03-11-2026, 12:11 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-11-2026, 02:29 AM by HereOnThePrimalEdge.)
Here’s another story by a Hawaii businessperson describing his real world experience with tariffs. It doesn’t sound like he’s pushing an agenda on his keyboard, just struggling to keep the doors of his business open.
When tariffs began fluctuating, sometimes rising, sometimes changing with little notice, small businesses like ours were placed in an impossible position: Do we purchase now to secure inventory and stay in business, even if tariffs are high? Or do we wait, hoping tariffs will drop, risking product shortages?
If we wait and tariffs remain high, we lose shelf space to competitors. If tariffs drop and we rush to purchase, supply may no longer be available.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/who-re...r-tariffs/
Question for Punatang.
What exactly in Durian Fiend’s post made you ask the two questions you asked? Which included a third question that you added,“both”, but not the fourth possibility “neither.” Can you quote the phrases or sentences that directly pertain to each question you asked? Because I’m having trouble connecting the dots.
When tariffs began fluctuating, sometimes rising, sometimes changing with little notice, small businesses like ours were placed in an impossible position: Do we purchase now to secure inventory and stay in business, even if tariffs are high? Or do we wait, hoping tariffs will drop, risking product shortages?
If we wait and tariffs remain high, we lose shelf space to competitors. If tariffs drop and we rush to purchase, supply may no longer be available.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/who-re...r-tariffs/
Question for Punatang.
What exactly in Durian Fiend’s post made you ask the two questions you asked? Which included a third question that you added,“both”, but not the fourth possibility “neither.” Can you quote the phrases or sentences that directly pertain to each question you asked? Because I’m having trouble connecting the dots.