Supply-chain issues may make holiday shopping extra annoying and expensive this year. Here's what you can do to avoid this vortex of extra stress and cost
Photo: D. Corson/ClassicStock/Getty Images The supply chain is a mess — perhaps you’ve heard? I’ve started using it as a blanket excuse for everything: “Sorry I’m late. The supply chain! Have you bought paper towels lately?” Try it sometime; people tend to be understanding.
Regardless of where this ranks on your list of life concerns, we can all agree that the kinks in global commerce will make holiday shopping extra annoying and expensive this year. I just tried to buy a festive new pie tin and was told it wouldn’t arrive until 2022, which is … bad news for my pies of 2021. As holiday orders pile up and people freak out about getting their gifts and other supplies on time, weird delays and pricing will get even worse.
Another upside to shopping in person means you aren’t directly contributing to bottlenecks in fulfillment centers. “During the holidays, especially around heavy shopping days like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, worker injury rates tend to spike,” says Tanja Hester, the author of Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save as a Force for Change.
The same goes for shipping timelines. “If you are concerned that you’re not going to get something by the time you want it, reach out and say, ‘I’d like to purchase this, but I need it by this date. Does that seem feasible?’” says Morelli. “If you don’t hear back within 24 hours on a business day, that could be an indication that you won’t be getting that item on time.
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