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Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by mbesto »

1vuio0pswjnm7 wrote: post #544
zamalek wrote: post #411

I wonder if we can look forward to the end of the letter soup brands on Amazon, it's ridiculously difficult finding real brands in between them. That would be one silver lining in all this mess, at least.

It's easy to find "real brands" if one looks outside of Amazon, Alibaba, etc. Surprisingly, I find I am more pleased with purchases I make outside of Amazon despite all of Amazon's perks. "Platforms" like Amazon and fake "brands" aside, online retailers that only sell "real brands" are still around; they never disappeared despite Amazon's meteoric rise. Many sell through Amazon but also sell outside Amazon, too. Some…

This is why I have a bunch of stock in Shopify. It's slowly started rolling out discovery features in its Shop app that federates its stores. I try to limit my use on Amazon to things I know can't be faked and things that are so much cheaper that I can deal with it being fake. My purchasing trends have definitely moved toward the edges - aliexpress for chinese stuff (that would normally be on Amazon) and Shopify for "buy it for life" stuff.

Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF »

mrguyorama wrote: post #558
macNchz wrote: post #380

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ordering pizzas cash-on-delivery to someone’s house is already a fairly common form of online harassment (sometimes also a precursor to swatting).

And because they aren't morons, Pizza places will generally deny an order of 20 pizzas, pay on delivery, to an address they don't have an existing relationship with. Cops haven't seemed to figure out that way of reducing abuse. Maybe if we pay them what we pay pizza delivery workers they will figure out how not to swat people.

Pizza places figured out not to do that because it's more profitable not to do that. Cops don't care because they still get to play with their toys and they generally have qualified immunity for civil violations that occur during the swatting.

Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by mbesto »

maxwell wrote: post #602
eCa wrote: post #530

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> reduce the tax burden on US citizens Do you consider the tariffs to be a (tax) burden on US citizens?

Only on those who buy imports.

Please do explain how one can purchase coffee beans from anywhere but a country close to the equator?

Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by rdtsc »

scott_w wrote: post #401
rdtsc wrote: post #368

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> They don't pay the tariffs. The person receiving the package does. How does that work? I am assuming it’s not US as I had never got any tariff charges or brokerage fees from the likes of FedEx or UPS.

You get a letter from your delivery company (in the UK, usually the Post Office or Royal Mail) with a link to pay import taxes. Once you pay, the delivery is scheduled. Depending on country rules, it is sometimes possible for the sender to pay and then include the charges in their delivery fees.

Ah interesting. Sounds like a UK or EU thing. Thanks for explaining

Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by jacobgkau »

kbelder wrote: post #597
properpopper wrote: post #390

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Environment protection in the EU good: - replace plastic straws/cups with paper based ones questionable: - limit nicotine products to 10ml, so now instead of buying one bottle (200ml for example) of nicotine you have to buy 20 bottles 10ml each - ???

I'm so out of the vice loop. What nicotine products do you buy in a bottle?

I don't use them, but I'd assume vape juice.

Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by const_cast »

SoftTalker wrote: post #536
34679 wrote: post #420

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I've been short on work, which means I've been poor. I use my off time to work on side projects that I simply could not afford to complete if I paid what US companies charge for tools, components, and custom PCBs. My ability to innovate is seriously impacted by these tarrifs and there is no alternative that I can afford. I recently created something that people in my industry actually want to buy, but I only ordered…

Yeah pretty funny to see mostly the same people calling for a $20+/hr "minimum wage" on one hand, and bemoaning the tarrifs on the other hand. They will tell you that if you can't pay your employees that much, then you don't have a viable business. But they will turn around and whine about how their cheap Chinese crap purchases are now going to cost what a "viable" domestic producer would have to charge.

Most people bemoaning the tariffs are doing so because they understand that production will not actually come back to the US. It's not that these people hate Americans and don't want domestic manufacturing (or to pay for it), it's that they can see the reality that this isn't what's actually going to happen. Instead, the price of goods will just rise.

A lot of these people too have been saying "buy local!" or "support black businesses!" for a while now. They're not the same people bemoaning the lost of hyper consumerist plastic junk.

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Post by Ylpertnodi »

ceejayoz wrote: post #618
Amezarak wrote: post #605

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I don’t think anyone is claiming there’s secret industry on the islands. But a “data error” is probably understating it, that is what did actually appear on the bills of lading. Whether it was a bizarre innocent mistake or sort of some kind of financial scheme is unclear.

My strong suspicion is someone misclicked a select box in a form somewhere.

...and nobody bothered checking?

Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by kristopolous »

1vuio0pswjnm7 wrote: post #544
zamalek wrote: post #411

I wonder if we can look forward to the end of the letter soup brands on Amazon, it's ridiculously difficult finding real brands in between them. That would be one silver lining in all this mess, at least.

It's easy to find "real brands" if one looks outside of Amazon, Alibaba, etc. Surprisingly, I find I am more pleased with purchases I make outside of Amazon despite all of Amazon's perks. "Platforms" like Amazon and fake "brands" aside, online retailers that only sell "real brands" are still around; they never disappeared despite Amazon's meteoric rise. Many sell through Amazon but also sell outside Amazon, too. Some…

When I went to Shenzhen I found some of these brands with stalls in their vast malls. They're real places. As you walk through you navigate around an obstacle course of dollies, hear endless packing tape and occasionally point out, "oh look, there's Owawuwo, I got a cheap projector from them".

Americans can get a Shenzhen-only 5-day Visa on arrival (VOA) from Hong Kong through the Luohu entry at the LoWu station via the regular MTR. Don't take the HSR, they do not offer it there and you will be turned away. You Must go to the office at Louhu station, it is the only way. It's easy, just take the metro.

Anyways, at LoWu it takes about 45 minutes after doing the paper work. It was very easy. Visa approval for Americans this exact way is estimated to be north of 98%. Exchange your HKD at the government run forex up stairs in the mall after entering China, it's a 1.5% commission, best I've ever seen. Then pay in cash - your Western credit cards Will Not Work. It is a fairly easy day trip - about 45min from Kowloon by rail. The 5-day Visa is a Single Entry.

To go to the trading district take Luobao line (#1) to Huaqianglu (3 stops). It's a 10 minute train trip or a fairly uneventful hour walk if you're up to it. English at the trading district and the border mall is ok. Everywhere else, not so much.

Recommended. The place is absolutely bonkers.

They have this wildly intricate culture of price bargaining. If you're looking to actually buy stuff, you can get amazing deals. But I just went as a tourist.

Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by imzadi »

chrisBob wrote: post #551
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…

One positive that could still come out of the tariffs is the US consuming less junk. I just spent a few months in Germany, and the trash can for our APARTMENT BUILDING is roughly half of the size of the one at my single family home in the US. And here I see lots of my neighbors overflowing their 96 gallon wheeled tote very week. The world would be much better off with out all of this waste.

I live in Germany. One reason the toters can be smaller is because there places to dispose of your recyclable goods (free) on almost every corner. The toters are just for compost and regular trash.

Re: Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads

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Post by ceejayoz »

Ylpertnodi wrote: post #627
ceejayoz wrote: post #618

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My strong suspicion is someone misclicked a select box in a form somewhere.

...and nobody bothered checking?

You've never mislabeled a package or letter?

The postal/shipping/logistics service will almost certainly have gone "that's not right..." and quietly fixed it.

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