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When UPS charged me a $684 tariff on $355 of vintage computer parts

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320 points goldenskye | 1 comments | 15 Nov 25 23:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.444s | source
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JSR_FDED ◴[16 Nov 25 00:41 UTC] No.45941785[source]▶
Tariffs are great. They protect the struggling domestic IT industry and gives it time to ramp up its production of vintage computer parts.
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xnx ◴[16 Nov 25 02:28 UTC] No.45942248[source]▶
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all2 ◴[16 Nov 25 03:00 UTC] No.45942406[source]▶
Specifically thin sliced potatoes fried in industrial lubricants.
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reactordev ◴[16 Nov 25 03:06 UTC] No.45942430[source]▶
With chemical compounds spread on them for flavor. In a package made of PFAS.
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lanna ◴[16 Nov 25 13:48 UTC] No.45945123[source]▶
NaCl is a chemical compound
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1. reactordev ◴[16 Nov 25 16:28 UTC] No.45946294[source]▶
Correct…