There's a business report from yesterday (Friday) which says the big companies are now in a worried state over Christmas, and that the toy shipment business (it's supposed to be on freighters leaving China right now)....hasn't happened to the extent they'd expect. So toys on shelves in early November, when parents would buy them? Screwed. Some might be there....majority won't be.
So you have Wanda and Jimmy-Jimmy standing there on the morning of the 25th of December, and explaining to them that Santa gave them a gift certificate....NOT an actual toy.
How you lay this out? Well, you start off that Santa had Covid, and then Mrs Claus got Covid, and then the elves making the toys got Covid. You bring up that the reindeer also had Covid.
Some kid will be told by his Uncle Marvin that Santa actually died from Covid, and that President Biden is planning to take over the job for next year.
How will the media handle telling this story? Well....mostly images of empty shelves, and folks who've figured a way to buy a $49 toy in numbers, and resell via Ebay at $75. All of this....naturally runs into inflation chatter. Uncle Joe (President Biden) may have to rig up another stimulus package to cover the inflated prices.
So you might want to ponder upon this for a while....it's going to be a curious problem to explain to kids.
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