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21 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 15 Nov \ parent \ on: Will Trump’s Trade War Break America’s Addiction to Cheap Stuff? econ
There are so many transactions costs, it's hard to fathom how much cheaper stuff could be.
Speaking of which, we actually did find a Halloween shirt for our daughter that only cost 59 cents!
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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @Coinsreporter OP 15 Nov
Yes, the old opportunistic you ;) 59 cents for a shirt is not possible even n India but I believe you.
Kids wear do ship to India from China as low as $0.05 cents. The same is sold by retailers at least in $0.5.
This cost increase is due to many middlemen before the product is consumed. And TBH even Trump is behaving like a middlemen while imposing tariffs.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 15 Nov
I can't fathom why it was so cheap. I would have been less surprised if it had been $59.
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter OP 15 Nov
Maybe they misprinted the dot before 59.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 15 Nov
More likely that it was supposed to be $5.90 and they misprinted it. Or, they had way too much inventory and were just trying to clear it out.
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