What are your last-minute purchases before tariff hell begins?
What are your last-minute purchases before tariff hell begins?
Got the parts to fix my air conditioner in my car, and a used phone, and a retro handheld I had been putting off.
All used, of course. I'm not contributing back to this corrupt hell government.
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Big order of fishing supplies off Ali Express before May 1. Line, lures, hooks, that sort of thing.
Is this as a hobby or prepping for food scarcity? Not judging, legitimately just asking.
I like fishing as a hobby, but I eat some of the fish I catch. I think it's good to have a hobby that doesn't cost very much and gets you out into nature. I'll probably spend $60 total on supplies for the full year and it'll buy me some toys to try and target some other species I didn't last year.
I also like gardening and cooking, so while I'm not intentionally planning for food scarcity, I'll be circumstantially more prepared.
I think tariffs are generally applied based on date of customs arrival, not time of order - discussion on wine imports who order months+ in advance as well as some small businesses getting hit unexpectedly on long-ordered goods, plus my own industry that has a several month lead time on orders and some bills we have received. I'm less familiar with that mechanic but I don't know that placing the order before that time will help you if it has to ship from overseas.