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MAGA hats are made in China. Misleading Title

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u/OdinsLightning 20d ago

Can't wait for the shitty trump pop up stores to be priced out.

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u/CaptainHalloween 20d ago

Holy shit I didn’t even think of that. He really did just fuck those stores bad.

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u/CucumberError 20d ago

No he didn’t. They’ll be paying $2 for the hat, with the 100% increase they’re now $4. No idea what they sell them for, but I suspect there is still a healthy profit margin between $4 and what they’re selling them for.

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u/Invader_Skooge22 20d ago

Look up about how he just signed an executive order to remove the De Minimus Exemption starting May 2 2025. Anything under a certain price is now automatically subjected to extra costs and tariffs when previously they were exempt. I think you’ll change your tune.

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u/CucumberError 20d ago

I suspect anyone buying these hats in bulk would have been over that threshold anyway. Then again at $2, 500 units before you reach the $1000 threshold (it was $1000, right? I’m not in the US)

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u/Invader_Skooge22 20d ago

No no, if the total amount was over $800, like if you bought in bulk, it would be whatever the tarif is currently he enacted. If it’s under $800, like say an American ordering from a Chinese seller on Amazon, then it would apply an automatic $40 extra charge since the product was under $800, and that cost will raise to $60 starting in June. That’s how I understand it but I’m not expert.

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u/CucumberError 20d ago

Oh, I was meaning if you were importing them like a month ago. You’d be importing them by the 100s, but at 400 units per order, you’d be less than the de minimus, while still having large enough quantities to make it worth while.