This year’s holiday wish list could look a little different for Canadians, because many of the latest gadgets and toys might not be available.
Global manufacturing disruptions and supply shortages due to COVID-19 are keeping a lot of items off of store shelves this year.
A survey by KPMG this month found nearly three in five Canadians who have already started their Christmas shopping, couldn’t find what they wanted to buy.
Many of the individuals polled who hadn’t started shopping felt their gift giving was going to involved a lot of IOU’s.
Two thirds said if they didn’t get their shopping started by mid-November, parcels wouldn’t arrive in time for the holidays.
Seventy-three per cent also said they are buying products made in Canada this year instead of overseas.
Other key poll highlights included:
- 51 per cent say they likely missed the last day they can place orders and expect container ships bringing them in from overseas to arrive in time for the holiday season
- Well over half (56 per cent) say they’re “living in weekly hope” that the gifts they ordered will actually arrive in time for the holidays
- 73 per cent say they “feel lucky” that they got the item they wanted while it was in stock
