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[โ€“] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 37 points 1 day ago (12 children)

This is the best news all year.

[โ€“] sour@feddit.org 10 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Any low cost item, though?

What about my 20ct LEDs? Or the 2.50 ESP32?

[โ€“] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's a sacrifice I'm willing to accept if it slows down people buying stuff mindlessly. Your 20ct LEDs delivery is being subsidised by European post services. Now it won't.

[โ€“] microcapybara@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 day ago

Absolutely! I also love access to small, cheap electronic bits for my projects, and at the same time Iโ€™m all for protecting our postal services. A 2โ‚ฌ per package surcharge doesnโ€™t practically change anything on the economy side. Temu already expects a minimum purchase of something like 20โ‚ฌ.

My small concern with this is how it will be applied/processed by the carriers. I hope it doesnโ€™t end up like the customs/VAT on larger packages, where they charge 10-20โ‚ฌ for customs clearance. But now that I write it down, for me, even that isnโ€™t a complete blocking factor. Iโ€™d probably spend more time comparing the value of ordering direct vs from a local reseller, which is exactly the goal.

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