PSA video about a common current scam
1I suspect that most of you would have recognized the scam for what it was, but a full-depth dive into all of the red flags on this specific one is worth using as a vaccination against unsuspectedly sagging reflexive defenses.
Other common current video-ad scams include Tanner Shoes, and several fake names claiming to be closeout sales on hand-made leather backpacks and bags.
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OBTW, Temu has added Mystery Boxes to their online items, at varying prices around $5. I figured that since Temu has been better than average about CS complaints of "this product does not meet expectations (as long as it’s not habitual), I’d give it a whirl. The “mystery box” item for $4.63 was a lower-than-usual-quality refillable butane torch/lighter with a “burn the neighbor’s house down” max flame setting. That’s all, just a butane torch/lighter thingy. Since I have a use for it, and it’s better than the ultracrap ones sold for $2 at WallyWorld, I’ll keep it cheerfully.)
Anyway, having delved as deeply into Temu’s Mystery Boxes as I am willing to go, I will state that IRKs are a fecking bargain by comparison. (But no, this does not mean I’ll be jumping on the next one that’s $20, TYVM.)
@werehatrack Of course now that $5 mystery box is likely to cost about $12.50 due to tariffs.