The Global Supply Chain

[Tank]

11 hours ago, Lou said:

You should move.

I’ve got 6.5 years to go…

[AngelsLakersFan]

19 hours ago, Jason said:

When shelves have less products the demand goes up and price will follow.

So supply = demand?

[Jason]

8 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

So supply = demand?

Meant to say and demand goes up

[Lou]

2 hours ago, Tank said:

I’ve got 6.5 years to go…

El Paso or bust!

[Inside Pitch]

On 11/27/2021 at 1:53 AM, Tank said:

Yes. No brands available for any of those products at various times. 
 

The egg problem was temporary, and the toilet paper issue goes back and forth. We still can’t find Lysol. 

Try Amazon Fresh for Lysol, both the sprays and the wipes.  That's been my go to when they have been out everywhere else including normal Prime.

[Tank]

6 hours ago, cals said:

Cmon. That’s morbid Tank.

Until retirement, my friend . . .

[gotbeer]

Online spending on Black Friday decreased for the very first time

 

Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels as shoppers spread spending throughout the season

Monday should be interesting in the stock market.

[gotbeer]

First glass.  Now cans.  

Small breweries scramble for cans amid supply crunch

 

[Lhalo]

Car prices still looking like complete dogshit. 

[Jason]

5 hours ago, Lhalo said:

Car prices still looking like complete dogshit. 

I looked at used cars to get for my daughter and the prices are laughable 

[gotbeer]

2 hours ago, Jason said:

I looked at used cars to get for my daughter and the prices are laughable 

Laughable is still an understatement.  

According to my carfax, the car I bought almost 1 year ago, I can still trade into the dealer for $5k more than I bought it for from the dealer.  So that means, they are probably selling it for $7-10k more than what I bought it used.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 11/26/2021 at 8:38 PM, Tank said:

We’ve had supply shortages of eggs, Lysol, and toilet paper

Those arent completely random. Its bulking season, and that comes with consequences (the lysol and toilet paper)

[gotbeer]

Irwindale-based Huy Fong Inc. halts Sriracha sauce production amid product shortage, crop failure

 

[gotbeer]

So how is it we are having supply chain issues, when the ports are as busy as ever?  

 

Port of Los Angeles Reports Third-Busiest Month Ever in May: ‘No Precipitous Drop’ in Ships Leaving China

Georgia ports reach all-time record in May

SC Ports reports May numbers

 

[arch stanton]

I don't know but I was looking for a new car and the selection on the lots is atrocious 

[gotbeer]

Abbott's baby formula plant closes again after severe storms and flooding

 

 

[Jason]

1 hour ago, arch stanton said:

I don't know but I was looking for a new car and the selection on the lots is atrocious 

Yep and then you get to outbid others for the one car they have that you want 

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, arch stanton said:

I don't know but I was looking for a new car and the selection on the lots is atrocious 

I still get mailers from dealers saying they will buy my used car for 110% of Kelley Blue Book.  So my guess is, it's not going to get any better anytime soon.  

[Lhalo]

Good news for me, bad news for the economy.

Stores have too much stuff. Get ready for discounts

Some welcome news for shoppers getting squeezed by inflation: promotions on televisions, furniture, clothing, sporting goods and other big-ticket purchases are ramping up.

Target (TGT), Walmart (WMT), Best Buy (BBY), Urban Outfitters (URBN) and other top retailers have said in recent weeks that they are sitting on too much inventory for some of their products. As a result, they plan to mark down prices and step up sales on those items to clear the glut.

It marks a major reversal from much of 2021, when discounts on big-ticket items were scarce for consumers.

Conditions have changed in recent months. Some stores are sitting on an excess inventory of goods they ordered from manufacturers months ago with the expectation that consumer spending would be red hot. But demand has softened as consumers feel the pressure from the highest annual jump in inflation since the 1980s.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/27/business/stores-clothing-television-furniture-discounts/index.html

Edited June 17, 2022 by Lhalo

[gotbeer]

17 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

Good news for me, bad news for the economy.

Stores have too much stuff. Get ready for discounts

Some welcome news for shoppers getting squeezed by inflation: promotions on televisions, furniture, clothing, sporting goods and other big-ticket purchases are ramping up.

Target (TGT), Walmart (WMT), Best Buy (BBY), Urban Outfitters (URBN) and other top retailers have said in recent weeks that they are sitting on too much inventory for some of their products. As a result, they plan to mark down prices and step up sales on those items to clear the glut.

It marks a major reversal from much of 2021, when discounts on big-ticket items were scarce for consumers.

Conditions have changed in recent months. Some stores are sitting on an excess inventory of goods they ordered from manufacturers months ago with the expectation that consumer spending would be red hot. But demand has softened as consumers feel the pressure from the highest annual jump in inflation since the 1980s.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/27/business/stores-clothing-television-furniture-discounts/index.html

Imagine that.  Just in time for Prime Day on July 12 and 13.  

[gotbeer]

Hershey warns it won’t ‘fully meet consumer demand’ this Halloween, Christmas

 

[Blarg]

We get about 11 kids on Halloween so I doubt we will feel the pinch. 

[Taylor]

23 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Hershey warns it won’t ‘fully meet consumer demand’ this Halloween, Christmas

 

Ghirardelli chocolate is better anyway.

[cals]

I went to the movies yesterday and they had a sign up that said “due to global supply issues we are out of butter”.  I lost my shit.  I only went for the buttered popcorn.

So I told the dude behind the counter “at least be honest and admit that Julio just fucked up on the purchase order.”  The guy just shrugged.

[Blarg]

Bring your own. It's not like you are getting actual butter out of those dispensers.