MINNEAPOLIS — One survey says consumers will spend on average $985 dollars on holiday items this year. But with inflation and interest rates high, low prices are a huge draw, and no one has lower prices than two relatively new retail giants Temu and Shein.
Tonight in Talking Points, Esme Murphy learns more about the companies and finds out if the low prices are for real. And what about quality?
Originating from China, both Shein and Temu face questions about their business practices including allegations of forced labor.
Murphy spoke with Tracy Perlman, an executive producer at WCCO, about her experience as a Shein customer. Perlman was attracted by the convivence of the online shopping app, but says returning a product was her biggest problem.
“I’ll buy four or five items, and need to return two of them. And it’s just not worth it for me to go to the post office. So I leave them in the bag,” said Perlman, “I end up donating them or giving them to friends.”
Perlman isn’t…
