To Moonshine’s photographer, Wade Snider, it has seemed for quite some time that prices have been wild, and he has been living quite frugally in his van and holding off on spending. In light of tariffs having been imposed and lifted and reinstated and softened on repeat, he asked the community this month, Have the new tariffs affected you? If so, how?

Molly Murtaugh, Incline Village
UX Designer 

Only in my mind.

Tyler Copeland, Reno
Owner, TEC Communications

I submitted proposals pre-tariff and now my cost has gone up. My contracts don’t cover the unforeseen price increase so now I’m losing profit. Products are on back-order as manufacturers are holding deliveries as the tariffs keep changing. Plus time wasted calling my suppliers and reps to see when products will be in stock.

Risa Matsumura, Truckee
Tahoe City Kayak        

Some of our inventory is back-ordered for 2-3 months minimum. The 12 paddle boards we were banking on for our rental fleet this season were all given to personal order people, leaving a lot of smaller sized companies without any paddle boards. And the shipping for any boat is almost the same price as the kayak itself!

Huxley, Truckee
Good Boy

Taruffs? I have not heard of such things, although I have heard whispers of frustration over rising costs. Perhaps this coincides with lack of toys being bought for myself. Now that I have learned this word, taruffs, I will exhume what knowledge I can from the dirt and sniff out a stance that I, myself, can identify with.

Ryan Swanson, Sacramento/Tahoe
Plant Salesman, Bird Specialist

Tariffs have made everyday essentials more expensive — especially imported produce we can’t grow here in the U.S. year-round. We rely on global trade, and these added costs hit everyone. It’s a reminder that isolationist policies don’t work in a global economy where cooperation keeps prices fair and shelves stocked..