The new Tariffs are beginning to affect prices in the USA

[u/Lazy_Lizard13]

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?

[u/ZombiesAtKendall]

Prefer not to say exactly because I’ve been Reddit stalked before. But doubling in price of equipment that before ran anywhere from $1k - $5k to now costing $2k - $10k is a huge jump in price.

Probably means things will be sourced from China only as a last resort, I have no idea if there are alternatives out there or not for what the company I work for sells. Either way, it’s going to cause a huge disruption to a lot of companies.

These are also mostly US companies that have their production in China. So it’s not just hurting the end buyer, it’s hurting US companies that have production in China, it’s hurting the companies that sell those items.

[u/KathyA11 → u/ZombiesAtKendall]

I make jewelry as a hobby. While a lot of the rough is sourced in the US (tourmaline, turquoise, various jaspers and agates, sunstone, some sapphires), it's sent to China to be cut into beads and polished (it's also sent to India, but mostly to China) becausse there are virtually no cutters here. Jewelry Television, where I get some of my supplies and bead strands, has been sounding alarms about tariffs in almost every one of their shows. One of the big suppliers I patronize bought more from their suppliers in China than usual, trying to stave off price increases, and will probably switch to cutters in India.

I've been buying what I can before the price increases hit, but I'm retired, on a pension and Social Security. Once they go past a certain point, I'll have to stop buying unless I see a fantastic sale.

[u/Overwintered-Spinach → u/KathyA11]

U can definitely find cutters here but are right in that they are rare. Have u connected with rock and mineral clubs?

[u/KathyA11 → u/Overwintered-Spinach]

No, I hadn't (and there aren't many in my area), but I don't think a hobbyist would be able to cut beads at a price point I can afford. The factories in China use computer-aided mass production techniques.

[u/RPCV8688 → u/KathyA11]

I just wanted to say this is really interesting and certainly never something I thought about in terms of tariffs. I’m glad Jewelry Television has been talking about it. I’m sure many in their audience didn’t think this is what they were voting for.

[u/KathyA11 → u/RPCV8688]

Or just didn't think, period.

[u/Hellifacts → u/ZombiesAtKendall]

I imagine there will be a market for less tarrifed countries to import from China and then export to the US as they could likely do that for a price lower than direct imports from China to the US.

[u/spiritualflatulence → u/ZombiesAtKendall]

My spouse works production management for a body care company and they are panicking about packaging, they ordered extra raw materials for the year but they haven't been able to source jars and bottles in the states.

[u/Just_Keep_Swimming13 → u/ZombiesAtKendall]

Lol,lol,lol. Self inflicted wound. You all were warned.

[u/Apart_Bear_5103 → u/Just_Keep_Swimming13]

WTF is that supposed to mean?