supply chain issues?

I went to grocery store today and could see nothing absent, in fact everything seemed overflowing.

I am waiting for a pair of prescription sunglasses.  It usually taken 2 weeks but I called after 5 weeks and they said they hope they will be in next week, so something might be held up there.  I didn't ask.

Appliances are hard to come by if there are specific ones you want. Some times waiting for months.

I think items that are coming by boat from Asia are being delayed the most. Have you heard about all the cargo ships that are waiting off the coast of California to be offloaded? I think there are 55 ships out there right now. I know we have been looking for patio furniture all summer. Bits and pieces come in and get sold out right away. Or, some stores there is about a 3 month wait for furniture pieces. I haven't seen any food item shortages.

I have noticed that a lot of places are having a tough time keeping an adequate amount of Topo Chico in stock. Also, I couldn't get Gatorade a couple of weeks ago. Not sure if that has resolved itself.
I couldn't care less about the Gatarade, but I gotta have my Topo chico!

Powder laundry soap, the brand we use is a struggle to find.

My car has been in the shop now for two months with no ETA on when the parts will be available. So there’s that.

I stopped into a Jack in the Box a few weeks ago on my way home from running an errand. I was craving a chicken sandwich. They had zero chicken of any type. I don't eat beef so I ended up just getting a drink. I don't know the reason for their lack of chicken products.

The non profit I work for hosts a remembrance walk each year. We have around 3,000 t shirts. We have two shirts--one white and one in whatever our color is for the parents who have lost a baby. This year, our supplier told us he wouldn't be able to get all the white shirts we needed in all the sizes, so we decided on gray. But we couldn't get those either, so we had to choose something else. We have been doing this walk since 2004 and have never had issues with getting a shirt.

We also found out that the shipping is way behind, so we are going to be cutting it close to even get them by the time we need to ship them out to virtual walkers in time for our event. The company said these shortages and delays are due to Covid.

I understand furniture is still an issue.

In medicine, we have been facing constant revolving shortages in everything from various PPE items to various medications,

Furniture is bad. I ordered recliners in May. We may have them by end of November/Christmas!

We've ordered a love seat, kitchen table too. No delivery date.

Lots of delays and shortages, all across the board.

Currently waiting on new slipcovers and cushion inserts for my chair and sofa. Last time I ordered it took 4 weeks. Supposedly they will arrive in town next Thurs. - 12 weeks after I ordered them.

New patio sliders from Marvin. Ordered June 14, ship date has now been pushed back to Oct. 1. Who knows if it will really ship then. Two new garage doors ordered June 14 as well. Was supposed to have shipped Aug. 23. No word to date on them. We are wanting to do an update on one wall of the kitchen that will involve new ovens and fridge. Holding off for now until things sort themselves out.

Fall clothes - selections in the stores seem to be less than in years past. Local Talbots appears to have removed some rounders from the floor as the space between them is much larger. Some new fall things in but not all. I asked if they are getting more and was told they have things coming, but lots of back orders and delays. So for now I grab something here and there when I see it. I've lost weight and really need some new things for fall!

We tend to buy several French brands of food and it's been hit & miss all year. Right now it's like looking for a needle in the haystack to find Evian. Sometimes they have it, sometimes they don't. It's been the same with things like butter, Bonne Maman, cheeses (and not just French cheeses).

It's really a gamble when grocery shopping these days as to what will be in stock and what brands.

We had to wait a month for the washer & dryer we bought this summer.

And just last week my youngest wanted to go to a local Dollar Tree to see what spooky stuff they had----and they had virtually nothing--spooky or otherwise! I had put together a quick list to look for including staples like masking tape, scotch tape, etc. and there was no tape--at all. And many of the other aisles looked emptier than I've ever seen them. Of course, Dollar Tree involves a whole lot of imported items from Asia, and as mentioned earlier, we know that's a problem right now.

When I tried to order all kid clothes this weekend, I felt like I was seeing less options than usual than usual.  I don't know if that's a supply issue or just a "We're wiped out after back-to-school time" issue or a "kids were excited to be actually in school this year and bought more than usual" issue.  But this is the same time of year I typically buy clothing for my kids, and I don't recall ever feeling like choices were as limited before.

Some of the answers here are cracking me up.

The only true shortage of a big ticket items I've heard of is cars. My Subaru dealer has been emailing to ask if I want to sell my one-year-old car as they cannot keep enough inventory.

Appliances still have a long long wait.

DH's warehouse ran out of BOXES last week. As in, your order is picked and ready to he packed, but no boxes available. IP was behind on shipping them.