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They absolutely will.

Either directly, because those goods are now more expensive to Best Buy and they're not about to eat that, so it'll get pissed directly on to the consumer (with a mark-up)...

...or indirectly, when any one or more of the corporate entities involved in the domestic supply chain sees that domestic goods are now cheaper than imports for the consumer, which means that they now have an opportunity to simply raise their prices to match and pocket the difference.

Nevermind that domestic supply chains often have roots in China anyway, so it's not like the domestic electronics are going to be able to hold price either, since their imported components will still be getting hit with the tariff.

My favorite part of this aspect of it in particular is that while electronics are no doubt ubiquitous, most electronics purchases are more discretionary. It's not like a car where if yours dies you are definitely buying another one. Most times, people are getting a phone because a new model came out, or they decided theirs was too slow. They're getting a new TV because they want to upgrade or found a good deal.

So when these tariffs hit and prices lurch up, expect sales to plummet as people decide they can keep going with their current electronics just a bit longer.

So congratulations, domestic beneficiaries of an electronics tariff, any profit increase you might have gained will now be more than gutted by the nosedive in overall sales!

not only did eating machine prices go up

I am an eating machine.

Trump will pass the blame on and they will listen to him and this will affect the non-maga people too.

They will learn nothing because they are incapable of understanding

Greedflation worked because the consumer could absorb price increases to a certain extent after Covid.

While greedflation will be a factor this time around. I don’t think it will be as prominent as it was post covid. The consumer is tapped out and is just not buying anymore. People are not going to buy electronics at 60% or higher prices. They will go cheap or just do without.

Trump is either using the threat of tariffs as a negotiating tactic to get something out of our trade partners or Trump will repeat history and be like Hoover. We’ll have a stock market drop, rampant stagflation and a Recession / Depression on his watch.

Don't forget to throw mass Federal layoffs into the mix.

The part where the monopolies buy up even more of the economy and we all get issued life subscription plans because they can cover everything from our housing to our groceries to our jobs. Don't worry, your WaLife Plan^tm is tailored to be affordable for your Cashier position.

Everything he's planning is going to have negative effects on the economy...

Deport every? No one to work the jobs most refuse to do... Means food, housing, and other shortages which makes prices go up.

Tariffs? Make everything cost more and force companies to charge consumers.

Reduce education standards? Keep everyone dumb so they vote for us!!!!

Man, even the Trump "I did this" stickers will be too expensive

Nah man its at most gonna go up 12%!

- My Trump supporting uncle after he survived a 12 foot head first fall and changed to extreme opposite personality

I mean yea.

I wouldn't trust a phone bought on Amazon.

Buying on official manufacturers website take a few days to arrive.

If someone, say broke their phone, they might need their new phone immediately.

Also, shipping stuff can get stolen in transit, or on the doorsteps.

It's unironically a really good place to buy consumer electronics, both online and in person. They're still holding on, they've crawled out of the hole they put themselves in a decade ago.