I got a Disney travel bag from Temu for my birthday… it could’ve been lovely but the spelling errors had me in hysterics
SHE was given a “really nice bag” for her birthday.
But when Sarah looked more closely at the Disney design on the travel holdall, she realised the bag was probably from Temu.
She took to TikTok to share her giggles over the spelling mistakes on the front of the bag, which began with the ‘Let’s travel’ slogan at the top being partly covered by the handles so it said ‘et’s trave’.
The bag features pictures of Mickey and Minnie Mouse from all over Europe with place names underneath.
However, it’s in these destination names that the spelling mistakes are rife.
Amsterdam is Awsterdam, Dublin is Dvbon, Lisbon is Cisbon and Berlin is Berv.
Instead of Vienna, it says Vienana, and there’s also a Rabg – presumably meant to say Rome.
In fact, the only place names that are actually correct on the bag are London, Madrid and Venice.
Even New York is wrong, as it’s written without the space between the two words.
“@Temu what happened?” Sarah captioned her hilarious video.
“Vienana absolutely took me out for some reason,” one person wrote in the comments section.
“I loved my trips to awsterdam,” another joked.
“Why can’t I find any flights to Vienana?!” a third questioned.
“Rabg is lovely this time of year, so I’ve heard!” someone else giggled.
As another chimed in: “I hear Berlv is LOVELY this time of year!”
In fact, even on the Temu website, the spelling errors are entirely visible on the front of the £9.94 bag.
But that hasn’t stopped people from leaving glowing reviews for the bag – with none mentioning the mistakes.
“Absolutely stunning, I’m in love with this bag… It’s truly beautiful,” one wrote.
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.
“Very pretty bag, great quality but a bit small, which is a bit of a shame,” another gushed.
“Perfect, I recommend it. It’s quite large, and I’m delighted,” a third said.
While someone else called it a “very beautiful bag for travelling”.
“Excellent and fantastic quality,” another said.
“Well worth the money,” someone else agreed.