Companies are suing for their tariff money back. ‘Cards Against Humanity’ wants to give some of it to its customers

The gonzo gaming company is giving refunds to anyone who overpaid for a Cards Against Humanity set since Trump’s tariffs took effect. Will others follow suit?

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Cards Against Humanity may be known as the tabletop game most likely to make your mom say filthy words over Christmas, but the company’s latest stunt is an act of uncommon decency.

In response to the U.S. Supreme Court striking down President Trump’s broad, extensive, wildly unpopular tariffs on February 20, the gonzo gaming company has announced a plan to celebrate the victory—and potential tariff refund—with its fans. Cards Against Humanity is now offering them a chance to get back any money they may have overpaid for a CAH game at retail due to tariffs this past year.

This giveaway has been long in the works, according to the gamemaker, but it was never inevitable.

“We’ve been talking about doing this for months, because we always knew the tariffs were blatantly illegal, but we didn’t decide until the ruling came down,” a spokesperson tells Fast Company. “Honestly, we were skeptical that the Supreme Court would actually have the balls to stand up to Trump on this, given how much other illegal stuff they’ve let him keep doing with unsigned shadow docket opinions.”

After the unlikely news broke on February 20, a dam seemed to burst among companies straining to keep up with the tariffs. Hundreds of businesses— including Costco, Revlon, Hasbro, Dyson, and Bausch + Lomb—quickly announced lawsuits against the U.S. government to recover money they’ve spent on tariffs that have now been deemed illegal. Similarly, states are also hoping to recoup their tariff losses, with New York Governor Kathy Hochul calling upon the Trump administration to refund New Yorkers more than $13 billion in tariff payments from this past year, and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker demanding $8.6 billion.

But how many of these tariff refunds will actually reach the people on the hook for the tariffs?

“It seems so obvious,” the CAH spokesperson says. “Most companies passed tariffs onto their customers, and now the companies and their shareholders stand to get the refunds—not the customers who actually paid the tariffs. How is that fair?”

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