Tariff Challenges Here Locally!

Tariff’s

We have been getting asked about our prices going up due to tariff’s.  We are committed to keep our prices of items in stock at the price we purchased them at before the tariffs were put in place.  We will only add the tariffs to our products as they are imposed on our new shipments coming in.  As you know so many of our ingredients are coming from the indigenist country in which it is grown.  The United States just doesn’t have the growing climate or the land available that is needed for the demand of our olive oil, tea, and coffee beans.  We do purchase from within the United States where we can, but we have to depend on other countries that have larger growing areas for the climate needed to grow and supply our demand here in the United States.  Let me explain our situation a little better!

Yes, we have been receiving emails daily updating us on products that are and are not going to be affected by tariffs.  We are monitoring these items closely and will mostly, no longer carry high tariff items if they are not continuing to be demanded by our customers.  We will not trade quality for something of less quality.  Our standards have to stay put, even if the prices increase.

We have a huge portion of our shop that has locally made items coming from people we know right here in Auburn, Fort Wayne and surrounding areas. We also purchase regionally from Ohio and Michigan.

Food ingredients is a different story.

Not all food ingredients that we all use every day can be grown in the US due to not having the proper growing conditions needed.

I know where all my herbs, spices, salts, peppers, olive oil olive come from and know the quality is there, over making a profit. We are not getting rich, but providing quality ingredients that our bodies need. Our business was started because of losing my sister Pam to cancer. Eating cleaner food became a priority to combat the cancer driven foods in our diets. This is the basis of our business.  We will go without before compromising our quality.

Peppercorns, cinnamon, vanilla beans, caca beans just to name a few that cannot be grown here in the US due to the growing conditions needed. So, I do believe there are some exceptions that need to be considered with tariffs to help not interfere with our food chain and inflation of prices.  Fact is we need food to survive!

Can you even start to imagine my mom not having cinnamon to make her famous cinnamon rolls, apple dumplings or cinnamon bread or my dad not having pepper on his steak? These would no longer be available to us if we didn’t purchase them from the indigenous country in which it is grown.

World trading started with things like salt and herbs and spices. Trading items not physically available in one part of the world to another.  I for one would love to get back to a friendly trade of what I can’t grow to be traded with you for something I can grow or make.  Keeping it friendly of course!

We would love to also challenge our customers to stop buying from large on-line websites, if America is going to be committed to seeing this through the buck stops here! Shop in your locally owned shops, farmer markets, and support the people you know personally! I strongly believe canceling the on-line accounts and go out shopping again is the best place to show support to America and keep the money in our community!

We thank our loyal customers and look forward to serving you as we maneuver these new obstacles throughout this year and beyond.

If you have further questions on how tariffs are impacting us here at The Olive Twist, please feel free to reach out to us and ask questions.  info@theolivetwist.com