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Amazon says displaying tariff cost 'not going to happen' after White House blowback (www.cnbc.com)
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  • Amazon said Tuesday it considered displaying import charges on items sold via its site for ultra-discount items, but that the plan “was never approved and not going to happen.”
  • The White House lashed out at Amazon after a report said the company would “soon” begin displaying import charges alongside some items.
  • The move would have affected items sold on Haul, Amazon’s answer to Chinese discount retailer Temu, which offers apparel, home goods and other items priced at $20 or less.
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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 11 points 3 months ago

They're still going to have to show the final price, itemized or not. Amazon is willing to risk losing buyers over price bumps than try to keep them with some transparency and piss off the idiot who started this mess.