TEMU + Golf - woohoo or boohoo?

[Rob Person]

Anyone else have any golf products from Temu? I followed-up on a post in the Random thread, but thought maybe it would be a good to have a dedicated post to discuss them.

Copy/pasted from my Random Thread reply

 

"Temu, my wife uses it, and has had zero issues security wise. 50% of their items are sold on amazon and wm, by the same  brand/ companies!

Now, she has bought some items,  and the description, pics, and details were slightly exaggerated . The written out reviews are key!

Some of the golf related items "she may have unknowingly bought for me" over the last 6 months have been: golf pants, golf sneakers, golf brushes, groove cleaner, golf gloves, tees, grips, golf shirts, a putter head cover, rangefinder + case. The clothing items is perhaps the stuff to be most cautious about. The sizing is fine, it's the quality of material that's concerning.  The shirts and pants are very THIN material. 2 pairs of the pants have had false front and back pockets. One pair even had a fake zipper flap on front...lol. of course the pics showed a belt being worn, but the waistband was stretch corded...lol   all of the other golf stuff was actually really decent and has held up well. The rangefinder was a special deal, only $25 iirc. It is as accurate as my brother's Bushnell, has slope option,  and the battery is rechargeable. "

I haven't had any issues with the items failing or breaking from normal use.

I've seen everything from ballmarkers to training aids, bags, nets, accessories, wedge sets, and even full club sets!

The only downsides so far are the 3-4 week delivery wait.

I do my research, and for the price points of most items, there are some deals to be had.

Larger ticket items are hit or miss for pricing value. ie, full golf practice nets range from $60-160 avg. Whereas the name brand version may be $90-250. But some of them are the same product from the same company!

So, have you had any successes or woes?

[GolfSpy_APH]

Pure success here. I've ordered a ton of stuff and all has been solid. Even golf shoes...

[CB Lobo 4 Life]

I have admittedly not ordered a lot but I did order golf shoes and I was not pleased. For someone size 12 you have to be careful as shoe sizes may not be as accurate as you may think. Just something to keep in mind!

[Samuel09152]

I have had a lot of success, but did run into some problems with black out curtains. All the golf stuff has been wonderful tho. I got a putting Matt, chipping net, puttout, foam golf balls and have other stuff currently coming. 

[unccross]

I get adds all the time on Facebook but never looked at them or clicked on them. I know I’ve seen videos on YouTube about the grips being knock offs

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Mine was 50/50. I bought a tri surface hitting mat which has been really nice. I ordered a net that was supposed to be 10' x 7' and it arrived as the smaller sized version, so sent that back. Probably will not be the last time I use Temu, though.

[Rob Person]

3 minutes ago, Jnoble89 said:

Mine was 50/50. I bought a tri surface hitting mat which has been really nice. I ordered a net that was supposed to be 10' x 7' and it arrived as the smaller sized version, so sent that back. Probably will not be the last time I use Temu, though.

Yeah, you do have to really look at the size/style options once you click on the product!

[GolfSpy_KFT]

1 minute ago, Rob Person said:

Yeah, you do have to really look at the size/style options once you click on the product!

What I found super funny was that the description was for a 10x7 net, so when I opened it up, it was just priceless. My out loud reaction was, "WTF?" and I just laughed super hard. Would have been a great size for my 4 year old. For me, not so much 

[Gary DeMarchi]

I thought about ordering but found out everything was made in China, I try to buy Made in USA I know it's not always possible!

Sometimes golf is so expensive so I am always looking for deals which I can find here at MGS. So I guess I am boohoo

[BringerofRain]

This is a great topic to bring to  threads. I have been curious about TEMU recently after I got a nice pullover as a gift. 
 

I have had good luck with athletic appeal from Wish and Temu appears to be a superior version. 

I already told my buddies when it comes scramble time matching outfits from Temu is a must  

 

[BringerofRain]

Just now, BringerofRain said:

This is a great topic to bring to  threads. I have been curious about TEMU recently after I got a nice pullover as a gift. 
 

I have had good luck with athletic appeal from Wish and Temu appears to be a superior version. 

I already told my buddies when it comes scramble time matching outfits from Temu is a must  

10 seconds later follow up. Now I have to immediately search Temu  

 

[MattF]

I wouldn't touch Temu at all. Their security practices for information are lax at best and the app tends to harvest more user info than they actually require.

[Rob Person]

2 hours ago, BringerofRain said:

I already told my buddies when it comes scramble time matching outfits from Temu is a must  

 

Make sure you order them and the sizes you need all at one time! They dissappear quickly!

3 hours ago, MattF said:

I wouldn't touch Temu at all. Their security practices for information are lax at best and the app tends to harvest more user info than they actually require.

So my wife has done a few things to curb this, and minimize data impact.

1. She uses a burner email account, just for such things. 2. Uses a wiped phone, on wifi only. 3. We have a couple of re-loadable visa type gift cards that are used for 1 time off brand site purchases or repeatedly ordered sites like temu.

Not saying it's perfect, or that it won't happen, but every site you visit is mining data, no matter how secure you think you are online.

[GolfSpy_APH]

So here goes a list of different things I have gotten from there that is golf related.

2 Golf Putting Mats
1 Chipping Net
Ferrules
Golf Gloves
Putting Gate thing (amazon finds article item)
Wire Drill Bits for club building
Club Head stickers (impact locations)
Rubber tees (the ones you can put actual tees into them for better heights)
Crest Practice ball (devil ball knock off)
Umbrella holder for golf cart
Ball marking kit
Golf Ball Marker Level (amazon finds lol) 
Acrylic paint pens
Splash Caddie Brush knock off (maybe my favorite item)
Universal holder for golf cart (water bottle and phone holder)
Golf Shoes (really like these actually, boa and all!)
Callaway Adapter
Chipping discs
Golf shirt (pretty decent)
Mini projector (crap)
Golf Grips 
Golf Shaft Quick Clamp (excellent)

I have also got a bunch of other things which have been surprisingly good for the price (headphones, keyboard, mic, mouse and more tech)
 

[Rob Person]

They have a putting mirror that has good and mixed reviews I saw today,  also complete grip sets starting at $18 for 10 grips.

[rkj427]

2 hours ago, Rob Person said:

They have a putting mirror that has good and mixed reviews I saw today,  also complete grip sets starting at $18 for 10 grips.

I believe @Tom the Golf Nut purchased some grips amongst other items and had no reported issues with the grips he purchased.

[GolfSpy_APH]

7 hours ago, Rob Person said:

They have a putting mirror that has good and mixed reviews I saw today,  also complete grip sets starting at $18 for 10 grips.

One thing with the grips. Try to stick with lower priced name brands. Saplize is the main one. While not as great quality as the big names, they are better than the rip off brands.

[IndyBonzo]

I have bought two pairs of shoes, a putting mat, and a putting trainer thingy.  All are good/great - esp the shoes which are true to size and super comfortable.  

[Fongle]

I've got a golf shaft vice grip clamp, grips, a knockoff devil ball, a thing for marking triple track lines around a ball, a club scrub brush, one of those chipping games, and a heap of bits and pieces for my dremel that I use for cleaning and restoring old putters and clubs. Never had an issue with any of them, quality has been great, and they've all been super cheap

[russtopherb]

17 hours ago, Rob Person said:

1. She uses a burner email account, just for such things. 2. Uses a wiped phone, on wifi only. 3. We have a couple of re-loadable visa type gift cards that are used for 1 time off brand site purchases or repeatedly ordered sites like temu.

That's a LOT of hoops to jump through to save a few bucks. 

I think I'll stick to Amazon. 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

14 hours ago, rkj427 said:

I believe @Tom the Golf Nut purchased some grips amongst other items and had no reported issues with the grips he purchased.

I picked up the GolfPride CP 2 Pro grips and have no issues at all. Seems to be the real deal. Used them all season. So far so good. 
I picked up golf tees, and a putt out and all work well. The golf shirts are on the thinner side but that’s what I was looking for living in central NC. It gets hot and humid here. But they are comfortable. I also picked up a pair of sneakers on a whim. Very comfortable. So much that I got another pair. Light (super lightweight) weight and they were only $12.00 

Key is to read the actual reviews.  In reality most things are coming from China anyway. You’re just cutting out the middle man markups. 
My grips are $10.00 on line or in Dicks. 13 puts me at $130. I got 13 for $23.00 with the discount that Temu offered. I already got a season out of them. Win win in my books. I did have a store purchased grip in my inventory and side by side visual and feel were identical. If they are a knock off. I can’t tell the difference.

[srooch2]

I want to pick up this miura irons they have in there. Just to see how close/legit they are. If I had a little expendable income I would be all over it. 

[ZJeb67]

Just ordered a sunday bag from TEMU.  I saw it in an email and was putting in the credit card number without conscious thought.
for me, targeted ad = dance puppet, dance.
Early January delivery estimate

10Jan24 - bag arrived.  It's bit smaller than the Costco Sun Mountain Pebble Beach stand bag. 
I was expecting the PGM to be much smaller.

I'm dreaming of warm sunny days to walk 9 with the PGM.
It is not this day.

Edited January 10 by ZJeb67

[GolfSpy_APH]

19 minutes ago, ZJeb67 said:

Just ordered a sunday bag from TEMU.  I saw it in an email and was putting in the credit card number without conscious thought.
for me, targeted ad = dance puppet, dance.
Early January delivery estimate

Looks decent!

[Fred Mitchell]

Hmmm awful cheap on a Scotty headcover lol. 16.48 FTW    

[BringerofRain]

1 hour ago, Fred Mitchell said:

Hmmm awful cheap on a Scotty headcover lol. 16.48 FTW    

Was that purchased? Really interested  to hear the head cover quality? 

[Rob Person]

9 minutes ago, BringerofRain said:

Was that purchased? Really interested  to hear the head cover quality? 

They have great reviews on them.

[GolfSpy_APH]

5 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

They have great reviews on them.

So reviews are weird because there are paid bot accounts for reviews. 

The only thing I trust are the photo reviews.

[Preeway]

Even the photo reviews can be suspect. I’ve been “paid” to do a review for a putting mirror before. Essentially, the company funded my PayPal enough to buy the item and I was obligated to write a review with photos.

[BringerofRain]

44 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

So reviews are weird because there are paid bot accounts for reviews. 

The only thing I trust are the photo reviews.

I have too agree. I don’t mind taking a risk and going driver off the deck for the $10 but if my partner has a nice lay up in the fairway it definitely takes the pressure off.