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NJCher

(43,534 posts)
Mon May 5, 2025, 03:43 PM May 2025

New Bath Fixtures: How They Told Me About Tariffs

at the plumbing supply showroom.

I was told the price for a new Kohler pedestal sink and a medicine chest for 2 baths I'm renovating upstairs.

I did a doubletake and said, "WHAT?" 😮

The person supplying the quote just looked at me and said, "I didn't vote for him." Shrug.

Then another person at the end of the counter said, "I didn't vote for him either."

The guy in the middle of the counter laughed and didn't say anything, but just looking at him, he's probably not a trump voter. Not that we have many of them around here in Northern NJ.

The good news is that if I place the order right away, like tomorrow, I can get it for the old price. Whew.

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New Bath Fixtures: How They Told Me About Tariffs (Original Post) NJCher May 2025 OP
what was the percentage increase due to the tarriff? Blues Heron May 2025 #1
If I remember correctly NJCher May 2025 #2

NJCher

(43,534 posts)
2. If I remember correctly
Mon May 5, 2025, 06:16 PM
May 2025

it was 14.5 per cent. However I don't think we even discussed it since my sticker shock kind of overwhelmed the entire interaction. I think I may have picked that up off one if their signs. They had them posted all around the building.

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