A popular YouTuber turns down a job offer from the Chinese discount online retailer “Temu” to “say only good things about Temu for 1．2 million yen，” instead buying the product with his own money and dissing it．
On October 26th, gadget-related YouTuber “Takomaru” (470,000 subscribers) released a video titled “A video where I turned down a job offer to ‘say only good things about Temu for 1.2 million yen,’ and instead bought the product with my own money and dissed it.” He revealed about a PR project he received from Temu, a super cheap online shopping site based in China, and also reviewed products he purchased with his own money. The reward for each project is 1 to 2 million yen. Takomaru is a YouTuber who posts reviews of gadgets, focusing on gaming devices such as those around the PC desk. Temu is a shopping mall-style online shopping site from China known for its incredibly low prices and coupons with huge discounts, and began operations in Japan in July 2023. Many YouTubers have also posted product review videos for Temu on YouTube. Takomaru says he has received PR requests for Temu five or six times through his agency, and the pay is apparently high, ranging from 1 to 2 million yen just to shoot one eight-minute video. However, Takomaru revealed, “I turned down all requests to film this video.” According to Takomaru, the company that operates temu is suspected of illegally obtaining users’ call history, photo data, and other information through a certain app. Regarding temu, there have been numerous reports of people being the victim of fraudulent use starting the day after they registered their credit card, and the US government has also warned about the safety of temu. When requesting the PR video, there were conditions such as “please do not make any negative comments” and “please do not mention that it is run by a Chinese company,” and Takomaru commented, “If you don’t have that kind of credibility, I can’t accept this job. (Omitted) The more reputable the companies are, the more they’re telling me things like, ‘Please leave an honest review,’ and ‘Please communicate exactly how Takomaru wants us to,'” he said, explaining why he turned down the Temu job. “It seems amazing, but I won’t know until I actually try it,” said Takomaru, and so he went to the temu website to actually purchase the product. (Omitted) About two weeks after purchase, all the products arrived, and Takomaru opened them and wrote a review. The items were wrapped in tattered bags, and many of the boxes were dented or had holes in them. Takomaru is skeptical and continues opening the package, thinking, “What’s this? There’s something really weird on my hands. I wonder if it’s okay. There’s some kind of powder on my hands, but I don’t think it’s a suspicious powder…” Takomaru will first review a pair of wireless earphones that cost 841 yen. When I turned on the earphones and put them in the case, the battery level quickly decreased, dropping below 80% within 1 minute and 30 seconds of turning them on. Next, I tried to connect the earphones to my iPhone via Bluetooth, but no matter how many devices I tried to connect to I was unable to pair them. Next, we unpacked the ultrasonic eyeglass cleaner. Takomaru said, “It stinks! Eh, wait a minute!? It stinks! Eh, it stinks! Wait a minute, I might not be able to do it. “It smells like something I’ve never smelled before,” he said, showing his disapproval of the plastic bag containing the product. More in the source.
I guess there must be a reason why it’s so cheap. Insistent web ads, defective products, and no regard for complaints. It’s the Chinese Communist Party after all.
20omg.Nov. 1, 2024 (Fri) 11:50:22.61ID:ekU6CxQ50
I see, so the YouTuber promoting this is getting paid 1.2 million yen lol There are way too many YouTubers promoting some unknown Chinese stuff lol.
If you look into lesser known electronics companies, they’re almost all Chinese companies, but they hide that they’re Chinese; even on their official websites, they say something about being global and don’t give the names of the CEOs or the location of their headquarters.
>>30 It seems like the anti-vaccination protesters were paid.
31omg.Nov. 1, 2024 (Fri) 11:54:34.82ID:ekU6CxQ50
Well, it’s not just this company, most of the companies are in Shenzhen. There are almost no government regulations in Shenzhen, so you can do what you want lol. If you do something wrong, you’ll be arrested right away lol.
I bought some clothes once. I did feel like something was a little off when I received it, but I don’t have any particular preferences for clothes, so I don’t really have any complaints about what I bought. As long as I can wear it, it’s fine. However, I think it’s better not to buy mechanical items like earphones.
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