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Can't buy rattan furniture anywhere?

grant.horsfallL4C2ZTSVgrant.horsfallL4C2ZTSV Posts: 2
in Garden design
Hi guys, can anyone help? i'm looking to try and buy some Rattan Furniture but everyone seems to have completely run out?  I have spent the last month getting my garden re designed and with all the tips on here its come out fantastically.... however, i Cant seem to buy any furniture?

There is a company in Essex called Chimes home & Garden that supply Rattan Furniture here: https://www.chimeshomeandgarden.co.uk/categories/garden/rattan-furniture  - But nearly all items are around 2 months out of stock? They seem to be the closest in dates

Does anyone have any suggestions for me?

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  • AstraeusAstraeus Posts: 336
    It's the same everywhere, I'm afraid.

    It's all over the news that supply just hasn't kept up with demand. A lot of places we've looked at are saying August. eBay and Gumtree may be a good idea at present.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    A blanket on the grass for now. Think of it as a retro picnic
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    With the container ship blocking the Suez Canal, I don't think supply will improve for some time to come.
  • BrixtonGardenerBrixtonGardener Posts: 73
    Shortage of furniture caused by manufacturing slowdown, global shipping disruption, and now the Suez Canal crisis adding another 2-3 weeks to delivery schedules. 

    Unfortunately you’re unlikely to get your first choice this year, but my suggestion would be find what you like
    and pre-order if the retailer allows cancellations. It may help in case of any price rises due to demand. 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    edited March 2021
    Or maybe this is a free advertising scam!  First post and all that?

    Over here the big SMs and the garden stores are full of the stuff and it's available online and, if you want true rattan furniture and not the "weatherproof" plastic coated woven stuff, get thee to a second hand shop cos they're full of the stuff here too.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • KiliKili Posts: 1,104
    Its another benefit of Brexit!
     https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/mar/28/all-is-not-rosy-for-uk-gardens-as-brexit-hits-supplies-and-covid-hikes-demand

    'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.

    George Bernard Shaw'

  • RedwingRedwing Posts: 1,511
    Try ebay.  Last week I bought a garden bench from an ebay seller.
    Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
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