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Post by krageon »

imiric wrote: post #175
nottorp wrote: post #135

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Temu/Aliexpress/etc are for buying very cheap clothing. 2 out of 3 items fit and 1 out of 3 is decent quality. That's still cheaper, depending on what tariffs your country is charging. I wouldn't buy something where a warranty would be useful from them. Ok, maybe very niche hobby products, but then I wouldn't expect a warranty.

> Temu/Aliexpress/etc are for buying very cheap clothing. As long as you don't value safety.[1] [1]: https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/news/skin-melted...

If you actually read the article you see this garment lacked a "flammable" label. It's not the flammability that wouldn't happen, it's just a tiny warning.

This article is outrage bait, especially obvious given the incredibly graphic pictures and the high focus on emotional statements combined with the low amount of actually important detail (what went wrong? It's not what you or the article are implying, which is the fire risk).

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Post by naijaboiler »

imposterr wrote: post #167
threeseed wrote: post #117

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I've seen countless interviews of Trump supporters who believe that China is the one paying for it. Which I can completely understand because if it is a cost on them it would be typically be called a tax. That said the overwhelmingly majority are shocked but believe it's all just a negotiating tactic: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-trump-tariffs-13-04-2025/

Some Chinese exporters are definitely splitting the cost of these tariffs with their American importer counterparts. While this isn't as significant as "China pays all the tariffs", it's also not "Americans pay all the tariffs". Though, I haven't seen any analysis on how common this is, so the effect might be negligible in terms of how much "the Chinese" are paying for these tariffs.

Every tax, and tariff a tax, is shared between producer and consumer depending on elasticity of demand for the goods

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Post by IshKebab »

adrianmsmith wrote: post #100
IshKebab wrote: post #98

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Amazon definitely don't do anything like this.

I've only ever left one bad review on Amazon. Chopsticks, they came bound together with some sticky tape. Sticky tape left a very sticky area just where your hands go that I was unable to get off despite a lot of effort scrubbing, washing, and so on. I left a polite constructive review saying they were good chopsticks but watch out for this stickiness issue. My review was declined by Amazon on the grounds it didn't m…

Ok, well I've left nine 1-star and many other 2 or more star reviews and none of them have been removed for any reason, so I would say you got unlucky and that I stand by my comment that Amazon don't do anything like automatically redirecting all 1-star reviews to customer service.

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Post by naijaboiler »

HotHotLava wrote: post #241
echoangle wrote: post #214

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How does what you say not make it work though? Are you aware that people lie for financial gains?

Sure, but then it's less of a fun side business and just becomes straight up smuggling.

A reputable business might not be interested in smuggling, but if you have incentivized smuggling, it will definitely occur

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Post by anal_reactor »

geor9e wrote: post #20

I loved temu, aliexpress, and shein. I probably averaged 1 item per day arriving to my house, for years and years. Mostly little electronics parts and specialized tools for my workshop. Buying from Amazon or locally would have cost me 10x as much. Obviously it's over now. Anyone getting a package in May will be hit with a $75-$150 or more bill per package, even a 75 cent envelope will be charged +$75. I feel bad for…

What a great day to be European.

I think that websites like Temu or AliExpress are particularly popular in poorer countries because we're used to scammy tactics, and we know how to navigate them. We know what to buy in order to get what we want, and for this purpose, AliExpress is awesome, because there are so many products you can't find locally. Meanwhile customers from rich countries expect better customer service as the default, and are willing to pay higher price for it.

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Post by stavros »

Symbiote wrote: post #165
willvarfar wrote: post #118

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but in the process all their customers will have been burned buying something from Temu and many will be wary of buying in the future even if the tariff situation improves etc?

That's certainly how it worked out in Europe, where the processing fee was much less (€5-10 usually). Since 2021 foreign merchants can send the goods tax paid, they collect the VAT and send it to to EU country, so there's no fees at customs. It works perfectly fine, but many people don't realize it or don't trust this.

Yep, this is my experience here in Greece. I'd randomly get maybe 5% of packages having a 3 € "customs fee" on top, but everything else was much cheaper. Now I have to pay VAT and import duties on everything, nothing gets extra fees but everything costs 50% more.

I guess the intent was to let local shops compete with AE, and they succeeded, because the prices are much more in line with the local market, I just miss all the cheap stuff :P

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Post by stavros »

diffeomorphism wrote: post #156
roshin wrote: post #131

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> send you to collections if you don't pay it That doesn't make sense. So can I cause troubles to someone by ordering an unwanted $1 temu item to their house, and thereby summon a collection agency to them (if they don't pay the $75 fee)?

You ordered the package, so you have to pay the fees. If you gift the package to someone, that is nice of you but they do not become involved in your purchase by that.

The GP meant if I maliciously order a $1 in your name, specifically to cause you to pay.

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Post by anal_reactor »

constantcrying wrote: post #186

I hope temu and the other Chinese companies in that segment stop selling overseas. Their model is just incredibly destructive to the environment, they ship over the lowest quality garbage imaginable and create so much pollution and waste in the process. I also have quite a bit of disdain for people using these sites. Nobody needs this and it is just harmful all around.

> they ship over the lowest quality garbage imaginable and create so much pollution and waste in the process.

Lots of words for "I ordered something on Temu once, got scammed, now the whole industry should burn down"

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Post by constantcrying »

anal_reactor wrote: post #268
constantcrying wrote: post #186

I hope temu and the other Chinese companies in that segment stop selling overseas. Their model is just incredibly destructive to the environment, they ship over the lowest quality garbage imaginable and create so much pollution and waste in the process. I also have quite a bit of disdain for people using these sites. Nobody needs this and it is just harmful all around.

> they ship over the lowest quality garbage imaginable and create so much pollution and waste in the process. Lots of words for "I ordered something on Temu once, got scammed, now the whole industry should burn down"

I have never ordered anything on temu and I never will.

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Post by naijaboiler »

Nursie wrote: post #121
ipsum2 wrote: post #73

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You've been downvoted, but you are 100% correct. It is the result of the UPU treaty: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2018/10/us-withdrawing-144-y...

Yeah the outcomes here are insane - Here in Australia I can order a $10 (AUD) item from aliexpress and get free shipping from China. But as a consumer or small busines, if I want to send anything bigger than a letter within Australia it's likely to cost me way more than $10 just for the postage. It doesn't make sense and it must distort retail trade in China's favour. I'm honestly not surprised the US withdrew from t…

So how are they able to deliver at such low rates and why can’t other work it out and use that as well
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