Avoid Panic Buying: Smart Tips To Save On Tariffs

Remember The Crazy Panic Buying During Covid?

Those days of little or no toilet paper, disinfectant and the like. I'll bet you there are people out there who bought so much of all of that stuff in 2020, that they're just running out of their stockpile now.

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It seems like every day, everyone in the world, but especially America is getting whipped around. Tariff on tariff off. That's been America since January 20, 2025. It's enough to have all of us confused as to what, if anything, we should stock up on before they go into affect.

What, If Anything Should We Stockpile?

I won't lie, since February, I've been buying extra of grocery and other household items that say they're made outside of the United States. Not a crazy amount, just one extra or maybe a bigger bag than usual.

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For instance, the rice I like is made in Taiwan. Instead of buying the smallest bag like I always do, I got a 5 pound bag. Now, every grocery order includes paper towels and toilet paper. Mostly because I have a paper towel and toilet paper habit of someone with a lot more money than I do.

What do we stock up on without going full-throttle panic buying?

Good Housekeeping and the Associated Press have some great recommendations:

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The Associated Press advises that if you are in need of any baby items in the next year or so, you may want to buy them now. A large amount of these items are made in China, so they could more than double in price. And get on it, items are selling out fast.

Good Housekeeping warns that paper items may rise in price soon. Although a number of brands are made in America, they rely on lumber and wood pulp from other countries, resulting in rising prices on the most basic of necessities.

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Good Housekeeping explains that spices, vanilla and coffee will rise in price due to America not being a suitable place to grow them. Most of the vanilla in the world comes from Madagascar, Oregano mostly comes from Turkey and other regions of the middle east and so on. You can expect the prices to rise on products that contain these ingredients, as well.

Good Housekeeping also warns of higher prices on electronics, appliances and cars. We've been talking about this for a good 6 months. Precisely the reason I bought a new rig in December. That Nissan I bought that was well within my price range 4ish months ago will shoot right out of my price range pretty quickly. Don't think if you buy Ford or Chevy you've got it made, you don't. When you're talking tariffs on things that cost in the thousands of dollars, that amps up prices pretty quickly.