Longer waits/higher prices for everyday items frustrating consumers and retailers Supply and demand crisis wonât end anytime soon Consumers wait longer and pay more for everyday items from refrigerators to pet food. Supply and demand crisis wonât end anytime soon. and last updated 2021-05-11 18:20:48-04 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY â The fallout from the pandemic caused a spike in the cost of everyday items from furniture and refrigerators to pet food. The signs are everywhere from near empty appliance showrooms to half-filled shelves at grocery stores. Famous Tateâs normally full clearance warehouse sits as a cavernous space. General Manager Claude Ward blames a scarcity of components critical to making appliances and bedding for lengthy delivery times and higher prices.