Most readers will not remember the shortages of the early 1970s, specifically 1973 and 1974. My parents were furnishing a newly built house overlooking the first fairway of the Muirfield golf course in December 1973 and I vividly remember them having to get the furniture made in Malaysia and then shipped to the UK to enable us to have furniture for Christmas. During 1973 it was hard to find many products that could be bought off the shelf – delays could last anywhere from a few weeks to several years.
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Is the UK heading for 1970s-style shortages?
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Most readers will not remember the shortages of the early 1970s, specifically 1973 and 1974. My parents were furnishing a newly built house overlooking the first fairway of the Muirfield golf course in December 1973 and I vividly remember them having to get the furniture made in Malaysia and then shipped to the UK to enable us to have furniture for Christmas. During 1973 it was hard to find many products that could be bought off the shelf – delays could last anywhere from a few weeks to several years.