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

It’s terrible, the sky has fallen. The end has come. We had a smooth running machine until this past January. Everything was going well with international relations, our streets were safe, and we had a sharp leader at the helm. 
 

Haha, just kidding. 
 

I’m headed out to play pickleball with my friends, ta ta.  

During first Trump term the US economy was booming, lowest inflation in decades, and no US involvement in new Wars.  They lying media and Democrats claimed the world would end if Trump was elected.  Didn't happen.

Lying media and Democrats claimed Biden was sharp as a tack.  Anybody with more than 2 brain cells could see that was not true.  

The media, Democrats, and Trump haters have a long record of being wrong.  Y"all keep believing the media liars and waste your time with AI searches.  Normal people with common sense will get on with life and enjoy the clown show you all provide.  

I had lunch with Steve and Ray Leung of VAS yesterday.

They told me they cannot get parts, the sellers don't know, so they might charge a ridiculous price, or only charge $2.40 for some set screws and $120. for shipping, it is a mess.