My daughter is just finishing up a fairly large renovation on her home including a new kitchen. The lead times on appliances were insane. 12-months for fridge, 10 months for the range, 9 months for wine cooler, dishwasher and microwave. Front door took 10 months.
Fortunately, her contractor and his subs were excellent. A pricey job but the service was very good.
She also recently got a new car. Two year old ones with about 10K miles were more expensive than ordering a new one of the same model. She opted for the new one with the warranty from day one, but it was about 6 months for the car to come in and a couple of options were not available due to the chip shortage.
A good recession will solve most of these problems and seems we are headed into one if not already in it.
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