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[ValkyrieAce]

The CEO of Vtuber merch & cooking utensil company Vite Ramen talks about how the tariffs are affecting his small business
He has to pay over 100.000$ in extra, unplanned expenses
The knives, the most expensive part of the merch he produces, are made in China, he's got a huge amount of tariffs he has to pay on them as soon as they come into port.
His company domestically manufactures pretty much everything else in the US and yet they cannot afford to cover this additional bill themselves. But he is unwilling to put the extra costs on the customers, so now he is asking for ideas

For now, seems like he will crowd fund it:

Normally I don't give a shit about politics, but these tariffs have managed to fuck every single hobby I have.

 

[Moth Enjoyer V2]

Camping with Lyra in 3d


(send help)

 

[The Proctor]

The knives, the most expensive part of the merch he produces, are made in China,

I feel so immensely sorry that this man can no longer gouge customers harder than his pot metal knives can. Support local. Guys like Sensoka are making incredibly unique and beautiful custom metal merchandise items in their own garages using 3D printers and laser cutters. I'm studying how to do it myself right now. I will always prefer these kinds of people over Chinese sweatshop manufacturers. Every vtuber I know despises the Ching-Chongs and hates having to deal with their exploitative and deeply predatory business models. If industry bigwigs weren't more concerned with sucking the feminine penis than supporting professionals, this status quo would already be over. Adapt or die.

 

[Kazuma]

Dooby and Henya are playing Roblox

 

[Sh4gg1]

Arya APEX

 

[MerelyTourist]

I feel so immensely sorry that this man can no longer gouge customers harder than his pot metal knives can. Support local. Guys like Sensoka are making incredibly unique and beautiful custom metal merchandise items in their own garages using 3D printers and laser cutters. I'm studying how to do it myself right now. I will always prefer these kinds of people over Chinese sweatshop manufacturers. Every vtuber I know despises the Ching-Chongs and hates having to deal with their exploitative and deeply predatory business models. If industry bigwigs weren't more concerned with sucking the feminine penis than supporting professionals, this status quo would already be over. Adapt or die.

I happen to know a bit about making knives specifically. Currently there's basically no other choice but china. Japan is at least 2x more expensive for worse quality. Same quality will be 4x more at least. Few south america factories are completely booked by european brands afaik. US and EU basically have no factories, only individual makers with no capacity for even small batches (<1000pc). Mind you, this is ~7 years outdated info, now it's likely even worse.

 

[ZerroDefex]

I bet many of you remembered an interaction 10 years later and felt the shame for not catching on at the time. I know because it's a common event.

Yeah and then I stop worried about what could of been and how instead I might have ended up with a hoe who ended up taking men for a financial ride.

The knives, the most expensive part of the merch he produces, are made in China, he's got a huge amount of tariffs he has to pay on them as soon as they come into port.

To hell with garbage Chinese steel. In my industry most clients require that we only buy items forged in the USA, Japan, Korea, or Italy. Even India has a better reputation than China and still that needs special approval.

Normally I don't give a shit about politics, but these tariffs have managed to fuck every single hobby I have.

Well I've already lost one career to offshoring and looks like I'll lose another at this rate but maybe AI will destroy it first. This is long overdue, I'd like to to have my country growing stronger rather than weaker for once in my lifetime. Already many of these tariffs are being renegotiated as those countries are already begging and offering to cut their own tariffs in exchange.

 

[God's Strongest Dragoon]

I feel so immensely sorry that this man can no longer gouge customers harder than his pot metal knives can. Support local. Guys like Sensoka are making incredibly unique and beautiful custom metal merchandise items in their own garages using 3D printers and laser cutters. I'm studying how to do it myself right now. I will always prefer these kinds of people over Chinese sweatshop manufacturers. Every vtuber I know despises the Ching-Chongs and hates having to deal with their exploitative and deeply predatory business models. If industry bigwigs weren't more concerned with sucking the feminine penis than supporting professionals, this status quo would already be over. Adapt or die.

Speaking of Timmy, his pinned post

crypto is a scam
NFTs are for the gullible
trans rights are human rights
vtubers are the future
tax the rich
get vaccinated
i love women
i love men
i love non-binary
chubby body supremacy
muscular body supremacy
immigration makes countries stronger
masculinity is healthy
toxic masculinity is not
feminism is for everyone
more men need therapy
too many new followers that i need to purge, this should do the trick

[ tweet | archive ]

 

[Cubanodun]

Linux Mink has decided that a little poisoning is not a reason to not stream

 

[ZerroDefex]

Speaking of Timmy, his pinned post

[ tweet | archive ]

His one good point (muscular body supremacy) is drowned out by dozens of bad ones. Tariff that guy twice.

 

[Brosnan Pierce Brosnan]

> She
just check their twitch clips.

Catfishing autists

...

BASED!?!?!?!

 

[Horo7618]

I happen to know a bit about making knives specifically.

No you don't.

US and EU basically have no factories, only individual makers with no capacity for even small batches (<1000pc). Mind you, this is ~7 years outdated info, now it's likely even worse.

Never heard of Benchmade? Buck? Spyderco? Maserin?

 

[NeneLOVE]

Checked out his Throne:
View attachment 94210
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA 2XL/3XL
How fitting it's next to a packet of fucking Tim Tams

@lakyus found your newest oshi blud! One pack of tim tams ain't gonna be enough!

crypto is a scam
NFTs are for the gullible
trans rights are human rights
vtubers are the future
tax the rich
get vaccinated
i love women
i love men
i love non-binary
chubby body supremacy
muscular body supremacy
immigration makes countries stronger
masculinity is healthy
toxic masculinity is not
feminism is for everyone
more men need therapy
too many new followers that i need to purge, this should do the trick

True
True
YWNBAW
Nah
Yea
If you want to
Sometimes
No homo
Only the sane ones
Diabetus
True
No
Yea
Gay
Nah
Yea
Fag

 

[JusticeDog]

Guys like Sensoka are making incredibly unique and beautiful custom metal merchandise items in their own garages using 3D printers and laser cutters. I'm studying how to do it myself right now.

Where do you think the printers and cutters were manufactured? Or where they got the metal to make the knives?

Unless you plan on making every single part yourself?

 

[Brosnan Pierce Brosnan]

Honest tip: be useful. Learn a skill that will help with her growth as a vtuber, be it social (looking up potential collab partners), editorial (graphic design, asset making or video editing) or resourceful (opportunities of sponsorship or paid events). This is much faster than being a fucking janny who sweeps for free.

I don't know, as an autistic fuck that was able to date multiple times it's not that rare. If you talk with fellow sneeds you'll notice that most either dropped the ball in a relationship or ignored the signs given by the girls.
I bet many of you remembered an interaction 10 years later and felt the shame for not catching on at the time. I know because it's a common event.

Granted if we ignore the tranny, let me maximize this with a horrible TMI story that should paint why I am extremely grim individual.

I was friends with a couple of girls as a kid, I'm talking like 3rd through 6th grade. So young kids. I move away and years pass. Still think of them.

In my early 20s she ended up finding my Facebook profile. She says "our friend wondered what happened to me" (very interesting and important for those who speak women, as our friend never tried to contact me). I go along with it and tell her what I've been up to. No real response back or anything, kinda bummed me out but hey at least we kind of re encountered each other. She grew up real pretty too.

However she kept following me, liking my updates and picks. Later on I posted a pick with me, I can't remember what it was probably some band shit. And she replies to it "that's a hot pick". Now no woman has ever called me hot to my face. I've heard it behind my back though (women with boyfriends will thirst but if they loyal they won't thirst to your face). Now I didnt quite know how to react so I just said "thanks!"

Years pass, no other real interaction. See she ends up with a fiance and everything and he'll just recounting this story makes me want to die

 

[Lurker McSpic]

The CEO of Vtuber merch & cooking utensil company Vite Ramen talks about how the tariffs are affecting his small business
He has to pay over 100.000$ in extra, unplanned expenses
The knives, the most expensive part of the merch he produces, are made in China, he's got a huge amount of tariffs he has to pay on them as soon as they come into port.
His company domestically manufactures pretty much everything else in the US and yet they cannot afford to cover this additional bill themselves. But he is unwilling to put the extra costs on the customers, so now he is asking for ideas

For now, seems like he will crowd fund it:

 

[NeneLOVE]

Where do you think the printers and cutters were manufactured? Or where they got the metal to make the knives?

Unless you plan on making every single part yourself?

Proctor is gonna go down to the FUCKING MINEKRAFT MINES to get iron ore and craft his knives to kill creepers. Except that knives are illegal in bongland without a loicense so he will get banned from the server.

 

[Punished Anime Discusser]

I feel so immensely sorry that this man can no longer gouge customers harder than his pot metal knives can. Support local. Guys like Sensoka are making incredibly unique and beautiful custom metal merchandise items in their own garages using 3D printers and laser cutters. I'm studying how to do it myself right now. I will always prefer these kinds of people over Chinese sweatshop manufacturers. Every vtuber I know despises the Ching-Chongs and hates having to deal with their exploitative and deeply predatory business models. If industry bigwigs weren't more concerned with sucking the feminine penis than supporting professionals, this status quo would already be over. Adapt or die.

Greasing welfare and asking people to fund your Internet forum is adapting, I have to agree.

 

[agility_]

fat hands wrote that
I mean I agree but with the rise in fatherless and social media I don't even want to think just how much of a soulless husk the average 15 is right now and will only get worse when they reach 20.

You repeat this meme batch phrase from rightoid dolts, but right here we have Kaminari Clara, e-defender of justice for the oppressed minorites, and she loves her (very doting) father.

 

[VSoyBoy]

Already many of these tariffs are being renegotiated as those countries are already begging and offering to cut their own tariffs in exchange.

How does a country like South Korea offer to cut non-existent tariffs?