Things you are finding hard to obtain in this covid world.

[outabounds]

It should be pretty obvious that lots of items are getting pretty hard to find these days with supply of all sorts of goods from China slowing to a drip. But its not just China. What are you having trouble getting your hands on at the moment. Here are some examples that I have come across recently from myself and friends.

Toyota LandCruiser- 18 month wait
Plantation Shutters for the home- 12 week wait already, no end in sight
Inground Pool- Deposit down now- Begin construction feb 23
Went to buy a new Clothes Iron , place had one model and only 3 left
Had a lot of trouble obtaining batteries for items ( eg cr2032 style)
Furniture 6-9 month waits

How bad is this getting and what examples are you finding in your life at the moment?

 

[Gralin]

We've had a lot of issues with pet food.
I know a lot of people that have had problems getting meds, like they've forced come off antidepressants because the Pharmacy couldn't get their refills in time, very not good

 

[Mofra]

Bike parts and accessories

 

[Gough]

We've had a lot of issues with pet food.
I know a lot of people that have had problems getting meds, like they've forced come off antidepressants because the Pharmacy couldn't get their refills in time, very not good

Cat food, my boys aren't very happy with their diet at the moment.

 

[Gralin]

Cat food, my boys aren't very happy with their diet at the moment.

yeah cat food is an issue for us as well

 

[Billy ray]

wins
tho to be fair, pre covid was hard to get wins too

certain furniture items

 

[Caesar]

Took me 10 months to get a laptop at the height of the chip shortage

 

[the_interloper]

Steel, I work at a manufacturer and steel is expensive presuming we can find it, think it's gone up 80% or so in the last year, maybe more. Last lot we got from South Korea I think.

 

[The Dice Man]

Mustard. Big sunflower oil shortage here and it's cleared both the oil and all mustards from supermarket shelves.

Gardeners. 3 companies I'm in contact with are not able to find seasonal staff for spring/summer.

 

[And_ROOS]

We've had a lot of issues with pet food.
I know a lot of people that have had problems getting meds, like they've forced come off antidepressants because the Pharmacy couldn't get their refills in time, very not good

I had issues getting anti-inflammation meds for my knee for a while. Got lucky and a local pharmacy could fill my script and then told me it was looking to be a 3 month wait, this was back in January.
Got a phone call today saying its back in stock.

 

[M Malice]

Handshakes and tongue kisses.

 

[Gralin]

Handshakes and tongue kisses.

You're doing something wrong then

 

[Richard Cranium]

A girlfriend.

lol jk I couldn't get one of those before covid anyway...

 

[74561347]

purpose

 

[MatthewB]

cat food is hard to get what we usually buy

 

[Power Raid]

just waited 5 months for a car part

 

[Plugger35]

Cocaine and hookers.

It's a real worry when you can't get some of the basic necessities.

 

[craigos]

My mate still reckons he can't get a solid erection since catching covid.

 

[M Malice]

My mate still reckons he can't get a solid erection since catching covid.

"My mate" Yer ok.... at least try and keep a stiff upper lip craig.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Customer service from big corporations has become terrible and I think the changes due to Covid restrictions are at least partly to blame. With customer facing staff working from home rather than in call centres, companies shifted to messaging apps. It's much easier to set up a secure app than a secure home phone service. Now the restrictions have eased staff are able to go back to the office - but the companies have shut down office space as it saves them a ton of rent. And many employees are not keen to return to the office. The corporations either make it impossible for you to talk to their reps by phone - or make it very difficult.

The messaging apps are very poor customer experience compared to talking a real person. You get several automated messages so you wonder if you are talking to a robot. It can be very frustrating so I could understand if customers vent their anger and are more likely to lash out towards what they think is an anonymous robo-person. I can't imagine the real people behind the messaging apps get much satisfaction from it.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

A PS5

By the time I get one, the PS6 will be out

 

[Spirit Level]

Furniture.

Ordered a couch and was initially given a 3 month wait, ended up being close to a year

I've noticed new cars are in short supply at the moment too which is why the used car market has gone bonkers, was able to offload my 2004 Holden Commodore with 120000 kms on it for $7000

 

[Billy ray]

My couch i bought on weekend is 14 weeks away

 

[MatthewB]

My couch i bought on weekend is 14 weeks away

Thats standard wait time for a couch

 

[chickentender]

A PS5

By the time I get one, the PS6 will be out

Just get a Xbox. Both consoles play the same games. Xbox arguably winning the console war with gamepass.

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