U.S. — The fallout from President Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods continued to be felt in new ways, as the announcement from online marketplace Temu that it would halt shipments to the U.S. devastated millions of Americans looking to buy throw pillows that look like chicken legs.
Economists estimated that the market of consumers looking to buy poultry-themed living room decor could be among the hardest hit by the e-commerce site's decision to suspend shipment of all orders to U.S.-based customers, with fans of chicken-leg pillows set to be left out in the cold.
"How am I supposed to make my couch look like dinner now?" asked disappointed customer Gil Keppler. "I've spent the last several months redoing my living room in this great ‘backyard barbecue' theme, and the last thing I needed to really tie everything together was a huge throw pillow that looks like a chicken leg. Now, my order from Temu is suspended. Thanks a lot, Trump."
Analysts said the Trump administration's ongoing trade war with China, which led to Temu's decision to cut off shipments to the United States, showed increasing signs of significantly shrinking consumer options for purchasing food-themed furniture, battery-powered elbow massagers, and little rubber bodybuilder arms that can be worn by poultry.
"This could also cripple the whoopee cushion market as we know it," said one expert.
At publishing time, economists suspected that the longer these tariffs were in place, the more difficult it would be for people to acquire sherpa blankets that look like giant flour tortillas.
The USA undeniably trumps our neighbors to the north.
