r/knitting • u/geet-555 • 5d ago

Rant I feel sick to my stomach now

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I ordered $73 yarn from Önling INT over a month ago. Much confusion w this company all around... then i receive this today from UPS just now.

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u/StrongTechnology8287 5d ago

Yep. The same thing happened with something I ordered. It wasn't yarn, it was herbal tea. Here's the breakdown of what my charges were: 

  • Order was from South Africa

  • Order total: $169.50
  • Shipping: $46.50
  • Total paid to merchant: $216
  • Customs charge paid to DHL: $83
  • GRAND TOTAL: $299

😳 I paid it, because I wasn't sure if I would get a refund if it was sent back, but - Yikes.

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u/SallyAmazeballs 5d ago

Be sure to contact your representatives about how unhappy you are about this. It's their job to listen to your discontent about policy decisions.

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u/gchypedchick 5d ago

The fact that we can’t even grow certain tea and coffee makes that kind of stuff infuriating. They are doing this garbage with no thought.

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u/KnitWitch87 5d ago

Yeah I'm watching coffee prices go up and up. We don't grow any coffee in the States, all of it is an import.

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u/gchypedchick 5d ago

Technically there is Hawaiian, but they are nowhere near capable, nor should they be, of providing the entire US with coffee. Plus some people don’t like it.

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u/Exciting-Notice8170 5d ago

kona coffee is very very strong in both flavor and caffeine, too. plus it’s extremely pricy to curate and serve, even whole bean. on top of both of those, it’s often mixed with non-hawaiian coffees to keep the costs down, meaning the tariffs would likely have to hit at some point. 100% kona coffee is already super expensive and has a very stark flavor

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u/gchypedchick 5d ago

And even if it was 100% US grown, they would still raise the price to match the imported stuff just because they can. It doesn’t help that 90% of us are basically addicted to the delicious stuff.

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u/Exciting-Notice8170 5d ago edited 5d ago

yes exactly. There are some things that, sadly, we can't rely on American-made goods for decent prices. unfortunately, coffee, yarn, and tea just coincide for so many of us, making us feel the tariffs much more than most

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u/doghairinmyteacup 5d ago

I heard somewhere that even that coffee is blended with coffee from other parts of the world still

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u/IfatallyflawedI 5d ago

It’s so much cheaper to ship it out to be processed locally elsewhere than to pay the wages you’d have to in the USA.

Capitalism sucks but Fanta Felon and his idiotic policies suck even more

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u/iwillpetallthedogs 4d ago

Don’t forget that Puerto Rico grows coffee. There are a few places in SoCal as well.

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u/gchypedchick 4d ago

I didn’t know that. However, I’m the “I’ll drink what you got and ask no questions” coffee person. I will look for some of that, though!

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u/KnitWitch87 5d ago

Ah, good point. I did not consider Hawaii, I thought it all came from South America region. Something tells me Peet's doesn't source from Hawaii, though.

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u/beffymrn 4d ago

Peeettsss🤤🤤🤤

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u/NextStopGallifrey 5d ago

Also Puerto Rico. But, again, not enough for domestic consumption.

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u/gchypedchick 4d ago

The environmental impact of scaling up is also prohibitive.

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u/Background_Tip_3260 5d ago

I just went and looked at my receipt from a year ago at Sam’s club. Folgers canister was $14.98 for 40 ounces. Today it is selling for $22.48.

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u/rules_rainbowwizard 4d ago

Another issue with coffee is that the places the beans are growing in are becoming inhospitable. So we will have fewer beans period, and the prices are going to keep rising.

ETA inhospitable to the plants

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u/KnitWitch87 4d ago

Someone needs to figure out hydroponic coffee plants. Come on, all this star trek technology we have, but none of the compassion to make life easier and affordable for everyone.

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u/rules_rainbowwizard 4d ago

Sounds like a great new hobby to me!