Tariffs threaten bargain land
The retailer warned that tariffs promised by the President-elect Donald Trump (up to 100% on all Chinese goods and up to 20% for all other countries) might make its products less affordable, as the company would have to pass on some extra costs to customers.

S: Morning Brew

TARIFFS WILL BE USED BY CAPITALIST TO GOUGE CUSTOMERS...It's their business model.

@Madken65

While shopping for recliner, my son reminded me, โ€œDonโ€™t wait. Trumpโ€™s tariffs are gonna raise the price of everything. Including these Lay z boys chairsโ€

Heโ€™s right.

Prices are gonna soar.

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@PurpleDragon @LnzyHou @Madken65

Oh! I had not even thought about how much phones will cost if we have trade wars with China. Almost all the cell phone components are made in China.

My perfectly serviceable I-phone 12 plus is in great shape but itโ€™s 6 years old. Perhaps I should upgrade and keep this phone as a backup.

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@evamarie @PurpleDragon @LnzyHou @Madken65 Maybe it is time to get off the Chinese-made Iphones and onto a Korean-made Samsung? ๐Ÿ˜€

"It may surprise you that no Samsung phone is made in China. The company closed its last factory in the People's Republic in 2019 due to a shrinking market share."

@ITKV @evamarie @PurpleDragon @LnzyHou @Madken65
I did prefer Samsung's gallery app over the mess of the iPhone photo app.

@ITKV @PurpleDragon @LnzyHou @Madken65

My problem is all my computers are Apple products and compatible with my iPhone. Iโ€™ve had iPhones since the iPhone 1 back in 2008. ๐Ÿ™ƒ. I think Iโ€™ll look at an upgraded iPhone but I refuse to pay $1,000 for the latest model.

@ITKV @evamarie @PurpleDragon @LnzyHou @Madken65

Oh, jeez. The husband and I have Samsung S21 phones. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‘

@ITKV @evamarie @PurpleDragon @LnzyHou @Madken65 Tariffs are coming across the board though.

And there will be ripple effects with counter tariffs from other countries.

@S_r_stone @ITKV @evamarie @PurpleDragon @Madken65

One of the managers at Shop Rite told me they are being told to place orders immediately in anticipation of tariffs.

Who are the idiots gonna blame when their costs double? And no Old Joe to kick around.

@LnzyHou @S_r_stone @evamarie @PurpleDragon @Madken65 Joe not being around won't matter. They will blame Joe, and Kamala and Obama, like always.

@ITKV @LnzyHou @evamarie @PurpleDragon @Madken65 Reminds me of that super-genius at a Trump rally wondering why Obama didn't do anything to prevent 9/11.

@evamarie @PurpleDragon @Madken65

Upgraded my 12 to 15. Big mistake. 12 much better in all aspects.

@evamarie @PurpleDragon @Madken65

Expected great advances with camera. Nope. In fact, I inexplicably miss shots because periodically it just doesnโ€™t work.

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