Lloyd90 Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55329573 I'm not sure If I'm supposed to feel sorry for this unfortunate young lady, or if it's simply tough luck. The supposedly British company that makes the dollls clearly decided to take production out of the country and off to China ... part of the cost od doing business in a foreign country maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 Hello, that is why toy shops order months in advance for the Christmas period, that was before this covid epidemic, this will effect many businesses in UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, that is why toy shops order months in advance for the Christmas period, that was before this covid epidemic, this will effect many businesses in UK Of course. Does make you think though, they shipped all production to China to cut costs, now they can't get the stock. If they had kept the production in the UK they wouldn't have this issue maybe ... or maybe the toys would be so expensive the business wouldn't even exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 42 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said: Of course. Does make you think though, they shipped all production to China to cut costs, now they can't get the stock. If they had kept the production in the UK they wouldn't have this issue maybe ... or maybe the toys would be so expensive the business wouldn't even exist. Or the U.K. factory would have been closed down due to covid. Or the workforce would have been on strike or ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted December 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 minute ago, AVB said: Or the U.K. factory would have been closed down due to covid. Or the workforce would have been on strike or ..... Or they couldn't get the materials shipped in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 10 hours ago, Lloyd90 said: Of course. Does make you think though, they shipped all production to China to cut costs, now they can't get the stock. If they had kept the production in the UK they wouldn't have this issue maybe ... or maybe the toys would be so expensive the business wouldn't even exist. Hello, your right Lloyd, when you think of the shipping and duty to I am sure they are having second thought or should be, I think many businesses will or go bust as they cannot get the goods from China , same for importers of Chinese made air rifles, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 I suspect many companies don’t look into potential supply chain failure and appropriate risk mitigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 We used to make all our own materials, ICI made the plastics. The product then went on to more companies to be made into all sorts. We used to make everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 Hello, when you consider Chinese factory workers making phones at a few dollars a day is it any wonder most goods are made in China, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 when the country is awash with crack and heroin yet customs target toy dolls there’s something seriously wrong unless barbies knickers are full of coke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, clangerman said: when the country is awash with crack and heroin yet customs target toy dolls there’s something seriously wrong unless barbies knickers are full of coke You had better sniff them to find out! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 minute ago, amateur said: You had better sniff them to find out! 😁 coming from covid HQ have to pass lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Well it may actually be time to panic but. The first time all freight has been stopped going through the tunnel since this kicked off...... the queues have been immense for weeks due to brexit and now a total closure will see what stocks we have in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, al4x said: Well it may actually be time to panic but. The first time all freight has been stopped going through the tunnel since this kicked off...... the queues have been immense for weeks due to brexit and now a total closure will see what stocks we have in the UK As I read it only in bound to France not outbound - now there is a surprise (not) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 I can’t see many drivers coming over knowing they can’t get home though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millrace Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 So put it on as freight and our lorries who cant leave pull it round the country,, not hard to solve... But let's see how hard we can make something!!!!!..... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 So the french close the Dover ports and trains for 48hours to stop the new variation of the virus reaching them, yet it is prolific in Kent I just wonder what the chances are that it arrived in the U.K. from France in the first place. And what difference will 48hours make when we have been living with Covid for nearly a year. Is this an attempt to force the Brexit deal through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Just now, rbrowning2 said: So the french close the Dover ports and trains for 48hours to stop the new variation of the virus reaching them, yet it is prolific in Kent I just wonder what the chances are that it arrived in the U.K. from France in the first place. And what difference will 48hours make when we have been living with Covid for nearly a year. Is this an attempt to force the Brexit deal through? Cases have been growing really rapidly in Italy, France and Germany recently so yes not surprised that it mutated there first. But we announce it to everybody and we are now the pariahs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 9 hours ago, rbrowning2 said: an attempt to force the Brexit deal through? Got it in one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 9 hours ago, AVB said: Cases have been growing really rapidly in Italy, France and Germany recently so yes not surprised that it mutated there first. But we announce it to everybody and we are now the pariahs. So their using this mutation as a way to break the promise of Christmas has well and truly backfired on the whole country. I say this as I have seen (but may not be true I wish to clarify) that this new mutation was actually detected months ago! There just seems to be a complete inability of the PTB to have a joined up thought amongst them all 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 everything i will eat over the xmas period is sorced or grown in the UK....the only thing i might buy will be some foreign cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bavarianbrit Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 Get some brie added to the Kingsdown beach rubber ferry companies boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, ditchman said: everything i will eat over the xmas period is sorced or grown in the UK....the only thing i might buy will be some foreign cheese But your from Norfolk, cut off and isolated for years and so no difference from all this malarkey!!!! I do believe it’s called the sugar beet diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 33 minutes ago, Jaymo said: But your from Norfolk, cut off and isolated for years and so no difference from all this malarkey!!!! I do believe it’s called the sugar beet diet. nuthin wrong with sugarbeet boi...........use em like potatoes....chips...mash....roast....crisps....et al the only thing im worried about is tea and coffee from foreign lands...........i could make my own coffee from acorns,,...but the pigeons have eaten them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, ditchman said: nuthin wrong with sugarbeet boi...........use em like potatoes....chips...mash....roast....crisps....et al the only thing im worried about is tea and coffee from foreign lands...........i could make my own coffee from acorns,,...but the pigeons have eaten them all You missed off wine. I thought that would have been top of your list! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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