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Delays Continue....Order Early!

Mistreatedbycs — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:24:55 GMT

I ordered from Land's End maybe 4 days ago and today I received a message due to labor shortage there will be a delay shipping your order.

I think you can substitute Lands End for any retailer...

SO ORDER EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I rather have "something" for a gift than nothing at all!

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SilleeMee — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:47:54 GMT

Record-breaking 56 cargo ships waiting to dock off the coast of California might give new meaning to 'Waitlist'. These ships are reported as having loads of holiday shipments for mostly stores. So that means there will be more delays of getting our stuff. The ships can't dock b/c there's no one at the docks to unload and truck away the shipments.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:50:54 GMT

I posted somewhere else on this board that a CS at Athleta said they expect to have virtually no merchandise in the stores for the holidays.

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shaggygirl — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:58:53 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs wrote:
I ordered from Land's End maybe 4 days ago and today I received a message due to labor shortage there will be a delay shipping your order.

I think you can substitute Lands End for any retailer...

SO ORDER EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I rather have "something" for a gift than nothing at all!

@Mistreatedbycs

I ordered a cardigan from Land's End on the 14th, supposed to be here on Thursday so 9 days, not too bad.

On the other hand I had ordered 3 Tees from LL Bean about 5 or 6 weeks ago. One of them shipped quickly, 2 were delayed twice. Twice I got emails where had to check whether I wanted to wait for the new estimated delivery date or cancel. I waited it out as I didn't need them in a hurry.

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qualitygal — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:05:52 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs Totally concur with what you said. We're finding it out the hard way here. We are still waiting on supplies to come in so they can come and get our walk in shower done. Taking longer already.

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lmt — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:20:12 GMT

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
I posted somewhere else on this board that a CS at Athleta said they expect to have virtually no merchandise in the stores for the holidays.

@Lipstickdiva I believe it.

I do mostly all of my clothing shopping online. I noticed that JC Penney and Kohl's have very little new inventory, it's been that way since last year.

Haven't been to my local mall since early last year. Went this past weekend and was shocked at the number of stores that were closed. JC Penney and Macy's looked like they had a going-out-of-business sale - there was little of anything across all departments.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:31:11 GMT

I read or heard somewhere that there are some retailers opting to have their stuff air freighted over here instead of getting it by boat. They want to have their things in time for the holiday shopping season. I would imagine air freight costs more so some things could cost significantly more.

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RespectLife — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:08:32 GMT

Gee, if you read some of the other threads, you'd think it was only QVC that had delays in shipping!

Thanks for posting.

I am DONE with Christmas shopping! Yay, me! I got everything I wanted to get. Sure, I might have paid a couple bucks more, but I am not willing to take the chance on Black Friday. Esp. on some electronic type things the kids wanted.

Anything I order between now and Christmas will be a gravy gift and it won't really matter if it is delayed.

I especially appreciate QVC late holiday return policy. I obviously do not have that with other retailers, but I put everything together to make sure no missing parts etc.

Maybe I should start to make cookies? LOL

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geezerette — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:11:05 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
I read or heard somewhere that there are some retailers opting to have their stuff air freighted over here instead of getting it by boat. They want to have their things in time for the holiday shopping season. I would imagine air freight costs more so some things could cost significantly more.

I just heard Martha Stewart in an interview this morning talking about her new direct-to-consumer concept. She was asked about product supply and said they were having trouble like everyone else. She just doesn't know what or when anything will be arriving. She also said that they opted not to use air freight because it was so expensive now.

Her advice was the same as everyone else in the retail business: shop as early as you can for the holidays.

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deeva — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:11:29 GMT

So glad I don't shop for Christmas.

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CritterKeeper — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:12:53 GMT

I'm trying to shop locally and at festivals for family this year. I can't get everyone done but I pick up things here and there. I imagine the holiday inventory will be thin for a lot of retail stores this year. What a strange world we live in currently. I wonder if it will ever get better or 'somewhat back to normal'?

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lmt — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:52:04 GMT

@CritterKeeper wrote:
I'm trying to shop locally and at festivals for family this year. I can't get everyone done but I pick up things here and there. I imagine the holiday inventory will be thin for a lot of retail stores this year. What a strange world we live in currently. I wonder if it will ever get better or 'somewhat back to normal'?

@CritterKeeper I had hoped that we would've been back to normal by now.

Last year I read that things would be back to normal by this autumn. Now I read that they're predicting we won't see normal until next spring.

I hope "they" are wrong!!

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Mersha — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:06:02 GMT

I have seen minor delays from retailers but nothing major.

I will think twice before ordering from QVC though. I have had an item sitting for 21 days and the notation on the order has gone from "processing your order" to "preparing your order." I had emails notifying me that shipment is delayed 2 times.

At this point, I am fairly certain that it will not show up anytime soon. Be careful when ordering that it is not something you need right away or it would be a major inconvenience if it never showed up.

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Porcelain — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:22:27 GMT

Buy local and you won't have these problems. There is no need to buy things from huge companies like Lands End that have labor problems.

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godi — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:27:55 GMT

Ugh! 😳

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RetRN — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:36:43 GMT

Gifts have all been purchased, I refuse to get caught up with issues of delay that will cause chaos as the holidays approach.

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RespectLife — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:56:35 GMT

@Mersha wrote:
I have seen minor delays from retailers but nothing major.

I will think twice before ordering from QVC though. I have had an item sitting for 21 days and the notation on the order has gone from "processing your order" to "preparing your order." I had emails notifying me that shipment is delayed 2 times.

At this point, I am fairly certain that it will not show up anytime soon. Be careful when ordering that it is not something you need right away or it would be a major inconvenience if it never showed up.

I have received every single thing I have ordered from QVC. And with the last 2 free shipping days? There was a LOT.

In two days? NO! But then again, AMZ orders aren't getting here in 2 either.

I highly doubt there is anything QVC sells that anyone would need right away. You may WANT it right away, but need it? No.

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RespectLife — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:58:57 GMT

@Porcelain wrote:
Buy local and you won't have these problems. There is no need to buy things from huge companies like Lands End that have labor problems.

As others have pointed out, the shelves in BM are empty as well, Recently went to a boutique I usually love, hardly anything. Same thing at JCP and Macy's.

Local, family businesses are going through the EXACT same delivery and labor issues that the big companies are.

Many of our locals are now closing 2 or more days / week because they can't get any employees.

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Sooner — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:38:52 GMT

More people and fewer working. Don't expect to see any changes for a very long long time.

Presents for Christmas will be way down on the list of our worries.

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geezerette — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:43:49 GMT

@Porcelain wrote:
Buy local and you won't have these problems. There is no need to buy things from huge companies like Lands End that have labor problems.

That's wonderful for those that have a variety of local stores.

I'd rather buy from a company like Land's End and have it shipped to me whenever than drive two hours (one way) only to find that those brick and mortar stores don't have what I need. Many of the stores also no longer carry the variety they used to even before the supply chain problems. They're pushing people to order online too.