Appliance shortages continue during pandemic Appliance shortages A supply issue and a record demand are causing shortages of appliances for homes across the United States. NEW YORK - Are you having a hard time getting a dishwasher, stove, or refrigerator? You are not alone. The U.S. is facing an appliance shortage.
"You will wait 2 or 3 weeks worst-case scenario for eyeball stuff but you always had availability of appliances. It was never a shortage anywhere near this," says Richard Merhige, owner of Jay’s Appliance Center in Levittown, Long Island.
According to Merhige, it was last May when rumors began that factories were going to close due to the pandemic.