“.. even as tariffs change week to week, he added ,, ‘We cannot go back two weeks later and say, ‘Oh, sorry, now it has to be this price.’ They just don’t work that way.” 🤡 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/ret...
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aug 30, 2025, 11:31 am • 0 0 • view
Trump is enjoying this ...screwing the country
aug 30, 2025, 11:20 am • 3 0 • view
#ChaosAgent
aug 30, 2025, 2:19 pm • 1 0 • view
Sure they do - increase prices on everything. Dollar tree went from 1.25 to 1.50 already. Most other stores have raised prices whether affected by tariffs or not, Every business jumps on the “tariff” bandwagon because it’s easy to do!
aug 30, 2025, 12:06 pm • 9 1 • view
The problem here isn't just increasing prices. It's selling things at what is supposed to be the optimal price (the most profitable) and then the tariff comes in and suddenly ruins the equation by increasing the price the seller pays per unit.
aug 31, 2025, 5:30 am • 0 0 • view
I believe dollar tree is up to 1.75. I only know this because some MAGA I know was complaining about it. "When did it get that high?" To which I replied "You're joking, right?LOLOLOLOLOL"
aug 30, 2025, 6:07 pm • 0 0 • view
how come this further spike in dollar tree pricing wasn't covered as loudly by the lamestream media as was the 1.00 --> 1.25 spike under sleepyjoe brandon?
aug 30, 2025, 3:08 pm • 1 0 • view
They have been rolling it out slowly. They increased in the northeast months ago. We heard about it and stocked up. Here in the south it just happened this past week
aug 30, 2025, 7:14 pm • 0 0 • view
Price gouging by another name.
aug 30, 2025, 1:36 pm • 5 0 • view
So they error on the side that covers their own ass. Too bad the idiot president and his blind squirrel squad of butt snorkelers are lying to everyone.
aug 30, 2025, 11:26 am • 4 0 • view
"Butt snorkelers" LMAO
aug 30, 2025, 2:05 pm • 1 0 • view
That's from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and the bulwark guys. After the cabinet meeting Tuesday.
aug 30, 2025, 2:15 pm • 2 0 • view
🎶Taco Taco Man🎶
aug 31, 2025, 3:37 am • 0 0 • view
Meanwhile Russia, China and India are forging new trade relations. It feels like the US economy is circling the drain thanks to the maga fools. youtu.be/M34h-zv0EK8?...
aug 30, 2025, 11:25 am • 1 0 • view
Yesterday might have been the worst news day of the year for the 🤡
aug 30, 2025, 11:38 am • 0 0 • view
Literally change prices as prices change for you and blame tariffs. Ffs
aug 30, 2025, 2:14 pm • 2 0 • view
So, the guy who doesn’t understand how anything works has been creating total chaos for everyone? Sound about right? Who said they wanted a “businessman” to run our government???? And you chose THIS GUY????
aug 30, 2025, 11:22 am • 7 1 • view
Old school business model was to charge 2x the amount paid for an item.
aug 30, 2025, 12:01 pm • 1 0 • view
But hey, they can say the R word now and freedom something something
aug 30, 2025, 12:50 pm • 0 0 • view
The Price-and-Pray Economy
aug 30, 2025, 11:20 am • 0 0 • view
Land of Confusion
aug 30, 2025, 11:44 am • 3 0 • view
I get that small businesses are struggling with that. The big companies could do something to fight this, but won't because they are the billionaires getting the tax cuts.
aug 30, 2025, 12:12 pm • 1 0 • view
Well how did they do it post covid? Everything went up seemingly just based on increased demand.
aug 30, 2025, 12:20 pm • 0 0 • view
Can't blame companies. Also, why expand now with the uncertainty.
aug 30, 2025, 11:17 am • 1 0 • view
aug 30, 2025, 12:13 pm • 2 0 • view
On e the consumer pays the tax, no refund will follow, inflationary
aug 30, 2025, 4:33 pm • 0 0 • view
He’s destroying the economy in real time and no one seems to know or wants to stop it.
aug 30, 2025, 11:21 am • 2 0 • view
Certainly not those in control of Congress.
aug 30, 2025, 5:19 pm • 0 0 • view
almost like there was no planning or thought at all, just the whims of a dimwit
aug 30, 2025, 11:20 am • 19 0 • view
If every business raising prices just blames it on tariffs, all the ire would be directed at Trump and republicans (similar to how all the ire around 2022/3 inflation was directed at Biden when businesses blamed inflation)
aug 30, 2025, 2:10 pm • 5 0 • view
So someone explain how GDP grew 3.3% last quarter? Pre tariffs inventory buying?
aug 30, 2025, 11:23 am • 1 0 • view
Rising prices inflate consumer spending
aug 30, 2025, 11:58 am • 2 0 • view
Raising prices causes people to spend less not more. Less consumption to make up for the lost buying power.
aug 30, 2025, 12:00 pm • 1 0 • view
I’m seeing this with my own business, raised our prices. Volume of items sold is down, revenue is up. Consumption may be down but spending can be up.
aug 30, 2025, 12:03 pm • 4 0 • view
pretty much this but layer on top of it a lack of media coverage that this is what's happening
aug 30, 2025, 1:00 pm • 3 0 • view
So in a normal time prices would drop because supply is greater than demand, but the tariffs are causing artificial inflation and can’t be dropped as quickly.
aug 30, 2025, 1:04 pm • 0 0 • view
Speaking from a small biz perspective: supply is not greater (lots less imports for fear of not being able to clear customs exorbitant payments) AND consumers are fearful that inventory is an issue so they're buying early when they find something in stock. so sales are happening - at higher prices
aug 30, 2025, 1:07 pm • 2 0 • view
This, businesses don’t even know what the tariff rate is going to be on a particular product or component. It can change any day and they are not giving out in transit exemptions (for stuff already on the way here!). It is a complete asinine way to conduct government.
aug 30, 2025, 1:09 pm • 3 0 • view
People are creative though.. We just made a shopify link to another small biz site where they DIDN'T bring anything in because they couldn't plan or pay & we are sitting on large 2024 inventory. They get a cut so sales r still happening & we get more exposure/sales. but this isn't a future plan....
aug 30, 2025, 1:13 pm • 3 0 • view
I’ve stored enough inventory to get through 2026. My broker says I was not alone. A lot of the doom scenario that will happen is getting kicked down the road with delays, extensions, and what not. But like I tell everyone: Everything was fine until it wasn’t.
aug 30, 2025, 1:17 pm • 2 0 • view
He’s going to have to pay back every single dollar.
aug 30, 2025, 11:28 am • 1 0 • view
Gasoline prices change daily. What do you mean that can't just line item "Today's Tariff" as a surcharge and keep the item price the same. The isn't isn't "can't", the issue is, "afraid of catching Trump's attention, because he's vindictive as hell."
aug 30, 2025, 7:22 pm • 0 0 • view
Gasoline has a few suppliers, supply lines. And stations buy directly from their parent company, their only variables are overhead costs, and state/local fuel taxes Stores have many different suppliers, each importing from multiple coutries, tens of thousands of different items Herd those cats
aug 31, 2025, 4:00 am • 0 0 • view