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Right, like they are not going to take the opportunity to raise margins. I recall seeing the exact same windshield mounted phone holder for 25 USD at Best Buy and 1 USD at the dollar store. Prices are not only set based on percentual margins, they are also set based on what the consumer is ready to pay for perceived value.

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Yep. "Translation: CEOs see opportunity to raise prices and blame it on someone else, figuring consumers don't understand how prices work." And they're mostly right.

The tariffs will raise prices, and more than on imports alone since they will up margins elsewhere else to compensate for the destroyed ones.

Price gouging COVID style is going to happen as well. The White House has screwed us.

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