being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

Every retailer in America should display the original price of an item along with the new tariffed price.

Let it sink in for the slowest in the herd.

Tariffs are a tax.

You're paying for them.