>when I got to my destination, they required me to pay import duties on them (still cheaper than buying locally) Lemme guess, Brasil? Don't you just love livin

>when I got to my destination, they required me to pay import duties on them (still cheaper than buying locally) Lemme guess, Brasil? Don't you just love living in developing countries, where tech products required for productivity are much more expensive than in the US because of dumb duties, but wages are much lower, as pricing hardware beyond the means of the average worker definitely helps the country's economic development. /s