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Stylish, but useless. Don't make my mistake

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Barrett50
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Stylish, but useless. Don't make my mistake

Postby Barrett50 » August 17th, 2025, 4:55 pm

When one buys a new toy, one wants to improve, decorate, individualize and primp it just so.

We are no different, and after buying the boat of our dreams, we came up with a personal style that we wanted. Wife decided we wanted an underwater reef scene and we bought some small rugs and runners that show the proverbial turtles, clown fish, reef fish, corals, and sea stars, etc. Usually pale blue backgrounds, and it did pretty nice on the pilothouse, salon, and walkways.

So, to add the theme we decided to get similar underwater scene towels and washcloths to compliment. Then - we made our fatal mistake. Temu. Oh they were certainly a cost leader in the market but - they are completely useless! About as thick as a plastic Walmart bag. Colorful, but zero fluff or knap on the back. I tried to dry myself with a 3x5' towel, and I think after I was done, I was wetter than when I started. They absorb no water, due to being paper thin, and have almost no 'towely' knap.

We went to send them back, and Temu knew they weren't worth returning to China, so they credited our account and said we should just give them away, or keep them. No more Temu buying. I cancelled my wife's acct, and I won't let her get a new one.

Junk, don't make my mistake. :banghead:


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Re: Stylish, but useless. Don't make my mistake

Postby Merkinbrumsky » August 17th, 2025, 6:26 pm

It’s funny you posted this. I just got screwed in a similar scam on Amazon. Ordered a 4 pack of oversized beach towels for the boat. When they showed up they were as thin as a sheet. Like you said, no pillowy towel to soak up the water. It’s like drying off with a piece of wax paper. I think I will use them to keep the dust and spider shit off the fly bridge upholstery when I’m away.
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Re: Stylish, but useless. Don't make my mistake

Postby buster53 » August 17th, 2025, 6:29 pm

Becoming standard operating procedure on a number of products. Product can’t be resold, so why pay to ship something back only to throw it away. This even includes mattresses sold online for hundreds of dollars.

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