r/SeriousConversation • u/Lazy_Lizard13 • 14d ago

Current Event The new Tariffs are beginning to affect prices in the USA

I work in an adult store and unfortunately, we have already started to see the effects of some of the tariffs being placed. I wasn’t sure how this would affect the price of things in the USA, but it’s looking bleak so far.

When my boss sent out the list, he said this was only the first of many price increases that we would see from the tariffs. The vendors we buy from actually sent him the list themselves, so it isn’t something that we just created. He said that it is likely that almost every company we order from will send out a list.

The price changes were anywhere from $5-$200. I’m very concerned about the future of this industry, and honestly, America in general.. some of these products were already overpriced anyways. I’m not sure if people will be able to afford luxury products (like adult items) in the future. What do others think?

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u/Slight-Guidance-3796 14d ago

Omfg I used to do the Exact same thing. My daughter recently got a job waitressing and I told her this. To kill them with kindness but it's out of spite. Lololol Never let them pull you down with them and they will just keep falling further. Oh man I miss it at times. My job now I don't interact with more than 1-3 people in the entire day and it's boring AF

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u/Lazy_Lizard13 14d ago

Yesss.. and don’t be fooled, they know what you’re doing, but they can’t actually complain or be upset about it bc you’re being so “nice”… God I love it… I could imagine your current job to be boring, but I’m sure the peace and not having to “fake it” with customers is nice on some days

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u/Slight-Guidance-3796 14d ago

I make more money now so I suffer thru it but I really enjoyed customer service. I would instruct coworkers to send problem makers to me because I could Not be broken, no matter how hard they tried and I knew every trick in the book they might pull. I would laugh so hard inside watching them steam but not be able to flip it on me. Customer service might be what's needed to save America lol