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6 Items Experts Think You Should Buy Before the Tariffs Hit (Plus 1 It’s Fine to Wait On)

Price hikes are coming

Rachel Bowie

By Rachel Bowie

Published Apr 11, 2025

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To say the tariff rollout has been complicated is an understatement at best. After a week filled with volatility, the White House announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs with a maximum 10 percent levy now attached to most countries. (China is the only exception—their tariffs now total 125 percent.) But the back and forth—which we expect will continue—is wreaking havoc on our spending habits and, frankly, our confidence. (Should we impulse shop? Save our pennies?) That’s why we turned to Stephanie Carls, retail insights expert for RetailMeNot, to help determine the purchases we should prioritize (and the ones we’re OK to hold tight on) as tariffs fluctuate.

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Senior Director, Special Projects and Royals

Rachel Bowie

Senior Director, Special Projects and Royals

  • Writes and produces family, fashion, wellness, relationships, money and royals content
  • Podcast co-host and published author with a book about the British Royal Family
  • Studied sociology at Wheaton College and received a masters degree in journalism from Emerson College

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