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Princess Awesome Sues Over Tariffs Impacting Production Costs

9/27/2025

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Princess Awesome, founded by Rebecca Melsky and Eva St. Clair, is lead plaintiff in a tariffs lawsuit.
The owners support U.S. manufacturing but find domestic production costly and of lower quality.
In 2016 they moved production to China, facing 25% tariffs in Trump's first term. They then shifted to India, Bangladesh, and Peru with more tariffs.

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Story summary

Princess Awesome, founded by Rebecca Melsky and Eva St. Clair, is lead plaintiff in a tariffs lawsuit.
The owners support U.S. manufacturing but find domestic production costly and of lower quality.
In 2016 they moved production to China, facing 25% tariffs in Trump's first term. They then shifted to India, Bangladesh, and Peru with more tariffs.