How to save if tariffs raise prices on tech and appliances

As tariffs ripple through the appliance market — major appliance prices jumped 4.3% in a single month, with steel-linked levies hitting fridges, washers, dryers, and dishwashers — Consumer Reports walks through ways to soften the blow, from timing purchases to comparison shopping.

There’s one money-saving lever that gets stronger every time replacement gets pricier: fixing what you already own. When a new washer costs $200 more than it did last year, a $90 repair on your current one is an even better deal than it used to be. OwnWise makes that call concrete — it identifies the likely fault, estimates the repair cost, flags whether it’s a DIY or pro job, and checks for warranty coverage, so you can weigh a real repair number against an inflated replacement price.

Shop smart when you must buy; let OwnWise keep you from buying at all when a fix will do.