20 Nov 2023 --- The hunt for holiday deals has many consumers turning to Temu, a Chinese ultra-low-cost e-commerce platform that launched in the US about one year ago but has quickly become a dominant force in the world of bargain-basement online shopping deals. Its soaring presence and popularity have attracted scores of shoppers thanks to its too-good-to-be-true deals for a wide range of Chinese-produced items ranging from clothing to beauty products.