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Sam:
--- Quote from: kiva on December 10, 2020, 12:50:05 am ---Thanks everybody. We went ahead and got the R7L. Right now figuring out any other options besides the jetpacks and circ pump...
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Probably the right move. My guess is that we won't see anything resembling normal until well into 2022, or beyond. Some manufacturers are over a year out on new orders. There's no way they are going to get caught up until well after that.
What we are seeing now is so ridiculously unprecedented that it's hard to communicate to customers. People just aren't getting it. Imagine more than doubling demand and combining it with all of the problems of a global supply chain being affected by a pandemic. Shutdowns, social distancing at factories not designed for that, people quarantining due to exposure or fear, the California ports are on lockdown and parts are just sitting there for weeks at a time. It's insane. Getting yelled at daily because of the delays is starting to wear on myself and our entire team.
Don't get me wrong, I'm super thankful that we are doing well during a time where things could so much worse and are for a lot of industries. It's just been super stressful and customers just don't understand.
Hottubguy:
--- Quote from: Sam on December 10, 2020, 01:48:37 pm ---
--- Quote from: kiva on December 10, 2020, 12:50:05 am ---Thanks everybody. We went ahead and got the R7L. Right now figuring out any other options besides the jetpacks and circ pump...
--- End quote ---
Probably the right move. My guess is that we won't see anything resembling normal until well into 2022, or beyond. Some manufacturers are over a year out on new orders. There's no way they are going to get caught up until well after that.
What we are seeing now is so ridiculously unprecedented that it's hard to communicate to customers. People just aren't getting it. Imagine more than doubling demand and combining it with all of the problems of a global supply chain being affected by a pandemic. Shutdowns, social distancing at factories not designed for that, people quarantining due to exposure or fear, the California ports are on lockdown and parts are just sitting there for weeks at a time. It's insane. Getting yelled at daily because of the delays is starting to wear on myself and our entire team.
Don't get me wrong, I'm super thankful that we are doing well during a time where things could so much worse and are for a lot of industries. It's just been super stressful and customers just don't understand.
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That last paragraph......Feel the exact same way
kiva:
Thank for this reminder. It took a while, but I eventually have grown to understand what is going on. Much appreciated. a
BullFrogSpasMN:
--- Quote from: Sam on December 10, 2020, 01:48:37 pm ---
--- Quote from: kiva on December 10, 2020, 12:50:05 am ---Thanks everybody. We went ahead and got the R7L. Right now figuring out any other options besides the jetpacks and circ pump...
--- End quote ---
Probably the right move. My guess is that we won't see anything resembling normal until well into 2022, or beyond. Some manufacturers are over a year out on new orders. There's no way they are going to get caught up until well after that.
What we are seeing now is so ridiculously unprecedented that it's hard to communicate to customers. People just aren't getting it. Imagine more than doubling demand and combining it with all of the problems of a global supply chain being affected by a pandemic. Shutdowns, social distancing at factories not designed for that, people quarantining due to exposure or fear, the California ports are on lockdown and parts are just sitting there for weeks at a time. It's insane. Getting yelled at daily because of the delays is starting to wear on myself and our entire team.
Don't get me wrong, I'm super thankful that we are doing well during a time where things could so much worse and are for a lot of industries. It's just been super stressful and customers just don't understand.
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this x100....it's such a mess, they'll be lucky to be caught up by 2022...most of these manufacturers have a rolling 'build que' of about 500-700 spas during a normal good year, they now have have 5,000 - 7,000+ spas to build with not enough parts or manufacturing capacity to build anywhere near that number even during a 'normal year'
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