VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-16
“It's a very trying time when you know, you don't know when that's going to end. You don't know, and you can't -- you can't always pass that on to your customers because you set the prices, and they're all -- they're all struggling, too. You know everybody's in this together,”
Scott Belden · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16
Belden says he cannot always pass increased costs on to customers who are also struggling.
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