"I'm not even surprised," she says. This isn't the first rodeo for Temu. For the uninitiated, Temu operates under PDD Holdings (same folks behind Pinduoduo) and has perfected the art of connecting Chinese manufacturers directly to American consumers who apparently enjoy playing "What Did I Actually Order?" with their hard-earned cash. The platform's business model seems to rely on volume, hope, and the fact that complaining about your ridiculous Temu purchase has become a social media genre unto itself.