9 minutes ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

Can you share please?

 

Thanks

Main increase was in meat -

2 months ago ground beef was $4.99/lb - latest shopping trip it was $6.99/lb

Chicken Thighs (skin and bones still there) was $0.99/lb - now it's $1.29/lb

 

That's where the majority increase came from - but everything went up at least some.

 

3 hours ago, Glenn said:

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They were warned about using tariffs this way....few listened...except to the rhetoric.  And now here we are.  

This.

18 minutes ago, RRocket said:

This.

 

Yep.

8 hours ago, Glenn said:

The primary ingredients for plastisol—PVC resin, plasticizers, and pigments—are sourced from a complex global supply chain dominated by China, and countries in Europe (mainly Germany) and Southeast Asia. 

 

The machinery used to make the Senkos are either made overseas or the parts are made overseas. 

 

The packaging for Senkso is, guess what? 

 

And salt? Yup, costs more to mine/produce due to the same reasons.  Shipping? Ya, it's best to assume EVERYTHING in the supply chain is affected.

 

And so on, and so on, and so on.

 

They were warned about using tariffs this way....few listened...except to the rhetoric.  And now here we are.  

I'd be surprised if tariffs impacted the manufacturing cost of Senkos more than a dime a bag.  I don't like paying more for anything, but I'm trusting the process.  The market keeps setting records, as I'm sure your 401k shows.  Isn't that the litmus test?  It will be interesting to revisit this thread in a year or so to see how we've all been impacted.

 

Edit- PVC resin is actually cheaper to buy now than it was in '24, because the price spiked early last year. (Google AI)

15 minutes ago, KP Duty said:

I'm sure your 401k shows.

What's a 401k?

 

(Mine and Nora's got 'eaten' by medical bills...as did my Roth, her IRA and my ESOP - SS is all we got)

Well, this has gone off-topic and into political territory (some comments have been removed).  So this is good spot to end it.

 

And scene....