Comment on Temu recalls flammable glow-in-the-dark jumper after 8yo girl suffers burns
NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 6 days agoNo. That is a fucked up way to look at this. It is a good thing that regulations exist which means I don’t have to be an electrical engineer, microbiologist, thin film chemist, soil scientist, hydrological engineer etc etc in order to avoid being hurt by shoddy products.
People who skirt regulations and sell inferior goods are bad people and the blame lies with them.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 days ago
My stance is one of caution. If something seems to good to be true it usually is. You want to rely on protections of government enforcement and buy from overseas retailers that’s your right. Doesn’t make it smart though.
Course TEMU are to blame here. But this has got real “the GPS told me to drive into the lake” energy to it. Gotta take SOME responsibility in your choices.
Course the whole Kmart sheet recall is very different, thats an aussie retailer.
NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 6 days ago
Vendors selling to Australians in AUD must obey Australian standards. You take this for granted all the time when you e.g. buy an item off Amazon and it isn’t full of lead.
If you install an application through an official channel, it treats you like any other retail store, it shows you AUD prices, and you pay in AUD without filling out any sort of import declaration etc it is entirely reasonable to expect them to be in compliance with Australian regulations. Whatever the legal reality is here (ianal).
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 days ago
right… case no ones ever been screwed by a a cheap shit internet retailer before. There are entire memes about wish crap.
NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 6 days ago
This is goalpost moving, and you are being rude.
Yes, people take a chance on cheap things and expect them to tear at the seams, crack after a year in the sun, or not work on delivery. They do not expect them to go up like flash paper. You know this, you are clever enough to recognise the difference.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
So, if the same item had been sold at twice the price, that would have been fine?
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 days ago
if it were retailing for within what kmart would sell it for I think you got a bit more right to be less concerned, sure. But its an online retailer, you’ve gotta protect yourself!