The supply chain crisis is getting so bad that dry cleaners are running out of wire hangers and restaurants are having to wait more than half a year for deep-fryers
· Nov 13, 2021 · NottheBee.com

If you find yourself becoming somewhat numb to the supply chain crisis, don't do that—it's getting worse:

"Please, bring the hanger back to us!" said Ha Wan Ku, owner of Vogue Cleaners.

That's the plea from Ha Wan Ku to his customers after decades in business. Running out of hangers is the last thing he thought his cleaners would have to face.

"I don't know, if we run out of hangers that would be a big problem," said Ku.

Supply chain delays have products heading to the US sitting seaside, unable to get shipments to land. Ku's weekly shipment of hangers now takes at least a month or more to receive compared to the standard one-week shipping...

Plates and silverware are just some of the items that are flying off the shelves at Cresco Restaurant Equipment. Even larger items like fryers are on an 8-month backlog.

Yeah, those hot and crispy French fries you love to eat? They may be next on the chopping block.

That might sound like a small thing. It's not. A global market that can't reliably produce something as ubiquitous as deep-fryers is in deep, deep trouble, no joke. This problem is apparently going to keep getting worse before it gets better.


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