Tracking toy tariffs

Misfit said:
I would assume it's a product of anticipated lower demand and Amazon allocating more resources to their own trucks. I haven't received a package from Amazon that wasn't delivered by Amazon in quite some time. I am located near a hub though, which is annoying because sometimes these Amazon trucks are occupying every damn pump at the gas station.
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Yeah up here in Canada I don't think I have had a package from Amazon that wasn't delivered by an independent, or small courier company in what feels like forever. I didn't think Amazon used the big carriers anymore except for the most remote areas where they can't get a small company to deliver.
 
vicious said:
I follow them and they don't post updates publicly, they just DM out updates on Instagram to a group of followers. I don't even know if it's the tariffs slowing them down as much as them just biting off too much and not being ready. The designs for the named characters aren't fully finished yet and AFAIK they want to do all the male characters on the same printing run. I don't think we will see the females released in 2025; them, along with the animal creatures, are coming second to the main male figures. Heck, we still don't even have renders of the females.
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Yeah, I never thought the females were hitting this year, but as you say, the whole production line seems burdened, which throws it back. I did get the Not Conan.

I only see them post on the Facebook, how would I get on this Insta list?
 
RicksNerdLife said:
You mean to tell me an asshole who goes by the online handle of "Inhaled Farts" might not be on the up and up? Shocked, SHOCKED, I tell ya.
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This is what I had seen on Facebook:

We’re still working to bring the figures to production. Things have been pushed back a little in the hopes that tariffs lower by then. Not easy to find factories anywhere else other than China. Thank you all for your patience 🙏🏽
 
I use them for JoyToy stuff:

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LT Cave By Locker Toys on Instagram: "Dear Valued Customer, Due to the uncertainty surrounding potential tariff increases on imported goods, delivery services to the United States will be temporarily suspended until 2 May, pending further clarificat

29 likes, 5 comments - ltcave_official on April 28, 2025: "Dear Valued Customer, Due to the uncertainty surrounding potential tariff increases on imported goods, delivery services to the United States will be temporarily suspended until 2 May, pending further clarification on the tariff...
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May 2nd seems optimistic, I'm sure it'll get pushed back.
 
thewyldman said:
I mean it sucks but I’m gonna blame Ben Conway, Marauders, and Skeletron for them not coming out if something happens rather than the tariffs. Fulfillment and development of the six inch figures from a timeline stand point has been ridiculous considering all the other frivolous stuff they’ve put out and all the cons they’ve been doing.


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Don't know if you saw yet, but they just announced Skeletron will absorb all tariff costs for kickstarter pledges and backerkit preorders.

I know folks don't like waiting, but I gotta be honest, that kinda thing validates the trust I've had in them, which was previously bought simply by them being very regular communicators and sending product I felt showed the time put into it. This is a lot more customer serving than I'd even expect. A small bright spot in things.
 
docsilence said:
"UPS is cutting 20k jobs because Amazon deliveries are down! The boycott worked."
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Do we know the actual reason they're not using UPS as much? My first guess would have been Amazon continuing to build up their own delivery service.

Everyone loves to poop on Amazon, but they've got the best delivery service of any carrier, by FAR. I would really prefer they deliver all of their own stuff.
 
EnigmaticClarity said:
Do we know the actual reason they're not using UPS as much? My first guess would have been Amazon continuing to build up their own delivery service.

Everyone loves to poop on Amazon, but they've got the best delivery service of any carrier, by FAR. I would really prefer they deliver all of their own stuff.
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I know it varies from region to region, but UPS is by far the least reliable service in my city. They won't even insure packages here for some reason - you have to waive any recourse if the packages are lost or stolen (and I don't live in a particularly rough place). I don't think we've heard the actual reason for the 20k jobs being cut, which is why the friend I was talking to who was gloating about the boycott working made me do the old Malcolm Reynolds "but, you, wait, no... never mind" hand gesture when she said it.

I have such a love/hate relationship with Amazon, because they are astoundingly monstrous to their employees and Bezos is a supervillain, but the owner of my first publisher said, "they're the devil, but they pay us on time and their check always clears," which was not always the case with any other distributors they worked with.
 
Yeah, UPS is, at least in my neck of the woods, probably the least reliable of the big 3. They're quite nice when I'm just dropping off an Amazon return, but in terms of delivering packages, not the best. Long story short, getting into my building is a bit of a hassle, so I always put special instructions on my deliveries to avoid having repeat delivery attempts over multiple days. Not only do they never read the instructions, they're also the ones that leave the least amount of time from ringing my buzzer to just leaving. One time I was anticipating the delivery, and booked it downstairs- I'm talking maybe ten seconds from the time they rang my buzzer to me going down 2 flights of stairs to the door, and they were already gone. They also are the only place that charges to hold a package at their facility for pickup- it can sometimes be like $15 to hold a small box with like one or two figures in it. They also sometimes just pawn things off to a UPS access point, and even though there are many that are like right next door to my place, for some reason, they always go to one that's miles away. Not that I want anyone to lose their jobs, especially while the rich just get richer, but in terms of sheer performance, there's a reason why my family always called them "Oops" instead of "UPS".

I know I'm feeding the beast by ordering so much from Amazon, but they really are the most together in terms of deliveries.
 
icv2.com

More on the Stonemaier Tariffs Lawsuit

The Grounds, the Law Firm
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The Pacific Legal Foundation, the law firm bringing the lawsuit seeking to overturn the recently applied tariffs on imports from China on behalf of Stonemaier Games and other plaintiffs (see "Tariff News Round-up"), has shared information on the grounds for the suit.

The rationale for the application of the tariffs was authority granted by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which provides that under a national emergency declaration, the president may take steps to deal with "any unusual and extraordinary threat" to national security, foreign policy, or the economy. The statute does not mention tariffs, an authority exclusively granted to the Congress by the Constitution, and has never been used for that purpose in the past.

The suit seeks refunds for tariffs the plaintiffs, which include Stonemaier Games, have paid and to reassert the limit on presidential authority.

The Pacific Legal Foundation describes itself as "a public interest law firm that defends Americans' liberties when threatened by government overreach and abuse." It has argued 20 cases at the Supreme Court since its founding in 1973, and is 18-2. It aligns with conservative causes on many issues and has ties to conservative donor Charles Koch, according to the New York Times. The pairing shows the breadth of opposition, which brings together wide-ranging constituencies, to the administration's new tariff policies.
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