Well ok then....

Hi Jason,

Thank you for contacting us.

The amount you're seeing is correct. We’ve recently been affected by new tariffs introduced by the U.S. President, and duties are now being applied to U.S. orders.

We completely understand this is frustrating and are actively working on solutions to help minimize the impact. In the meantime, we’d be happy to add you to our email list so you’ll be notified as soon as we have updates. You’re also welcome to check back on our website, where we’ll post any changes as they happen.

Thank you for your understanding and support!

Please don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions.

Kind regards,
Veronika
Co-Founder

BEARWATCH SYSTEMS INC.

They said duties ....



(I'll see myself out ... )
 
I used to work in a place where we put “made in America” labels on everything, but all our raw materials came from China. So don’t be surprised if EVERYTHING goes up in price no matter where it says it came from
 
so we have been paying less for imported products for years and while we all have short term benefits of a cheaper product we have suffered the long term effects of jobs and manufacturing going overseas or over the border. It may take a bit to settle out but this benefits us long term. and yes, maybe we buy Made in USA more frequently now... and yes, thats not a true Tariff bill . that's someone with a small business that wants to sell to the US and is now finding that it is more expensive to export than it used to me. They are adding an angry surcharge for whatever amount they think they can.

every time we shop at Walmart or Harbor freight, it benefits us on an individual basis but hurts the collective.
Do you see any businesses that have more people applying for jobs than they have need for? All I see is people begging for employees. Who's going to work all these jobs that you want to "come back" to the US? It's a global economy and people need to stop living in the 1950's.
 
Do you see any businesses that have more people applying for jobs than they have need for? All I see is people begging for employees. Who's going to work all these jobs that you want to "come back" to the US? It's a global economy and people need to stop living in the 1950's.
TBH, I think the average American is too lazy to work these jobs even if they do "come back".
 
Do you see any businesses that have more people applying for jobs than they have need for? All I see is people begging for employees. Who's going to work all these jobs that you want to "come back" to the US? It's a global economy and people need to stop living in the 1950's.
A global economy is one thing but getting screwed by everyone in that global economy is something that’s been happening to us for decades. Being solely reliant on other nations for vital products is something that WILL bite us in the ass as well.
 
A global economy is one thing but getting screwed by everyone in that global economy is something that’s been happening to us for decades. Being solely reliant on other nations for vital products is something that WILL bite us in the ass as well.
No it won't. Because ultimately money talks and they need us as much as we need them.
 
What about the existing inventory that has not been charged a tariff? Yeah, a bunch of scalpers. The first tariffed ship from abroad arrived in port just today.
That's not how managing inventory works. You sell inventory for what it will cost you to replace it not what you paid for it. Otherwise when the opposite happens you would be trying to sell the product for more than everyone else is and you would never sell it.
 
No it won't. Because ultimately money talks and they need us as much as we need them.
Ah, ok.

So let’s say war breaks out, trade will just continue as normal?

Didn’t we already see shipping disruptions and some problems during Covid?

You’re point about them needing us is correct and that’s why it’s time for us to leverage that fact and even things out.
 
Large scale institutional manufacturing will not come back to the USA. Small scale niche manufacturing will. The general price of labor in vietnam in $2 and hour, the USA it is $25 an hour. the enviromental regualtions here make it tough to build modern factories.

you can blame anyone you want, but the blame would lie on the american consumer. They want the cheapest possible price and the highest quality. That there is why so many company's import goods.

Time will tell if the President is the greatest chess player ever, or the fool that tanked the economy. I give it 50/50. One thing that i do know right now, is. People in my shoes are going crazy on the supply chain disruptions. I truly do expect shortages real quick. Very few profesional buyes are going to place orders on goods, with out knowing the price. Some of my suppliers are telling me they are trying to find components from other countries, but that takes time and they have to test stuff before they can order large enough quanities to fufill there production.

I just got back from a trade show and talked to quite a few manufacturers and they do not believe production will come back to the USA for one main reason, the labor force. I only import about 20 containers a year, but I can not find the same quality of goods at the price in the USA.

Exciting times I tell ya.
 
Do you see any businesses that have more people applying for jobs than they have need for? All I see is people begging for employees. Who's going to work all these jobs that you want to "come back" to the US? It's a global economy and people need to stop living in the 1950's.
Yes, see it a lot.

With that said you missed the part of retaliatory tariffs…. Global economy that’s tariffs US goods more then US tariffs them isn’t it exactly a great thing for US.

It’s funny Vietnam was taxing US goods 45% plus, but it’s ok because your Nike shoe made there had a 295% mark up, instead of the 50% if Made in America for same retail MAP.
 
Government/Union regs make economical manufacturing in US virtually impossible.
Add $$$ printing inflation and you have $100,000 pickups that aren't even made in the US.
Tariffs treat a symptom not the cause.
Didn't look closely but what did these cost Americans before the tariff issue?
 
Large scale institutional manufacturing will not come back to the USA. Small scale niche manufacturing will. The general price of labor in vietnam in $2 and hour, the USA it is $25 an hour. the enviromental regualtions here make it tough to build modern factories.

you can blame anyone you want, but the blame would lie on the american consumer. They want the cheapest possible price and the highest quality. That there is why so many company's import goods.

Time will tell if the President is the greatest chess player ever, or the fool that tanked the economy. I give it 50/50. One thing that i do know right now, is. People in my shoes are going crazy on the supply chain disruptions. I truly do expect shortages real quick. Very few profesional buyes are going to place orders on goods, with out knowing the price. Some of my suppliers are telling me they are trying to find components from other countries, but that takes time and they have to test stuff before they can order large enough quanities to fufill there production.

I just got back from a trade show and talked to quite a few manufacturers and they do not believe production will come back to the USA for one main reason, the labor force. I only import about 20 containers a year, but I can not find the same quality of goods at the price in the USA.

Exciting times I tell ya.

Think everyone is missing the bigger picture, there are certain things that do need to be built @ home for national security or sovereignty, but the tariffs are more then build back US mfg, it’s leveling the playing field for US companies to be able to compete in this so called “global economy”. It’s not a global economy for US if our goods are at a huge disadvantage in non domestic markets when they are taxed heavily. Retaliatory is cause and effect
 
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