lsugolf1105

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I'm so happy you're mythical check for your mythical purchase will be mythically less than it was when you started your mythical conversation about your mythical company!!!

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thanks! :usa: :geauxtigers: :usa:

looking like the check to customs will be $185k less than if we cleared the goods last week. a little bonus to each of my employees incoming! :usa: :nana: :usa:

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there she is, boys! tariffs imposed under the IEEPA are no longer in effect starting tomorrow. a little relief for many american businesses. :usa: :usa:

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Until a domestic competitor steps in.

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again, tariffs would have to be about 300% with all Asian countries for this to happen. not sure we want that.

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There are no American companies in China. They have to divest ownership.

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not talking about china.

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so some competitors just have $1M items laying around "old" and in stock?

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yes, many competitors, including myself, have millions of dollars of inventory some of which is over a year old. shelf life for this product is pretty long.

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and they have so many of these laying around that the "not subject" to the same tariff you are is significant.

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some, yes.

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so you operate in a business environment that is competitive enough to have "competitors who are hungry for market share" and you think the best way to compete is to do nothing but pay the tariff imposed, (at the moment of delivery which in your example of whip sawing tariffs just happens to be the peak point).

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sometimes there is no other option. i am constantly bringing in product for customers and for stock. i need to do this to keep the business running. i have to pay the tariff amount that is in effect when the container gets to the port. and when that tariff amount doubles overnight, it makes it difficult to manage cash flow.

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you seem to always have a reason why you're the only guy in this supply chain who's at a disadvantage.......

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the entire point in sharing all of this is to show that there are some businesses / industries that are negatively affected by the tariff policies of the last 12 months. it is a reality.

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China

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wrong country

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So consumers won’t even notice if his poorly run company propped up by China disappears

Oh well

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i wouldn't say poorly run. we were able to grow from 0 to $100M in 20 years so we have been fortunate. but wanting louisiana businesses to fail....damn.

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so these customers are going to find another vendor who can pay the 50% tariff and figure out a way to price the product less than you have?

have you ever considered that maybe those vendors have found a different way to get (some or all of) the tariff paid?

nevermind.........

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some competitors have old stock that was not subject to any tariff. and some compeittors are hungry for market share and will cut margin to get it.

and keeping some customers has proven to be more difficult than expected. some customers are so price driven that raising price by even 5-10% will cause them to look elsewhere as there are many other competitors in my industry that have the products they need.

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just this one. And only because golfer was so foolish to part with his money to the gubmint that he doesn't deserve to have it refunded.

at this point I'd be satisfied to find out they gubmint refunded to every business except golfers.

Personally I think anyone who voted for Trump 3 times deserves to have their sweet sweet tariff money kept by the gubmint.

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you sound like a great leader