I recently saw an aerial photo of some 70 massive ships waiting in line outside Los Angeles ports.
I wonder if they, and the piled up backlog already sitting on Los Angeles area docks, might be what is holding up release of some toys we have been waiting for?
I also read an article claiming that many Christmas items will be delayed because of the same problems. Some are expected to be too late for this year's holiday.
I wonder how many more ships might be waiting in line for over a week outside other major ports, like San Francisco, San Diego, etc.
Without acting like some sort of cloak and dagger insider, I can tell you from the chatter....its absolutely what's got things held up. In point of fact, its what's caused delays with Martin at DD. I didn't get my Yorga bust until the next newsletter was already touting the next month's pre-orders.
Also, the mail around here used to run at 10am sharp. it isn't coming til 4 in the afternoon some weeks. Understaffed and continued exposure and quarantine procedures regarding covid.
I second Anton here. I backed some games on Kickstarter and the folks were giving us blow-by-blow email updates regarding fulfillment. They were stuck at the port, then stuck waiting for a train.
Just received this message from JADA:
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Hello Jada Insiders,
First off, we'd like to thank you for all of your support for Jada Next Level since our launch earlier this year. We are as excited as you are to see what's coming down the pipeline and we promise there is a lot to be excited about! More on this later!
Unfortunately, due to the ongoing supply chain issues, the UNIVERSAL MONSTERS 6" SCALE FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER DELUXE ACTION FIGURE will be delayed by 2-3 weeks. The figures have arrived at the port, but we are still waiting for them to be unloaded and shipped to our warehouse. We have the orders processed and ready to go, so as soon as we receive the product, they will ship put immediately.
We'd like to thank you for all of your patience and continued support.
- Jada Toys