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[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 88 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Taking away cheap Chinese goods might be one of the few things that will wake a few Americans up?

[–] Potatisen@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Americans aren't going to wake up. They are gonna keep bowing down and eating shit.

It's really impressive how passive Americans have become.

[–] credo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where are they going to put them all? There aren’t enough warehouses in all of LA. Return to sender… toss in the ocean?

[–] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 4 points 1 year ago

Lots of tractor trailers that can't get unloaded is my guess.

[–] buzz86us@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah except a lot of people use it for specific parts that go to different things

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We can only hope. I'm open for anything at this point. $6/dozen eggs didn't do it, even thought most voted for Trump to do a grocery, which he hasn't done yet...

[–] Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 71 points 1 year ago (1 children)

With zero explanation. You've got to love the transparency and accountability of this government.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Update

Already changed. The chaos is the point.

And just for clarity: How much panic biting do you think this just produced?

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

The interesting thing is its just the same dude Trump appointed, who has been there for like 8 years now and not some random tehcnobros doing it.

[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well there goes TEMU, ALIEXPRESS and SHEIN in one fell swoop

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Isn't this just USPS? Or are they blocking DHL, FedEx, etc as well?

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 28 points 1 year ago

It should be just USPS as that is federally controlled, while all the others are not. This move goes towards weakening and sabotaging the USPS, because guess what it delivers that every other carrier does not, ballots.

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Every package I've gotten via DHL was fulfilled by USPS, though. Do they even have the infrastructure to handle their own deliveries?

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

USPS does the last mile, so I guess if you use an alternative carrier it wouldn't be stopped at the border and fulfilled as usual, unless USPS actively looks at the from address and blocks it and the handover as well.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This will be a boon to UPS, DHL and FedEx as they will pick up the business. Wonder if there was a kick-back in the deal. Private subcontractors may spring up too.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Lol. Its not that they can't do it, they just won't for current prices. There won't be a boon unless people are willing to pay a shit load more for shipping.

[–] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is Wish not a thing anymore?

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Wish got replaced with Temu. AliExpress is like the Amazon of cheap chineseum stuff and has a better selection than all the rest.

[–] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I just ordered a replacement board for a 3d printer that someone donated to my school on Monday. It was accepted by USPS earlier today. Fucking Perfect...

[–] Steve@communick.news 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I just had to double check where a replacement computer fan was coming from.
Turns out Japan, so I got lucky.

[–] buzz86us@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

See this is the kinda thing Trump wants to take away.. You'll own nothing, and be happy

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they’re clever, they’ll just ship items to a waystation in Mexico where they’ll be relabeled.

[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 13 points 1 year ago

for the next 28.5 days, yes

[–] solrize@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

But muh Aliexpress.us!!!!!!

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

There goes my giant Gardevoir plushie!

[–] Huckledebuck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago
[–] some_guy 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’ll be interesting when people can’t get their new iPhones.

[–] solrize@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Those aren't delivered to Apple by USPS. Same with Amazon, Walmart etc getting Chinese stuff by container ship to sell you at huge markups. What's stopped is you being able to get the same stuff online directly. You can't be allowed to bypass Trump-donor intermediaries like that!

[–] some_guy 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good point. All my phones have been UPS or FedEx, now that I think about it.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

That's probably more due to battery shipping restrictions IIRC

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The Chinese are more clever than the clowns. They probably have a plan already.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

iPhones go by UPS and FedEx.

[–] rarbg@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Guh

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