I thought I’d gone mad ordering a sofa on Temu but I saved £3k & it pulls out into a bed with phone chargers built in

Published on September 29, 2025 at 07:10 AM
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IT’S a place shoppers go to snap up homeware bargains or cut-price fast fashion.

But did you know you can also buy SOFAS from ?

A woman with blue nail polish and a ring on her finger holds her mouth open with her fingers, showing her tongue.Kylee couldn’t hide her delight as she took to TikTok to share a look at her Temu sofa A pink sectional sofa with storage and two pillows.The sectional design set her back almost £300 – but similar designer ones come in at a whopping £3,000 more expensive A person pulling an orange fabric strap to open a sofa bed.She showed how there’s a handle underneath to pull out another part A pink sectional sofa unfolded into a bed with hidden storage, in front of a window with white curtains.Which then turns the sofa into a ‘whole bed’

Kylee had no idea before she spotted a on the app, and decided to take a massive gamble and order it for herself.

“Take my Internet away!” she began a video on her TikTok page.

“You will not believe what I ordered from Temu.

“This ain’t a f**king ad – this is straight up me being like, all right let’s see.

“Bro I ordered a couch – a whole couch!”

Kylee admitted that it “wasn’t easy” and arrived in three boxes which she then had to build herself.

But given that the sofa was – while similar designer ones come in at a whopping £3,000 more – it was worth the hassle, especially when she saw what it looked like all set up.

The rust-coloured sofa came in sections, with Kylee showing how there was even USB chargers and cup holders in the arms.

She then opened the ‘drawer’ section beneath the middle part of the sofa, which sprung up to form another part of the sofa – making it a “whole a*s bed”.

“Oh my god!” she yelled, as she also showed how one of the longer chaise parts of the sofa lifts up for storage.

Kylee added that she’s also ordered cushions and a rug from Temu, and would share updates as she completed her living room transformation.

“Temu, TEMU!” she chanted as she concluded her TikTok.

People immediately took to the comments section to weigh in on Kylee’s find, with many admitting they’d had similar success ordering huge pieces from the app.

“Couch off Temu too and still holding strong and fluffy after over a year,” one wrote.

“I’ve had my Temu couch for a year now, we love it. Also yes it’s still clean lol,” another added.

“I got my couch from Temu too and I love it… but I got a boneless one,” a third commented.

Why is Temu so cheap?

TEMU exploded onto the scene in late 2022, with people all over social media raving about the low prices.

The company is a Chinese-owned digital marketplace – essentially an online shopping app where people are connected to the retailer directly while the app takes care of the shipping element.

The frenzy over the app is not completely unfounded either as it offers a wide variety of products, including , , electronics and furniture.

According to a report from the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Temu takes advantage of a trade loophole that allows the company to ship duty-free goods directly to the US.

The loophole is called the de minimis exception and it means they can ship goods valued up to $800 (£643) to the US without it being inspected or taxed by US customs.

Temu connects customers directly to manufacturers and only manages how the items are sent to customers.

It means Chinese vendors can essentially sell their products directly to customers and ship it without building a network of warehouses across the globe.

By doing this, they cut down on huge costs and ensure the product itself isn’t marked up extra.

While many of the products seen on the Temu app are from brands with extensive, original collections, many more are of .

“I order loads of stuff off of TEMU,” someone else wrote.

“A very small handful is meh and you get what you pay for, but most is awesome.”

“I have ordered clothes, coffee table, 2 bakers racks, shoe rack with coat hangers, camping cots and mattress…list is endless,” another gushed.

“I bartend at a bowling alley/go kart/pool/golf place and they actually bought their bowling lanes from Temu…” someone else laughed.

“Like what?!”

Cardboard boxes containing parts for a sofa, with text overlay "BUILDING THAT COUCH YOURSELF".The sofa came in just three boxes Pink sofa with a bed frame pulled out from underneath, revealing hidden storage.And when it’s set up, there’s another section under one of the chaise parts that opens for hidden storage

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