04-29-2025, 06:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-29-2025, 06:31 PM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
jaw-dropping prices are bound to increase even more for Hawaii consumers if… 145% tariff on Chinese goods and 10% tariff on nearly all foreign imports continue
Temu has already started showing “import cost” on their receipts, and there’s talk that Amazon will do the same. Transparency on purchases would seem to be a good idea, I like to see where my money is going and we already list Hawai’i Excise Tax as a separate item on receipts here. Today however, there’s been pushback and threats against companies that would like to conduct business this way, although they are “private enterprise.”
Why would those implementing these surcharges not want you to see how much extra you’re paying? If you buy a drill from Home Depot, a 2x4 from HPM, or fish sauce from KTA, wouldn’t you want to see that it’s not the store raising prices?
Don’t these threats against transparency and disclosure on invoices and receipts show some level of dishonesty toward people who were told exporters would foot the bill, not consumers? If Hawai’i voters voted for someone else to pay for tariffs, shouldn’t they see that’s not the case every time they shop in Hilo or Pahoa or online?
Temu has already started showing “import cost” on their receipts, and there’s talk that Amazon will do the same. Transparency on purchases would seem to be a good idea, I like to see where my money is going and we already list Hawai’i Excise Tax as a separate item on receipts here. Today however, there’s been pushback and threats against companies that would like to conduct business this way, although they are “private enterprise.”
Why would those implementing these surcharges not want you to see how much extra you’re paying? If you buy a drill from Home Depot, a 2x4 from HPM, or fish sauce from KTA, wouldn’t you want to see that it’s not the store raising prices?
Don’t these threats against transparency and disclosure on invoices and receipts show some level of dishonesty toward people who were told exporters would foot the bill, not consumers? If Hawai’i voters voted for someone else to pay for tariffs, shouldn’t they see that’s not the case every time they shop in Hilo or Pahoa or online?