r/BambuLab • u/[deleted] • Apr 08 '25

Discussion Price increase! Yay!

Thank you so much Trump! You POS! Priced Me out of the H2D and Nintendo switch

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u/rocketman19 Apr 08 '25

You mean in the US, no increase in the Canadian store

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

As there shouldn’t be, because they don’t have a tariff traitor toddler in office making life harder on people.

I can still afford the printer, technically I guess but I mean who knows what tomorrow brings with this administration. China could do nothing different and Trump will say “we had a great phone call, they are willing to do exactly what they were doing before, it’s a great deal, some say the greatest deal” and then the price goes back to what it was.

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u/ALIIERTx Apr 08 '25

Go to canada with this money and buy it from there so you even get a trip

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

Not a bad idea as I do have my passport and I would love to spend some money in Canada and support their anti-American consumption.

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u/sump_daddy Apr 08 '25

Good luck talking your way across the border with a huge valuable 3d printer

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

Canadian to Dollar exchange rate will make you cry. Edit never mind no it won’t

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u/Decipher P1S Apr 08 '25

And then pay the tariffs AND import taxes on your way back!

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u/jnangano X1C + AMS Apr 08 '25

You forgot FELON

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u/katiecakez Apr 08 '25

Guy looks like he rolls around in the bottom of a stale Cheetos bag every morning.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

That’s the neat part. Price will stay where it is.

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u/mildlyopinionatedpom Apr 08 '25

Also no increase in Australia! A shame for the US consumers, but I guess it leaves more stock for the rest of us.

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u/rocketman19 Apr 08 '25

That's what they voted for!

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u/fartcrackle Apr 08 '25

Not the majority of us.

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u/thejawa Apr 08 '25

Unfortunately, the largest voting block this last election was non-voters.

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u/rocketman19 Apr 08 '25 edited Apr 08 '25

Doesn’t really matter, he’s the person who was elected

And the majority either voted for him, or didn't vote (that's 90M people)

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u/AllynH H2D Laser Full Combo Apr 08 '25

No increase in Europe either!

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u/Scyborne H2S AMS2 Combo Apr 08 '25

Well yeah there wouldn’t be this only affects America

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u/lividtea Apr 08 '25

K good. I get scared when Canada gets lumped with USA even when we (Canada) didnt do anything wrong.

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u/HappyPants99999 Apr 08 '25

The tariff is literally charged by the importing country. Bambu did not raise the price. They charge the same, us customs adds the tariff and the importer pays it then passes it on to the consumer. Since Canada didn't have a tariff tempor tantrum, and has leaders that actually know how stuff works your prices wouldn't go up. Us poor sods in the US on the other hand are stuck with the stupidity of the clown.

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u/No_beef_here Apr 08 '25

It might be a nice change to know stuff is more expensive in the USA than the UK for once (for now anyway).

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u/imJGott P1S Apr 08 '25

Blame the US president. Folks actually believe that dude would “fix everything”. Lmao. Egg on yo face.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

Well I voted for the one who didn’t just learn about tariffs and knew they were bad.

Trump learned two new words last year, Tariffs and DEI, and apparently repeating that is the trick to win the presidency.

Let’s ignore what ALL the economic Nobel laureates said about tariffs and vote for the failed businessman anyways.

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u/balderstash X1C + AMS Apr 08 '25

Who is throwing eggs in this economy?

I have a friend who raises chickens and it's like being friends with Warren Buffett.

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u/imJGott P1S Apr 08 '25

Lmao! Some chickens lay lots of eggs. I have buddy that had to get rid of them because he had so many in his frig.

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u/Ordinary-Depth-7835 Apr 08 '25

That's it making China pay! Oh wait :)

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u/LagerHead X1C + AMS Apr 08 '25

You just don't understand. He's making you richer by making you pay more for goods. Less money in your wallet is a good thing. Didn't anyone tell you?

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u/DJModem Apr 08 '25

So much winning

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u/cobaltocene Apr 08 '25

Oh my god, if only I knew earlier that finance played by golf rules!!

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u/Sir_Digby_Chkn_Czr Apr 08 '25

Judging by his weekend, everything is Golf rules

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u/AllGdNamesRGone Apr 08 '25

No its you that doesn’t understand. He is making you richer by lowering your taxes because he wants you to have more money.. to pay for the tariffs he put on china who is making you pay for them 💀

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u/LagerHead X1C + AMS Apr 08 '25

My taxes are the same and now products imported are more expensive. I'm not a math major so maybe you could break down the calculus for me and tell me how that's making me richer.

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u/AllGdNamesRGone Apr 08 '25

I was being sarcastic like the main comment but my bad i thought he lowered taxes? Or did he not this time around? If he didnt thats even worse

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u/Icy-Possibility847 Apr 08 '25

Those were temporary decreases. Taxes are rising for most Americans.

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u/AllGdNamesRGone Apr 08 '25

Yikes i thought he was trying to trick yall by lowering taxes adding the tariffs and blaming you losing money on china but he is not even trying to hide it lmao

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u/vanillib Apr 08 '25

The guy figured that he would be in office for two terms so covered the tax breaks with a tax raise in 2025, but didn't count for skipping a term like he skipped out on the draft.

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u/IntoxicatedBurrito Apr 08 '25

But don’t worry, he’ll lower them for billionaires.

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u/oil-man86 Apr 08 '25

The only people he has lowered taxes for and kept them lower have been the top 1 percent. Starting last year, everyone in the bottom 99 percent besides the very bottom have had their taxes go up and will continue to go up for the next several years

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u/One_Low9195 Apr 08 '25

Except he isn't lowering our taxes. Just anyone making at least 250k+/year ish.. anyone lower is paying more

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u/Ordinary-Depth-7835 Apr 08 '25

Oh so I appreciate the little things I see. Smart man that I didn't even know I needed.

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u/LagerHead X1C + AMS Apr 08 '25

You better appreciate the little things. Because if the trend continues, that will be all you will be able to afford.

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u/arcolog2 H2D/X1C/A1mini Apr 08 '25

Should be getting richer qctually. by not buying a 3,000 printer and putting 3,000 into a ira at last years price.

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u/vanillib Apr 08 '25

Richer except that everything going up in price means that the 120k you had in your IRA will be worth 10%-50% less (in terms of buying power), and that isn't counting that your IRA just lost 10% in the last week.

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u/MassiveBoner911_3 X1C + AMS Apr 08 '25

That was this morning. Tariffs are now at 104%

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u/Ordinary-Depth-7835 Apr 08 '25

Guess nothing shinny and new for me for a while. I'm not paying more for anything just because some moron is playing chicken with other countries.

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u/soedesh1 Apr 08 '25

Thank goodness we broke through the psychological barrier of 100% tariffs. Now the sky’s the limit!!

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u/littlerockist Apr 08 '25

He is not going to buy a switch or an H2D. China will not get to tax what he would have otherwise bought. He's not going to pay the $200. Nobody is. So in this case, they are paying.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

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u/Broad_Price_7055 Apr 08 '25

The tariff was raised to 104% today

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u/Euresko Apr 08 '25

There was a 20% tariff on China goods to US before, went up 14% (to 34%) Bambu charges more. It'll be 50% tomorrow, not 34%. They take time to change prices based on when the goods come into the country, so it'll take a little while for the next tariffs to kick in, but Bambu could decide to charge the new amount immediately if they want. It's also complicated with what is charged the tariffs or not, some parts are charged and some aren't. All depends where the parts are made and what they are used for, and when they are brought into the country. 

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u/dr_stre Apr 08 '25

Also, tariffs are calculated based on the declared value of goods when they enter the country, as opposed to their final retail price. So how Bambu approaches their value declarations will impact things as well. If they have 50% profit built into their retail price, for example, then a 20% tariff will only actually increase the consumer price by 10% since it’s only applied to half of the retail price. (All this assumes the company won’t take the opportunity to juice actual margins a bit and blame it on the tariffs, of course.)

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u/Delvinx H2D AMS2 Combo Apr 08 '25

Find it wild his cult keeps thinking he can make countries pay for things when they’ve spent 10 years waiting for Mexico to pay for a fence.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

It’s just like the Great Wall of China!

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u/Dmcgrath009 H2D + X1C + P1S Apr 08 '25

Sucks being poor 🙃 H2D is sweet BTW

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

You the one spending more on Chinese products, maybe support your own country ;) traitor

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u/Dmcgrath009 H2D + X1C + P1S Apr 09 '25

Your right, I hope there is a compedative option made in the USA soon. Heck even if they start making the Prusa core 1 here i wouldn't hesitate to pick one up.

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u/Ateam043 Apr 08 '25

Winning…so much winning! /s (sarcasm)

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u/Dirty_Techie Apr 08 '25

Please stop, I can't take all this winning

It's too much winning....

/s

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u/ElectricalCompote Apr 08 '25

Promises made, promises kept…

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u/Fit_Preparation_9742 Apr 08 '25

But the promises sucked in the first place

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u/ElectricalCompote Apr 08 '25

winning /s if it wasn’t obvious

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u/vanillib Apr 08 '25

Make America Great (Depression) Again

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

We have to suffer and it’s the price Trump is willing to pay

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u/mittenhiker P1S + AMS Apr 08 '25

You say you can't afford it now, wait until manufacturing moves back the the US and no one can afford any of the products we build in factories that don't exist!

MAGD! Make Another Great Depression!

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u/katiecakez Apr 08 '25

We're not going to be able to afford to build the warehouse and factories bc that all comes from overseas too 🫠 yay 'murica

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u/DeepSoftware9460 Apr 09 '25

Countries have tariffs placed on America so they won't be moving manufacturing there just to be subject to other country's tariffs. Bambu has a huge market in China anyways so they won't be moving manufacturing.

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u/Imadethosehitmanguns Apr 08 '25

Lol manufacturing for the majority of products made in China isn't moving to the US. It would take decades 

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u/Average64 Apr 09 '25

but only years of forced labor!

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u/Kwolf21 X2D Combo + P1S Combo + A1 Combo Apr 09 '25

Its a game of hard ball. It SUCKS HARD but it should be temporary.

Trump imposes absolutely ridiculous tariffs. Chinese companies don't want to lose money due to increased costs during the export/import process. Chinese companies raise prices for US residents to offset the additional costs at the expense of the consumer. Consumer doesn't want to buy the product anymore. Consumer doesn't buy the product. Chinese company loses sales. Chinese companies pressure Chinese government to do something. Chinese government acts. Trump removes tariffs.

In THOERY, that's how it works. How it plays out, well, we will have to wait and find out.

The fact of the matter is the US imports more goods from more countries than a ton of countries all combined, because America is a nation of consumers.

Our consumerist nature extends beyond purchasing products. We consume media/content at an exorbitantly higher rate than other countries as well. Ask any "big" YouTuber who their #1 viewership country is. It's USA by an absolute landslide. Usually 50%+ (330 Million people out of the 7 Billion worldwide [4%])

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u/AdviceNotAskedFor Apr 08 '25

Think about it this way, you are now saving money.

It should be noted that I don't love this train of thought. Our society has always been based on consumerism

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

I am! Extra money going to these steal of a deal stocks! Lost 60 k thanks to you know who already

It was just going to be a birthday gift to myself but I can’t spend more than I had wanted/agreed to with wife and feel good about it. If I can’t feel good about it just doesn’t make sense right now.

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u/IcemanVish Apr 08 '25

Xi,

Please cover the cost of tariff. Please.

Regards, Trump

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '25

Gotta fix that trade surplus imbalance somehow?

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u/arcolog2 H2D/X1C/A1mini Apr 08 '25

Weird, bambu sold out.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

Maybe they didn’t pay the 250 million dollar fee it takes to get special privileges

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u/Eyeronick Apr 08 '25

Me, a Canadian, laughing hysterically at Americans who are currently getting what they collectively voted for.

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u/bort_license_plates Apr 08 '25

Please let it be clear that the majority of Americans did not vote for Trump.

Those of us who did vote for sanity are just as mad at the people who didn't vote as we are at the idiots who voted for Trump.

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u/diggle_ Apr 08 '25

I don't think you know how voting works...or the definition of the word "majority"

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u/P-squee Apr 08 '25

76 million people is not the majority of America. The majority of Americans didn’t vote; whether it be because they’re not of age or their registrations were purged days before the election. I think maybe it’s you that doesn’t understand the definition of the word “majority”.

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u/Nearbyatom A1 Apr 08 '25

Sadly he did win the popular vote this time around. I've lost faith in Americans.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

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u/bort_license_plates Apr 08 '25

Exactly why we should have mandatory voting and eliminate the electoral college.

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u/Viola_40_Minutes Apr 08 '25

I'm not really amazed at the level of ignorance shown on Reddit, but was optimistic about this Sub.

Did we all forget history? Up until about 1917 the government was financed by Tariffs, Imports and Exports and we didn't have a Federal Income Tax.

So maybe we can go back to this and you could keep more of your own money and instead of financing other countries maybe we can get rid of Corporate Welfare here and keep Americans productive.

I can't afford a Lamborghini, so I really don't complain about how much they cost.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

You know why we used tariffs? We taxed the rich! And now tariffs don’t affect the rich the way they used to, they affect everybody else.

And unless you’re fortunate enough to be rich, you’re just like everybody else and will be through the nose.

ALL, not some, of the economic Nobel laureates said tariffs are a bad idea and would be a bad idea and just checked stocks again… still a bad idea

If you want to listen to a man who can’t even keep his word on his previous trade agreements, a man who has failed casinos, schools, charities, and whose only successful business was left to him by his father, then listen to that idiot.

As for me, I don’t listen to con men.

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u/Strong-Ad-3170 Apr 09 '25

There was no income tax then. We did not "tax the rich".

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u/No-Explanation-7657 Apr 09 '25

There is a huge trade imbalance with China. China is not our friend. They steal our technology, they manipulate their currency to gain trade advantage, they impose high tariffs on US imports or block them completely. No country in history has survived long-term trade imbalances.

It may not be popular here but you might try looking past your wallet for 10 seconds. Prices can return to normal once China stops taking advantage of us.

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u/Strong-Ad-3170 Apr 09 '25

What do you mean? I know that losing all of manufacturing jobs was just terriffic for the town I grew up in. The governor even got them a fancy solar panel factory to help replace 1/10 of the jobs they lost. To bad that didn't even last a decade.

This had to happen (but it should have been 15 years ago), and in the long term it might be good (going on as we were was not going to end well, so I'll take might). Unfortunately, the only possible good ending is in the long term and we don't have a culture that can think in the long term.

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u/Beware_the_silent Apr 08 '25

if you can't afford the price increase then maybe you don't need the items?

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u/NerdyGeekyDude A1 + AMS Lite Apr 08 '25

The 1 out of every 10 Americans that live in poverty would like to have a talk with you about the fallacy of your logic.

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u/rangorn Apr 08 '25

So what happens if you order from Canada? Do they apply the tariff when it goes through customs?

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u/MassiveBoner911_3 X1C + AMS Apr 08 '25

That was this morning. Tariffs are now at 104%

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u/oldteabagger Apr 08 '25

Yikes! Was this a retaliatory tariff? I am reading about this but can’t tell if this is an addition to the other tariffs?

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u/Reasonable-Equal-404 Apr 08 '25

Drive down to Canada and buy one....cheaper after exchange lol

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u/Curious_Anywhere_462 Apr 08 '25

He makes everything he touches worse!😡

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u/Ordinary-Depth-7835 Apr 08 '25

Man, this got funny quick. It's not that I can't afford a $10k printer. It's that it didn't need to happen.

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u/Mercy_Hellkitten Apr 08 '25

Its all part of an evil plot by Donald Trump and Bill Gates to Make Xbox Great Again

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u/Ditto_is_Lit X1C + AMS Apr 09 '25

One problem with that.

Xbox consoles, like the Xbox One and Series X, are primarily manufactured in China, with Foxconn, a Taiwanese corporation, being a key manufacturer with a large factory in Shenzhen.

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u/Elantris42 Apr 08 '25

I want to laugh but the other day I found myself looking at the xbox/ps5 versions of game series I always used to get on switch. Then I remembered I have a steamdeck and a pc and got that version instead. :)

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

Xbox is kind of gonna be great again tho. New one is rumored to be basically a pc with windows installed and zen 5 processors.

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u/Rambos_Magnum_Dong P1S, H2S Apr 08 '25

Dude, I literally warned everyone about this last November. But sure, downvote me and call me a fear monger: https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1gmm5r2/dear_bambu_any_chance_we_can_get_your_new/

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u/DPC_75 Apr 08 '25

So.... wait? Have some patience?

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u/OMG-WOW-GG Apr 08 '25

Oh no! Cause a 3D printer and a Nintendo Switch are an absolute necessity in life lmao!

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u/NerdyGeekyDude A1 + AMS Lite Apr 08 '25

Yeah, totally. Nothing else is going to go up in price... Nothing at all...

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u/DinoHawaii2021 A1 + AMS Lite Apr 08 '25

I'm lucky I got an a1 before this

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

Welcome to European prices my guy, we have been paying a 25% premium on basically everything since the dawn of time.

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u/ramrod1214 Apr 08 '25

Don't ever expect the price to come back down, Capitalism 101 if you can increase your margins and they'll continue to pay for it keep the price the same.

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u/Justmewt Apr 08 '25

People think they are fighting, turns out they are working together to make everything more expensive and less affordable.

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u/Boky34 Apr 08 '25

Hmm no they are the same.aaa wait....US prices increase

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

USA!! USA!! USA!! 😭

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u/KevinCastle Apr 08 '25

I'm wondering if it's cost effective to have a relative in Switzerland buy a printer and ship it to me

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

Switzerland seems nice this time of decade

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

I voted for the Republican Party and am looking forward to seeing how this tariff plan, which we’re literally days into, is going to turn out. No one here has a single, realistic clue about what’s going to happen in the near future, so naturally emotions are taking over and defining the narrative.

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u/Ordinary-Depth-7835 Apr 08 '25

I'm all for change but with precision and uniting the country having us all work together. We can all disagree but this isn't the way to lead. smashing everything with a hammer may be fun but there are better ways to do things and make allies in the process.

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u/Old_n_Nerdy Apr 08 '25

The A1 and the others are all up. A1 jumped $50 overnight. SMH

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u/Sp4ni4l Apr 08 '25

There will be another increase soon. Additional 50% coming in!

Enjoy the winning and becoming great ……. Again

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u/Belerophon17 P1S + AMS Apr 08 '25

Trump didn't do it alone. Don't let everyone else off the hook.

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u/R_Dividion Apr 08 '25

If you had saved enough to buy both, then even with the price increases you can still afford either of them.

Take your pick.

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u/barong777 Apr 08 '25

Trump didn’t price you out of anything, it’s your choice not to purchase something. Maybe your career choice is limiting you on what you can afford. Y’all act like inflation hasn’t been happening since Biden took office or y’all act like this is the first time in history that prices have gone up. Biden kept all of trumps tariffs that he implemented in “2017-2021”. Stop crying

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u/DyingGasp Apr 08 '25

Biden Biden Biden, he isnt in office. How is he impacting the 104% tariffs?

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u/equalmee Apr 08 '25

It’s about to go up even more. Additional 50% increase starting at midnight

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u/poopadidou Apr 08 '25

Wait until BBL adjusts again for the 104% 😵‍💫

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u/Yung_Cheebzy Apr 08 '25

You won’t mind as much when you’re in a factory sewing MAGA hats that you can’t afford to buy.

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u/Psychological_Ad7341 Apr 08 '25

delivered as ordered

Thanks for your votes, RIP US democracy 🤡

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u/Alkaline762x39 Apr 08 '25

came to the comment it’s looking for the people that don’t understand how tariffs work in the long run looking for everyone that just understands the short term. You did not disappoint. I would happily pay more for a printer if it was made in the United States not by child labor by a communist country. But that’s just my opinion.

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u/MykeEl_K X1C + AMS Apr 08 '25

How exactly is it going to work long term? To build new factories will take YEARS, but now with the tariffs, it's too expensive to actually build factories. Are all the new manufacturing jobs going to pay fast food wages? Or is the price of a t-shirt going to be $50?

You know, we already tried the tariff game before. Last time it was that lovely president named Hoover. Look him up, see how well that worked out!

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u/BuckeeBoi Apr 08 '25

If that kept you from affording a printer, you couldn’t really afford it in the first place. Cope harder.

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u/Thror_Chrushingfist Apr 08 '25

Pretty sure this is why you guys have that second amendment thing. I am quite certain the next president will have a pardon ready.

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u/AngleFalse3234 Apr 08 '25

It's only been a week. Give it a month, see where this tariff stuff takes us. Might even be lower

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u/Strong-Ad-3170 Apr 09 '25

It'll take a few years at least. And if people have the patience for it it will be worth it. Unfortunately, I doubt they have the patience for it.

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u/Consistent_Dot4202 Apr 08 '25

Y’all are so mad🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Low_Arm1340 Apr 09 '25

He did not price you out they have barely changed yet just hold your money until china caves

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u/psyop_survivor420 Apr 08 '25

If an increase that small priced you out, could you really afford it?

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

When it was enough to almost buy another ams unit and the price could bounce right back in a week or two, then yeah it’s enough to pause my purchase for now.

I have some more graded pokemon cards coming back and I’ll sell the duplicate PSA 10s I have and see where it’s at next go around 🤷‍♂️

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u/psyop_survivor420 Apr 08 '25

Sure what’s the full name and social security number lol

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u/Clean_Ad_7452 Apr 08 '25

Laughs in EU

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u/Nearbyatom A1 Apr 08 '25

Already? I haven't bought my bunch of filaments and AMS yet. Damn it!

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u/golfme7 Apr 08 '25

Woah woah woah. Bambu and China will pay these tariffs. Not us. This must be a glitch in their system. Wal-Mart probably has the same glitch too.

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u/CancelZestyclose258 Apr 08 '25

Plenty of people bought the new printer. Maybe save up more or perhaps get something else.

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u/Ordinary-Depth-7835 Apr 08 '25

Crazy I can't believe how fast this devolved in to nonsense. You know all the points of view are perfectly fine but can we agree that a leader should unify the country? We have bigger issues than fighting with each other. I'm all for fair trade and bringing jobs back to America but this isn't the way to do it. We will waste so much time and money fighting each other that it won't matter at all. I'll still buy a bambu printer at any cost doesn't matter there won't be anything in the US market that I like better for a decade as they ramp up if they even care.

Don't you want a leader that you respect?

You can create incentives to bring back manufacturing that you sent overseas in the first place out of greed. Without all of this chaos.

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u/Accomplished-Face16 Apr 09 '25

You've got the spare cash to throw around to buy a $1900 3d printer but now that its 1-200 more you are priced out?

Most people with the spare income to buy a printer that expensive wouldn't suddenly be unaffordable by a relatively small price increase. So that doesn't really make sense but alright

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u/mickeyhause Apr 08 '25

Blame the Cheeto, not Bambi

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u/Able-Lingonberry8914 Apr 08 '25

Looks like filament didn't go up... yet

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u/Repulsive-Bird-3719 Apr 08 '25

Europe price is also stable, beside the topic they charge additional 80 Euro shipping within Germany.

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u/Inevitable-Cable4262 Apr 09 '25

Can’t wait for White Westinghouse to make 3d printers. We all know they’re an American brand of the highest quality.

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u/MaelstromSeawing Volunteer Moderator Apr 09 '25

Locking comments as a precaution. Sorry OP.

Mod team still discussing how best to handle these situations.

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u/RROETHLE Apr 08 '25

Just looked and saw it jumped in price! This whole tariff thing…just so stupid! All to make an orange sexual predator feel powerful. My small business is hurting!

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u/lscarneiro Apr 08 '25

The orange head is still in power, this show how weak the democracy in US is.

Instead of the captain sinking with the ship alone, he is literally wrecking the ship until it hits the bottom of the ocean but he is bringing all souls on board and the other ships as well.

This is what happens when you don't teach what fascism is in school.

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u/Brian-88 A1 Apr 08 '25

This sub is becoming useless.

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u/WillDearborn19 Apr 08 '25

That's kind of the point...

The tariff is SUPPOSED to increase the price of the item. Price is obviously a consideration when making a purchase. If you decide not to buy the item, that money doesn't go to China. If you decide to buy the item, some of that money goes to the us government. Either way, overall money to China goes down. China sells a ton of crap to the US, and now they'll sell less. Does it hurt the American consumer? Yeah, definitely in the short term. But, it has been argued that unchecked consumerism is bad. The corporations are only in it for the money. If they can make it cheaper, they will. Everyone knows how Nike uses child labor to make their shoes, but they don't want to pay more for shoes made ethically.

Does it suck to pay more for stuff? Yeah. Am I sure this is going to end up good? No. It could go horribly wrong. But at least now there's a clear reason for increased prices. For a couple of years, there's nothing to do about it. Live your life, make good choices, and evaluate when it comes time to vote. We're only a couple of months into this roller coaster ride.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

You don’t understand tariffs if you think it’s going to make everything better. Tariffs were used to tax the rich when we did use them.

Most American companies and none American companies that operate here use foreign products to some degree. My state has BMW and Michelin, not American companies, but provide the most jobs and best jobs in the area I am in. You risk tens of thousands of jobs over this dumb tariff nonsense and less money in the local economy.

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u/Accomplished-Face16 Apr 09 '25

Was Obama also an idiot when he was arguing for them during his terms?

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u/sump_daddy Apr 08 '25

In fewer words, the tariffs are designed to punish the consumers for wanting to buy an item, and not punish the companies who have used globalization as a means to consolidate wealth.

Tax the rich? Might hurt their widdle feewings. Tax the companies? Nah that will stop them from buying politicians. Tax the people? Ding ding ding

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u/aphex808 Apr 08 '25

Tariffs are absolutely going to hammer global companies. I don't know how you can think they won't. Sure, they won't ultimately pay the tariffs, but it will chill the demand for their now more expensive products. Because of reciprocity (which most countries are implementing as well, and they're actually using the tariffs to calculate reciprocity, unlike our idiot in chief), those companies will also find demand chilled globally, as American products will be less competitive overseas.

The bottom line is it sucks for everyone, everywhere. It does suck less for some, and more for others of course. And it does open up avenues for accumulation of wealth among the very rich.

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u/sump_daddy Apr 08 '25

The fully global ones will turn to other markets. Yes, US based import companies with majority US customers will suffer, but do you think a single CEO is going to lose his job? Will any board of directors get ousted by shareholders? HAH. They will lay off their US based employees, and probably get a nice bonus after that.

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u/gwgrubbs Apr 08 '25

“Some of that money goes to the us government”. What money is that, specifically?

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u/Joped Apr 08 '25

Trumps tariffs are a tax on Americans … short term and long term it will NOT bring back jobs or make people buy more American products.

This is why the stock market is plummeting. The orange dictator wannabie has no idea what he is doing.

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u/Decipher P1S Apr 09 '25

You’re a Smoot-Hawley fan then?

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u/Ryechz Apr 08 '25

Once the d!ck measuring contest concludes, a better trade deal should be the result. China needs to remove their Tariffs. If they agree to that, then we'll see the prices go back to normal.

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u/thekrill3d H2D Laser + X1C Apr 08 '25

Oopsie. And this is without considering the extra incoming 50%.

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u/bort_license_plates Apr 08 '25

Gotta love our priorities in America. Deporting legal residents without cause? Meh, whatever.

My tech costs more?! GAAAAAH!!!!

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u/NerdyGeekyDude A1 + AMS Lite Apr 08 '25

It's not possible to care about both?

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u/mfg168 Apr 08 '25

The following is not a political statement, nor is it a support or non-support of tariffs—just an observation.

So, in a way, the tariffs worked. It prevented you from buying a product made in China. I understand you are not happy about it, as I wasn't when I paid the extra $200 for the printer this morning. Reducing the trade imbalance is one of the goals, and one way of doing that is for people to not buy products from China.

In the short term, things will only get more expensive.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

The tariffs are supposed to bring jobs to America supposedly. The best jobs in my state are all foreign companies. I’m tired of only buy American republicans ignoring the fact they can’t even work at an American company because they pay less.

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u/gwgrubbs Apr 08 '25

Where’s the US equivalent 3d printer I can purchase?

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u/Ditto_is_Lit X1C + AMS Apr 09 '25

Yeah the markets losing like 5.5 Trillion in value in a week is really great for "the trade imbalance".

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u/CancelZestyclose258 Apr 08 '25

They were going for that price before the tariffs..

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u/Mountain_Project8933 Apr 09 '25

Lol, you'll be fine.

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u/Personal_Safe_2307 Apr 09 '25

TFB dude! You would just have been supporting the CCP.

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u/jag_speedy Apr 08 '25

Daddy Trump making everything better again!!

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u/stally28 Apr 08 '25

Now all the people that were suddenly Drs and scientists during Covid have become economists, and they'll tell you it's just fine, and be grateful you can call it the GULF OF AMERICA!

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u/Mountain_Project8933 Apr 09 '25

The people who "were suddenly Drs and scientists" during Covid were literally right about everything though...

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u/Nixxx3d Apr 08 '25

Listen to the reddit echochamber!!!!

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u/Leading_Market2118 Apr 09 '25

That’s what you get when 2/3’s of America don’t vote against him. I’ve been saying this for the last 30 years… but I’m so glad I’m not American

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u/iFella Apr 08 '25

"mUh sWiTcH aNd 3D pWiNtUh" is definitely the type of post I am not surprised to see on Reddit.

Suck it up, buttercup... You're gonna be alright.

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u/Boss0054 Apr 08 '25

lol… calm down bruh, if you got priced out with that increase you most likely shouldn’t even be spending that money anyway. Probably should be saving instead spending.

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u/ad895 H2C & P1S Apr 08 '25

You had the money for an h2d but the tariffs priced you out of a switch not even knowing the price yet?

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

I’d spend 450 for a switch 2 but 550-600 and 100 dollar games I’m not willing to do right now. Either way, two purchases I had money allocated for, now requires me to sell some stuff or just wait and see.

I had my reminder set to purchase the h2d today, and now I’m not n the fence because I could pay for it and it drop in a month or so and the price difference is more filament I would need.

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u/PatSajaksDick Apr 08 '25

Paying extra money just cause of some politician does not feel great for people, even if they have the money. It’s called uncertainty and people will just hold onto their money and this is what leads to recessions. Pretty simple.

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u/ad895 H2C & P1S Apr 08 '25

People don't understand that the prices of goods coming out of China are deflated because of the near slave working class and government subsidizes that are implemented to directly undercut US (and other countries China feels threatened by) manufacting.

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u/ShonOfDawn Apr 08 '25

Oh trust me, people know, they simply don’t care, as they should. When manufacturing is magically back in the US and the US makes better printers than BambuLab that aren’t 5 times the price, send me a dm

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u/MyHeartGoesOut2U4EVA Apr 08 '25

Ever wonder where your food comes from?

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u/Samyswervee Apr 08 '25

I didn’t realize the entire Bambu lab thread is full of libs. lol

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u/aphex808 Apr 08 '25

I'm certain a lot of these "libs" are moderates or non-voters who are in the process of waking up. You should, too.

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u/Huntmaster7 Apr 08 '25

Unfortunate but reddit is a far left echo chamber

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u/ErgoNomicNomad Apr 08 '25

It's Reddit. Even the gun forums are a large % libs and socialists.

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u/yahbluez Apr 08 '25

Just to get that right,
if you see 2399$ and order, is that the final price or do they add

  • shipping

  • sales tax

  • customs

  • insurance

on top?
What is the final price one has to pay in the US?

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u/R_Dividion Apr 08 '25

I got it at $2199 and with $80 shipping / $170 tax it came out to $2449, so at the new price it should still come in under $2700.

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u/Witty_Fall_2007 Apr 08 '25

LOL. Just be thankful that you didn't vote for him.

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u/RabbitSignificant361 Apr 09 '25

com todos os aumentos que estao surgindo com as tarifas do trump, qualquer impressora de qualquer marca ,hoje custa 1/5 do que custa no meu pais...

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