supply chain issues?

My car has been in the shop for two weeks (backed in to by a new 16 year old driver in Costco parking lot!). They are having a hard time getting the parts to fix it, siting transportation issues with the trucking company.

Vehicles, not many options and you pay full sticker price

Furniture - we ordered last month and the couch should be here in January. The chair in February

I had a rock hit my windshield and needed a replacement. They had one left in stock at the dealership and said there’s a delay getting more.

Last week I went to Whole Foods first thing in the morning and their deli meat was empty, minus some roast beef.

DH was at Costco on Friday and they didn't have boneless/skinless chicken thighs, but when he went back on Sunday, it was in stock.

They've already said smaller Butterballs will be an issue this season.

Sam's Club stopped carrying my damn Hazelnut creamer, so now we have to hunt it down. That seemed to be an issue prior to CV, so not sure it's related at all, just annoying to me.

Green leaf lettuce has been horrible for a while, it's so touch and go and doesn't last.

Turkey sausage, egg, and cheese breakfast burritos...

Fairlife milk

I've already started buying Thanksgiving meal stuff that I can. Nobody better lay a finger on my cranberry sauce.

I bought a new car last weekend and a new laptop on Sunday fir delivery on Wed. I was surprised there was no delay on them.

I can't find Distilled water. My daughter and I need it for our CPAPs. She's currently at college 5 hours away and she can't find it in stock there either.

My dad and brother in law had an awful time finding dress shirts for my niece's wedding.

We have been looking for a new vehicle (my Jeep Renegade is way too small for my boys now), and we all know how the car market is...

I work closely with the supply chain & logistics divisions in my work. We have had a bit of trouble sourcing interstate trucks from time to time, and having several states shut down their borders and everyone requiring a permit to cross borders has caused delays. It's still better than peak season though.

Then we've had a couple of customers who have had positive COVID cases on site, which then means any of our local truck drivers who delivered to that site have to quarantine until they get a negative test.

The biggest issue is the enormous delays in getting stock from overseas or interstate via sea. Trying to get a slot on a vessel is difficult, trying to get a container is even harder. And I was told yesterday that the cost of containers, particularly along less common shipping routes, has sky rocketed. eg. instead of $600 per container it has gone up to $18,000 per container in some cases. I don't know if those figures are accurate, but I do know that we are now buying stock from our competitor to sell to our customers instead of shipping it in from one of our own factories in China!

NBC evening news did a segment this evening on the truck driver shortage.

I've been able to get almost everything I want but have added a few items each week to my shopping list to restock the pantry. I had an overflow pantry last year but I've let it dwindle. The only thing that is perpetually out of stock is gallon jugs of bottled water at Walmart.

Trader Joes's is out of pita chips! 

A "production delay" means we won't get any before next week. 

Most of the supply chain issues are not due to lack of product but inability to transport. Ports backed-up (previously stated), lack of enough warehouse and truck drivers, etc.

I am ordering Christmas gifts now so I won't get caught at the last minute and not able to get the gifts my girls are asking for. Then again, they are teen/young adult age so their ask is for the bigger technology items.

Hmm I haven’t seen any delays at all in the Bay Area, but this is concerning.

I bought a new car a couple months ago, inventory was tight but I got the exact car I wanted
We bought dress clothes for my son last week at men’s warehouse and also no inventory problems

I find distilled water in the baby section of Walmart. My local Walmarts don’t put it with the regular bottled water.

I’m going to be doing this this next week as well. Well that’s assuming I can get everything. Trying to think ahead to Christmas to but honestly having a hard time thinking about it just yet.

I work in the energy industry and am on a task force dealing with supply chain problems. Many of our suppliers are facing shortages due to covid outbreaks at production facilities. Today we found out there is a rubber plant in Malaysia that’s been shut down by the government due to a large outbreak, so those components will be in short supply for goodness knows how long. Even items that can be produced are still facing shipping delays dating back to that freighter in the Suez Canal backing things up. It’s a mess and it’s going to get worse.

We’ve had issues finding Gatorade for several months now. Furniture. Contacts — my daughters contacts took a couple of months. We still have random shortages at the grocery store which I believe is due to truck driver shortages more than product shortages. Outdoor furniture. Blackstone style grills/griddles.