COVID supply chain issues leads to toy shipping delays

The CEO of one toy company is urging consumers to shop for toys now — if they can get their hands on them. With shipping containers and truck drivers in short supply, kids' holiday gifts are sitting in factories in Asia and at ports. CBS News' Anthony Pura reports from Los Angeles.

[theinvisiblequeen]

Who's got money for toys? It's about gas, electricity, heat, food, housing costs - ALL have gone up.

[sunnydaysatl]

Fun how all this News reports lately taking about don’t wait to shop for Christmas. Most people are trying to figure out how to keep a roof over their heads.

[sunnydaysatl]

Good toys made in US should be the norm

[PolaroidDG]

In the supermarket I work at, there's a 1 count limit on Water cases and we haven't had a deliver in 3 weeks. I don't know what's going on, I checked in the back where the merchandise is and there's only like 40 cases left so this is very concerning

[lindaminton]

Cheap trinkets loaded with lead should stay there.

[greatwhitesharkey]

JUST A WAY TO MAKE MORE MONEY FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS.
BOYCOTT GIFTS! PAY YOUR RENT AND UTILITIES ON TIME SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT EVICTION. EVICTIONS ARE COMING VERY SOON! TOYS OR ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD. DROWN THE ASIAN MARKETS BUY NOT BUYING TOYS. TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN, THEY ARE PEOPLE, THEY WILL UNDERSTAND EVENTUALLY

[NIRO_II]

Don't set up a cheap supply chain and complain when it doesn't pull thru for you. Smh. This isn't news.

[mv]

There are people still waiting on unemployment, stimulus and disability checks... some may be homeless, jobless not to include may lose their vehicle to get to work.. you think we care about a toy company struggling with a overseas supply chain issue...plus, higher prices to buy them. This issue wont save you if your product is floating in limbo without a docking time line to unload..the stores are already out of your products.... you failed this holiday ..."made in America" products will keep the promises you obviously cant...not couldn't...."CAN'T!!!"

[bs]

I thought today's kids didn't play with toys anyway. In my neck of the woods, kids want ipads, iphones, and anything else that has an i in front of it.

[BaldwinBay]

Was offshore in that location recently. Ships are stacked up.

[truegreenbeard]

All children want for Christmas is to be able to take off their masks and hug their friends.

[MoonChild-nwoy]

Good leave all that stuff there half the stuff in the store and these “ toys “are senseless mindless pieces of plastic junk it’s actually more of a blessing in disguise

[psw]

Don't blame everything on pandemic. This is a lack of so called admin I Don't Give a Hoot Attitude. The holiday pretty much done for as it was last year for Pandemic issues. As Psaki said they have foreseen this earlier but nothing done.

[RIXRADvidz]

is this the year without a Santa? no toys under the trees. or will people be paying Thou$and$$$$ for high demand toys? yes, they will. You can change this, you can make Christmas more about gathering with loved ones and sharing with the less fortunate, instead of kids gifts, leave that for Birthdays.

[karenfitzpatrick]

Guess "the Gross Materialism" plaguing so many in the average American Culture is taking a hit. Instead of getting angry about the lack of "Stuff" to buy, just maybe we should be cutting back on "cheaper" imports and start supporting our local craftspeople for uniqueness and quality. Helps our economy too.
Even better, begin to realize what is really important. Time spent with friends and family DOING things together again. You know, the PRICELESS things like talking, laughing, crafting, board games, fishing, cooking, working an indoor or outdoor garden, even cleaning up...
Unless we really WANT to raise a generation of " Donald Trumps" To quote the title of Mary L. Trump's first book, "Too Much and Never Enough!"

[gaslitworldf.melissab]

This is not a crisis. It underscores that we globally make to much and buy too much. In most years, storage containers sit empty unused. This is just a phase and it will pass as supply catches up and demand dies down. Of course, with the holiday season approaching, things will get chaotic for a while, but isn't that how modern societies like to work?

[joanholland]

This is a time then to bring out the crayons paints and other creative materials which is good for kids! My first 2 kids liked puzzles the Rubiks Cube and a fewLegos . That’s all we could afford. Kids have too much these days

[daisybootz]

Everything is cheaper to get made in China including yall iPhone that your watching this on, or your laptop, or TV... things are too expensive to get made on the USA. That's why they've outsource most factory jobs.. it's capitalism at it's finest.