I couldn’t figure out why my Temu beaded necklace stank so much – then I realised what the pendant was made from
SHE wanted a cute necklace to go with a ‘hippy’ fancy dress outfit.
So Bella decided to try her luck with a Temu beaded option, which she picked up for just 57p.
And she was so delighted when it arrived that she’d been wearing it non stop.
However, it was when she was taking the necklace off that she noticed a “strong stench” coming from the accessory.
She then looked in more detail at the “tooth” part of the necklace, which had been listed on Temu as being made out of resin.
“If you don’t know, resin it’s like a type of plastic – like a strong glue that sets like a plastic.”
Resin also shouldn’t have any scent, which was the first red flag for Bella.
Then, when she went back to the website and looked at the listing, she noted that all the pictures of the necklaces featured what appeared to be a different “tooth”
“They look like they’ve been taken from like different teeth, literally crazy!” she noted.
Bella was “really freaked out” by the thought, so decided to test the tooth by burning it with a lighter.
“So I burn this with a lighter and I am like oh my god, it’s not melting, and then the most disgusting smell comes off it,” she sighed.
“Like you wouldn’t believe – I mean it smells like disgusting.
“I’ve double, triple checked and it reeks and I’n so disgusted and I want everyone to see this!
“Because what the hell Temu, what the hell?
“I’m outraged and disgusted, and not happy!”
Bella added she thinks it was made from a dog’s tooth, but needed further clarification.
So in the next video, she revealed that she’d taken the tooth into her college, where she got a biology expert to look at it.
“They looked at it under a microscope, like literally everything.
Why is Temu so cheap?
TEMU exploded onto the scene in late 2022, with people all over social media raving about the low prices.
The company is a Chinese-owned digital marketplace – essentially an online shopping app where people are connected to the retailer directly while the app takes care of the shipping element.
The frenzy over the app is not completely unfounded either as it offers a wide variety of products, including fashion, make-up, electronics and furniture.
According to a report from the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Temu takes advantage of a trade loophole that allows the company to ship duty-free goods directly to the US.
The loophole is called the de minimis exception and it means they can ship goods valued up to $800 (£643) to the US without it being inspected or taxed by US customs.
Temu connects customers directly to manufacturers and only manages how the items are sent to customers.
It means Chinese vendors can essentially sell their products directly to customers and ship it without building a network of warehouses across the globe.
By doing this, they cut down on huge costs and ensure the product itself isn’t marked up extra.
While many of the products seen on the Temu app are from brands with extensive, original collections, many more are dupes of designer brands.
“And they confirmed it’s a real tooth.
“They said it was like almost too small to be a dog, but like definitely way too big to be like a cat or any like rabbit, like small animal like that, you know.
“But yeah, it is a real tooth confirmed by like biology teachers and stuff.”
She added that she’s even considering taking the tooth to a vet to see if it can be further identified.
“That’s f**ked.. the fact it’s a real tooth,” one person commented on the video.
To which Bella replied: “Literally horrible!
“When I found out I literally almost threw up because it was literally CONFIRMED.
“Now I have no idea what it’s come from – that’s the next thing.”
Temu has been contacted for comment.