Temu family’s Disney-themed sock order goes viral

At least laughter is good for the soul.

A couple were left laughing after receiving a ridiculous pair of knockoff Disney socks from Temu.

Emilie Fernstrom had asked her family for what she thought were cute pairs of Disney-themed socks with some of the brand’s iconic character faces sewn onto the side ahead of their vacation to the theme park, her husband, John, shared in a viral TikTok clip.

The cheap socks from the Chinese e-commerce giant initially looked ordinary when you first opened them and saw the character faces on the leg of the socks.

But at the bottom, the couple was shocked to find funny spelling mistakes in their names.

“We have Chip, he’s really cute, isn’t he?” said John Fernstrom, showing off the smiling squirrel sewn into the sock. “But you turn it over and, oh, that’s Chib.”

“Then there’s Mickey Mouse, who looks a little silly, but you can still tell he’s Mickey. But according to them, he’s ‘Miikey.’ Then there’s his friend Minnie, who looks cool… Oh no, that’s ‘Mimnee,’” she said.

The spelling of the characters’ names was not even similar in the final two pairs.

Donald Duck was renamed “Tonaid” and Winnie the Pooh’s little friend Piglet was miraculously changed to “Bigeet.”

“This is why you should never order Temu products,” John said in the video, which received more than 14 million views in four days.

Social media users seemed to be as excited about the socks as the Fernstroms.

“This is EXACTLY why people order from Temu. I once bought Pepsi socks and they said ‘peepi’ on them. They are my favorite,” one user commented.

Another said he suddenly felt the “urge to buy these same Temu socks.”

However, the company has apparently taken a dislike to the socks and a spokesperson told The Mirror that they have removed them from their website to avoid legal repercussions from Disney.

Temu “prioritizes the protection of intellectual property (IP)” and periodically removes listings that appear to imitate other brands, the spokesperson said.

“When we receive reports of violations, we quickly investigate each case and take decisive action, which may include removing product listings and images or even terminating vendor accounts for serious violations,” the company added.

Shares of Temu’s parent company, PDD Holdings, plunged nearly 30% on Aug. 26 after the company warned that its revenue will likely continue to fall amid intensifying competition in the fast-fashion sector.

PDD co-founder Lei Chen stressed that the company’s current growth was not sustainable as it battles competitors including Shein, ByteDance’s TikTok and Alibaba for budget-conscious shoppers.

“High revenue growth is not sustainable and a downward trend in profitability is inevitable,” Chen said.

Temu is facing increased scrutiny from the European Union, which is working to plug an import tax loophole that allows companies like Temu and Shein to ship lightweight goods purchased online cheaply.