It's the most wonderful time of the year: a time for candy canes, hot cocoa, trees, treats and tariffs.

According to Sarah Perkins, who owns seasonal holiday shop Mary and Brite at La Encantada, everything from artificial wreaths and trees to ornaments could cost some customers a little extra cash this season.

"Our strategy was to pass on as little as possible this year," Perkins said. "We try to keep our prices affordable."

However, overseas suppliers and sellers are making that slightly more difficult. Though holiday shops like hers normally order their holiday hauls in January each year, tariff uncertainty already had a few suppliers waffling on prices and cost-saving strategies.

Suppliers changed their policies through the spring as tariffs went up and down," she said. "Some suppli

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