A Statement To Our Valued Customers in the United States

[George Hincapie]

I'm pretty sure he's being facetious?

Hard to tell in text.

 

[altib]

Poor USA...

 

[Seyley]

CanJam in SoCal and Dallas plus any other 'international' sourced events, will be a hoot.
Foreign imports and domestic (American) products will be expensive and in order to meet their bottom line, event attendance may be luxury option.

 

[MDKrinkles]

CanJam in SoCal and Dallas plus any other 'international' sourced events, will be a hoot.
Foreign imports and domestic (American) products will be expensive and in order to meet their bottom line, event attendance may be luxury option.

Yeah I wonder how this will affect trade shows or even just US distributors of foreign brands. Like will the mark ups be exponential if the price for the distributors themselves is also higher?

 

[activatorfly]

Yes. We have been liberated from enjoying affordable and high quality audio products. We have been liberated from our treats and our wallets. Currently working OT in case essentials skyrocket.

I decided to work undertime instead lol.

 

[Shane D]

I looked at the Apos website recently and they no longer sell or ship to Canada. I am guessing they figure Canadians would not want to pay the tariffs.

 

[MDKrinkles]

I looked at the Apos website recently and they no longer sell or ship to Canada. I am guessing they figure Canadians would not want to pay the tariffs.

Oh shoot really? That’s not a good sign of things to come. I wonder if companies whose primary markets are outside the US/NA will simply choose to stop distributing here.

 

[Shane D]

Oh shoot really? That’s not a good sign of things to come. I wonder if companies whose primary markets are outside the US/NA will simply choose to stop distributing here.

It doesn't make any sense for them, because we are not going to pay that nonsense.

My big concern is will the Asian and European companies sell direct in Canada vs using American distributors?

 

[lairpost]

Hard to tell in text.

lol, really? Come on George you had to know when Lance was joking...or did he fool you too...(rhetorical)

It will take decades for the investment to be made to even approach Chinese capabilities. And those investments won't come in the current seesaw financial market. Too much risk. Oh and then there is the very big issue of inexpensive labor. Few in the US will work for anything but multiples of what is paid in China. It's silly to believe the rhetoric spewed currently. The US has been taking advantage of the world since the current scheme was crafted after WWII not the other way around.

 

[gikigill]

Lord almighty would it be such a fustercluck to wade through this.

 

[MDKrinkles]

lol, really? Come on George you had to know when Lance was joking...or did he fool you too...(rhetorical)

It will take decades for the investment to be made to even approach Chinese capabilities. And those investments won't come in the current seesaw financial market. Too much risk. Oh and then there is the very big issue of inexpensive labor. Few in the US will work for anything but multiples of what is paid in China. It's silly to believe the rhetoric spewed currently. The US has been taking advantage of the world since the current scheme was crafted after WWII not the other way around.

Precisely. And even if manufacturing came back to Chinese levels. It’s not like wages would go up. That would mean lower profit margins. Which is the whole reason manufacturing went overseas anyway. Also beyond that, what if I just want something that’s Japanese made because I have an appreciation for their craftsmanship, same with Germany, or even China, the Cayin amp I got recently is spectacularly well built. I doubt it’d magically be built better if it was made somewhere else.

 

[Thomasr]

It doesn't make any sense for them, because we are not going to pay that nonsense.

My big concern is will the Asian and European companies sell direct in Canada vs using American distributors?

I think a lot of companies (HiFi gear, car parts, or whatever) have built their North American distribution model around US-based warehouses and distribution hubs, serving all 3 countries in the North American market.

At this point, their options are threefold:

• Continue using the US as their distribution hub, subjecting Canadians and Mexicans to whatever number the Orange Menace came up with this week
• Open separate distribution channels in all 3 countries, and accept the increased cost and inefficiencies that entails
• Abandon North America

 

[Shane D]

Or certain companies could work at serving Canada. FiiO, for instance, sells on Amazon.ca, but fulfills out of FiiO USA. They could just ship through Vancouver and use Amazon warehousing like a lot of companies do in Canada.
Here's hoping.

 

[MDKrinkles]

I think a lot of companies (HiFi gear, car parts, or whatever) have built their North American distribution model around US-based warehouses and distribution hubs, serving all 3 countries in the North American market.

At this point, their options are threefold:

• Continue using the US as their distribution hub, subjecting Canadians and Mexicans to whatever number the Orange Menace came up with this week
• Open separate distribution channels in all 3 countries, and accept the increased cost and inefficiencies that entails
• Abandon North America

I’m worried about that third option.

 

[MrBizla]

The Dunning Kruger Administration: Making America Great Again by making everything dogSchiit for the entire planet

Is there anyone near the border who can trebuchet BTR7's and FT1's over to our plaid-clad friends, and have them launch hunks of common sense and reason in return?