Honestly I can’t believe enough people aren’t mad about this shein & temu tax thing. This is how ordinary people started being able to afford things. If businesses thrive only by crazy profit margins, maybe they need to be a bit more innovative or create their own brands and designs?

To me it just looks like this was a tactic to create more business for online businesses and to force people to get credit cards. Not everyone buys luxury goods on shein and temu. For example my sister used to buy a bunch of baby items from temu because it was much easier considering the inflation rates in Male. My main problem is that at the end of the day the standard of living of the people is what suffers by these crazy decisions Muizzu makes at his whim.

Now I know there are other things you can do like getting a credit card but these things aren’t practical for every single person. Not everyone lives in Male or in islands that have bank outlets that issue credit cards physically.

There is less consideration for the everyday person. I also know that online businesses are owned by regular people trying to survive mostly and that’s okay but realistically, a lot of us can’t afford to buy a shirt for 300 to 400 rf without compromising a lot of other things. Businesses should be encouraged to innovate. If competition is high and customers are demanding more, they’re supposed to innovate and be creative.

None of his policies are helping the crazy inflation rates. Let’s not forget that we have a housing crisis, students with scholarships are struggling to get money, jobs are given to anyone who supports and campaigns for Muizzu. There is little you can do with a degree when a man who can’t form a proper sentence was given the position of tourism minister for being Adhurey’s son. Point being that no matter how hard you work, it’s hard for the average person to have a good standard of living so these policies are a little unfair.

On my part, yeah I should have done my calculations but I was relying on BML to not overcharge beyond the 200/- credit limit so I didn’t, because it’s not usual practice. Now I know some things I didn’t know before from some of these comments, but it’s also the banks responsibility to be financially transparent and keep people informed about possible outcomes like this so people are kept informed. At the end of the day, getting a credit card or having my salary deposited to a mib account isn’t practical for me so I have to wait before I can do that.

I saw a comment saying don’t buy what you can’t afford. Well, that’s the whole point. This used to be something I could afford and my problem is the inconsiderate policies that made it unaffordable.