The Decline of Wish...What Happened?

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Episode Description: In just three years, Wish has lost over 99% of its value. This video attempts to explain how it grew so large and why everything went so bad.
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@companyman114 29 күн бұрын

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@mattbyuh 28 күн бұрын

Don't use this scam

@zacharythomas8617 28 күн бұрын

Smart phone apps are not smart.

@mrspoon1259 28 күн бұрын

I tried their free version and its pretty ass. You got to make your money I know but that app is not it.

@scottthompson9633 28 күн бұрын

If you're not smart enough to notice a $20 a month recurring charge on your bank statement, you shouldn't own a bank account.... can't fix stupid...

@mingfanzhang8927 28 күн бұрын

😊❤😊❤😊❤😊

@MrKanjidude 28 күн бұрын

Honestly shocked to learn that Wish was not a Chinese company. I just assumed it was.

@fathertimegaming17 28 күн бұрын

No, just all of the recycled garbage that they sell is Chinese.

@tstahlfsu 28 күн бұрын

Same

@lightcycle87 28 күн бұрын

I did, too.

@defectivemonk3884 28 күн бұрын

@Gheestarr 27 күн бұрын

Me too.

@chrislovato3362 28 күн бұрын

Wish made perpetual Christmas possible. You'd order something, and it would take so long to get to you that you forget you ever ordered it.

@quanbrooklynkid7776 27 күн бұрын

That's crazy

@wizzydoesdallas3408 24 күн бұрын

How have I never ordered anything from wish but I understand this comment??? Lol

@TheMovieDetective13 23 күн бұрын

😂

@samanthacable5966 23 күн бұрын

Stg this is exactly how I described wish to ppl. Nothing like opening the mailbox and there being an unexpected package containing a forgotten purchase!

@punishedpinecone4772 22 күн бұрын

It was pretty quick for me actually

@CharlemagneSupernova 28 күн бұрын

Calling Wish the Dollar Store of the Internet is an insult to dollar stores

@larissabrglum3856 27 күн бұрын

I agree, and I hate dollar stores

@cassidy7664 23 күн бұрын

@@larissabrglum3856why do you hate dollar stores?

@evandaymon8303 22 күн бұрын

And unfortunately most of those dollar stores are gone now

@BacentRekkes 22 күн бұрын

They're $1.25 stores now

@AnacondaGreen 21 күн бұрын

@@BacentRekkesthat implies that dollar tree was the only dollar store to exist.

@rmalmeida1976 28 күн бұрын

Iremember when my dad wanted to order some new shoes for my mom on Wish. I told him not to saying he'll probably get two left shoes instead of a complete pair. A month later, he got 2 left shoes.

@ElleBrOw 27 күн бұрын

“shoes for Mom from WISH” 😂

@AhhhSukeSuke 22 күн бұрын

I ordered LED shoes on Temu lol.😂😂😂😂 I'm 39..... never had lightup shoes. ever. Achieved coolest LED shoes for $35 😂😂😂

@LexiLunarpaw 12 күн бұрын

And someone else probably got two right shoes lol

@jrsmith1998 9 күн бұрын

Liar

@rmalmeida1976 9 күн бұрын

@@jrsmith1998 I'll let my dad know that the 2 left shoes he received from Wish are actually the correct shoes for my mom because you said I'm lying. You win the internets!

@iFLeXgames 28 күн бұрын

simple answer: temu

@JDBass36 28 күн бұрын

I'll also add anytime consumers used you as a punch line ( Your wish version of X brand, Product, Person) That probably dosnt bode well lol

@isabel152 28 күн бұрын

And Shein

@SobbleWobble13 28 күн бұрын

And time. It just got forgotten

@8luvbug 28 күн бұрын

It was downhill before Temu

@skylineXpert 28 күн бұрын

Competition.

@samwill7259 28 күн бұрын

When you become a cultural shorthand for being a cheap knock off "The Wish Version of X" then that's probably the downhill starting

@kriscynical 28 күн бұрын

They managed to become the rung below "The Great Value Version of X". That's impressive.

@jonlamontagne 28 күн бұрын

They were able to make their name synonymous with even crappier and cheaper than most common cheap shit😂😂😂

@Corleone1891 28 күн бұрын

I think this is primarily the reason that they failed. It's simple, they became a meme.

@aidensarrazin8001 28 күн бұрын

The same thing happened to Payless

@Azurethewolf168 28 күн бұрын

The wish version of X is Threads

@greentea_vsrg 28 күн бұрын

Former Wish engineer here. Everybody around me knew the website sucked and the company was in shambles, but we were paid so well for how little work we did that we tried to stay for as long as possible. I lasted about six months before the mass layoffs. Easiest money I ever made ROFL.

@armandolimon7465 28 күн бұрын

Hard to believe with your lame anime avatar.

@Memecube 28 күн бұрын

@@armandolimon7465 that's what most software engineers use

@clvrswine 28 күн бұрын

Cool anime avatar for an adult, bro.

@bobDotJS 27 күн бұрын

What was the tech stack?

@greentea_vsrg 27 күн бұрын

@@bobDotJS React/TypeScript + Python. Didn’t really touch much of the backend as I was primarily a frontend developer. Worked mostly on the product page and mobile search.

@meh_lady 28 күн бұрын

My husband ordered cheap hoodies from them in the early days. The pic showed just plain gray and black hoodies. The first thing is that he didn’t realize the difference in sizing so they were super tight. The absolute best part is that they had the word “SWAG” in huge letters going down both arms. 💀 Our whole house was wheezing with laughter seeing my tall husband who’s built like an ox doing a fashion show in his 6 sizes too small SWAG hoodies! 🤣 That was worth the little he paid for them.

@katyungodly 17 күн бұрын

I can imagine 😂

@trapperjohn6089 28 күн бұрын

Doesn’t the wish meme explain why wish declined? Like everything they sold was literally garbage.

@crunchyfrog555 28 күн бұрын

Largely yes. It's a pretty typical Chinese garbage company (or products) that end up the same way - instant success on appearance until customers realise it's a false economy, then it dries up. Temu is trying exactly the same now, and the CCP will continue to encourage such things.

@Bored_Barbarian 28 күн бұрын

Same with temu yet people love it

@Legend77700 28 күн бұрын

@@Bored_Barbariantrue a lot of stuff on there sucks unless you get small things like sunglasses

@FUZIONHERE 28 күн бұрын

Wish had better stuff then Temu but somehow people love Temu’s garbage

@Emigdiosback 28 күн бұрын

@@FUZIONHERETemu has a better return policy

@SheldonAdama17 28 күн бұрын

Once Wish became a punchline for substandard goods, I knew they were pretty much doomed.

@connormccloy9399 28 күн бұрын

Walmart has been so for decades, but they also obviously sell namebrand products at retail locations, so some serious differences.

@marcohavokkhaos 26 күн бұрын

The wish memes were part of every genre out there

@leongay3190 25 күн бұрын

@@marcohavokkhaos even the disney film

@uniquenewyork3325 7 күн бұрын

@@connormccloy9399 also the benefit of seeing exactly what you get

@VintageFenrir 28 күн бұрын

The Dollar store, I at least know what I'm getting and it will at least function at a base level. Buying from sellers like Wish, Aliexpress, and Temu is more like gambling

@reenakemp9132 20 күн бұрын

Exactly. When you go to DG and buy Dawn dish soap, you are getting Dawn dish soap. You buy dish soap on Temu or Wish and it doesn't even bubble. Ita like they literally sold you water with food dye in it lol

@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS 4 күн бұрын

I would say that it's not fair to rope Ali in with those two. Whole yes, there are some dodgy products and sellers on there, the vast majority of the goods are exactly what they say they are. My rule of thumb is to be sure to purchase whatever it is you want from the official store for whatever brand it is and if at all possible only make use of sellers that make use of the tracked shipping as standard.

@VintageFenrir 4 күн бұрын

@@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS Ali is exactly the same to the point that I wouldn't be surprised if all three were run by the same company to bump sales by being their own competitor.

@spartanB0292 27 күн бұрын

The irony of getting a Temu ad before this.

@Ms.Fowlbwahhh 28 күн бұрын

What happened is I'm still waiting on my package after 6 months

@gamesmovienation3516 28 күн бұрын

Don’t worry it will arrive in 2034 it’s just a backup order lol. No but seriously I always had to wait 4 to 7 months for a order and after 3 orders I quit wish

@morganrussman 28 күн бұрын

Darn.😔😣

@winifredeghrudje9427 28 күн бұрын

God their ads were so annoying

@walterwhite1 27 күн бұрын

Man I hate wish 🤢

@Palthura 27 күн бұрын

Brother man I’ve got Wish stuff from 2017 I’m still waiting on 😅

@Bored_Barbarian 28 күн бұрын

0:37 “practically unbeatable” Temu: “hold my sweat shop” 😅😢

@hypnobearcoup2505 28 күн бұрын

Temu "Hołd my concentration camp."

@QuintusAntonious 28 күн бұрын

The relationship between Wish and Temu reminds me of Vine and TikTok.

@aleks1939 28 күн бұрын

Apple and Nike: Hold our slave labor products.

@ashleyshim2078 27 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂@@hypnobearcoup2505

@PXAbstraction 28 күн бұрын

I hope Temu and Shein are next. These companies flood the market with garbage products that are largely made by slave labour (hence the price) and which end up in land fills almost immediately. They're terrible in every way, but given that they all bleed money (maybe not Shein, not sure), I hope they run out before they can cement a permanent place in the market.

@larissabrglum3856 28 күн бұрын

I am so tired of low-quality junk made by exploited people

@I.C.Weiner 28 күн бұрын

@@larissabrglum3856me too. They are being exploited. At least make them make a good quality product.

@jace1113 27 күн бұрын

Did you actually buy anything from Temu or Shein?

@ElleBrOw 27 күн бұрын

@@jace1113Great question. IDK about TEMU but Shien is fine. Where else can you purchase a basic tshirt (various colors) for under $5? Not even Walmart.

@Not_Always 27 күн бұрын

These apps are also the reason why there is so much wasteful garbage that just ends up in a landfill. Fast fashion and cheap Chinese-made junk have been a blight on the entire world in a race to the bottom as far as quality.

@veronicavids 27 күн бұрын

I'm super grateful for all of the influencers that were honest about wish. Everything they ordered barely looked like the picture, apparently it smelled bad, items took forever to ship and in many cases they didn't get all of the items they ordered. I will never download or order anything from Wish, Temu or Shein for this reason.

@Yahriel 24 күн бұрын

Same. If it's too good to be true, it probably is. Plus... safety standards? I have no idea what went into these products, how they were processed or handled, etc. For all we know, every shirt is made with 20% asbestos.

@DreamsInBlue 21 күн бұрын

Shein is decent, Wish was trash

@TheCowboy4000 19 күн бұрын

@@DreamsInBlueshein is awfully wasteful and terrible for the environment. Buy quality clothes if you can afford it if not go to a thrift store.

@Trollestiatumblur 19 күн бұрын

Not too much on my girl Shein. Shein is actually good, the best quality you can get for the cheap prices. Some things on Shein have the same sellers on Amazon. And some quality exceed expectations. Been ordering from them for years now, the only thing that’s kinda bad are the shoes. They kinda suck and they need to do better. And sometimes the clothes is see-through depending on what you get so make sure you look at pictures and read the reviews. But 8/10, I get really good stuff. The press on nails look like acrylics, and I get asked about my nails all the time. Only costs like $3-$7 bucks, and I used to pay $200 for my nails that weren’t as cute as Shein’s 😂😂

@diamond2979 10 күн бұрын

as far as a business shein is definitely trash, their products are decent though.

@deepechoslntwntr 28 күн бұрын

Seeing the Wish logo in this thumbnail along with the text, "what happened?" made me feel like I ran into an old ex at a party.

@steelrideproductions371 28 күн бұрын

Ironically, I think I'm one of the last few people that still use wish and it's technology department, geek. A friend of mine that I worked with 10 years ago introduced me to geek and wish and I got hooked on to them way back then. I guess I've just remained loyal since. Not particularly a fan of temu

@cattysplat 27 күн бұрын

You probably still have some of their trash lying around too.

@deepechoslntwntr 27 күн бұрын

@cattysplat lel I haven't bought anything from them, that's the weird part.

@taquioyahall5428 22 күн бұрын

😂

@joakimeric6731 10 күн бұрын

yeah it really fucking does, like I remember hearing about wish like almost all the damn time, then it went cold, and now we're rediscovering it like archeologists

@SlightRG 28 күн бұрын

my only experience with wish are those videos on KZfaq when the creator orders stuff from wish and makes fun of it and honestly that's the only way I remember that this company even existed

@victorlinares4137 28 күн бұрын

J o e l

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 28 күн бұрын

Same. I WISH they wouldn't even entertain the company with buying from them. The people I watch then donate or raffle off the items, but where are they likely going to end up after that? Especially the gag items like mouse pads with big butts. Nobody genuinely is holding on to a mouse pad of Pepe the frog bent over with inflated cheeks, lol. Eventually, the embarrassment of the item will get to them and it will go in the trash.

@SlightRG 28 күн бұрын

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley probably in the trash

@antoniomromo 27 күн бұрын

Honestly wish and Temu were much the same.

@SlightRG 27 күн бұрын

@@antoniomromo yeah pretty much lol

@FreshBro8 28 күн бұрын

Back in high school I once ordered 1 singular earbud from Wish which was made to look like one of those ear devices people hard of hearing wore. The idea was that teachers at school wouldn’t question it if it looked like a medical device…. It worked. 4 months later because my debit card was saved to Wish.. I got a random order in the mail that I supposedly purchased some off brand Apple Watch. $50 taken from me, no point of returning as it would’ve took weeks. Never used wish again

@cattysplat 27 күн бұрын

Another man learns to PayPal the hard way.

@krissflavoredx 13 күн бұрын

You never had to return products lol... should of just got your money back like everyone else, you never even had to talk to a person to get refunds

@luvbeinghiswife1148 8 күн бұрын

@@krissflavoredxI was looking for this comment 👍👍👍

@Triginhil 27 күн бұрын

I ordered a battery bank from Wish during the Pokemon Go peak. It worked amazing for 2 or 3 charges then itd stop charging at 80%. After the hype ended, i cracked it open and the "battery pack" was 6 Rechargeable AA batteries linked together. Batteries hadnt leaked so i repurposed them, the shell is what had failed. Glad i only paid $8 for it

@zch7491 28 күн бұрын

I bet their investors **WISH** they could get their money back

@danjones2164 28 күн бұрын

I *Wished* I had the forethought to short its stock.

@georged5420 28 күн бұрын

I wish they had better products.

@needfuldoer4531 28 күн бұрын

Gottem

@chadroeder 28 күн бұрын

I don't get it

@Bob-B-. 28 күн бұрын

*Seinfeld transition music*

@Labyrinth6000 28 күн бұрын

Another retailer company with Chinese sellers. I remember getting a free shirt from them years ago for making an account. Took me a month to receive it and after wearing it for a week, the white pressed logo already began to show cracks and wear like I wore it for years.

@cmdrfunk 28 күн бұрын

It's chinese culture. Deeply ingrained. If they're able to cheat you or pull the wool over your eyes, it's your fault and you deserve it. That's the mentality there. Same reason they massive cheat on online games.

@almighty1158 20 күн бұрын

It’s a free shirt what are you expecting

@Oktobyr 28 күн бұрын

A lot of these sites are basically scams now. Descriptions don't match the pictures so when you order something you get something else and they chalk it up to fine print or that you didn't select the right option when adding to your cart, etc. They're good in theory, but too predatory.

@joeg5414 23 күн бұрын

i ordered s weed pipe and instead got a meth pipe 2 months later

@AhhhSukeSuke 21 күн бұрын

I've been using temu for months now. 9/10 items are fine, 1/10 either the item wasn't as described or dmged during shipping.... I've had 0 issues refunding/receiving credit for damaged items I receive items within 10 days at most, wherever it gets shipped from. In 30 orders, ZERO problems with orders: always receive the right colour, size, # of items... However they're doing it, they are damn fast and accurate. Most importantly, found lotsa cool useful kitchen things for my new home

@atefelabed8365 27 күн бұрын

I bought many items on Wish and the biggest problem is that sellers deceive buyers as the pictures show a much nicer high quality product or bigger in size than reality. The good thing is that when I complain I get a full refund.

@TheCoolDave 23 күн бұрын

Yea, they normally are pretty good about that....still things are junk so never spend much money because most of the stuff is refunded..

@largol33t12 7 күн бұрын

I think Wish's issue is that Temu is upping the ante HARD with customer service. Ordered something from them, it was a clamp with flashlight to mount my cell phone to my mountain bike handlebars. They lost the order and refunded my money AND gave me $20 in credit and suggested a very similar item. I spent the credit and it wound up costing barely $1.95! It showed up 4 weeks later. That was last year. I still have it. The headlight still works and it is very stable. I never worry that my phone will fall out even as I bounce my bike over curbs and tree branches. I will admit it, Temu hit Wish hard by focusing a bit more on customer service. It was easy to communicate via text and get a problem resolved the same day.

@Minebot45 28 күн бұрын

The only thing I ever bought from Wish was a deck of _JoJo's Bizarre Adventure_ tarot cards. I was shocked because the print quality was actually really good, so much so that I wasn't sure if I actually ordered it from Wish.

@European_mess 24 күн бұрын

Why is jojo in lower case?😂

@largol33t12 7 күн бұрын

I once needed a pair of "throwaway" shoes so I went to Wish. They had a decent looking pair of hiking high tops that were about $19. These were amazing knockoffs of a big name brand that cost $120. Of course, it took more than a month to arrive but I had plenty of experience with the website by then. It came a month before my vacation so I had time to break them in. They were comfortable and the quality was much better than I expected. I was shocked that they lasted an entire year. What's hilarious is that they held up well but one day, just fell apart! The stitches holding the upper and lower halves just split without any warning. Usually, shoes start to wear loose in the toe or heel area before they fail. The Wish shoes just "broke." I didn't feel bad. For $20, they served me well for a year. Worth every penny. I was a bit surprised that they were still showing it on their website so I clicked to buy another pair but got the pop-up message saying "Sorry, this is no longer available." Searched for half an hour and found something similar. It didn't last as long but for an altogether total of barely $40 and two pairs of shoes in two years, I can't complain!

@uwumarii 6 күн бұрын

@@largol33t12I was worried that they will give out while you're on a hiking trip. The nightmare

@yetinother 28 күн бұрын

From one pile of crap to another pile of crap, which you're still hoping that your package shows up 4 months later

@NostalgicNell 27 күн бұрын

That’s the thrill of it 😅

@PixelatedH2O 27 күн бұрын

I remember the original concept of Wish, where it was literally just a wishlist website.

@radiopal0911 24 күн бұрын

Nope... had a couple of VERY BAD experiences with WISH! Bought something and then discovered that the thing I bought was a picture of the product. Nope, out. You're right, no oversight on their "sellers".

@Blahblahblah28504 28 күн бұрын

No surprise that Wish is dead. I believe Temu and Shien will follow the same trend, with the latter dying sooner.

@8luvbug 28 күн бұрын

Shien is already on a decline

@JesusGarcia-ub2wt 28 күн бұрын

Temu may actually get to live longer due to the interesting choices they are making. They opened a Warehouse here in the US which is greatly reducing shipping waiting times, they are not spending as much as Wish on ad campaigns and are relaying more on word of mouth amongst other things. Also in my experience with them, the quality of the stuff is decent to good, nowhere near as bad as Wish...

@steelrideproductions371 28 күн бұрын

@@JesusGarcia-ub2wtidk about you, but all the electronics I've ever got from wish, I still use them today. Same thing with tools. I'm actually using a pair of wireless earbuds I got 10 years ago from wish, or I should say there technology division geek, right now. These babies have been through rain, factories, construction sites, even through a vehicle fire. They still work. as does all my other wish products. Everything I've purchased from temu has broken within 3 months or less. So far not impressed. I'll stay with wish thanks

@CharlesWillisBonsai 27 күн бұрын

@@JesusGarcia-ub2wtI never saw a single Wish ad, but I see Temu ads on KZfaq constantly

@nicolabaker4391 24 күн бұрын

Considering every other Ad I get on the Internet is Temu it is hard to believe that they have stepped back on their Advertising. I keep trying to stop the adverts by telling Google, KZfaq etc that I don't want them but it never works. @@JesusGarcia-ub2wt

@badspeller101 28 күн бұрын

Yuck 🤢 I hate these companies

@MasterAlex24 28 күн бұрын

Ordered two things from Wish way back in 2016. Both experiences were on opposite ends of the spectrum: - ordered gaming headphones. Cheap plastic with a usb splitter for lighting. Not so good speakers/mic - Red and white shoes (think Sonic Soap shoes). Very light, comfortable, surprisingly slip resistant, flexible. I’ve been trying to find another similar looking shoe, but to no avail. They were a hit or miss company. And yes, the shipping times were odd. Received the headphones in 2 weeks and the shoes arrived in 2 months.

@largol33t12 7 күн бұрын

Here is my theory regarding shoes. If you buy a pair that gets decent reviews, chances are high that HUNDREDS of people are reading those reviews and flock to that one item. They see the price: not even $25?? Sold! Then they clean out the entire inventory in barely 2 days. It turns out there was never anything left after the first massive wave of customers. That's why even though they have always sold me a half decent pair of shoes, I'm too shy to post positive reviews on them. It'll turn on the floodgates! I've never been able to buy the same pair of shoes twice if they were decent, LOL.

@washingtonradio 28 күн бұрын

Customers want reliable service and quality as described. Successful retailers have learned this lesson: accurate product descriptions, reliable delivery (if shipping), a sound returns policy, and reasonable prices. Wish did not do anyone that. The key problem was no one had a solid retail background.

@skoontz4 28 күн бұрын

Wish walked so Temu could run.

@kmena05 27 күн бұрын

Temu is garbage too

@skoontz4 26 күн бұрын

@@kmena05 agreed.

@I-absolveyouofyoursins 22 күн бұрын

Yeah temu ran. And then fell over and broke 90 bones

@Ratchetfan321 28 күн бұрын

I mean wish temu shein same thing its chinese drop shipping e-commerce with horrible working conditions that make money by undercutting prices to a minimum by worker pay being nothing, product QC being non existent, and no real customer protections. The main reasons the other 2 are bigger is they are newer while wish is old news.

@needfuldoer4531 28 күн бұрын

Don't forget the subsidized shipping. There's no way a $3 plastic trinket is going to ship halfway around the world at no cost to the consumer and still make a profit without that.

@ItsJoKeZ 28 күн бұрын

@@needfuldoer4531shipping not only supported by the gov but cheapened by china still having a developing nation status. meaning it is cheaper to ship stuff from CHINA TO AMERICA then it can be to ship things from close countries or even in-country. china: the only 1st world 3rd world democratic communist superpower

@larissabrglum3856 28 күн бұрын

Can't wait for those other companies to go under, the whole business model is terrible

@kittykittybangbang9367 21 күн бұрын

@@needfuldoer4531I'm not sure if this is true or not, but I've heard that the reason why Chinese e-commerce sites like TikTok shop, shien, and temu offer free shipping and return is because US tax money goes to China because China is a developing nation.

@bigrod359 21 күн бұрын

@@larissabrglum3856make one better then

@4Jjigsore 28 күн бұрын

Wants quality. Doesn't want to pay for it. Gets upset with cheap products. Rinse and Repeat. Logic.

@Vikabro 24 күн бұрын

I have used to buy stuff from Wish before. Mostly cheap pins stickers or rings with a few exceptions. Usually, the quality I got was okay. The thing I didn't like about it was the long shipping times as well as the fact that shipping costs would drive the cost up a bit. Since a lot of the things I picked were lower in cost it seemed often that the price would be doubled. Shipping time then would take a month or more. So I stopped buying from them after being fed up or just losing interest. Then I found out about Temu and already like them a lot more. Really not surprised Wish had declined the way it did.

@CashisKingtrucking 28 күн бұрын

For me it was the long wait on shipping and the crap quality. Just because something's cheap doesn't mean it's a good value

@ItsJoKeZ 28 күн бұрын

cheap literally means it isn't good value! I don't know why that's lost meaning to people... somehow cheap and good became the same thing.

@Tamarocker88 28 күн бұрын

@@ItsJoKeZ Yep. I don't understand how so many people made dirt cheap purchases yet expected quality. Price is the top priority for Wish products, so it takes a long time for them to arrive, and they're lower quality than comparable name brands. If you set your expectations accordingly, Wish is perfectly fine for products where there is a margin for variance in the quality, like toys, doo-dads, trinkets, etc... I was perfectly happy with all of my purchases and they arrived within the expected delivery window.

@vaderladyl 28 күн бұрын

@@ItsJoKeZ Cheap can be good if the item is priced correctly. You really mean badly made or lower quality. Cheap means lower value, not lower quality necessarily.

@vaderladyl 28 күн бұрын

And because it is cheap also doesn't necessarily means is bad quality.

@vaderladyl 28 күн бұрын

@@Tamarocker88 Because a lot of people have no clue about how things are done and how valuable are them and how an item is priced according to quality of construction and materials.

@blondebomber-qo2uy 28 күн бұрын

Dont you dare throw shade at mountain lightning like that

@ThePalmettoProletarian 22 күн бұрын

Haha true

@Mito383 28 күн бұрын

I once bought a wrist watch on Wish. It took so long to arrive I forgot I even ordered it. I’m talking like 6+ months. And then, when it arrived, it didn’t even work.

@ROBLOXTHANOS 26 күн бұрын

The descriptions of the products were frequently wrong and very misleading. However, there are some very interesting products I have acquired from them, like high-powered handheld lasers that were remarkably cheap, such as a burning blue ~1W laser that only cost about $80. Additionally, I got a green laser that was so bright that the beam could be clearly seen. It was rechargeable, had a solid metal body, and felt very premium. The cost was only $8. I still use one to this day for self-defense and stargazing (whatever else, too).

@MsGail61 28 күн бұрын

There were product review (Vivian Tries) and scam busting (Pleasant Green) channels who would film their hauls and show us what a disappointment Wish was.

@soogymoogi 28 күн бұрын

Love both of them. Freakin' Reviews did some reviews of their stuff too.

@ebonimom6964 22 күн бұрын

I LOVE Vivian Tries! Used to wat h her Wish hauls all the time. So hilarious

@JuniorfanTheEnlightment 28 күн бұрын

The memes involving Wish are some of the most humorous things to exist!

@mfowl777 28 күн бұрын

Simple answer.....buy the good thing ONCE! You can get quality stuff at a discount, but you can go too cheap.

@JustWowNick 22 күн бұрын

I’m gonna say that Wish is okay for mundane items. Want a cheap novelty t-shirt? Go for it. Want a silicone funnel? Why not? It’s not like these items are too complex or expensive to make, so naturally these are the things that are usually fine. Honestly though, the trash that was sold and obviously too good to be true is part of the Wish experience. It was (and as of writing is) the original place to find ridiculous knockoff garbage, and that’s why I like it. It’s the “I have some extra money to burn so let’s buy this ridiculous thing and see how bad it is” site. Obviously it’s no longer alone in this niche (even Amazon now sells a lot of low-quality/scam items), but it’ll always hold a place in my heart as the original trash seller.

@x77punk77x 14 күн бұрын

Wasteful, boring, senseless, and no regard for the exploited workers or the environment. ✔️ So many American “values” encapsulated

@tabby73 11 күн бұрын

Use your money for better things. There are kids going hungry fgs

@TheCoopMan 28 күн бұрын

The big for me was the shipping times. Yes I could get stuff cheap, but when it averaged 4-6 weeks, why not pay a little more from Amazon and get it within three days?

@andromedach 28 күн бұрын

I wonder if changes in mailing made a few years ago undermined their shipping out of China. Use to be that most items were delivered basically for free by the USPS under agreements with other countries meaning once it hit our shore it got where it was addressed. It is also possible that Etsy undermined wish by allowing sellers to have others make and ship products which is causing a whole different issue and may lead to Etsy to drop in popularity.

@EndGameEnt 24 күн бұрын

Hey man, just wanted to say that I'm stoked that you keep coming up with unique ideas for the channel. I didn't even know that Wish declined until this video. Thanks!

@BrandenMcNabb 28 күн бұрын

My only purchase on Wish was a green laser that my professor recommended to his class back in 2015. It was durable and worked like it should. Felt in the hand like it cost more than it did. I'd still have it if I hadn't lost it. Only complaint was waiting something like 3 months for it to arrive.

@NATA5II 28 күн бұрын

Lol same here.

@justineebourgeois3420 28 күн бұрын

Temu destroyed Wish 🤷‍♀️

@TeamWickedOpinion 22 күн бұрын

My experience with Wish was absolutely terrible. I purchased a Dallas Cowboys bracelet for a friend for her birthday. Not only did it arrive way past her bday, the actual bracelet said Dallas Cowoys. I never purchased anything from there again.

@bross92 27 күн бұрын

I know you mentioned in the yearly q&a that you'd be doing more of these videos, and I've gotta say it works really well. I think if you're running low on topics for companies that are alive and kicking, it makes sense to use this barrel of topics which is more plentiful

@byrons8956 27 күн бұрын

Standards being lower than Dollar Stores is bad. I had heard of the constantly bad products, that's why I never used Wish.

@NewGuy2024 28 күн бұрын

Made my first WISH purchase in 2017 and the local store for item pickup was SUPER sketchy....LOL!

@sierradavisdottir 28 күн бұрын

I did the same thing! It was at a local music shop and they acted like I was disturbing them lol

@trapperjohn6089 28 күн бұрын

The CCP torpedoed wish by subsidizing Temu.

@dfisk79 28 күн бұрын

I did get some good items on wish but lots of bad items and wrong items. When wrong items would show up the sellers would either ignore me or tell me “too bad”. When that’s your business model you will lose customers fast.

@g1nbccollegesports469 28 күн бұрын

Keep putting out great videos Company Man!

@danjones2164 28 күн бұрын

I don't think you were harsh at all. Sometimes the reality of the situation is hard to stomach. You presented a well thought out argument to support your position and didn't exaggerate your facts.

@emghee2510 27 күн бұрын

I never bought anything. My mom did the max with Wish tho. She mostly bought curtains and random novelty kitchen tools. Out of all the crap she bought, only two things are still in use: a trash bag clip meant to keep bags from sagging into the bin (works like a dream, easy to clean) and a salad strainer. The curtains were cute but came apart after a couple washes. 😂

@death066 20 күн бұрын

Poor shipping was the main reason I stopped using the app. It would take almost two months to ship an order, and by that time, I would've completely forgotten about what I bought.

@largol33t12 7 күн бұрын

Well, that's the tradeoff you get. In the "glory days" it was normal to see a box show up on my doorstep. It was always dodgy packaging. At least they had the sense to always stamp the Wish logo on the label. The funny thing is, whenever I opened it, half the time, I had to scratch my head and ask myself "When the f did I order this??" 😂 I remembered only 75% of the stuff I had bought from them in the past but to my surprise, a significant number of the items were decent quality for the price. The biggest shocker was that they have never sold me a lousy pair of tennis shoes. The shoes were always decent but of course, word gets around. When I want to buy another pair, they're always sold out, LOL...

@arr2463 23 күн бұрын

the video reminded me of a tshirt I bought during the pandemic. When I received it, the image was literally an upscaled thumbnail of the image. You could see the pixels. I couldn't remember where I bought it, but when I went back in my email just now to see, sure enough, it was my first and only purchase from Wish!

@civilianx5294 28 күн бұрын

Up next, the rise and fall of Rocket Money

@zacharythomas8617 28 күн бұрын

Ha!

@user-tz5ck1xy5u 25 күн бұрын

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Mountain Lightning is about on par with Mountain Dew.

@mattyp6908 23 күн бұрын

Much like everything else it’s the shitification of the company. I loved Wish for about 2 years from 2019-2020 but then they raised prices, then they got rid of cheap shipping, then they started shafting you on returns…and eventually every consumer comes to their senses and Wish itself realizes ‘damn we hit the point of actually having to be accountable to both our investors and our consumers’ and they simply couldn’t walk the walk and the consumers realized they were overpaying for what were essentially dollar store items on a wider scale.

@joshuaalvino5900 28 күн бұрын

Great episode Company Man! Thank you!!

@pixelbat 28 күн бұрын

Temu is basically the new Wish.

@JesusGarcia-ub2wt 28 күн бұрын

Except they're actually doing things better. Temu may actually get to live longer due to the interesting choices they are making. They opened a Warehouse here in the US which is greatly reducing shipping waiting times, they are not spending as much as Wish on ad campaigns and are relaying more on word of mouth amongst other things. Also in my experience with them, the quality of the stuff is decent to good, nowhere near as bad as Wish...

@pixelbat 28 күн бұрын

@@JesusGarcia-ub2wt lol you have low standards

@kd-blastem8127 15 күн бұрын

@@JesusGarcia-ub2wtAlmost nothing you said is true

@dwood78part23 28 күн бұрын

My mom used to buy things from Wish. But here's the thing- a lot of the items she bought came from China- which means it took weeks- or even months for them to arrive. & the items aren't always in great quality- she ended up asking for refunds very often due to items never arriving. So I'm sure she doesn't have fond memories of using Wish.

@damianhernandez7420 26 күн бұрын

forgot this was even a company no wonder i haven’t heard of them recently. Love the videos

@kellystanton7378 28 күн бұрын

Last things I ordered from Wish was several years back - a few rings, just plain bands. I actually love them, because I was wise enough to order a size up, and they're indestructable because they're stainless steel - I guess even they couldn't mess that up, lol! But I decided to quit while I was ahead and I've never bothered with anything else since. I would never buy anything from Temu or Shein either. They're all just punchlines now. Great video as usual, Company Man!

@zacharythomas8617 28 күн бұрын

I am a simple man, I enjoy my Company Man with a Modelo. Which I would ask for a video of.

@pecuna7985 28 күн бұрын

I cant believe people actually bought stuff from wish

@meowmasterL346 26 күн бұрын

My roommates and I chipped in to buy our living room TV from wish in college... Thing would power off occasionally and came with the wrong legs, but it worked!😂

@spiff2268 10 күн бұрын

As a mail carrier I can’t remember the last time I delivered any of their stuff. And for awhile I was getting a package or two from Temu every day, but that’s dried up, too.

@MonsterTaming420 24 күн бұрын

I still have a glow in the dark ash tray and a Pepe the Frog sleep mask from Wish I still use to this day, really weird thinking about Wish especially since it got just outright replaced by Temu, almost feels like a dream.

@robertneal4244 28 күн бұрын

Do you think their decline has anything to do with the rise of companies such as Temu, Shein, or Light in the Box? These are all low priced retailers that generally sell Chinese merchandise.

@grandinosour 28 күн бұрын

Wish and Temu are bed buddies.

@isaacsanchez2003 28 күн бұрын

Temu is WAYYYYY better you can actually get good things there

@gamesmovienation3516 28 күн бұрын

Yeah but Temu is a bit more reliable on receiving your package within a few weeks anytime I ordered from wish it was 6 to 7 months

@DryPaperHammerBro 28 күн бұрын

They deffo fuck

@ItsJoKeZ 28 күн бұрын

@@isaacsanchez2003false.

@CoasterMan13Official 28 күн бұрын

@@isaacsanchez2003not true.

@FirebalOne 16 күн бұрын

When I ordered things they worked & cloths fit. The clothes did come different from the pictures but still looked good on me. Temu scares me cause of things that’s gone wrong with them like having some people’s bank accounts getting hacked.

@caseymauldin8396 28 күн бұрын

I’ve gotten 4 things from Wish: a free gift (wallet) that was a thank you for trying the app which was nice and helped up for years. Afterwards I got 3 neon light lamps as thank you’s to the groomsmen at my wedding. One was broken to pieces and the other two were very small LED night lights and not neon lamps.

@TheGrandMac 28 күн бұрын

Is it bad that when I first read the title my mind didn’t initially jump to the Wish website but rather Disney’s 2023 film of the same name best known for the lyric in one of its songs that goes “Watch out world, here I are”?

@1mrcow143 28 күн бұрын

Not really! I thought the same thing to 💀

@Farquad76.547 28 күн бұрын

No idea what you’re talking about

@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 28 күн бұрын

No, I knew they were talking about the shopping website. But as a black person, I have NEVER heard anyone use slang and say, "Here I are" 😂. I'm gonna need to watch that to believe it, lol.

@Lobonova 28 күн бұрын

As a grey person. No

@MarcusMuhgee 28 күн бұрын

Rebranded temu

@danielnaranjo6321 27 күн бұрын

Love your videos company man!

@SebastianVreeburg 27 күн бұрын

Company man!!!! What happened to the 7 year celebration video??? I really enjoyed that video

@companyman114 27 күн бұрын

Took it down. Celebration is over. On to year 8.

@mattyian1208 14 күн бұрын

Bring it back!

@fastydave 28 күн бұрын

They were never any good.

@KaraMillerLaShae 28 күн бұрын

I ain’t ever been this early. I feel honored

@zachsnedaker6682 28 күн бұрын

Wish saved me during the great toilet paper shortage of 2020. While stores and Amazon were out of stock and eBay was insanely expensive, Wish got me bulk TP that was decent quality for cheap. It was crazy lol

@humb1s3rvant 23 күн бұрын

You know you can use water to wash your ass, right? This is what most of the entire world does instead of wasting money on TP.

@oragamiowl5031 18 күн бұрын

The likes of Temu overtook it. Honestly some people might have issues with Temu but I personally have never had any. All the stuff I’ve ordered from Temu has looked great and been great. Can’t say the same for Wish!

@RichardTouchfaith 28 күн бұрын

Who else is still waiting for their WISH order to arrive???

@NewGuy2024 28 күн бұрын

Me!...LOL

@jimv77 28 күн бұрын

I am still waiting for my 2018 order Bruh.

@AmandaWspoon 28 күн бұрын

The best thing I ever got from wish was a little cheap plastic bank to keep loose change in my car. I still use the little blue bear. He hangs out sercurly in my console with music flash drives from my old car and loose change. I often take a quarter from him when i forget on when at Aldi. I can't remember it being advertised in that way, though. Everything else has been forgotten, or was such a disappointment. I did get a tattoo gun that wasn't mine, though. We had gotten a lot of her past mail, so we just added it to the pile until we moved. We opened it and left it cause we were curious.

@augustschmitt5415 28 күн бұрын

Great video. I really hope you do Walburgers soon

@Kofz89 28 күн бұрын

I was gonna say before you said Temu that they seem to be a better more efficient version of wish.

@TVandManga 27 күн бұрын

Brilliant video Company Man!

@companyman114 27 күн бұрын

Much appreciated!

@GideonMadu 28 күн бұрын

I remember ordering a couple of things off of Wish back in high school The items I got *were* cheaply made in terms of quality, but they were serviceable, and they arrived either on time or earlier, so my experience wasn't too disappointing

@danielnaranjo6321 27 күн бұрын

Great video had no idea about the background of wish

@Ghostdog82k 28 күн бұрын

I never ordered anything on Wish that didn't come as expected. Bought a lot of little collectable, mini building block sets, cheap unique jewelry. Lots of random cheap toys for the kids. Really only stopped buying from them cause the pandemic made it difficult so shifted to primarily amazon.

@jdore8 27 күн бұрын

Off topic of the video, but I was just thinking when a Blaze Pizza near me closed how they used to be everywhere, now there are fewer locations. I don't know if it could be an idea for a future video.

@Yahriel 24 күн бұрын

The remember Wish for their FB ads. They were sometimes so out there they became a meme for a bit. It was usually crazy stuff no one asked for, like Nic Cage's face printed all over a pair of athleisure tights, or adult products labeled as something else, to the "what even is that?" or the "why would you buy that in bulk?". One I still remember was a pic of an indoor infinity pool, $3.00, just said "swimming pool". $3 for what? Per square foot? For an architectural model? What were you even buying?

@1mlb704 28 күн бұрын

A lot of KZfaqrs can thank Wish for content. The amount of videos where people buy/unbox stuff from Wish is wild, especially in the tech genre

@favoureduwadiae1167 22 күн бұрын

I used to shop at wish. My biggest reason for being out was hidden fees and bad products that aren't the same with ad

@punishedpinecone4772 22 күн бұрын

Shipping used to be per item, then they made it flat rate but more than doubled all item prices - exactly the plan described at 6:20. Temu appeared and was cheaper, so people started shopping there instead.

@greenrobot5 28 күн бұрын

I remember it was so popular and youtubers were doing unboxings and they all got scammed with empty boxes or miniature size products, so I never downloaded the app

@ranchdressing1037 28 күн бұрын

Got awesome zelda and super mario loot off wish back in the day. Got a bag of loose micro figs for 5 bucks that I could sell now for close to 10 bucks a fig.