Many of my parts vendors have sent me letters and e-mails "explaining" why the price of their products will be going up or has gone up. Of course they claim it's all about the tariffs. To me, it very much like all the trucking and shipping companies tacking on crazy surcharges and raising rates dramatically when gas prices went to $4.00 a gallon 5 years ago. Gas here is now right at $2.00 a gallon and has been under $2.50 for years. Did any of those surcharges and crazy rate hikes go back to normal? Of course not. When the tariffs are eventually lifted, don't expect anything to go down in price. The inflated prices are here to stay. You will just be paying more for the same Chinese junk.
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