Covid 19 effects on the year
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:10 pm
So, a lot of us are gonna be having a lot more time at home. While my work isn't shutting down (even though it should, but gotta chase that almighty dollar ), I'll be taking an extended amount of time off over the next month since my kids school is closed and sending them to a sitter defeats the purpose of what is trying to be done. So I thought we should chat about how we think it will effect distribution this year.
First off, lets make it clear from the get go. This is a very serious situation the world finds itself in. If you are a tin foil hat wearing lunatic who wants to peddle his or her evil liberal conspiracy theories, or complain 'cause you can't go to the mall, please go **** off somewhere else. My wife is in healthcare (a nurse) and her industry is terrified right now. Not of the virus itself, but its effects on the system. Another discussion for another thread. Anyway, this is for speculation, not bellyaching.
Personally, I think we are going to see some massive delays in product releases. Maybe even by as much as six months. Very soon, every thing that isn't essential to living is going to have to shut down for a period of time. As much as we might love them, toys are not essential to living. The factories overseas might even see much longer shutdowns as the death rates there could soar among the working class. Here in the states, shipping of non essential product is going to take a backseat even once things get moving again.
All that doom and gloom said, it will get better, and I personally think we will be back on our feet, as a nation, and running again by mid summer. Maybe we'll even learn a few lessons as a country too. All that said, I'm thinking we won't be seeing anything beyond wave 1 of Earthrise till late summer, early fall. Who knows what effects it could have on next years plans.
So what say all of you?
First off, lets make it clear from the get go. This is a very serious situation the world finds itself in. If you are a tin foil hat wearing lunatic who wants to peddle his or her evil liberal conspiracy theories, or complain 'cause you can't go to the mall, please go **** off somewhere else. My wife is in healthcare (a nurse) and her industry is terrified right now. Not of the virus itself, but its effects on the system. Another discussion for another thread. Anyway, this is for speculation, not bellyaching.
Personally, I think we are going to see some massive delays in product releases. Maybe even by as much as six months. Very soon, every thing that isn't essential to living is going to have to shut down for a period of time. As much as we might love them, toys are not essential to living. The factories overseas might even see much longer shutdowns as the death rates there could soar among the working class. Here in the states, shipping of non essential product is going to take a backseat even once things get moving again.
All that doom and gloom said, it will get better, and I personally think we will be back on our feet, as a nation, and running again by mid summer. Maybe we'll even learn a few lessons as a country too. All that said, I'm thinking we won't be seeing anything beyond wave 1 of Earthrise till late summer, early fall. Who knows what effects it could have on next years plans.
So what say all of you?