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Amazon.ca prices seem to have gone up on Taiwan products even when Canada has no tariffs on them. Coffee too.

Whether Apple is making phones for US customers in India, China, or Taiwan, tariffs are applied to them for US customers. Tim Cook said US prices are not affected by tariffs. That means our prices are used to subsidize US customers.

It's a little bit normal, historically, for Canadian prices to be a bit higher to deal with currency volatility without changing prices. But 20% US tariffs on Taiwan, with 50% on China and India, would normally result in at least a 20% discount for Canada.

Government inquiry followed by fine is ok. Forcing Apple to immediately normalize prices would be far more effective pressure overall on US trade policy.

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[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, buying at brick and mortar and twisting their arm using price matching.

I get my electronics from Canada Computers and Best Buy, for example. My food is all locally purchased, and I do my best to purchase local, too.

There are a few bespoke items I need to get online, like replacement lava lamp bulbs, but I look at other online retailers first.

I don't use Amazon, when one of their Quebec warehouses unionized, they threw a hissy tantrum like a 3 year old and closed all their Quebec warehouses out of spite.