Aliexpress no longer an option


Anyone try to buy from Aliexpress recently?  I went in to pick up some copper banana connectors, added them to my cart to find out what our new tariffs look like.  $13.00 set of 4 bananas, $1.14 tax, $1.20 shipping and $23.40 customs fee!  That for a $13.00 item.  Trade war has arrived at our door.  Grrrrrrr….

Please reframe from the political debates/opinions I just wanted to inform USA audio shoppers what our China tariff reality is now.

tksteingraber

Showing 2 responses by gkelly

Anyone who doesn’t understand the concept of selling cheaply made goods to destroy one’s society‘s culture. If you don’t believe China produces this cheaply made stuff as another way to destroy our society you are sadly mistaken. For us to have fallen pray to this marketing exploitation, We really need to take a look at ourselves. 

@jsalerno277 if you wanted to use that argument 30 years ago about China being a developing country and needs to produce low quality items to develop, would have been acceptable. China has shown that they can produce quality products the same as Japan, South Korea, Taiwan. 
It is totally our fault that we find ourselves in this environment. how can you fault an enemy who shoots at soldiers who don’t build fox holes?  
I would be willing to bet a nickel that without any research into the subject. That there are countries on this globe that Temu or Sheen are not allowed in their country because of the quality of the items. This is an example of our poor negotiating skills.