US consumers rush to buy big-ticket items before Trump's tariffs kick in

[Hugin]

5. Where the gouging is going to be...

Is where spares are already on the shelf, yet when purchased they will have the tariff pricing.

Like, for example, an older car someone has needs repairs. The parts to do so have been laying on a shelf in a warehouse (in the US) for perhaps decades. When the parts are ordered and supplied, do you think the supplier is going to differentiate pre- and post-tariff? Hell, no! That percentage is going directly into their pocket.

That doesn’t even take into account the headaches presented by the omnipresent JIT (Just In Time) supply philosophy adopted by many retailers and repair shops over the last twenty-five years. They did this to cut the costs of warehouses. We’re about to FO the downside.