"I need a hard drive for that computer."
Out of stock
"Wow that game looks cool"
Out of stock
"That handheld gaming system is neat, oh and it's priced right."
Out of stock, you idiot. Should have preordered 13 years ago.
"That niche board game looks like something I want to play"
Too bad loser, out of stock. You can buy it from the scalpers at 4x the markup!
"Maybe a pokemon booster pack will cheer me up"
HAH ARE YOU SERIOUS? OUT OF STOCK

Remember when we used to be able to just.... buy things?

@3sframe Well... not to be too political, but blame a certain orange clown who thinks he is a "king."

Tariffs, followed by a shutdown of container cargo ships from China and south-east Asia, since July. Orders placed after last spring were not filled.

@c_merriweather Absolutely. It's that and it's the dumb AI bubble. Data centers are buying up the dwindled stock of RAM chips. You can blame him for that too since the US has been favorable toward a "wild west" approach to AI.