A few years ago we had ordered up appliances, size specific, for a project. Those never arrived and we scrambled around to buy display models from whatever hardware store had them. This was a costly hassle, and a year or so later after the houses were completed the appliance dealer called me and announced the appliances had arrived. I had them shipped to a secure place and paid the bill so we could have a spare set for emergency use. This was another instance among many of hoarding behaviour by desperate builders. Yesterday we installed the last of the appliance hoard, and we enjoy a more spacious garage too as our hoard has diminished to just random hvac duct components and some tiles. I hope we never again face the impossible challenge of unavailable critical parts and the supply chain has healed itself. Ordering lately has been good, the problem now is the price. The builder gets so much less product for every dollar invested in the build. The legacy of the supply chain fiasco is now everything costs more so everyone has to pay more for the same house.
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