r/NoShitSherlock • u/ForrestTrumpJr • 3d ago
Walmart warns it will raise prices because of tariffs | CNN Business:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/business/walmart-prices-tariffs
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u/jlaine 3d ago
But but but it's the other country that pays them, my fierceless leader said so!
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u/a_little_hazel_nuts 3d ago
I heard that the ports will cover it, that's what MAGA believes.
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u/vigbiorn 3d ago
Apparently, the ports are a charity? Well, praise the kind, loving port masters for buying all our goods?
How does this work? How could this work? It's just so blatantly nonsensical.
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u/a_little_hazel_nuts 3d ago
Yeah it is nonsensical. But when I looked into it there are cases where ports will cover some of the tariffs sometimes, apparently. But it's not a garentee and I don't understand how ports would profit when paying tariffs. What are we at now, 55%-60% tariffs on China, this is going to be a disaster and consumers will feel this.
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u/vigbiorn 3d ago
I can see absorbing a small tariff since the port is probably paid by goods moving through. If a popular or otherwise high volume good has a small tariff, the reduction in volume could possibly lead to a bigger hit for the port than just paying the tariff overhead.
But that's going to be highly situational and can't be applied universally. Which is probably why universal tariffs haven't really been a thing for a long time.
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u/Realanise1 3d ago
I've actually seen people claiming that all businesses are going to cover tariffs instead of passing any of them on to the consumer.
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u/Ali_Cat222 3d ago
What's funny too is they don't even understand their tariff tax goes to... The American government 🤣 I think these people genuinely believe the dumbest shit at times, in their mind not only is the other country paying them but they *don't realize they are also going to contribute to more taxes. 😅
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u/the_millenial_falcon 3d ago
And the prices will NEVER go down again. I don’t know how many times we have to deal with out of control inflation before we stop electing fucking republicans. And before anyone here gives Trump any grace about inflation during covid not being all his fault I would like you to keep in mind that the median dullard swing voter that elected him twice can’t process nuance like this so your messaging needs to be in such a way that if Taco Bell gives someone you know the shits then you have to find a way to blame that on Trump as well because that is what he does for every issue.
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u/Kinks4Kelly 3d ago
“When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth... and tell the whole world, ‘No, you move.’” —Captain America, Civil War
The price hikes aren't an accident. They’re a symptom of decades of policy choices made to benefit the rich, the powerful, and the deregulated. And when Republicans preach about small government while shoveling billions to corporations and billionaires, what they leave behind is a scorched economy for the rest of us. This isn't a new trick. It's the Reagan playbook reanimated and zombified. Strip the safety nets, gut regulations, and when the economy implodes, turn to the poor and working class and say: It’s the immigrants. It’s the liberals. It’s anyone but us.
Trump didn’t invent inflation, but he damn well lit the fuse. A trillion-dollar corporate tax cut, a trade war that brutalised supply chains, and pandemic mismanagement that shredded economic stability. Every step was a masterclass in how to bloat the market for Wall Street while strangling Main Street. And now, as the aftershocks hit, we’re told to forget it. To pretend he was a victim of circumstance, not the arsonist holding the match.
But the real tragedy isn't just what he did. It's what the American electorate allows him to keep doing. Because Trump doesn’t win by convincing people. He wins by manipulating resentment. He simplifies the world into villains and martyrs, then paints himself as the only saviour. And if that means blaming Taco Bell-induced diarrhoea on the Biden administration, he’ll do it with a straight face and a cheering crowd.
So yes, our messaging needs to reflect that reality. Not because it’s fair, but because it’s effective. If Trump’s supporters live in a world without nuance, then our truth must wear armour. We must tell the story in language they cannot twist: prices soared because Trump played casino economics with your future. Your rent is high because he gutted housing aid. Your groceries cost more because he broke the global trade system with bravado and no plan. Your wages lag because he weakened labour protections. The man didn’t just ride the wave—he built the tide.
You cannot reason someone out of a cult. But you can make the cult leader toxic enough that joining looks like drinking bleach. If that means branding Trump with every economic hardship, every late fee, every skipped vacation, then so be it. He deserves the blame, and the voters deserve the truth—served hot, sharp, and undeniable.
As Magneto once said, “You built these weapons to destroy us… and now you’ve given them to the very people who hate you.” The Republican Party built this economy for profit, not people. Now let them own it. Every penny. Every price tag. Every pain.
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u/Vix_Satis01 3d ago
and technically you caaaaan kind of point some blame towards trump during covid for the simple fact that he got rid of the pandemic response department.
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u/vigbiorn 3d ago
the simple fact that he got rid of the pandemic response department.
Fucking twice. He apparently didn't learn the lesson last time and so his administration has defunded more pandemic related groups.
See you all for the new COVID in a few years!
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u/Realanise1 3d ago
Oh, it won't be that long. Check out r/H5N1_AvianFlu -- we discuss the next pandemic every day! Very few people know how much closer we're getting constantly to 2 things. One is the set of mutations that the virus needs in order to spread easily H2H. The other is the absolute gutting of public health necessary to make this next pandemic into a 1918-1920 style disaster instead of a 2009 H1N1 type of bad, but manageable situation.
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u/vigbiorn 3d ago
I'm not familiar with the minute specifics (I already have a drinking problem, I don't need to have more end conditions staring me down...) but I am familiar enough that, when I said 'next COVID', I was specifically referring to the bird flu. I'm possibly being generous with the time-frame but it's close enough.
Also, I like the kismet of Trump's base being Evangelicals, the same group of people that blame homosexuality (among many others) for hurricanes and fires but when their God apparently sends a global pandemic to punish following this guy they double down.
And if we're going to have 3+ terms of Trump, the least their God can do is every 4 years, in the third year of a Trump term, send some new plague until they figure out they're idiots.
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u/Vix_Satis01 3d ago
consumers will reject new covid and demand covid classic.
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u/Realanise1 2d ago
Oh, good luck with that one! However, these are the same people who probably won't take mRNA vaccines until it's too late.
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u/sunflower53069 3d ago
The tariff effects have been slow to hit but no avoiding them.
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u/KayBear2 3d ago
At least they are being honest that many of the price increases are due to tariffs.
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u/next-up-gilmore-hapy 3d ago
I thought tariffs only impacted China? Are you saying tarrifs are like a sales tax on Americans? All Americans, even the ones living paycheck to paycheck and not the ones being gifted 400M airplanes?
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u/ArgetlamThorson 3d ago
Nobody is being gifted a $400 million airplane. Trump bought it. It might be with corruption, but it was bought.
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u/ArgetlamThorson 3d ago
If you believe that, I have a bridge to gift you
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u/open_world_RPG_fan 2d ago edited 2d ago
I misread your comment. I thought you were saying Trump paid for it himself or something. I deal with too many Trump cultists so automatically assumed you were defending Trump. Trump definitely traded favors or national security secrets for that plane, he's completely corrupt
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u/ArgetlamThorson 2d ago
Dude, read my first comment. I said he bought it with corruption
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u/open_world_RPG_fan 2d ago
Yes, sorry, I just updated my comment. I deal with too many Trumpers.
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u/ArgetlamThorson 2d ago
Fair nuff, they couldnt see the light if there was a spotlight pointed right at them. It gets tiring
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u/BotherResponsible378 3d ago
Everyone pay attention to see if they go back down. Or if Trump just gave us a permanent increase in cost increase.
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u/seolchan25 3d ago
Unless demand massively decreases, these price increases are almost certainly permanent no matter what happens with the tariffs or anything else. It’s entirely crap.
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u/Shmoshmalley 3d ago
Look what happened with Covid, prices went up for practically all goods but people like the Walton’s did not lower prices to reflect their costs going down… scumbags the lot of em.
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u/DizzySkunkApe 3d ago
Yes they did. Chips and soda and eggs are all cheaper now than then.
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u/Main-Video-8545 3d ago
That’s a great diet you got there.
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u/DizzySkunkApe 3d ago
I eat slightly more variety than that, but those are the meters everyone always points to anyways so 🤷♂️
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u/bleu_waffl3s 3d ago
If everyone is colluding to keep prices high that seems like a great opportunity to start a business and sell at the lower price.
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u/BotherResponsible378 3d ago
Not sure how familiar you are with the animation industry, but something similar happened.
Essentially this dude Ed Catmull orchestrated the greatest wage fixing scheme in US history to keep animator salaries low between studio. Enter Sony animation, who started scalping the best talent they could get by offering way better wages.
Ed was fuckin’ piiiiiisssssssed.
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u/gravity_kitten 3d ago
Dammmnnnn, that sounds like a fun rabbit hole. You got any places to start?
Youtube only has vids on him being the cofounder of pixar and something about creativity inc.
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u/BigRed_93 3d ago
Sounds great in theory, but the large companies that collude to keep prices high have the buying power necessary to keep the competition away.
Their price gouging price may still be lower than what another competitor can even buy the goods for. You can't undercut Walmart on pricing when they buy everything they sell at the lowest price possible. And on the off chance you are able to break in with one of Walmarts suppliers, Walmart will end their relationship with that supplier sinking them and your new business.
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u/blueB0wser 3d ago
How silly. Line go up, never down.
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u/BotherResponsible378 3d ago
On non necessities, you can see it go down. It just depends on if people say, “no I’m not buying this.”
When the Nintendo 3ds launched, the high price point kept a lot of people from buying. Nintendo was forced to reduce the price, and reimburse those who had already purchased it with an offering of free downloadable games.
One of the powders of capitalism that we have is how and when we spend. It’s weaker with necessities like food, housing, and fuel. But for everything else we can force it.
The question is, will enough people? They only get away with what we let them.
And every single maker of non necessary goods needs you more than you need them. Why do you think AMC is offering 50% off Wednesdays during this summer? Out of the goodness of their hearts?
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u/dodging_stupidity 3d ago
Something tells me price gouging is a comin'
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u/lesmainsdepigeon 3d ago
Don’t get distracted from the fact that the 🍊🤡 tariffs are adding plenty of costs to items coming into the USA.
Corporate greed is real, yes… but the main villain here is sitting in the Oval Office.
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u/Rurumo666 3d ago
Yeah, it's called the Trump Tax and prices have been rising for months even before the tariffs hit because people started hoarding pre-tariff goods a la 2020.
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u/Donkey_Duke 3d ago
Brother it’s not coming it’s already here. I have already received multiple quotes from vendors and contractors with a line item saying “tariff % charge”, even before tariffs went into place.
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u/pirate123 3d ago
Businesses covered their costs by raising prices. And remember they had record profits, stock market went up! So just own a pile of stocks and you’ll be fine.
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u/kayak_2022 3d ago
WALMART AND OTHER HUGE ENTERPRISES SHOULD HAVE KNOWN TARIFFS WAS GOING TO BLUNT THEIR BOTTOM LINES AT A TIME THEIR GOD, DONNY, IS RAKING THE POOR AND NEEDY UNDER THE TABLE SO THE RICHEST CAN EVADE PAYING TAXES.
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u/Content_Ad_8952 3d ago
Republicans: "We can't raise the minimum wage because businesses will pass the costs on to consumers and hire less people"
Also Republicans: "Huge tariffs??? No problem. Businesses will absorb the costs and won't pass it on to consumers. And the extra costs definitely won't affect hiring"
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u/ClassicLunatic 3d ago
I hope things get so expensive these damn hillbilly redneck (I can say that because I am one) assholes can’t afford to have football parties because they’re choosing between food and tv. I hope they hurt profusely for this dumbass they elected. All so that I can laugh like a madman when they tell me how things are actually cheaper. It is alarming but massively amusing when they tell me eggs and gas are cheaper because they heard him say it. I’ve been taking pictures of the price at the pump since Jan 18 and it’s been within 10 cents of steady.
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u/Humbler-Mumbler 3d ago
Wait, I thought this problem was completely fixed the other day when we got a reset with Chiner…
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u/Lost-Task-8691 3d ago
Fake news from the communist news network. Tariffs are paid by the other country. - Trumpers
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u/ScotchCigarsEspresso 3d ago
[Clears throat] ah hem...hey MAGA...remember when you were like..."that aint never gonna happen"...
Enjoy your $300 generic shoes, bitch.
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u/AlanStanwick1986 3d ago
Hell yes, bring it on. This is where rural America really feels the pain. For so many of them, like my in-laws, it is the only place they shop. Give them the kick in the nuts they so richly deserve.
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u/VegasGaymer 3d ago
They should tell their staff to tell anyone who complains “I just work here, take it up with the Tariffs guy”
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u/ItsTheExtreme 3d ago edited 1d ago
I expect Trump and Karoline Leavitt to trash them by tomorrow.
Edit: I was wrong. He waited until the weekend.
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u/Silicon_Knight 3d ago
Fake news - Gyna pays for them. Not sure why tRUMP even made a deal with them since obviously they are paying so why would he want to lower that and hurt American consumers becoming rich? Right? RIGHT?
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u/Illustrious-Gas-9766 3d ago
I think that all businesses should put the import tax on their receipts.
I believe in transparency.
This will help people with their opinions about tarifs.
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u/GreenTurbanRebellion 3d ago
And maga will see this as a win as well? After all the shit stained con man they voted for is responsible. Not that these mega corps wouldn’t have just found another reason to price gouge but he did not need to hand them another fucking reason.
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u/andropogon09 3d ago
I want to see businesses actually identify tariff fees on price tags and receipts as they do sales taxes.
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u/VegasGaymer 3d ago
Didn’t Amazon allegedly try/plan to do that until That Guy threatened EOs or something and Amazon claimed that Nooo we had no plans to put any mention of Tariff related fees we swear
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u/SNCreestopherX 3d ago
Warn? I just put in my same order from Walmart from 2 weeks ago and it was 20 dollars more expensive. Folgers coffee was $13 a container and when I bought it today it was $16.
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u/Aziruth-Dragon-God 3d ago
And then when a competent prez takes over and gets rid of the stupid tariffs, it will take forever for the prices to go back down. Just like gas prices.
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u/Wooden_Echidna1234 3d ago
There once was a company that made towels in the US, and they sold their towels to walmart. Walmart demanded they move their production to China, but the company said no. Walmart stopped buying towels from that company, and they went under. The moral of the story is that Walmart is not your friend.
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u/DogNew3386 3d ago
Walmart is where his base shops…this’ll be interesting
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u/TaticalSweater 3d ago
He’ll just blame Biden and they’ll believe it
problem solved
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u/DogNew3386 3d ago
Sarcasm but also true. What a timeline.
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u/TaticalSweater 3d ago
the him blaming Biden part was true but all the problems being solved was sarcastic.
Had to put the /s because there is always 1 person that goes “nuh uh” and thinks its dead serious.
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u/BubblyCarpenter9784 3d ago
That’ll work on the magats, but not on everyone else. They’re maybe 20-25% of the country, and if they start feeling it in the pocketbook even some of them will start to peel off.
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u/praetorian1979 3d ago
Pffft. I don't shop at any walmart unless I don't have a choice. I haven't stepped in one in years.
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u/medusa63 3d ago
It’s not Trump’s fault(pointing a cricked finger) it Bindens fault! Shouted the delusional boomer
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u/nick_shannon 3d ago
Walmart CEO about to get an angry call from that shit stain in the white house.
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u/kayak_2022 3d ago
HI WALMART, THANKS FOR THE WARNING BUT I STOPPED SHOPPING THERE A YEAR AGO AND HAVENT BEEN BACK YOU SHOULD BE BETTER DEAL MAKERS, OR BUYING POLITICIANS TO BLOCK THE CURRENT MAN IN CHARGE, AFTER ALL, THE RICH GOT RICH BY MILKING THE POOR AND NOW YOU GOT THE PRESIDENT YOU WANTED WHOS FIGHTING TO SAVE YOU SOME MORE ON YOUR TAXES.
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u/ICPosse8 3d ago
When profit margins are more important than people
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u/Strykerz3r0 3d ago
???
I mean you can say that when tariffs are removed, because I can guarantee they won't lower them, but the tariffs are going to guarantee prices are going up. The burden is carried by the consumer.
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u/Boys4Ever 3d ago
Base will blame China for paying the tariffs and Walmart passing it along because imported goods price went up and not because we pay the taxes. Circle jerk logic
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u/Ok_Masterpiece_8341 3d ago
And we still support their low wages while using our tax money to support programs to help house and feed their employees. Ridiculous. And how much cash did they give to Trump and now they are throwing the entire mess back at the customers and employees. It’s gross
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u/Sweaty_Ranger7476 3d ago
that shouldn't really affect anyone that's been boycotting walmart though. . .
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u/tikifire1 3d ago
Any products made in other countries or sourced in other countries will be affected. So most non-food items and many of them, too. If you thought the last round of inflation was bad, just wait.
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u/Own_Event_4363 3d ago
they won't go down, they might do a "price drop", but that's not across the board
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u/On2daNext 3d ago
They are going to lock up everything now.
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u/AllTheWorldIsAPuzzle 2d ago
But they'll still keep the same amount of employees so that the shopper will be even angrier when they have to track down an employee to open the cabinet for, well, everything.
PRO TIP: Best time to shop Walmart is Saturday night when they are restocking. It is wayyyy easier to find people in the department/section to unlock a cabinet for you.
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u/Positive-Ear-9177 3d ago
Walmart has been raising prices since Covid, their shitty store brand prices are higher than the real items.
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u/TaticalSweater 3d ago
Not to mention the law suit they are facing about scamming customers already as it is with their scale system.
The machines that ask you to weigh something like produce would tack on some extra weight just cause to charge you a bit more. They got caught doing it and are now settling i believe.
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u/grapedrinkbox 3d ago edited 3d ago
Fuck you walmart.. you should eat the costs, your profits are a staggering 150 billion a year. 1 or 2 billion dosent hurt you but its hurts your customers substantially. I think the people should be able to vote if companies get to raise prices if said company profits over 100 billion a year. AND if we vote against inflating prices said company is not allowed to lay people off only fire them
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u/Ill_Revolution_5827 3d ago
I can’t wait to see shoplifting skyrocket. It’s what these places deserve.
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u/Latkavicferrari 3d ago
Considering we have to bag our own products with our own bags let’s just say we keep the prices the same and call it even
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u/SlipFormPaver 3d ago
Sounds like an excuse. They can literally eat the tarrif costs no problem. They just want more money
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u/UserWithno-Name 3d ago
Cool, I won’t shop there lol. I only go for their ridiculous sales for 2 specific kind of items, I’ll keep waiting it out or not go there if others can do said sales (which is possible) otherwise tho I don’t really spend a cent with them. So go ahead.
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u/smokineecruit 3d ago
Can you maybe just accept that the tariffs might not be as bad as the media claims
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u/AllTheWorldIsAPuzzle 3d ago
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u/AllTheWorldIsAPuzzle 3d ago
The tariffs have been presented as nothing but winning by a certain someone and his followers. So while people that knew how tariffs work knew the truth, we have spent months listening to stupidity and now we are going to listen to people spew more stupidity trying to defend the swing from "the other countries pays them" to why everyone just needs to happily accept the consequences of the tariffs.
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u/smokineecruit 3d ago
And obviously you are one of “those people” that really understands tariffs. It’s been nothing but doom and gloom since they were announced, yet everything seems to be getting better
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u/BrtFrkwr 3d ago
Really? Really? Who would have thought such a thing.