Posted on 04/15/2021 4:23:43 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Supply chain issues and the popularity of garden centres during lockdown are causing a shortage of garden gnomes.
The ornaments are in short supply with raw materials hard to come by and the recent blockage of the Suez Canal contributing to the national shortage.
Ian Byrne, assistant manager of Highfield Garden World in Whitminster, said there had been a "massive upswing" in the sales of garden gnomes.
"There aren't any [gnomes]. There's definitely a shortage. It's a combined thing with garden centres being so busy, I looked at some figures based on March which said garden centres were 97% busier than they were in 2019.
"Every day has been like a bank holiday. That's good but it's definitely causing some issues because it's not just English garden centres that are booming, it's all across Europe, so it's causing issues with supply," he said.
The garden centre has been looking far and wide for anyone who can provide gnomes, contacting suppliers across Europe and as far away as China.
"We haven't seen a gnome in six months now unfortunately," he said.
Mr Byrne said garden centres had experienced a "boom" and that their popularity was causing issues with the availability of many popular items.
*SNIP*
"They've been very popular over the last couple of seasons, we've seen a massive upswing in the sales of gnomes and definitely a different clientele wanting gnomes too," he added.
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Serious shortage here. Open the canal asap!
My garden gnome will probably outlive me, so no gnome crisis here. But we are having the 2nd pickle shortage here in the last 6 months. WTH? I’m talking the fresh crunchy dill pickles in the refrigerated section, not the floppy pickles in the condiment isle. No new stock for 3 weeks now! I even went to a deli that makes their own and the guy in front of me bought the last 3. I was stocked up on TP, paper towels and bacon, but who saw a pickle shortage coming? I guess my garden gnome will be guarding the cucumbers I just planted...
They can have Fauci .
I remember when gnomes were made with pride right here in the US.
First world problems... LOL!
It’s the apocalypse!
LOL!
No relief anytime soon. Egypt has impounded the ship until it’s paid $1 billion in damages.
Probably can use some small “migrant” children. God knows we’ve got plenty.
Dress them up, give ‘em a few bucks to stand around. Everybody’s happy.
I also hear Dennis Kucinich is in need of a gig...
:)
COVID killed them all.
America has a good supply of repulsive female and male gnomes. Check the list of DemocRAT congresscritters.
Feel free to purchase, install, and smash the living s**t outta them. Warning, we’re talkin’ an awful lot of s**t.
:)
*GROAN*
How about Robert Reichhhhhhh ?
Why aren’t these people rioting and looting?
http://gnomelands.com/inspiration/gnome-adventures/the-gnome-liberation-front/
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