Good idea! One that should gain more acceptance, since it solves several problems, IMHO. (Reply #48)

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SWBTATTReg (20,517 posts)

48. Good idea! One that should gain more acceptance, since it solves several problems, IMHO.

Also another alternative is simply cash or a gift card (one w/ no expiration date) that could be used at one's pleasure (when they finally find the good(s) they want.

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60 replies	Author	Time	Post
'There will be things that people can't get,' at Christmas, White House warns [View all]	TheProle	Oct 2021	OP
Unfortunately whomever in the White House gets this blame.	underpants	Oct 2021	#1
No matter who was in the White House	forthemiddle	Oct 2021	#7
not the way of the world in media	stillcool	Oct 2021	#20
The blame goes to the fools who keep	wnylib	Oct 2021	#46
With global supply bottlenecks stretching into the future	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#2
We had a "Made in America" program for awhile	jimfields33	Oct 2021	#3
I think we were seduced by the cost of made in China	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#5
For sure. I'm surprised that so many do not realize that much of	jimfields33	Oct 2021	#10
We are all guilty to some degree	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#16
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#9
My solution has always been "Made in my little craft room".	calimary	Oct 2021	#41
That's true and very good.	jimfields33	Oct 2021	#44
I agree	OldBaldy1701E	Oct 2021	#45
Well, it's "Pinecone World" around here so I'm really goin' to town!	calimary	Oct 2021	#51
I have an auntie who makes things for all of us	Unwind Your Mind	Oct 2021	#53
My recent thought also.	sprinkleeninow	Oct 2021	#4
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#6
I think that is changing now that the workers are calling BS on that model.	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#17
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#19
Maybe is time to shop small, shop local.	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#23
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#25
Not exactly a comforting thought, but I sure do get it.	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#28
I avoided shopping local since the 2020 election	Marthe48	Oct 2021	#34
Buying American doesn't mean supporting Fascists but I hear you.	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#35
You forgot an important part of that....	paleotn	Oct 2021	#29
Sounds good, but extemely difficult to do.	paleotn	Oct 2021	#27
I was thinking about 'just in time' stocking too	Marthe48	Oct 2021	#31
Yep. JIT has been gospel for 30 years	paleotn	Oct 2021	#33
I guess we've been naughty	jpak	Oct 2021	#8
Perhaps this is a blessing.	cloudbase	Oct 2021	#11
Time to wind back on the holidays consumerism fever?	Aussie105	Oct 2021	#12
Yes that would be.	underpants	Oct 2021	#14
Read a great book back in the 90's	BlueIdaho	Oct 2021	#18
All I want for xmas is a steady supply of fuel and electricity during the hardest part of winter	yaesu	Oct 2021	#13
That would certainly work for me after my experience..	ananda	Oct 2021	#36
and coffee. nt	orleans	Oct 2021	#40
And beer, lucky we do make that here, nt	Unwind Your Mind	Oct 2021	#58
This is no surprise...I've been seeing shortages / shelves empty at the hardware store for quite ...	SWBTATTReg	Oct 2021	#15
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#22
Perhaps Mexico and/or Canada could but I doubt that they have the infrastructure to ...	SWBTATTReg	Oct 2021	#47
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#49
Maybe we just gather at the holidays...	EarthFirst	Oct 2021	#21
Would love that!	Marthe48	Oct 2021	#57
OMG!!111!! WOn't someone please think of the children!!???/11?/)	PSPS	Oct 2021	#24
It's all	Rebl2	Oct 2021	#26
Demand might not be as robust as a normal holiday season because	bucolic_frolic	Oct 2021	#30
We should remember antique shops, flea markets and thrift stores	Marthe48	Oct 2021	#32
Good idea! One that should gain more acceptance, since it solves several problems, IMHO.	SWBTATTReg	Oct 2021	#48
I thought of gift cards, too	Marthe48	Oct 2021	#52
That's a good idea, a kind of a 'gag gift' for XMAS event, so you'll still have fun over the ...	SWBTATTReg	Oct 2021	#56
What no fruitcake.	Historic NY	Oct 2021	#37
I want tRump and his corrupt pals to go directly to jail...	BigmanPigman	Oct 2021	#38
The GQP will blame Dems and claim we are once again waging a war on Xmas	Bristlecone	Oct 2021	#39
How will we possibly survive without our plastic Christmas trees and flammable stockings	Vinca	Oct 2021	#42
Local Home Depot	Deminpenn	Oct 2021	#43
Any Xmas jingles over the store music yet?	Aussie105	Oct 2021	#50
LOL. Not yet	Deminpenn	Oct 2021	#59
They've done that since before Covid though nt	maryellen99	Oct 2021	#54
True	Deminpenn	Oct 2021	#60
"'bottleneck' czar"?	ruet	Oct 2021	#55

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