Tariffs...what to make of them.

If you dont mind...I would love to know what you originally paid...at least that way, we can have some idea of the rate we will expect

I have an Illy pod espresso machine in my office.
Tuesday i got a notice from Amazon that there would be a price increase on a subscription.
Each canister of 21 pods in three discs of seven each inside a cylindracal tin. They had been priced around $18+/-. The new price in January would be $38.Of course the commodity price of coffee has been way up. I would guess the tariff is a component of the delta.

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So I've got that going for me.
 
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More like 19% … plus UPS surcharges.

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My calculation is based on the tariff only on the actual item, not the total purchase price. This is based on what I've filled out when shipping items overseas and filling out the USPS customs form. "Usually" the tariff is only on the declared value of the item being imported and does not include shipping costs.
 
My calculation is based on the tariff only on the actual item, not the total purchase price. This is based on what I've filled out when shipping items overseas and filling out the USPS customs form. "Usually" the tariff is only on the declared value of the item being imported and does not include shipping costs.
We agree. It’s high and sucks.
 
We agree. It’s high and sucks.
Definitely. I'm not planning to buy much until this all gets sorted out. There is still a reasonable chance the whole tariff thing gets ruled unconstitutional and then there will be a massive shit-show as they try to figure out how to refund everyone...

Find a way to keep your receipts. You might get the tariff back... but the processing fee is probably gone forever... although I could imagine a class-action suite happening, which might get you some of it back.
 
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