Current Tayda fees after new tariff?

As a recent joiner of this hobby, I've heard lots of good things about Tayda but I've never ordered from them because the shipping and tariffs have been astronomical. I'm bummed I missed out on it before things went sideways, especially because they have the best range of colors for enclosures that I've found so far.
If you need to order three capacitors you forgot you needed, it might be cheaper at this point to order from a domestic supplier where you'll usually pay more for parts but less in shipping.

If you need to order all of the parts for multiple pedal builds at once like I generally try to do with Tayda orders, they're still the cheapest.

Even if you do some careful shopping and think you're saving some money, if you need to order the same parts from three suppliers instead of one, the multiple rounds of shipping will add up.

Practically of these parts are made in China. No pedal part I've ever bought is made in the US. Either I'm paying a tariff to import the parts, or Mouser is paying it, then marking it up when they resell to me. There's no free lunch.


Tayda has earned my loyalty. We talk a lot about them being cheap, but they're also fast, accurate, efficient, have remarkable customer service, the best website, and the best packaging by a mile. They're also focused on serving my niche hobby, and seem to have constantly made improvements over a period where most other businesses I deal with seem to be stagnant or getting worse.
 
About a month ago I ordered 5 pedals worth of components (caps, resistors, etc, not the pots, jacks, knobs, etc) plus some spares and when I compared mouser to Tayda, it was still cheaper to get Mouser than Tayda. If I remember correctly, shipping was pretty close to or more than the parts themselves and I just couldn't bring myself to order from them. Perhaps if I ordered everything (pots, jacks, etc) as well as the electrical components it would make sense. I'll have to look into it next time I do a big-ish order.
 
Just curious how many parts on average does one have to order for a Tayda order to be so high? Did you order a lot of enclosures? I remember my last order from there was $70 and has like 500 items. Almost felt like I was shopping for free. 😂
Pretty much all enclosures. They do such a nice job with them.
 
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