• 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.
    • glimse@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

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

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        1 day ago

        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
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      3 days ago

      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.

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    3 days ago

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