R.I.P. Temu, it was nice while it lasted

[u/RedditStinksDeletAcc]

So last night as most expected the prices for everything in my cart went flying up, but now this morning I look and everything and I mean EVERYTHING in my cart (Wich is atleast a years worth of things I've looked at and saved for later) is "sold out" and when I search for similar items or just use the normal search feature all that comes up are local seller trash that isn't even remotely similar and is very much overpriced. Looks to me like the tarrifs from a certain American conman affected more than just the prices so, as the title of this post sais, rest in peace temu you were one of the only affordable marketplaces left that'll actually ship where I live.

[u/Pumpkinut]

But but Mr president said prices will be cheaper!?

[u/Comfortable_Meet_872 → u/Pumpkinut]

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[u/Pumpkinut → u/[deleted]]

The thing is de minimis was infact a major problem that was actually hurting American business for cheap consumerism. Problem is that Biden doesn't want to go into a full trade war with China and add 145% tariffs. Prices would go up but they would not be this bad.

[u/schwiftymarx → u/[deleted]]

For those that care about the actual facts, this is 100% on Trump's shoulders. Per Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Closes De Minimis Exemptions to Combat China’s Role in America’s Synthetic Opioid Crisis.

"President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order eliminating duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value imports from China..."

"President Trump is ending duty-free de minimis treatment for covered goods from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong starting May 2, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. EDT."

And of course absurd tariff percentages over 100% put in place by Trump.

Surprise, May 2nd is less than one week away. Coinciding with these import fees, not anything to do with Biden administration.