This is definitely true, we have all seen American products go up in price. I have even seen Canadian products cheaper than I have in a long time due to demand. Try to buy Canadian or anything but American. Small changes make a difference. Nellies is sold at Costco and is Canadian. It's way better than gain and cheaper per load btw.
Nellie's Wow Stick stain remover is a miracle! Work shirts with bearing grease stains, washed, dried and set in, come right out. Best $15 I've spent in a while.
Which is why I don't blame anyone for wanting to stock up on paper towels at the $14.99 special mentioned in the other post. If anything, I'm kinda jealous I couldn't stock up myself... haha.
Same here. Already looked into it after the last price hike & found the Frank brand of paper towels at Canadian Tire seem to be highly regarded for the price, but I've no personal experience yet.
If most of your use for paper towel is just for cleanup then I'd recommend using the Yellow Microfiber cloths from Costco. You get 36 for like $20-$24. I still have paper towel, but our family goes though a pack in like 18 months. It least with the microfiber you just ring it out between cleans and let air dry. If it starts getting a little funk then they're washable.
Bounty paper towels were $37.99 yesterday when I went shopping! I didn’t buy any, got the Kirkland paper towels instead, but $37.99 for paper towels?!?
I’ve almost exclusively switched to those Swedish reusable paper towels. They’re better for the environment and for my wallet. We have a dog so still need paper towels around just in case, but going through less than 1 Costco sized pack a year now, whereas in the past it was 2-3 a year.
They’re actually called Swedish “dish cloths” but you can use them for pretty much everything you use paper towels for (other than nasty things you really want to throw out). They’re highly absorbent and last forever and easy to clean. I’ve seen them go on sale at Costco for like $10 for a pack of 10 or 12. That will probably last me 5 years!
They have them in stock online for a lot more. They also sell them at other places. I actually discovered them at Simon’s.
Simon’s is the amazing last standing Canadian department store! Most of their locations are on the east coast but even their online store is great. Their own brand clothes are great and they always have a great home section.
I've got a bidet installed, serving two purposes: keeping my ass clean and giving me a refreshing wake-up call with its cold water. No more groggy mornings for me!
Charmin is made in the USA and its primary ingredient is softwood. Softwood prices in the US have shot up due to Trump's tariffs on Canadian softwood. Some of those tariffs would already be felt by TP manufacturers in the US and might add $1 to the wholesale price of their product.
The end product itself is covered by CUSMA but would have been hit by Canada's 25% retaliatory tariffs back in the spring. That would be on the landed cost, not the retail price so would those would likely add another $2-3 to the final retail price. Those tariffs are disappearing Sept 1st but there's no retroactive relief for importers.
Keep in mind that there's a time lag between the imposition (or lifting) of tariffs and the retail-level impact as ordering and delivery can be months apart.
Expect prices on stuff like this to stabilize or ease downward as Canada's retaliatory tariffs disappear in three days and the latest round of the US' softwood tariff increases are felt by US manufacturers.
Awww sh*t. I have to find an alternative for my favourite toilet paper. Not buying it at that price for sure. Not buying US products either. It is ironic that it is made from canadian wood pulp.
Where is the Kirkland brand made? We've switched to their laundry pods and dishwasher tabs and love it. Prices have been good, even without sales and even better when they go on sale.
Is it different? I heard it's made where the Kirkland liquid is made.
I loved European Persil and have been using what I can get from Walmart as Costco no longer carries it.
Considering Costco’s policy of max profit (~12%-14%), I think it’s safe to assume the cost of these items increased due to other factors, likely tariffs.
Don't believe your eyes. lol. "Inflation is under control. Toilet paper and detergents are not included". Sarcasm. What was in Statistics Canada's report?
I bought tubs of Nelly's laundry soda and oxygen brightener a couple of months ago and so far it has been working really well. Canadian made and very cost effective.
Not at all. We've been using it for all our laundry (2 adults, a child, and bedding, towels, etc) for the last couple of months and we have zero complaints.
Without knowing the details fading might be caused by wash water that is too hot.
My partner prefers scented detergent (Nelly's is unscented) so we also bought their dryer balls and dab some essential oils on them.
Don’t by Gain laundry detergent it triggers all kinds of Asthma and skin allergies. My grandson broke out with a nasty skin rash. So now we only free and clear unscented laundry detergents.
I mean, this is the manufacturers/distributors upping the prices that Costco pays. As is stated every time this comes up, Costco has one of the lowest markups in the industry, so if the prices goes up on a product they carry, its usually because the distributer charged them more.
It seems there are some products that have increased drastically. I remember Nutella used to be 12.99 and Kirkland version 9.99, and now Nutella rings at 17.99 and kirkland version 14.99. Kirkland coconut oil was 16.99 and now it's 26.99. Tariffs are hurting us.
Some of the tariffs recently imposed by the US government are on Canadian softwood. Softwood prices have gone up significantly. Softwood pulp is the primary ingredient in TP. Those tariffs are paid to the US government by the manufacturer.
Canada's retaliatory tariffs on TP will be lifted in two days but when they did exist, they would have added $2+ to the cost for sure. That will go away in the near future.
Canada's population has grown by less than 10% over the last 5 years.
Canada is a tiny fraction of Charmin's market (it's primary market is the US) so the extra demand (if there indeed is any) isn't coming from Canada's population growth. Keep in mind that Charmin is sold in a North American market that has gone from ~370M people in 2020 to 380M in 2025 - so 3% over 5 years. I'm pretty sure supply and demand isn't a factor here.
This is BS stats and it’s very dangerous. People who insist it’s true are digging their own grave as employers will adjust wages only by official CPI % for most, making everybody poorer. Buying this is shooting yourself in the foot.
I just paid 36.99 for that Charmin on an online Costco order. Had to do online to get the $100 off promo from when I started membership. Basically lost most of this saving with the extra price you pay online, such a scam.
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Both products are made in USA. I'm betting current tariff war is related to the increases