TEMU STOLE MY GREETING CARD DESIGNS... so I bought them 😈 comparing the quality with my own!
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- Yep... it's happened! TEMU stole my greeting card designs. In this video we're unboxing them to see how the quality compares to my own greeting cards, and chatting about the dangers of supporting online retailers like TEMU... 🌸
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When I did a lot of enamel pins my work was stolen a lot (my Cat Lady pin still pops up all the time) and I honestly just gave up. Filing reports took so much time and another listing would just pop back up in a few days. It was like a never ending game of wack-a-mole. But I figured the people buying from Wish/Temu/Shein arent the same people that are buying from small businesses. They typically don't understand the value in small businesses work or care about the bad quality, they just want things for cheap.
It actually upsets me more when I see other small businesses buying from these websites and reselling them. I've had to fight with another small biz owner who refused to take down the counterfeit pins they were selling because "they paid for them".
People just suck. 😂
Also how gross is it seeing your work printed so poorly!! Seeing my work made into cheap soft enamel pins made me more annoyed than it actually being stolen. 😂 How dare you ruin my art!
It's so upsetting isn't it that people don't understand or care how damaging sites like these are for small businesses. Like you say, they just see the tiny price tag and it's sold to them without question...That's why I really wanted to make this video to spread awareness, even if it makes one person watching this video to stop purchasing from these sites then I'll take that as a win! 💕Since posting this video, someone has enlightened me that these cards have been listed again on Temu, so I've filled out the form again but like you say, it's just not sustainable for me to keep checking and reporting these items. It just really sucks!
@@printsbymilly Honestly some people genuinely don't know that these websites sell stolen art so I definitely think this video was worth making! ❤️
You're doing amazing by how well you're taking this btw. Love that you used it as a positive way to educate.
one thing to say...temu should be shut down it's a terrible company that steal constantly which is actually fraud! and as someone mentioned here it's a good idea to add watermarks on your art work that you post across social media
They need to be stopped! I will look into it but I don't think a watermark would stop any with the advance of technology these days and the fact that the fur-tea card has literally been traced over and re-drawn :(
I’m gonna check! Would be just as furious, Milly. Thx for the tip.
I’m sorry you had to go through this. Thank you for sharing.
Gosh that’s horrible how people not create businesses that are so dirty like that but then steal from small businesses. It really discourages me from wanting to do this via social media until. We definitely need solutions for protection
Please don't let it discourage you from starting your own small business! We can't let them win :(
Temu is the new AliExpress after all, they were obviously going to steal designs :/. I hate these companies. So sorry you had your designs stolen.
Btw, I thought you should know, you have a Temu ad on your video :(. I'm sure that is out of your control, so wth UA-cam?!
Why are these companies not shut down, it’s ridiculous how many small businesses suffer like this. Good for you filming this. Keep fighting xx
Ugh i hate this world that we live in that a lot of people think that these types of behaviors are ok. I sell a lot of digital designs and I can't tell you how much time and money I have lost because people have stole my work. And mostly etsy letting them get away with it! It got to the point I gave up on it. I stopped looking bc its just never ending and you could spend a daily work shift trying to track down everyone that has cheated and copied and resold my designs... its so sad. i am sorry this happened to you and i am glad they took it down for now. i hope it doesnt go back up but i would not put it past them!
Sorry to hear about your experience. The issue of IP infringement is prevalent in the e-commerce industry, particularly on platforms that accommodate third-party sellers due to the sheer volume of sellers present. It's great to hear that you were able to get the infringing cards removed within just one day. Could you please share some insights on the steps you took to achieve this resolution?
Isn’t it just so frustrating! 😢 I’ve just found the cards have been listed again on Temu so I will record the process of how I fill out the form & get them taken down and I will put this in the next studio vlog I upload next week :)
@@printsbymillythat’s freakin horrible! Keep fighting for your business.
@@printsbymilly I found one quite similar to yours on Amazon, but not sure if it is one of yours
Im sorry this happened. Im glad you were able to get them taken down
It's ridiculous! I have seen so many artists have their stuff stolen by companies like this! Worse thing at the moment too is all the people at comic cons/markets I see selling stolen pins and cards. I have reported so many for people as it angers me! It defo feels like its getting harder to protect your artwork nowadays. Sorry your having to deal with it again too as just seen your reply to another comment saying a listing for them is back up 😭
This is wild, sorry this happened to you, The fact people can upload anything they want to sites like Temu is awful 😞😞😞
I will never understand why people think it is acceptable to steal people hard work. Sorry youre having to deal with this! hopfully you receieve some resolution
This is common even with polymer stamp designers and dies they steal. Plus like the dies people get them to make so easy for them to be stolen. Its terrible, its going to be so hard to stop
maybe you should organize some other makers to get a class action suit against Shein and Temu. Half of my youtube recommended is artist having their designs stolen.
So sorry this happened to you Milly and other small businesses. It's so wrong on so many levels. Anyway, you will prevail and I commend you on your professionalism but still expressing yourself well!
So sorry this happened to you. The same thing happened to my niece. She designs jig-saw puzzles for a company in New Hampshire (USA) and she saw her puzzle designs on TEMU .....
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I don't know what else to say.
I literally got a Temu ad before your video started😮
UA-cam did good there 🥲😂
So did I 🤦♀️
you might have to start putting watermarks on your main pics x
Watermarks don't do anything, especially now with how advanced AI editing tools are. You can super easily remove watermarks.
I don't think this would stop anybody because it looks like the fur-tea card has been traced over :(
Same thing happened to me with one of my products and Temu 😢
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I'm admin in a crochet group on fb and banned any mention of them in our group. They're disgraceful.
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Whats the process to get them taken down??
I’m going to show this in my next video (studio vlog) :)
This title 💀☠️😂 savage. Daft gits messing with the mighty mogul millster 😤
I thought you would appreciate the title and the little devil horns in the thumbnail heheh 😈✨
Not me getting a temu ad under this video 🙈
UA-cam did good there 🥲😂
I’m not sure if you said, but maybe you need to put the watermark when on your pictures on Etsy and website then they can’t copy them so easily
This is exactly why I won't shop on sites like Temu and Wish.
This is so sad, especially because I don't think most consumers will care that the Temu version is worse quality than yours. As long as it gets the job done, people will be inclined to choose the cheaper version.
That is absolutely horrible that they stole your design ive only ever bought beads and charms for my crafts but you can get your money back just do a refund and say the quality is not good
I can't see many differences that would stand out which is so sad because customers will most likely choose the cheaper option.
They look a lot more noticeable in person!
It’s awful this happened to you, it’s so unfair I didn’t realise they do this
Place the blame where the blame belongs. you must have a patent on each product. It also is an individual vender who sells on Temu. Not Temu themselves. This is also done by other companies in USA and UK not assoc with Temu. This info. Against Temu was proven to be false according to reliable news stations. People are just threatened by Low prices so they are trying to discredit them
Sorry to hear this, so unjust for small businesses like yours. I will boycott Temu if you boycott Starbucks.
I refuse to buy anything from temu, it’s a terrible company.
Nah
I am so disgusted, I'm sorry that happened to you.
I'm so sorry your designs were stolen! That's absolutely terrible! I hope all things can be resolved in your favor!
... now I say the following very respectfully!!
but I noticed you used the Holy Name of Jesus Christ as a way to express your displeasure. As that you don't know who is watching your videos, and to be safe not to offend, I'd recommend using a different expression. I know it's not your intention! But, as a believer myself, I find it very painful when someone uses my Saviors Name disrespectfully.
Again, I know you didn't mean it offensively! But if even just for the sake of your video analytics/watch count, consider choosing a different expression :)
Well I don’t see nothing wrong using designs we find online. I’m a small business and I do design a lot of my products but I wouldn’t mind seeing them on Temu 🤷🏽♀️
What 🤦🏻♀️