Bicycles, fishing gear, appliances difficult to find during pandemic

Toilet paper, hand sanitizer and meat were the first items to become scarce, but others have quickly joined the list.

LIVE IN NEWTON WITH MORE.MARY: YOU KNOW, FIRST WE HEARDABOUT THOSE THINGS, BUT ANYTHINGTO DO WITH HEALTH OR THE HOME ISIN BIG DEMAND.YOU NEED A STRATEGY, SO WE WENTTO THE EXPERTS.HERE AT LANDRY’S IN NEWTON, THEYCAN BARELY KEEP THE BIKES INSTOCK.THEA: MANUFACTURERS HAVE GONETHROUGH THEIR YEAR LONGINVENTORY AND ARE NOW SCRAMBLINGTO BRING FORWARD THE 2021 BIKES.MARY: MANAGER THEA SAYS YOURBEST BET IS TO GET ON A WAITLIST.THEA: BIKES OFTEN COME IN BEFORETHEY’RE SCHEDULED TO, IT’S EASY.YOU CAN PREORDER BIKES, THENWHEN THEY COME IN, YOU HAVE ABIKE BEFORE ANYONE ELSE.MARY: THE NATICK OUTDOOR STOREHAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1947, THETHREE BIGGEST SELLING ITEMSSINCE COVID?HENRY: BASKETBALL HOOPS LIKECRAZY, ’CAUSE THE GO THE KIDSIN THE HOUSE.THEY WANT TO GET THE KIDSOUTSIDE.KAYAKS AND CANOES, LIKE CRAZY.FISHING EQUIPMENT HAS GONEREALLY WILD.MARY: AND HENRY KANNER SAYSTHERE HAVE BEEN SHORTAGES OFTHESE THINGS, BECAUSE ITEMS LIKEBASKETBALL HOOPS AND COMPONENTSOF FISHING GEAR ARE MADE INCHINA.COVID-RELATED MANUFACTURINGSHUTDOWNS AND DELAYS ARE ALSOWHY APPLIANCES ARE IN SHORTSUPPLY.ALISON: WE’VE BEEN SAYINGAPPLIANCES TO GO BECAUSE PEOPLENEED SOMETHING IMMEDIATE.THEY RENT A TRUCK, TAKE IT RIGHTOFF THE FLOOR.MARY: HERE AT BEACH SALES INREVERE, HOWARD FREEMAN ANDFAMILY HAVE MORE THAN 70 YEARS.--HE SAYS DON’T TRUST EVERYTHINGYOU SEE ONLINE.