out of shoes.... Strange for an entire outlet store for only shoes. They offered me to keep the cap and offering me a 30% refund, then 40% and latest is 50%. After a lot of emails and then finally doing a google search, pretty sure it is a scam. Rang Kiwibank to start a charge back case via Visa. Never done one before, Kiwibank will do a call back, machine says 1 working day, so guess that will sometime next week.

Our office network forbids me seeing that address claiming its on anti-phishing list somewhere ... good luck with the charge back

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#3120019 25-Aug-2023 10:27

wellygary:

Our office network forbids me seeing that address claiming its on anti-phishing list somewhere ... good luck with the charge back

Same message here. I wonder whether we're using the same filter :)

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#3120022 25-Aug-2023 10:31

Any site that uses "companynamenz.com" immediately gets me researching them big time. Why not get ".co.nz/.nz" etc..... usually because the scammers dont know its a thing and think the world runs on .com's.

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#3120024 25-Aug-2023 10:33

Looking at that site, def a scam site. Friend got caught out by one similar a while back - got a pair of $2 sunglasses instead of the $100 shoes she wanted. I contacted the head office of the company name involved, and they said its 100% not them and would look into it.

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#3120029 25-Aug-2023 10:56

I ordered an iphone 15w wireless charging disc off temu, looks like the apple one, had the best reviews on Temu (rating 4.7/5 , out of 33 thousand reviews).

Received it, and it is very light compared to the apple wireless charger, roughly finished, and packaging was very poor. Regarding functionality, the iphone doesn't always start charging once magnetically locked to the disc. It is quite tedious to get the charging to properly connect.

Finally, I used my USB power meter to check power draw (15w advertised), but the disc was only drawing 7.5watts. Meaning, after inefficiency it is likely the power output of the disc is around 5 watts, 1/3 of their stated spec!

I just can't see how this got 4.7/5, the reviews just have to be faked. I guess it kind of works, but they lie blatantly about the specs, and it is quite fiddly to initiate the charging. We've had a couple of times where it has not charged overnight because of this.

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#3120032 25-Aug-2023 11:05

It's cheap to buy but think of all the junk that ends up in the ground. That's my main thoughts on buying cheap stuff off on a whim.

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#3120036 25-Aug-2023 11:13

E-Waste is definitely a problem. Also hindsight being 20/20, definitely should have looked into where I was buying from.

Lessons learned, hopefully I will be able to get help from the bank. I was looking for when the new model of shoes arrive in NZ when google was like hey this store fits your interests.

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#3120039 25-Aug-2023 11:20

Handsomedan:

It reminds me of the stories of people ordering furniture off Wish - dimensions are given as 120x75x65 (or whatever) and it turns out they're mm not cm, so the buyer ends up with something 1/10 the size they expected.

I guess there's a moral here somewhere...

Only children and dressmakers use centimeters.

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#3120053 25-Aug-2023 11:28

richms:

Handsomedan:

It reminds me of the stories of people ordering furniture off Wish - dimensions are given as 120x75x65 (or whatever) and it turns out they're mm not cm, so the buyer ends up with something 1/10 the size they expected.

I guess there's a moral here somewhere...

Only children and dressmakers use centimeters.

hmm....I'm not a dressmaker, but I use cm all the time. What does that say about me?

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#3120054 25-Aug-2023 11:32

Qazzy03: I ordered 2 shoes from https://www.brooksshoesnzoutlet.com/

What came in the post was a Gucci baseball cap.

After much emailing back and forward, they say they are out of shoes.... Strange for an entire outlet store for only shoes. They offered me to keep the cap and offering me a 30% refund, then 40% and latest is 50%. After a lot of emails and then finally doing a google search, pretty sure it is a scam. Rang Kiwibank to start a charge back case via Visa. Never done one before, Kiwibank will do a call back, machine says 1 working day, so guess that will sometime next week.

Their returns policy is a little hint on how legit the site is...

Return Conditions

1. You Have 30 Days To Decide If An Item Is Right For You, If You Would Like To Return Or Exchange The Item Please Contact Us Within 30 Days Of Delivery.
2. The Following Items Cannot Be Returned Or Exchanged: Bodysuits, Lingerie, Swimwear, Jewelry, Underwear, Event & Party Supplies, DIY Supplies, Pet Supplies, Beauty And Accessories (Except Scarves, Bags, And Mermaid Blankets).

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