A frugal shopper has revealed the hilarious story of his failure trying to buy a designer handbag from Temu.
She finds an online store that sells two fashionable bags similar to luxury brand bags at a discount and orders them.
Tawnya (@iamtaunylanette) has over 3,300 followers on TikTok who share their love for sneakers.
Having previously gushed about the website, she took to her social media platform to reveal the results of her recent Temu shopping spree.
“So I hyped about Tem, but there were also some failures. Some funny failures, but no,” Tawnya said.
“So it looks like Tem isn’t going to get me for selling name brand stuff.
“You guys are going to get this sucker and be happy with it.
“But Tem, come on, I love being a sucker and I don’t pay much for anything other than sneakers.
“A little deception is okay, but make sure that the deception has meaning.”
Tawnya revealed that she purchased a stylish handbag from Tem that closely resembles Christian Dior’s Book Tote (priced at approximately $3,350).
She struggled to hold back a laugh as she revealed that the fake version of Temu, which sold for just $14, had obvious flaws on its surface.
You should say, “Christina, who is Christina?” I don’t know. “Me and T are not in the right place,” she said.
“Then there’s Dio, but that’s not what I mean. It also has a cute pearl handle.
“It also has a strap. The strap has the name Diolo on it, not Christian.
“Who the hell are Christian Dioro and Cristina Dio?”
“I don’t know, but this bag is cute, so I’m going to carry it with me. I don’t care, but let’s get it together.”
Tawnya also purchased affordable handbags from Tem that cost up to $600 and could easily be mistaken for Marc Jacobs’ iconic totes.
“It just says ‘The Tote Bag’ and it has a little purple strap,” she said.
“Listen, Tem, if you’re going to sell tote bags, you better give them fancy names like Christian Dior bags.
“It’s okay, I’ll still use this wallet.”
The ‘Tem Fail’ video has been viewed more than 820,000 times, with people going hysterical over its shocking copycat design.
Tawnya revealed that she did not intend to send the bag back for a refund because she thought something was wrong with it.
“They’re not ducks, they’re unique.” [laughing]” one person commented.
Another wrote: “I enjoy it so much, it’s funny.”
“When using the first bag, please turn it over.” [laughing] But to be honest, I love Tim,” chimed in a third person.
“No, ma’am. You have to see. I’m sure others will too. We all shared a laugh,” Tawnya replied.
“I love your personality…I’ll still keep that bag. It’s great especially for travel and to keep in my makeup,” said another.
“Thank you. I paid for this bag because we are carrying a bag,” Tawnya replied.