Bloomberg reports Apple shop staff were swamped with jittery fanboys on 5 and 6 April, all desperate to snag an iPhone before the reciprocal import tariffs bite.

“Almost every customer asked me if prices were going to go up soon,” one employee admitted, comparing the frenzy to Black Friday madness.

They should be concerned because it is expected that the price of the shiny toys will rise from from about $1,100 to $3,500.

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, already reeling from a 20 per cent nosedive in its stock price, has scrambled a four-pronged plan to soften the tariff punch. It’s been quietly stockpiling devices, with The Times of India spotting five aircraft hauling iPhones and kit from India to the US in late March.

According to the Wall Street Journal, importing from India is far cheaper under the new regime, with just a 26 per cent tariff versus 54 per cent from China.

Job’s Mob’s new sourcing map shows iPhones and AirPods from India (26 per cent), iPads and Macs from Vietnam (46 per cent), Macs from Malaysia (24 per cent), iMacs from Ireland (20 per cent), and AirTags parts from Indonesia (32 per cent).

Even with Trump’s nationalist bluster, relocating manufacturing to the US remains a no-go for Cupertino. Instead, it’s dancing around the tariffs like a caffeinated lemming, hoping the supply reserve of the iPhone 16 line will hold for a few months until Trump changes his mind or the rest of the world surrenders.

But the real worry is the iPhone 17 line. With the new “iPhone 17 Air” and a rumoured radical redesign for the 17 Pro, Job’s Mob might take a harder hit if the tariffs linger and prices spike just before launch.