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Another product on the Walmart site that spiked in price was a left-handed fishing reel. It rose from $57.37 to $83.26 from April to May, a jump of 45 percent, with a post on Reddit showing the two price stickers. Aisle Gopher's price history says that the price of the reel was $51.12 on March 14.

Another Reddit post showed an increase in the price of cocoa powder from $3.44 in May 2024 to $6.18 in April 2025.

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 38 points 5 days ago (3 children)

What I find darkly fascinating about this "eat the cost" strategy is that if you were to dare suggest taxing Walmart more, Trump's fans would call you a commie librul socialist who just wants handouts. But when Trump demands that they subsidize his agenda suddenly they're all for it.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 25 points 5 days ago

Because taxes can be traced to services that should be provided to people. No one knows where the money from tariffs are going. (The rich)

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

I’m no longer all that fascinated by the fact that they will follow “their guy” in circles and then straight off a cliff. It’s just gross.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It's honestly a little poetic in a way, given how the that's how Walmart's treated its workers for generations. (ie, Walmart subsidizing their profits by paying workers so little they have to seek the social safety net.)