Is anyone buying stuff made in China early instead of waiting till they run out or need it?
My wife has ordered things like headsets, women’s shoes, clothing, etc in anticipation of higher prices later this year.
I bought a few things sooner than I would have
I have purchased a few things (small items) which will go up in price with the tariffs.
I have a sneaky suspicion that some Chinese tariffs will disappear as soon as SOMEONE realizes that many Christmas gifts come from China and Scrooge (err, sorry, SOMEONE) realizes that both parties celebrate that Holiday.
I think Scrooge will have a few problems talking the elves at the toymaker’s shop into making enough toys for Christmas this year. He’s made the elves real mad at him for imposing tariffs on their toys and other stuff their friends make for people in the US.
The elve’s workshops make the toys for next Christmas based on orders in the Spring time months from Santa’s helpers here in the US.
Santa’s helpers here would have to pay the tariffs when they receive the toys next fall, and many of them can’t afford the increase in prices caused by the tariffs so they are not ordering as many toys to deliver to the kids this coming Christmas.
All this is causing many of the elve’s workshops to cut back and even close some of their workshops where they make the toys.
There’s gonna be some sad kids this Christmas. 