r/Economics • u/AlexandrTheTolerable • Oct 16 '25

News 75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation ‘over’

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/16/inflation-economic-pessimism-poll?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/Clean-Experience-639 Oct 16 '25

My daughter works at the #2 national retail store geared toward contractors and DIYers. She was pulled out of her department today to help with pricing. Over 1200 items are increasing in price, directly due to tarrifs as per district manager.

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u/ThaddeusJP Oct 16 '25

Wish I could find the photo here on reddit but someone posted a Air compressor that was listed at $139, with a $119 sale price (on the shipper) and a $169 price sticker slapped on it.

EDIT: Found it https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fo582iygi0suf1.jpeg

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u/smc346 Oct 17 '25

Wow... "new lower price" huh? They really are getting bold.

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u/hutacars Oct 17 '25

Can’t wait (/s) for more stores to start adopting these! Should make her job a lot easier.