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* Have you had trouble purchasing anything recently because of supply chain issues? Explain.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:14 pm

Comments

Front tire for my tractor. Local dealers could not find any. Ended up with Chinese tire from Amazon

Comment by very old soil Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:31 pm
Many chemicals we sell as much citric acid is on ships, double ordered, and US only makes 65% and rest from China, Price gone from $0.83 per pound to over $4.00 if you can commit or can afford to. Have to see price in 2nd qt 2022.

Comment by bear 3 Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:33 pm
No, but I live in Forgottonia where we have no supply chain.

Comment by H-W Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:34 pm
We’ve had a few issues but they’ve been on bigger ticket items - a gas fire pit we ordered ended up getting cancelled and the bed we ordered for our spare bedroom in June still isn’t here - originally August, now saying December.

Oh, and there was no salami at the grocery store for *weeks*

Comment by Joe Bidenopolous Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:34 pm
I decided to remodel my bathroom went to buy new vanity basin shower and tub. Did this in August. I asked when I would get stuff. Salesman said mid to end of February. I said are you kidding he said do I look like I am laughing? I checked this week some stuff in but tub is still February or March.

Comment by DuPage Saint Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:35 pm
There was absolutely no Hamm’s beer anywhere for months.

Comment by Ducky LaMoore Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:35 pm
PS5s…

Comment by Central IL Centrist Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:38 pm
Frito Scoops , microchips and dip

Comment by Junebug Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:40 pm
Certain furniture has been impossible to find

Comment by Anon E Moose Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:44 pm
==I decided to remodel my bathroom ==

Some friends of ours are in the middle of a gut rehab that started in May. It was originally a 6-8 month job but with all the delays they’ve had so far, they don’t expect to be back into their house until next summer

Comment by Joe Bidenopolous Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:45 pm
Leaded gas and filterless cigarettes have been harder to find…along with the aforementioned Hamm’s beer.

Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:48 pm
A convection/air fryer/oven

It’ll be arriving 7 days later than promised

I have new wing rubs/sauces I want to dry on air fried wings, especially this weekend with the college football conference championships, but I’ll have it for the holidays.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:58 pm
Honey BBQ Twist Fritos. I cannot find them anywhere and my son is super bummed.

Comment by IT Data Guy Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 3:59 pm
Windows and certain treatments.

Comment by Ron Burgundy Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 4:02 pm
Kitchen flooring. Been 4 months and hopefully will arrive on December 7th, if not pushed out again. However the stove got here in 3 weeks.

Hamm’s, remember sneaking it out of Granddadds garage fridge, he kept the Bud in the kitchen fridge so we couldn’t snag it.

Comment by FormerParatrooper Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 4:07 pm
Bought a new bike in September. I might actually get to ride it in May.

Comment by MSIX Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 4:09 pm
Wife wanted a CD player for Christmas, the kind that’s a component in a stereo setup. Even Best Buy only had a couple of choices, mostly out of stock.

In fairness, that might be because everyone’s moving to digtal music, so I’m not ready to blame the Port of Los Angeles just yet.

Comment by Benjamin Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 4:09 pm
Everything—from supplies and materials for house remodel to potato chips and produce at the grocery store. Not to mention the fact that when we can find it, it’s 10% more expensive. Unreal.

Comment by ;) Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 4:10 pm
oW. Mrs blue just bought one. awesome.

Comment by Blue Dog Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 4:13 pm
I am trying hard not to buy anything made in China which helps me curtail my spending, but it is challenging. I recently bought bed linens and towels, all made in USA and no issue with supply chain!

Comment by 32nd Ward Roscoe Village Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 4:14 pm
==There was absolutely no Hamm’s beer anywhere for months.==

Have you checked the land of sky blue waters?

Comment by City Zen Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 4:18 pm
Early on, Fresca. More recently, fresh herbs.

Comment by Lt Guv Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 4:29 pm
Patio Furniture was delayed for God knows how long. Well we don’t need it for a few months now…take your time, stacked ocean liner.

Comment by Jake From Elwood Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 4:34 pm
Stocks seem to sux right now. Supply chain issues, I’m sure are contributing.

Comment by PublicServant Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 4:37 pm
Still waiting on some steak knives that I won as second prize in a contest.

It’s OK though, third place would have arrived right away.

Comment by SAP Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 4:42 pm
Yes, we have no bananas. Perhaps some grocery items, nothing major. Was at a store the other day and it was fairly well-stocked.

Comment by Grandson of Man Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 5:00 pm
Have been waiting on a new kitchen stove approximately 6 months. Still have a working one so no real biggie, and could find one in other places, but prefer to buy from local hardware/appliance store. They update me every week on what they get in, it’s hit and miss. Some things come within just a few weeks of ordering; some (like my stove) are just lost in space. Other than that, canning jar lids and rings were like gold bars earlier this year, and most currently apple juice has been out of stock my last few grocery shopping trips.

Comment by DownSouth Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 5:04 pm
Cyclist and bike mechanic and parts are really hard to get. You cannot get somethings without a lot of work and expense. I repair guitars too but generally can get whatever I need for those but they tend to no rely on parts. The other thing is you just cannot go by somethings it is all warehouse order. Could be covid and changes in business.

Comment by clec dcn Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 5:15 pm
- Blue Dog -

My hope is it will step up my kitchen game.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 5:26 pm
No problems here since we had to wait a year for a fridge after the very beginning of the pandemic. But if there is another Fresca shortage I can promise a revolution…

Comment by Captain Obvious Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 5:28 pm
Sheba has placed several Amazon orders for organic, non-grain cat food which have been delayed or canceled.

Comment by Huh? Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 5:30 pm
Decided to buy a new fridge last month.

Big box stores had ‘display only models’, but nothing I could get same day. When I asked how long it would take, they said first week in december.

I asked to check the warehouse, and they had what I wanted in the warehouse. The warehouse was a 10 minute drive from where I was.

Picked up a rental truck for the day, and drove over to the warehouse and picked up and delivered my fridge myself.

I suppose ‘having enough employees who have stuck around to make deliveries from the warehouse’ would technically be part of the supply chain.

Comment by TheInvisibleMan Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 5:51 pm
Was trying to get some clips to hang Christmas lights on the house, since part of the roofline is gabled and doesn’t have gutter to clip on to. Went to true value to get more of the same kind I bought 2 years ago. Manager apologized and said he tried to get that kind again but couldn’t. Had a very different kind in stock, they would make lights hang differently. Not sure if mixing them would work. Not having luck finding the original kind. Oh well. Back to the drawing board it seems.

Comment by Space Cowboy Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 5:53 pm
Regular Fritos and Fritos scoops. Heck, can’t even find generic frito-like corn chips anywhere. Ruining chili seasoning for me.

Comment by Phenomynous Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 5:54 pm
My Lowe’s email now says December 21 for the flooring. House 6 isn’t going to be happy.

Comment by FormerParatrooper Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 5:57 pm
New golf clubs were delayed a few months. First class problem. Time to head south now.

Comment by SSL Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 6:17 pm
Nothing essential. There have been times when we’ve had trouble finding moist cat food for the cat that needed it, and paper towels were recently scarce.

Comment by Jaguar Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 6:19 pm
If you have a Tier II pension does that count?

Comment by Almost the Weekend Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 6:40 pm
was waiting too long to replace a kitchen appliance. normally takes a couple days. this time it was three weeks. figure must be a supply chain thing.

Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 6:42 pm
El Milagro Tortilla Chips

Comment by first time buyer Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 6:45 pm
I dropped and cracked my iPad. New one not available until late January.

Comment by Banish Misfortune Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 6:58 pm
A Bosch dishwasher, got to wait 5-6 months. Other than that, nope.

Comment by Ryan Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 7:37 pm
==== ==There was absolutely no Hamm’s beer anywhere for months.=====
Hamm’s was probably my first beer. Way too young but my uncle was a beer truck driver for them. While at family parties at their house my cousin and I while getting beers for the adults we would sneak one for ourselves.
Besides that lumber is somewhat on back order.

Comment by Been There Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 7:49 pm
Grocery store is randomly out of specific things. This soup and that brand of cereal.

At my factory we had a months worth of backlog on a product that needed a metal component shipped in.

Eventually they couldn’t wait for the ports and trucks any longer and got 128k lbs of it shipped from Italy by air.

Comment by Circular Persective Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 7:51 pm
“El Milagro Tortilla Chips”

Try ALDI. I just picked up a bag. And they are normally in-stock.

Comment by Ducky LaMoore Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 7:54 pm
No problems. Local breweries still making new beers.

Comment by West Side the Best Side Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 8:42 pm
A restaurant we frequent in Springfield has not been able to get onion rings from their supplier for months. Finally printed new menus without that appetizer listed. Bummer. They were our favorite appetizer.
But the grocery stores have them…

Comment by Behind the Scenes Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 10:31 pm
Nope. No problems at all.

It’s like Biden’s plan to get everyone at the ports to knock it off and get back to work is… working.

Comment by The Other Rich Hill Tuesday, Nov 30, 21 @ 11:43 pm
ammo.

Comment by Blue Dog Wednesday, Dec 1, 21 @ 6:21 am
Spicy Joe’s Taco Sauce

Made by Happy Joes Pizza

Comment by Occasionally Moderated Wednesday, Dec 1, 21 @ 7:39 am
I did not realize my husband was a Cap Fax commentator but LOL Invisble Man sounds just like him. Never says die.

Comment by Marine Life Wednesday, Dec 1, 21 @ 8:22 am
No. fortunately the boiler we need in Iowa (cermak’s west compound) was in stock at the manufacturer, it’s on its way and will be installed Friday. We have been very fortunate that winter has come late this year. We got here for Thanksgiving only to realize that the heat was out. Since the boiler stems from the 70s and we had it fixed last year, we opted for a new one.

Comment by cermak_rd Wednesday, Dec 1, 21 @ 9:57 am