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Is your mom a 'Temu victim?'

Feb 21, 2024, 04:03 IST
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Temu's ad during the Super Bowl. The online shopping app's most loyal customers aren't the young people in this ad: They're older.Temu
  • Temu, the shopping app, is beloved by boomers and Gen Xers.
  • The young adult children of these Temu shoppers are posting about their moms being "Temu victims."
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We know several things to be true about Temu, the Chinese-owned e-commerce app:

So we know that older shoppers love Temu, and they love the fun, whimsical, and cheap household items it sells — wall art, shower curtains, kitchen items, etc.

One Gen X Temu shopper told me he likes Temu because it reminds him of the stuff he's seen on late-night infomercials.

Another boomer told me that Temu fills the hole left behind from the closure of Bed Bath & Beyond, where, in the checkout line, she'd find all sorts of gadgets that she didn't know existed.

Here's the flip side of this: The children, often Gen Z young adults, of those Gen X or boomer shoppers, are making fun of them for being "Temu victims."

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In Dwell, Steffi Cao reports on the trend of young people on TikTok and social media poking fun at Temu-loving moms:

In the eyes of young people, the decor and shopping habits of older people are always going to be a little cringe. (Think of the '90s rooster kitchen decor or the late '00s "Live. Laugh. Love." aesthetic).

I say: Let the moms (and dads and grandparents) enjoy their Temu. At least it's not Stanley cup drama.

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