ANSWER NEW John Wick Topper

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Sure it won't die, I agree. It will be significantly reduced in my opinion. Could I afford a machine with at 25% tariff on top? Sure I could. Do I want to pay 25% more for a pinball machine? No I do not. Do I want to support the US economy if Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canada? No I do not. It's a combination of extra cost but for me it's also about "voting with my dollar" and trying to limit the amount of $ I'm sending south of the border.

The amount of money you’re sending over the boarder on games isn’t changing from today to tomorrow if tariffs get applied to them… you’d be putting money into our governments pockets if you buy after the tariffs. If people want to stop sending money to the US they need to stop buying US products now, not waiting for Canada to apply tariffs to them.

It is entirely possible Stern may reduce their wholesale pricing to their Canadian suppliers in order to move their product.

 

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The amount of money you’re sending over the boarder on games isn’t changing from today to tomorrow if tariffs get applied to them… you’d be putting money into our governments pockets if you buy after the tariffs. If people want to stop sending money to the US they need to stop buying US products now, not waiting for Canada to apply tariffs to them.

It is entirely possible Stern may reduce their wholesale pricing to their Canadian suppliers in order to move their product.

Our tariffs are a retaliation on the USA tariffs. What I'm saying is that I want to reduce the money I send to the USA if they become adversarial to us with tariffs. This is my way of protesting if they go through with the tariffs. If no tariffs are applied and that we can continue a mutually beneficial relationship of trade, then I'm happy to continue buying pinball machines. We don't really have a choice. 90% of them are made in the USA. But if the USA puts the tariffs on, my wallet is closed until those are lifted.

 

[roar]

Fair for sure, there is often a misunderstanding of tariffs and who pays what to whom. Clearly not the case here

 

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