Temu and Shein to hike prices (htxt.co.za)
from Tea@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 10:06
https://programming.dev/post/28759991

  • Temu and Shein will be getting more expensive come 25th April 2025.
  • The companies are blaming increases to their operating expenses thanks to sweeping export tariffs from the US.
  • Other international companies will likely be increasing their prices in the coming months, including for South Africans.

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Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 10:47 next collapse

Honestly, this is probably one of the few good things coming out of this tariff war.

glimse@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 11:07 next collapse

Should have accomplished it the right way by getting rid of the loophole that makes those sites so profitable instead

DelightfullyDivisive@discuss.online on 17 Apr 11:09 next collapse

What is the loophole that makes them profitable?

Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 11:13 next collapse

I believe they are referencing the de minimis tax rule that exempts items below $800 from import tax.

wosat@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 15:12 collapse

Trump did end the de minimis rule. The executive order was made April 2nd; the loophole closes May 2nd. cnbc.com/…/de-minimis-trade-loophole-to-end-may-2…

glimse@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 11:17 collapse

The other reply is correct, they get crazy cheap shipping rates by sending small things. Like every Temu package costs taxpayers money to subsidize it

TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee on 18 Apr 14:16 collapse

This is such an awful idea as it stops us from buying international packages from anywhere. The ‘loophole’ is already closed for China.

john_lemmy@slrpnk.net on 17 Apr 13:45 collapse

And still not enough to curb the amount of trash being produced, shipped around the world and then trashed locally when it doesn’t match the expectations of the buyer / rips after putting it on.

Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 17 Apr 14:37 collapse

Yup. There should be high enough tariffs that it discourages shitty trinket buying… But focused on the crap, not just a blanket

HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 17 Apr 11:23 next collapse

What does this have to do with technology though

Tea@programming.dev on 17 Apr 11:59 next collapse

E-commerce platform changes?

Basically, the effect of tariffs on the chinese e-commerce platforms.

Albbi@lemmy.ca on 17 Apr 13:45 next collapse
mundane@feddit.nu on 17 Apr 13:59 collapse

Their eCommerce platforms are not changing from a technology perspective. They are raising their prices. There is no technology related news here.

CluckN@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 14:26 collapse

It was posted on the World Wide Web

dan1101@lemm.ee on 17 Apr 12:37 collapse

I don’t shop on either, but somehow Shien started emailing me and Gmail report spam and unsubscribing isn’t stopping the emails.

sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today on 17 Apr 12:58 collapse

Block the email sender and don’t use the unsubscribe button as that can have malware

coke38@lemmy.world on 17 Apr 16:37 next collapse

Can you elaborate about having malware through unsubscribe buttons ? If you have some exemple too to facilitate my research it would be great. Have a nice evening

nao@sh.itjust.works on 17 Apr 22:08 next collapse

Not necessarily malware, but clicking on any link in the email, including the unsubscribe button, will let them know there is someone reading, and even clicking on links in the mail that goes to this address.

coke38@lemmy.world on 18 Apr 05:35 collapse

For that I knew, though thank you for your answer :) have a great day !

sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today on 17 Apr 22:17 collapse

Here is Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons latest podcast. He is interviewing a cyber security expert and at the time stamp I gave he talks about the malware briefly. I’ve also read about this in the past as well but can’t supply evidence.

Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons Podcast: Life on the Blue Team Starting from: 00:23:02

Episode webpage: …firewallsdontstopdragons.com/…/life-on-the-blue-…

Media file: …blubrry.com/…/2025-04-14_Ep424_Life_on_the_Blue_…

coke38@lemmy.world on 18 Apr 05:32 collapse

Thank you for your informations, it may change my way of doing from now on. I appreciate it Have a great day !

dan1101@lemm.ee on 17 Apr 22:23 collapse

In this case I’m not clicking unsubscribe, I’m letting Gmail do it.