Anyone noticed aluminum foil cost more?

[Blueplanet]

Even at Walmart 25 sq. foot is over $2 or more. The Dollar stores are running short of it.

[dalton99a]

1. Trump's aluminum-foil duties - bad for American consumers, but great for Russia

[TDale313]

2. Related to tariffs, maybe?

[uponit7771]

3. K&R, have some friends shipping from China and it's up by 1/3rd over last year. Here's Red Don's

... proclaiming he's going after shipping from China

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-24/trump-takes-aim-at-china-questioning-international-postal-rates

In a memo issued Thursday, the U.S. president directed the U.S. Postal Service to eliminate international postal discounts that let Chinese merchants inexpensively ship goods directly to U.S. consumers’ homes. Such a move could potentially raise costs for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., while helping e-commerce platforms such as Amazon.com Inc., as well as FedEx Corp. and other international shipping companies.

[Separation]

4. Well now I'm screwed

As if I already wasnt spending enough on tinfoil hats.

[Blueplanet]

7. oooh - thanks for the laugh

[democratisphere]

5. Tariffs will cancel your tax cut 100 fold.

I have noticed price increases on many products recently. Tariffs are a convenient excuse for corporations to raise prices on everything.

[Solly Mack]

6. Yes, and my tinfoil hat is looking pretty ragged. On a serious note - It has gone way up.