President Donald Trump's tariffs change daily, but the universal 10 percent tariff applied to all imports worldwide is still in place. That 10 percent increase was too much for Cincinnati Wholesale Florist to absorb.
Kara Acri, owner of Scarlet Begonia's Flower Truck, got the dreaded email from her wholesaler this week. Cincinnati Wholesale Florist is passing that 10 percent tariff on to its customers.
But Acri didn't want to have to pass on the expense to her customers. "I'm sick to my stomach over it," Acri said.
Acri explained that she didn't want to raise the price of her bouquets, so she settled on adding a 10 percent service fee while the tariffs were in place.
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