I love it when a political actor does something political and calls the response to that political act "political" as an attack as if the act of doing something political in a political context is somehow inherently illegitimate.
The reality is they're only doing it because sites like Temu are already doing it. The alternative is Amazon would have to raise the base price of goods, making their list price of products as vastly more expensive than their discount competitors.
Hmmmm California law (SB 478) requires businesses to include all mandatory fees or charges in advertised prices, excluding taxes, government fees, and reasonable shipping costs. I suppose they would be excluded as a gov. imposed fee, but fuck that, post em.
This wouldn't be covered under that because the customer isn't paying the fee, the retailer/importer pays the fee, and historically, it just gets rolled into the list price of the good.
The fact that taxes and government fees don't have to be included in the listed price is stupid. Having to play the "what dumb percentage extra do I have to pay in this shit country with their shitty money that's all the same colour and size" game where the percentage changes depending on what street you're on is just one more reason most tourists only go to America once.
I canceled my amazon subscription over 5 years ago and never went back. Amazon fucking sucks and to top it off most of the shit they sell has been trash for years!
Wait, I thought tariffs were going to launch us into a new universe of unparalleled American greatness and prosperity? Why do they not want people reminded of that?
And here I thought that they would absolutely *love* the chance to display to everyone just how much "they were paying us in tariffs"? Wait.. you mean that's not how tariffs work? Who knew (aside from everyone with even a basic understanding of the word)
The new plan is that China (and others) will "eat the tariffs" and pay America to trade with them, then drop income tax and run the government off import taxes only. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5273940-trump-china-tar">cies/">https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5273940-trump-china-tariff-policies/ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/28/business/taxes-trump-tariffs/index.html
Quite the opportunity for the Democrats to start a website with a tariff calculator on it. Compile a list of products with their pre and post tariff prices. Don't be overtly political, just put it out there in a way that's easy to understand. Consider the impact that would have on Trump. Especially if there was a pop up of him saying "I did that".
It’s a dress to wear while attending someone else’s wedding. Many people don’t have $60 spare for nice clothes for these kinds of events but would still obviously like to attend and wear the best they can.
Just got tired for my new Kei Truck. Bought from Japan, paid $313 and change, then had $36 import fees. Not bad really, still great tires but… frustrating to have to pay anyway :(
I know it’s bad on an another level but those re-education center like the one in China could be a great help to make MAGA fans understand common sense, if not we’ll make them do factory work that’s what they want anyway
Like the 3 republican Senators who wanted to pass a law to add to DSM « Trump deranged syndrome » that refer to angrily reacts to Trump policies or himself as a person. And you’re telling me raiding the Capitol was a peaceful manifestation ?
Damn they’re fucked up in their heads.. I mean their whole thinking scheme are based on lies and false impressions. I would love to see the hearings of Top Psychiatrists reacting to them trying to explain why it should be added as a mental disorder..
Or we could just forgo the concentration camps altogether and just start funding decent public education again. You know, the kind that focused on making sure students are learning basic thinking skills instead of just rote memorizing to pass standardized tests.
kewakl
as usual, trump is disengaged from reality
rossimus
I love it when a political actor does something political and calls the response to that political act "political" as an attack as if the act of doing something political in a political context is somehow inherently illegitimate.
IndependenceHallPhiladelphiaPA
so the tariffs are "hostile and political" towards americans?
hfctom
kuscheck
LitterBoxKing
Seeing images of her invokes in me a vomit reflex almost as strong as the shitgibbon himself.
Cyclingbeagle
Same.
lightfoot2
Love how they try to hide the impact of their actions. You would think they'd be proud.
mrthewhitee
The reality is they're only doing it because sites like Temu are already doing it. The alternative is Amazon would have to raise the base price of goods, making their list price of products as vastly more expensive than their discount competitors.
FRIENDisCHUMisBAIT
Circe007
... on everyone else.
sittingherethinkingthinkingimsittingherelisteningtoyou
Hmmmm
California law (SB 478) requires businesses to include all mandatory fees or charges in advertised prices, excluding taxes, government fees, and reasonable shipping costs. I suppose they would be excluded as a gov. imposed fee, but fuck that, post em.
mrthewhitee
This wouldn't be covered under that because the customer isn't paying the fee, the retailer/importer pays the fee, and historically, it just gets rolled into the list price of the good.
xlr82xs
The fact that taxes and government fees don't have to be included in the listed price is stupid. Having to play the "what dumb percentage extra do I have to pay in this shit country with their shitty money that's all the same colour and size" game where the percentage changes depending on what street you're on is just one more reason most tourists only go to America once.
OldBikerDude
The fact that Bezos caved IMMEDIATELY is why I don't buy from him anymore. Or Target. I buy more at Costco now
Bladedrummer
I canceled my amazon subscription over 5 years ago and never went back. Amazon fucking sucks and to top it off most of the shit they sell has been trash for years!
randomwalrus
Share price dropped something like 3% after the White House official whine, so of course he caved.
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
He probably didn't know about it until they bitched, since he doesn't run it anymore. But he almost certainly meddled when this happened.
sgbench
Caved? In what way?
OldBikerDude
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=amazon+will+not+show+tariff+costs
whatspaulplayingtoday
Some people want the conversation. Don't be an ass.
yogssothoz
What kind of ass?
MaleProstateMilker88
Not because of abuse of labour?
duktayp
covfefe cost
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
And bezos "no, i'd NEVER do that! it wasn't meeeeeeeeee!"
ToSisPoS
Amazon promptly showed their belly and mewled obsequiously.
eromitlab
Wait, I thought tariffs were going to launch us into a new universe of unparalleled American greatness and prosperity? Why do they not want people reminded of that?
cabalin
Because it’s pure bullshit?
SecretAgentSuperBooger
Falthran
And here I thought that they would absolutely *love* the chance to display to everyone just how much "they were paying us in tariffs"?
Wait.. you mean that's not how tariffs work? Who knew (aside from everyone with even a basic understanding of the word)
OnomatopoeicOnanisma
The new plan is that China (and others) will "eat the tariffs" and pay America to trade with them, then drop income tax and run the government off import taxes only.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5273940-trump-china-tar">cies/">https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5273940-trump-china-tariff-policies/
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/28/business/taxes-trump-tariffs/index.html
Agreement2agree
That's an impressive level of delusion.
SuperGeniusPS
Because they aren't tired of "winning" yet
Baconlovesyoutoo
Quite the opportunity for the Democrats to start a website with a tariff calculator on it. Compile a list of products with their pre and post tariff prices. Don't be overtly political, just put it out there in a way that's easy to understand. Consider the impact that would have on Trump. Especially if there was a pop up of him saying "I did that".
plinkey
LespritDeLescalier22
Durrrrrrrrrrr
RetrogradeLlama
Shouldn't have used that CCP app in the first place.
Omnimorph2112
Heh. Username is Karen
DubhIainn
Probably thinks that Temu overcharged her... rather than that she's paying super taxes to her grifty government
Ivain
MFW they're whining about having to pay <$60 for a wedding dress lol. Talk about fucking spoiled.
EmmJhee
It’s a dress to wear while attending someone else’s wedding. Many people don’t have $60 spare for nice clothes for these kinds of events but would still obviously like to attend and wear the best they can.
Ivain
Ah, nevermind, that makes more sense.
wizardOTC
Just got tired for my new Kei Truck. Bought from Japan, paid $313 and change, then had $36 import fees. Not bad really, still great tires but… frustrating to have to pay anyway :(
SuperGeniusPS
captainfakeypants
Oh, and I suppose Trump's dumbfuck 145% tariffs aren't hostile or political?
I'm no fan of Bezos, but at least he's calling a spade a spade. These stupid fucking prices are entirely Trump's fault.
RetrogradeLlama
"How dare you publicize what we've done!".
antoinettehaupt2
I really do not like that lady.
You want to talk Hostile?
Watch your own footage from the White House on International television.
Aggressive and ignorant is not a good combination
Unless you’re in the trump team
HaveSpacesuit
Don't even understand why they would be mad... Thought the whole point was to encourage people to buy locally to stimulate local production
Rockafella83
I know it’s bad on an another level but those re-education center like the one in China could be a great help to make MAGA fans understand common sense, if not we’ll make them do factory work that’s what they want anyway
antoinettehaupt2
😂yes
Learn how to grow local food
And everyone is like but there’s MacDonalds!!!
😕🙄🙄🙄🙄
We need to re establish what makes us healthy and a mixed healthy society
SuperGeniusPS
Much more likely MAGA will be sending "The Libs" for reeducation soon.
Rockafella83
Like the 3 republican Senators who wanted to pass a law to add to DSM « Trump deranged syndrome » that refer to angrily reacts to Trump policies or himself as a person. And you’re telling me raiding the Capitol was a peaceful manifestation ?
Damn they’re fucked up in their heads.. I mean their whole thinking scheme are based on lies and false impressions. I would love to see the hearings of Top Psychiatrists reacting to them trying to explain why it should be added as a mental disorder..
barstr7
Or we could just forgo the concentration camps altogether and just start funding decent public education again. You know, the kind that focused on making sure students are learning basic thinking skills instead of just rote memorizing to pass standardized tests.
AlterSack
What's next? Display an item price including sales tax?
Hashbrown123
Sales tax?
captainfakeypants
Don't be silly, The US is a third world country, they wouldn't do something civilised like that, would they?
NLOVNI
Oopsy poopsy Besos
TNSCLuotaMEa4fVN
Do you mean letting people know how much things will cost them>
DaffydeDick
Fascist MAGA Nazis are hostile & political.
Cilvaa
You know what's hostile and political? Tariffs.
IAlwaysUpvoteSunsets
But corporations are considered citizens now, so that should be okay, right? Right? You festering orange giraffe smegma?
nachosyndicate
They’re crying about “ being political”? You can’t make this shit up.
FRIENDisCHUMisBAIT
So they're leading by example?
siflandollysiflandollyshowROCK
Oh no the consequences of their own actions coming back to bite them in the ass!
Rogahar
They don't care that the American people are paying more, they only care that the blame for that is being clearly laid on their heads.
lightfoot2
Nope. Bezos rolled over like a good little puppy
xj4low
He sat front row at trumps inauguration after donating to the ceremony...that got moved inside and made smaller.
sittingherethinkingthinkingimsittingherelisteningtoyou
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1OXQyb2FqOTJqZjhwcTVxd2prNzBteTQxb3J2ZXgwdWFoOHA2ejN2bSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/T1WqKkLY753dZghbu6/200w.webp of course he did and denied it.