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Post by dirtdiva on Oct 17, 2020 7:58:04 GMT -6
6 Items That Might Improve Your Life but Are Still Hard to FindPeople are spending more time focusing on home projects and hobbies. They're avoiding the gym and exercising at home. Entertaining often means sitting outside with friends to avoid coronavirus exposure.
Many items that would enhance these activities remain difficult to find or are unusually expensive as retailers boost prices on items remaining in stock. Some have been scarce since COVID-19 hit in the spring and still haven't become more readily available. Others, like patio heaters, are facing seasonal shortages as people try to extend their ability to socialize outside in cooler weather.
Experts predict the pandemic will continue to impact global commerce in the future. David Marcotte, an expert in international commerce at Kantar, a market research firm, says he expects to see shortages in web cameras and internet routers, for example, as Americans continue to work from home.
"Current and future demand is a complete mystery to everybody,” says Marcotte. “There's no rhyme or reason to 2020 and that creates an enormous amount of uncertainty."
Here are some things that are still hard to get. See More....
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