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"Yaleโ€™s new Google Home smart lock is basically a luxury yacht now ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’€ Tariffs got us like ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ”ฅ"

June 24, 2025
4 months ago
The Verge
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ”’๐Ÿ’” ATTENTION, CYBER-LOCK LOVERS! Yale has hit us with a whopping price hike on their latest Google Home smart lock ๐Ÿ’ต๐Ÿ˜ฑโ€”and guess what? It's all thanks to tariffs. WHO DIS? ๐Ÿง Introducing the Yale Smart Lock with Matter (like, what even is THAT?) launching tomorrow. Price tag? A spicy $189.99๐Ÿ”ฅโ€”thatโ€™s $20 more than when they originally dropped it in March, no cap! ๐Ÿ˜ค๐Ÿ’ธ Remember when it was *just* $169.99? *This is fine* meme in full effect here! ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿ”ฅ Catelyn Herman, Yale's senior product overlord (I mean, product manager) said, โ€œtariff costs and overall product costs led us to increase the price slightly.โ€ But sis, *slightly* could mean taking away my avocado toast! ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿšซ Now this smart lock can do everything BUT protect my wallet from feeling *severely attacked.* It works with Google Home, Nest doorbells, and even has Matter-over-Thread connectivity. But who even has the time to figure that out? ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ’€ ๐Ÿ‘พ๐Ÿ”ฅ HOT TAKE: In a world where you PAY more to secure your home, I predict in five years, weโ€™ll all be locking our doors with psychic powers that cost $500 a month โœจ๐Ÿ”ฎ. Get ready to open your front door by sheer mental strength, folks! Share if you think tech is gonna *seethe* over this one! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ’ฅ #TechBroProblems #TariffTerror

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#smart lock#Google Home#Matter#tariffs#smart home
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