U-talk: In what ways have you been affected by ongoing supply shortages?
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- David Caldwell
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- Richard Bassett
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- Tara Taylor
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- Robyn Stark
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- Pat Iannone
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“The ongoing shortages have affected my life and my family’s life by increasing prices to (each) store that we shop in. We are lucky enough to have a good enough income to support ourselves, but it hurts in virtually every other aspect of our life, because of spending more money for stuff that we normally purchase at a cheaper value, as well as trying to obtain certain items. There’s a longer date to acquire those items, so we definitely have had to be patient.” — David Caldwell, Ogden
“Well, I live alone. I am on Social Security and I really haven’t noticed anything. … I don’t really have anything pressing, and, yes, I think it is fair to say that my already limited income situation is why I haven’t really noticed anything.” — Pat Iannone, Ogden
“They have impacted the hair industry because our products are much less on the shelf, (fewer) sales, prices have soared, especially foil. Yeah, that’s about the most. It’s hit us, like for our products, for color, everything has, plus inflation. Everything has skyrocketed. So, everybody has to raise their prices. … I always feel optimistic. I am really excited for the future.” — Tara Taylor, owner of Salon Jolie, Roy
“I saw supply chain shortages coming, SO I went out and purchased a lot of items that were necessary for me, whether it was food, camping equipment or anything else where, if there was a supply chain problem, I am not going to be affected as much.” — Richard Bassett, Syracuse
“So, there are certain products that are now very difficult for me to get. One of those brands is Jellycat, which is a stuffed animal brand out of the U.K. I put orders in June of 2021 for Christmas of 2021, and I got maybe one-quarter of my order before Christmas. After that it just kept trickling in. They sent me an in-stock list in February 2022, and I ordered everything on the list because I wanted to have product for my customers. So, some things it hasn’t affected at all, and other things — specific things like anything I order from overseas — has taken much longer to get there, even orders that I place six or seven months in advance.” — Robyn Stark, owner of The Queen Bee, Ogden
Photos and interviews by Adam Rubin, Special to the Standard-Examiner.
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