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I've also been told I have little tact, so if this offends you simply ride on.

Monday, August 4, 2025

Mohawk

 Well, we had another cool wakeup this morning, with our outside temp a comfortable 60 (F).  If the long range forecast holds out, over the next 2 weeks only one day will have temps reaching the 90 (F) mark.  There's not a lot of precipitation in the forecast, which means daily waterings of the tomatoes, but that's fine with me.

Yesterday was uneventful mostly because I work the entire day.   We did have a senior customer who sat and talked for about twenty minutes.  She was very nice.  While she didn't tell us how old she was, I'd estimate she was easily in her mid 80s (F).  I showed her pictures of Howie, and she said she'd seen many colored Labradors before, but never one that was red.  We did have her laughing, which made me feel good.  I do think there are times when seniors go out just for the socialization, that's why I talk to all of them.  Some of them are quite interesting.

My local Giant supermarket had a deal on Spam last week and it turns out that Howie loves the stuff.  It's a little pricy at $4.59 for a 12 ounce can, so it's a treat he's only going to be getting on special days, like today.  What makes today special for Howie?  It's his birthday.  He's one year old today.  So instead of cake and ice cream, he's going to get Spam, and more than just 2 or 3 slices.

About 50% of all the carpets we sell in the store are manufactured by Mohawk.  The company has taken a stand on the tariffs.


Supposedly the great orange home improvement retailer I work for said that they weren't going to be raising prices because of the tariffs. However, first there was Procter & Gamble and now Mohawk, who knows what other prices are going up as well.  My feeling is that price increases will quietly be passed onto our shoppers.

For those cultists who are still lost in the haze of hate surrounding the Orange Anus, the Find Out stage is going to kick in quickly.  Halloween and Christmas depend on China cheap prices.  These cultists are not even preparing for higher prices.  I can give you an example of these price increases.  I bought a walking pad on 7/31, yesterday, while at work, I showed it to a friend and to my surprise the price had increased by $100.  These price increases are going to be everywhere.  Americans are going to be paying a lot more just so that billionaires can get a tax break and earn more money.


12 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday Howie!

    Interesting tales from retail land.

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    1. Howie says thank! And retail is always interesting.

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  2. Happy Birthday to Howie! Spam is a great birthday treat for a dog and I'm not surprised he loves it. My dogs got pig ears on Saturday and it was Poppy's first one. She wasn't sure what to do with it at first but she quickly figured it out!!

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    1. He loves Spam. Pig ears are great, too! He gets those on occasion.

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  3. Their ignorance is so blinding. If anybody says they don't mind paying higher prices they're a liar. I don't care if you're poor or Rich no one wants to pay more money for anything. I have been shocked though at my 401k. Between my last statements it actually jumped a good 6, 000 which was shocking. I expected to lose a lot more by now.

    It's no wonder howie likes spam it looks like dog food. That being said I love me a good ham salad spread.

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    1. Yes, Wall Street is not doing badly because all those tariffs are being passed onto the consumer. This is what the billionaires paid for.

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  4. One year old???
    Whoa. Time flies. Yay for Spam!

    And you know the tariffs will be passed on to the consumers. Very quietly, but they'll be passed on. Ugh.

    XOXO

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    1. Yay for Spam is right. This was the tariff plan all along. The rich get richer the poor, poorer.

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  5. The GOP is eating itself and don't know how to stop.

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    1. Yes they are, and when they're finished there will be nothing left.

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  6. On my first ever trip with a solos group (to Turkey) I remember chatting to a widow who told me that sometimes she went an entire week without speaking to anyone. That was 15 years ago and it still stays with me!

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    1. I feel bad for older people who don't get to interact regularly, we are social species, and it tends to be more difficult for them to get out and about.

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