[retired]

If you ban Temu chargers, people will go to stores to buy the cheapest ones which are identical to the ones on Temu, just for 10x the price.

Edit: Reply to Scroll_Swe as I am rate-limited to posting new comments. The chargers in budget stores are identical to Temu chargers are are frequently recalled.

[tobz1000]

At least in the UK, the main high-street retailers will only stock goods from reputable brands with a (relatively) decent track record and safety standards. I don't believe there is any intersection between products sold on Temu and e.g. Argos, John Lewis.

[retired]

Not in The Netherlands. Plenty of stores that stock chargers identical to the ones on AliExpress and Temu. Action, Big Bazar, SoLow.

Edit: Reply to lozenge as I am still rate-limited by HN. Some of them get recalled, the vast majority of them are still being sold and could burn your house down.

[lozenge]

At least they get recalled. I don't think any Temu products are getting recalled.

[RobotToaster]

Identical chargers to temu ones are sold on amazon for 5x the price.

[justincormack]

So Amazon should be prosecuted too.

[shmeeed]

No no, it's third party sellers. There's absolutely nothing that can be done about that!

[kergonath]

This talking point is everywhere in this thread. But bear in mind that you have no clue whether two chargers (for example) are the same without disassembling them and checking. Noname Chinese manufacturers are very good at producing things that are superficially similar to other things. It does not mean that two widgets that look similar actually are.

The main difference with most physical stores is that those will accept responsibility for the stuff they sell, because otherwise regulations would put them out of business.

[ceejayoz]

> But bear in mind that you have no clue whether two chargers (for example) are the same without disassembling them and checking.

Frequently, the listing uses the exact same photo.

It's especially clear for clothes listings, as there's usually a model.

[bombcar]

There’s apparently one model, and she has clothes photoshopped on her millions of times.

I’ve seen model photos of clothes that clearly doesn’t exist until after you place the order.

[Scroll_Swe]

Nope, Anker or store brand is NOT identical to Temu crap.

[Rohansi]

Dollar store stock is likely identical to Temu.

[bombcar]

No, dollar store is a rank above the rankest shit from Temu.

There’s name brand (Apple, Anker, etc → made in China but made well), then there’s off-brand (cheaper than above but still made decently), then store-brand (Harbor Freight and friends, too; cheaper but still functional, not quite as nice), then dollar-store brand (barely functional but usually still “safe”), then Temu-shit (often not fit for purpose and fake certifications, actually dangerous).

[Scroll_Swe]

Ok, well if it blows up the store is the importer and responsible.

In EU, if you buy Temu, you are the importer and you become responsible for CE marking breaches etc. 0 help for you.

*My bad this USED TO be the case but not anymore apparently