I stuck my phone in the washing machine by accident on Wednesday. On Thursday I went to replace it.
Went to my provider. “Do you have the Samsung?” “No.” This went on for a while.
“How about just replacing this not very popular model phone I had before?” “We have one left. Want it?” “Yes, and why are you out of phones?”
“China.”
It’s already impacting the supply chain.
“How about just replacing this not very popular model phone I had before? We have one left. Want it? Yes, and why are you out of phones?”
I was able to obtain mine earlier last week...thank goodness.
It’s possible that they ship these by airplanes, due to their high value density. And that would explain the already-occurring shortages.