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Loosely related anecdote: For the past ~two months the IKEA nearest to me (Covina, CA) has been constantly out of stock for a table [0] I'd wanted, priced at $
by pengaru 5y ago
Loosely related anecdote:
For the past ~two months the IKEA nearest to me (Covina, CA) has been constantly out of stock for a table [0] I'd wanted, priced at $199.
Earlier this month I received a notification of it being in stock. That afternoon I made the trip to go pick one up, out of stock, shelves largely barren. Asked staff WTF? They'd received _one_ and it was immediately sold.
Still out of stock at that location today, but now when I check the site it's $229 (+15%), yay.
[0] https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/norden-gateleg-table-birch-90423887/ https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/norden-gateleg-table-birch-9042...
- mongol 5y agoI read elsewhere that IKEA have huge supply chain problems. Perhaps related to the container shortage that was recently discussed here. Googling found me this: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/14/ikea-warns-supply-chain-disruptions-are-likely-to-last-into-2022.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/14/ikea-warns-supply-chain-disr...
- wwalexander 5y agoYeah, there’s three or four items I’ve been meaning to buy for about half a year that haven’t come back. Sometimes I’ll get the stock notification but it will disappear quickly, and they don’t let you place pickup orders for items with less than 5 units in stock.