We want to explain why some of our prices have changed, and why they might continue to shift around from time to time.

The short version is: Tariffs.

Tariffs on goods from China hit us hard when they first jumped to 25% under Trump’s first administration. They were fully enacted during Biden’s term, pushing us right to the edge of insolvency.

We source some of our most important supplies from close partners in China, where many of the technologies we rely on were originally developed. Our main product is made here in our workshop, but many key materials and components necessarily come from overseas. For example, our Baltic Birch grows in Baltic countries. Even when we buy parts here in the USA, they’re usually made overseas anyway.

Imagine paying an extra quarter of what you already spent on materials—just in tax. That’s the reality we’ve been living with for  the past few years under the 25% tariff . This year, it got worse: The tariff now forces us to pay more in tax than the value of the items themselves. For example, when we resupplied our special silicone material this March, we had to pay 145% of the material’s cost just for the tariff.

To stay in business, we must charge enough for our products to cover what it costs to make them , so certain prices are going up significantly. We will keep everything as affordable as possible and offer discounts and specials continually.

Even though there’s talk of tariffs going down eventually, the situation isn't simple. We buy custom parts in bulk- enough for one or two years at a time- to make sure we can stay stocked. If we had to pay a 145% tariff when that shipment arrived, that cost is baked in for the life of the inventory. So even if tariffs are lowered later, the costs we already absorbed stay with us.

On top of that, we’re doing everything we can to maintain relationships with our factories. Some of these partnerships are over 20 years deep. They helped us develop the intricate ceramic and specialty components that define our products. Keeping production going means hard negotiation just to make sure they don't drop us for bigger customers. It's a constant balance between ordering enough to keep production alive and not overextending ourselves.

We’re not giving up. We’ll keep working with our partners, absorbing what we can, and adjusting where we have to. When we can offer discounts, like add-ons bundled with vaporizers and whips, we absolutely will.

Thanks for sticking with us. We’re proud of what we make, and proud to have you along for the ride.