News Logitech prices are increasing by as much as 25%, and they're not alone

[Admin]

YouTuber Cameron Dougherty of the channel Cameron Dougherty Tech has reported proof of Logitech price increases that have reached as high as 25%.

Logitech prices are increasing by as much as 25%, and they're not alone : Read more

 

[mwestall]

I'm connecting to the UK site, is this relevant or is this just a dumb USAican phenomenon?

 

[DavidLejdar]

This year, the currency value of the U.S. Dollar has fallen by around 8%. That might (also) have something to do with it.

 

[ekio]

They terminated some very successful products such as the G604 mouse that was amazing to replace them by less good, more expensive solutions, with higher margins, and now it's getting even more expensive ?

Bye bye Logitech...

 

[TechieTwo]

I used a lot of Logitech hardware over the years but finally gave up on them when the quality dropped and they would not respond to new defective product purchases. I think they have lost their way.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

They're also increasing ahead of Memorial Day, a traditional sales day, and Walmart+ Week, and so when they're re-discounted they can show a larger discount percentage, a fairly old retail tactic.

As for Anker, they're the ones that will put a 50% off coupon on an item for a few weeks then remove the coupon and discount the item by 50% so it doesn't show up in price trackers as having been sold at that price for the entire time, a practice that is gaining popularity on Amazon from other brands as well. Lenovo is well known to do about the same thing, and HP just settled a class action lawsuit for $4 million over the same type of practice.

 

[why_wolf]

I'm connecting to the UK site, is this relevant or is this just a dumb USAican phenomenon?

Its US specific but there is the very real danger for non-US customers. Brands may increase prices globally to avoid slamming US customers with the full tariff price. ala spread the pain.

You can see that logic in the prices listed. Some items have a higher price increase than others in an attempt to keep some items cheaper. Probably an indication of which items are the real breadwinners and which are just there to fill out the shelves at Best Buy.

 

[CelicaGT]

Its US specific but there is the very real danger for non-US customers. Brands may increase prices globally to avoid slamming US customers with the full tariff price. ala spread the pain.

You can see that logic in the prices listed. Some items have a higher price increase than others in an attempt to keep some items cheaper. Probably an indication of which items are the real breadwinners and which are just there to fill out the shelves at Best Buy.

Agreed. From a Canadians standpoint. Many of our retailers move their inventory through the US, so we will see tariffs, and potentially counter tariffs, added to the price. For what it's worth, there are much lower cost alternatives to Logitech at a much higher level of quality. My MMO mouse was 35 USD, my custom built keyboards were between 50 USD (a simple build for travel) and 150 USD (For a high end, full aluminum build with all the fixins.) so there's no need to suffer unless you have a specific need for Logitech gear or the like.

 

[Mr Majestyk]

This year, the currency value of the U.S. Dollar has fallen by around 8%. That might (also) have something to do with it.

Why do you think the dollar has fallen!

 

[hannibal]

I'm connecting to the UK site, is this relevant or is this just a dumb USAican phenomenon?

Ofcourse you have to pay increased prices...
These are tarif expences that manufacturer put on product. In usa they also pay extra to get thing to country.

 

[kyzarvs]

Its US specific but there is the very real danger for non-US customers. Brands may increase prices globally to avoid slamming US customers with the full tariff price. ala spread the pain.

You can see that logic in the prices listed. Some items have a higher price increase than others in an attempt to keep some items cheaper. Probably an indication of which items are the real breadwinners and which are just there to fill out the shelves at Best Buy.

UK already pays a lot more for tech. There is (or was!) a rough 1:1 pricing ratio, when the exchange rate is more like 1.30, so we pay the equivalent of $400 for something that is $300 to the US.

 

[Moonstick2]

UK already pays a lot more for tech. There is (or was!) a rough 1:1 pricing ratio, when the exchange rate is more like 1.30, so we pay the equivalent of $400 for something that is $300 to the US.

It wasn't 1:1. UK prices include VAT, whereas US prices don't because they have a sales tax that varies by state.

If you go into a shop in the UK, the price on the shelf underneath the product is what you pay at the till. Not so in the US.