Comments on: The soul-less profiteering of container carriers https://homenewsnow.com/blog/2024/06/25/the-soul-less-profiteering-of-container-carriers/ Your Source for Home Furnishings Retail News Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:28:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Thomas Leflein https://homenewsnow.com/blog/2024/06/25/the-soul-less-profiteering-of-container-carriers/#comment-5436 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:28:32 +0000 https://homenewsnow.com/?p=44890#comment-5436 In reply to Martin Ploy.

Martin is right on the money!! He gets it and I don’t understand why we in America tolerate it!

]]> By: Thomas Leflein https://homenewsnow.com/blog/2024/06/25/the-soul-less-profiteering-of-container-carriers/#comment-5435 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:25:33 +0000 https://homenewsnow.com/?p=44890#comment-5435 Great article!!
It’s all “GREED”. GREED and more GREED!!!
These container companies know they got America by the balls and couldn’t care less because they know theirs nothing we can do about it.
Unless we bring back production to America I don’t see anything changing but only getting worse. Covid was the testing ground of the container companies to get together and raise prices. They came up with every excuse in the world and got away with it time and time again. I don’t have a fix but I know it will eventually put furniture retailers and manufacturers out of business because consumers won’t want to keep paying outrageous prices.

]]> By: Brian https://homenewsnow.com/blog/2024/06/25/the-soul-less-profiteering-of-container-carriers/#comment-5433 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:21:43 +0000 https://homenewsnow.com/?p=44890#comment-5433 In reply to Jason C.

Well, that all depends, Jason. How much did it cost you to make the chair? Ship it? Stock it? Deliver it? Which price points historically has your pure supply-and-demand-based business model depended on or otherwise traded at or for? Was this a promotion? A loyalty program? Why did you only make 50? Etc., etc. So, I’m not sure which is more lazy or ridiculous — my “commentary” or your analogy. But, I’m grateful for readers, even those who disagree, and doubly grateful for those who take the time to comment.

]]> By: Jason C https://homenewsnow.com/blog/2024/06/25/the-soul-less-profiteering-of-container-carriers/#comment-5431 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:34:10 +0000 https://homenewsnow.com/?p=44890#comment-5431 This is completely lazy and ridiculous commentary. I have no love for the carriers, but this is simple supply and demand finding equilibrium. If you had 1,000 customers that wanted to buy 50 chairs, would the market price be $50 or $500?

]]> By: Martin Ploy https://homenewsnow.com/blog/2024/06/25/the-soul-less-profiteering-of-container-carriers/#comment-5429 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:06:55 +0000 https://homenewsnow.com/?p=44890#comment-5429 Brian,
Bravo for pulling the veil off the shipping companies. Their quest for easy to get profits will eventually result in another inflation slap at consumers. They have the unique and unscrupulous ability to join the Red Sea pirates and the Houthi rebels as profiteers who have learned how to make more during troubled time!

Shame on them!

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