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INJURED. WHILE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN. TARIFFS APPEAR TO IMPACT EVERYTHING WE CONSUME FROM CARS, EVEN BEAUTY PRODUCTS. ��������13’S BRIAN JOSLIN SPOKE WITH CUSTOMERS AND BEAUTY EXPERTS ON HOW TARIFFS MAY CAUSE YOU TO BREAK THE BANK AT YOUR LOCAL BEAUTY SUPPLY STORE. LET’S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMETHING WAS LIKE $20, LIKE ON OUR CHEAPEST HAIR WIG, EVEN IF IT’S SYNTHETIC. AND NOW IT’S LIKE BASICALLY $40. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLACED A 145% TARIFF ON CHINESE IMPORTS. UNFORTUNATELY, LAST WEEK WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM MULTIPLE OF OUR VENDORS THAT ALL OUR MERCHANDISE WILL BE GOING 40 AND 50% OFF. LOCAL BEAUTY SUPPLY OWNERS AND STORE MANAGERS ALREADY FEELING THE IMPACT OF TARIFFS. THIS WIG, ORIGINALLY 39.99. IT’S NOW GOING TO COST YOU $54. WE TRY TO KEEP THE PRICE AS CLOSEST TO THE MARKET, BUT WE’LL HAVE TO DEAL NOW WITH LIKE IF IT WILL GET SOLD OR NOT, OR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. HOW THINGS ARE GETTING HIGHER. I SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER OF A LOCAL BEAUTY SUPPLY STORE WHO DIDN’T WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED, BUT SHE SAYS TARIFFS ARE TAKING A TOLL ON THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY. THIS EASTER WAS ONE OF OUR FIRST EASTERS WHERE WE COULD REALLY SEE THE DECREASE OF CUSTOMERS. FOR, FOR EVEN DURING COVID, IT WAS NOT AS LOW AS IT IS. YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE IN THE STORE IS VERY QUIET. THE PRICE OF WIGS, HAIR AND BARRETTES GOING UP WITH EVERY SHIPMENT. MY EVERYDAY LIFE IS TRYING TO STAY ON A BUDGET, YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW IT IS WHAT IT IS. CUSTOMERS TELL ME THEY’RE RESORTING TO ONLINE SHOPPING OR CHECKING MULTIPLE STORES BEFORE BUYING WHAT THEY NEED. IT CAN BE, LIKE, TIRESOME AND OVERWHELMING, BUT I DO IT BECAUSE I’M A I’M ON A BUDGET AND I’M TRYING TO SAVE. AS PRICES CONTINUE TO INCREASE, STORE MANAGERS PREPARE TO DEAL WITH EMPTY POCKETS AND EMPTY STORES. NOW, I DON’T KNOW IF THAT’S OTHER STUFF PREVENTING CUSTOMERS WALKING IN, BUT TIMES WAS ALREADY ROUGH, SO NOW IT’S GOING TO GET MORE ROUGH. IN BIRMING