Jason Junod

One of the aims of tariffs is to encourage domestic manufacturing. Might a 60% tariff do that?

One of the aims of tariffs is to encourage domestic manufacturing. Might a 60% tariff do that?

Sure, if that domestic manufacturing exists. I'm telling you, the body brushes I've tried to source, and it just doesn't happen in America right now. They may seem like an easy product. It's just a brush. It's just a wooden brush with some bristles and an elastic strap. But you need highly specialized machines to do so and skilled labor.

Sure, if that domestic manufacturing exists. I'm telling you, the body brushes I've tried to source, and it just doesn't happen in America right now. They may seem like an easy product. It's just a brush. It's just a wooden brush with some bristles and an elastic strap. But you need highly specialized machines to do so and skilled labor.

Sure, if that domestic manufacturing exists. I'm telling you, the body brushes I've tried to source, and it just doesn't happen in America right now. They may seem like an easy product. It's just a brush. It's just a wooden brush with some bristles and an elastic strap. But you need highly specialized machines to do so and skilled labor.

And so if that doesn't exist, my options are just to go to a different country. And that really doesn't solve the problem.

And so if that doesn't exist, my options are just to go to a different country. And that really doesn't solve the problem.

And so if that doesn't exist, my options are just to go to a different country. And that really doesn't solve the problem.

Well, it reduces the reliance of the world on Chinese manufacturing of scrub brushes.

Well, it reduces the reliance of the world on Chinese manufacturing of scrub brushes.

Well, it reduces the reliance of the world on Chinese manufacturing of scrub brushes.

Yes, it does. But then when there's also a blanket tariff on the board of 10% to 20% they've floated for any other country, and China is offering a consistent quality product at a consistent price... What's the point of switching from a supplier that I've built integrity with over the course of the last several years and trust and have consistently delivered for me and my business?

Yes, it does. But then when there's also a blanket tariff on the board of 10% to 20% they've floated for any other country, and China is offering a consistent quality product at a consistent price... What's the point of switching from a supplier that I've built integrity with over the course of the last several years and trust and have consistently delivered for me and my business?

Yes, it does. But then when there's also a blanket tariff on the board of 10% to 20% they've floated for any other country, and China is offering a consistent quality product at a consistent price... What's the point of switching from a supplier that I've built integrity with over the course of the last several years and trust and have consistently delivered for me and my business?

Are there other steps that you could take?

Are there other steps that you could take?

Are there other steps that you could take?

We could try to get these made elsewhere. Maybe I find a hole-in-a-wall supplier in North America. There's options, but the path of least resistance is we stay with our supplier, we pay the damn tariff, And we raise prices, unfortunately. And I don't want to be caught in the middle of a trade war. I'm not going to sacrifice the health of my business for some silly trade war.

We could try to get these made elsewhere. Maybe I find a hole-in-a-wall supplier in North America. There's options, but the path of least resistance is we stay with our supplier, we pay the damn tariff, And we raise prices, unfortunately. And I don't want to be caught in the middle of a trade war. I'm not going to sacrifice the health of my business for some silly trade war.

We could try to get these made elsewhere. Maybe I find a hole-in-a-wall supplier in North America. There's options, but the path of least resistance is we stay with our supplier, we pay the damn tariff, And we raise prices, unfortunately. And I don't want to be caught in the middle of a trade war. I'm not going to sacrifice the health of my business for some silly trade war.