Shortages and price variations where you are

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#476
I guess this should have been where I posted the Frito shortage and exposed several members of this site as being classless Neanderthals...
 
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#478
"Times are just getting hard out here. A man can't even find a good Rolex out here anymore..."

Still laughing over this....
 
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NEO said:
This lock down crap has effected all markets.

Two years ago you could walk into any AD and try on pretty much any Rolex and buy the one you wanted. Then we went into lock down mode so people started buying stuff they normally wouldn’t and fixing up their homes. This led to a shortage on Rolex to the point where a Datejust is 6 months and everything else is like a 1 to 2 year wait. Just stupid.

Now it’s tricking down to Omega and Breitling and even Oris.

When the luxury watch market has supply chain issues you know the whole thing is upside down at this point.
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Butch is flush with cash. He has cornered the frozen orange juice...uhh high end watch market
 
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FLVOL69 said:
Oh come on now hog you know you're running a close second.. Merry Christmas
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Yeah seriously!

I love how he just glosses over his camper, how his wife is shopping for a beach house, his high end yuppie Rain Garden and the tennis courts in his backyard everyone can clearly see.

But I mention a Rolex and suddenly he is shocked.

He lives like a mile from me.

He’s doing well. Don’t let him fool you.
 
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NEO said:
Yeah seriously!

I love how he just glosses over his camper, how his wife is shopping for a beach house, his high end yuppie Rain Garden and the tennis courts in his backyard everyone can clearly see.

But I mention a Rolex and suddenly he is shocked.

He lives like a mile from me.

He’s doing well. Don’t let him fool you.
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No I'm not fooled at all we're both in the same line of work except he owns the business where I am just an employee and I know how my boss lives.
 
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NEO said:
I literally can say nothing here without digging a deeper hole.

I hate you all by the way……

Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas my friend to you and your family .
 
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#489
More 5-7% product price increases for early 2022. Unreal. Probably makes about 15%+ in last year for some product lines. Basically 3-4 increases and I cannot even keep up any more as they now seem to come quarterly.
 
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NEO said:
Yeah seriously!

I love how he just glosses over his camper, how his wife is shopping for a beach house, his high end yuppie Rain Garden and the tennis courts in his backyard everyone can clearly see.

But I mention a Rolex and suddenly he is shocked.

He lives like a mile from me.

He’s doing well. Don’t let him fool you.
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It’s a badminton court, a cement pond and I live on the poor side of that mile.
 
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hog88 said:
It’s a badminton court, a cement pond and I live on the poor side of that mile.
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Well I am probably moving. My dad is starting to require some TLC and my parents refuse to move so it looks like I am selling my home and going to be staying with them for a while to make sure they are ok and he doesn’t burn the place down. I am honestly there more than my own house anymore as I am an only child and resetting a router has become a daily life crisis. My wife is ok with it (kinda her idea) and my kids already have a room there due to sleepovers so I think it will be ok.

I want some land anyways so this will give me time to find some acreage and build my forever home.
 
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NEO said:
Well I am probably moving. My dad is starting to require some TLC and my parents refuse to move so it looks like I am selling my home and going to be staying with them for a while to make sure they are ok and he doesn’t burn the place down. I am honestly there more than my own house anymore as I am an only child and resetting a router has become a daily life crisis. My wife is ok with it (kinda her idea) and my kids already have a room there due to sleepovers so I think it will be ok.

I want some land anyways so this will give me time to find some acreage and build my forever home.
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You don't need affirmation from an anonymous stranger on the internet, NEO, but my hat's off to you and your wife for fulfilling the commandment "honor thy father and thy mother." A very merry Christmas to you and yours.
 
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Orangeburst said:
More 5-7% product price increases for early 2022. Unreal. Probably makes about 15%+ in last year for some product lines. Basically 3-4 increases and I cannot even keep up any more as they now seem to come quarterly.
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My neighbor was telling me that they are expecting sheets of OSB to be $100 in the next few months. It was in the $50 range this past year during the peak of the lumber shortage.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
My neighbor was telling me that they are expecting sheets of OSB to be $100 in the next few months. It was in the $50 range this past year during the peak of the lumber shortage.
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Completely insane that we just doubled our lumber tariff at a time of historic inflation
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
My neighbor was telling me that they are expecting sheets of OSB to be $100 in the next few months. It was in the $50 range this past year during the peak of the lumber shortage.
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Family member handles ordering for a large lumber yard in the PNW and just told me they’ve been informed lumber is getting ready to cost back at or above the highest 2021 prices. They’re notifying contractors to plan for it and get orders in now if possible.
 
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#497
I splurged at Five Guys today for the first time in quite a while, so when did they start charging almost $11 for a burger?
 
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kiddiedoc said:
I splurged at Five Guys today for the first time in quite a while, so when did they start charging almost $11 for a burger?
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They were always on the expensive side for a grill/fast food. Quality is sure better, though, I'd agree.

But yes, certainly everything is much higher.
 
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