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Anonymous wrote:Amazon saying now it was just for Haul and wasn’t implemented.

What?

Makes sense. Amazon Haul is their version of AliExpress or Alibaba and their way to try to combat the 3rd party Chinese sellers on their site.

For those not familiar, Amazon Haul is a newish section on the app where you can buy extremely cheap Chinese products. I just brought it up in my Amazon app:

Stanley dupe for $5.99, the enclosed makeup brush holder that has been going viral recently is $8.99 on there, 15 kitchen dish clothes for $6.99, 115-piece screwdriver & socket set for $6.99, Lululemon dupe leggings for $4.99, 5-piece Bluey kid's PJs for $7.99, etc. You get the idea.

No one needs any of that.

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Anonymous wrote:I came across a video on TikTok last night of a small body shop owner with tears in his eyes.

"President Trump said the other countries would pay the tariffs, but guys, I...I...it's not how it's working out. It's not, and I don't know what to do." Basically, several cars he's repairing have incoming parts that now have tariffs attached to them. He must eat the cost of these tariffs because the jobs are insurance repairs and he's already been paid by the insurance companies.

"I'm losing money. It's going to cost me to repair these vehicles. How am I going to survive? I can't survive paying to fix other people's cars."

I did feel bad for him because he 100% believed Trump that others would pay those tariffs. He claims to understand how import fees work but kept saying over and over "Trump said they'd pay not us" "Trump said" "Trump said".

I don’t feel bad for them at all. Five minutes of research would have taught them who was going to pay the tariffs. This is survival of the fittest, now, I hope that he goes out of business.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious. How much can a retailer say is a tariff versus how much they are tacking on for themselves? Like shipping sometimes.

By adding a separate line item. You think Amazon can’t figure out how much more an item costs due to tariffs?

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Anonymous wrote:Amazon saying now it was just for Haul and wasn’t implemented.

What?

Makes sense. Amazon Haul is their version of AliExpress or Alibaba and their way to try to combat the 3rd party Chinese sellers on their site.

For those not familiar, Amazon Haul is a newish section on the app where you can buy extremely cheap Chinese products. I just brought it up in my Amazon app:

Stanley dupe for $5.99, the enclosed makeup brush holder that has been going viral recently is $8.99 on there, 15 kitchen dish clothes for $6.99, 115-piece screwdriver & socket set for $6.99, Lululemon dupe leggings for $4.99, 5-piece Bluey kid's PJs for $7.99, etc. You get the idea.

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Anonymous wrote:How is transparency a hostile and political act? Consumers only deserve information favorable to Trump? Are we getting to be like Thailand where it is a crime ot insult or criticize the king?

Something to remember is that a third of eligible voters straight up didn’t vote, and even some people who do vote are pretty checked out and apathetic. I have family members who told me they don’t even bother watching the news because it doesn’t matter. Putting tariffs fees up while online shopping disrupts the apathetic.

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Don’t feel bad for them! Every iota of information in the world is at our fingertips; there is absolutely no excuse for ignorance, even belonging to a cult of stupidity.

I know many small and mid-size business owners who export goods from both China and EU, and am one of them. Most of us know very well who pay the tariffs. In fact, I got my first 'reciprocal'* tariff bill yesterday. Unfortunately, my lack of ignorance does not make the situation any better. Guess I'm lucky that my goods come from EU, so my product costs went up 'only' by 10/20% overnight. That amount I will add to the end price and hope that the customers will pay the higher price.

If I'd be importing from China, guess I would have to close my small business, as I don't think customers would swallow that price change for most products.

* It actually says that on the bill. If you repeat the lie enough times, plenty of people will believe it.

Anonymous wrote:I came across a video on TikTok last night of a small body shop owner with tears in his eyes.

"President Trump said the other countries would pay the tariffs, but guys, I...I...it's not how it's working out. It's not, and I don't know what to do." Basically, several cars he's repairing have incoming parts that now have tariffs attached to them. He must eat the cost of these tariffs because the jobs are insurance repairs and he's already been paid by the insurance companies.

"I'm losing money. It's going to cost me to repair these vehicles. How am I going to survive? I can't survive paying to fix other people's cars."

I did feel bad for him because he 100% believed Trump that others would pay those tariffs. He claims to understand how import fees work but kept saying over and over "Trump said they'd pay not us" "Trump said" "Trump said".

Anonymous wrote:This is a breaking story. The White House on Tuesday slammed Amazon for reportedly planning to display the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs next to the total price of products on its site.

“This is hostile and political act by Amazon,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press briefing.

As an aside, I was recently adding groceries to my Wegmans app list and a notice popped up on the app after I added one item telling me that it will cost 10% more due to tariffs. This is a great idea and all retail companies should follow suit so that consumers can know what the real impact of the tariffs is.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/white-house-blasts-amazon-over-tariff-cost-report-hostile-and-political-act.html

Don’t feel bad for them! Every iota of information in the world is at our fingertips; there is absolutely no excuse for ignorance, even belonging to a cult of stupidity.

Anonymous wrote:Amazon rolled it back when they realized they would be telling customers which items are made in China.

Anonymous wrote:A whole lot of people didn't pay attention in history class, or had a coach teaching, and it shows.

Anonymous wrote:I came across a video on TikTok last night of a small body shop owner with tears in his eyes.

"President Trump said the other countries would pay the tariffs, but guys, I...I...it's not how it's working out. It's not, and I don't know what to do." Basically, several cars he's repairing have incoming parts that now have tariffs attached to them. He must eat the cost of these tariffs because the jobs are insurance repairs and he's already been paid by the insurance companies.

"I'm losing money. It's going to cost me to repair these vehicles. How am I going to survive? I can't survive paying to fix other people's cars."

I did feel bad for him because he 100% believed Trump that others would pay those tariffs. He claims to understand how import fees work but kept saying over and over "Trump said they'd pay not us" "Trump said" "Trump said".