Tariffs...I bought a Hisense TV made in China last week for $350. They are now selling for $475.

[pecosbob]

Donald did this.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Walmart house brand, isn't that? NT

[elocs]

2. On a smaller scale, I have been buying avocados from Mexico for many weeks , 70 cents each.

On Tuesday they were 88 cents which works out as just over a 25% rise.

[Ms. Toad]

7. Goods covered by the USMCA aren't subject to a tariff.

That includes most foods.

So either the price of avocados went up on their own, or the store is price gouging.

[Tree Lady]

3. My husband was given a estimate for doing brakes and rotors

last November. We had just spent thousands there and said in the spring we will do it as we don't drive the van very often. Came back they wanted $250 more, original estimate $450.

He had car in shop thinking it couldn't be much more, when he found out he said stop everything and he took to another place and got done for $485.

They tried to say because of tariffs and parts but it hadn't even started yet. They had the parts bought when it was cheaper.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

4. Scammers

Glad you caught them.

[Meowmee]

6. I expect a lot of this

I have already had a few scam priced estimates for relatively small home repair.. but that is kind of par for the course here.

[JCMach1]

5. And that's the anticipatory rate