So I lived in Lebanon during their economic crisis a few years back, this is exactly what happened, certain stores with ties to powerful “political sects” were fully stocked selling all kinds of electronics duty and tariff free, basically the same price as what it was sold for before tax in the USA. Cash only, no warranties. Of course everything was 30-40% cheaper than their customers. Wonder how they got 'em.
I live near the northern border, and recently a client at work wanted us to cross the border to pick up samples weekly, my job is shipping/receiving so I got asked and said not a chance I’m crossing the border once, let alone regularly. Just need one asshole having a bad day and what could I even do about it.
Luckily I have good bosses and none of them want to do it either and don’t blame me for not wanting to do it. Now the client will pay more to ship directly to us through a 3rd party.
Canadians have always traveled to the USA to to a bit of sneaky bargain hunting. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this start going the other way.
Fully expecting a black market to develop of bringing goods across the border from Canada to sell tarrif free.
The mafia and other organized crime will switch from smuggling drugs to smuggling everyday items.
So I lived in Lebanon during their economic crisis a few years back, this is exactly what happened, certain stores with ties to powerful “political sects” were fully stocked selling all kinds of electronics duty and tariff free, basically the same price as what it was sold for before tax in the USA. Cash only, no warranties. Of course everything was 30-40% cheaper than their customers. Wonder how they got 'em.
Don’t they do it with eggs already?
If they don’t, they should!
Sayyyy, yew woodint want sumfin to 'appin to those iggs, eh?
Bring things back to prohibition era.
May interest you in some bootleg RTX GPU?
That’s like saying BNC in public during the 90.
I can’t imagine a lot of people want to piss off CBP right now. Don’t want to get caught smuggling a laptop and get sent to Venezuela.
I live near the northern border, and recently a client at work wanted us to cross the border to pick up samples weekly, my job is shipping/receiving so I got asked and said not a chance I’m crossing the border once, let alone regularly. Just need one asshole having a bad day and what could I even do about it.
Luckily I have good bosses and none of them want to do it either and don’t blame me for not wanting to do it. Now the client will pay more to ship directly to us through a 3rd party.
Easy enough to do for personal electronics. Just don’t bring the box with you… Unbox it there, if asked about it say you’ve always had it.
I bought the dbrand Steamdeck skin and case (killswitch) based on some reviews and heavily on the fact that it said made in Canada.
There’s going to be a lot of border crossing and coyotes going into Mexico for cheap, probably soon to be banned goods.