'Expect more surcharge shenanigans as we emerge from pandemic mode. Many businesses will be keen to recover higher manufacturing or wholesale costs, or past losses, without looking like they’re doing just that.' Column by Davidlaz:
Hugo Granadino recently stopped by the Sherwin-Williams paint store in Inglewood to pick up some rollers and brushes. He’s repainting the den of his South Los Angeles home.
Some context: Practically everything has gotten more expensive in recent months because of pandemic-related shortages and supply-chain issues.last month from a year ago, according to the Labor Department. That’s the sharpest increase in 13 years.Food, energy, housing — all more expensive.
“Hidden surcharges undermine consumers’ ability to shop around for the best value for their money,” said Jenn Engstrom, state director for the California Public Interest Research Group. What they’re also doing, as Engstrom observed, is preventing consumers from effectively comparison shopping. If two brands of paint are advertised at the same price, but one ends up being 4% more expensive at the register, you’ve been misled.
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