There was report on the local news the other night saying Covid is still causing shortages which may affect the availability of certain gifts come this Christmas season so they suggested buying those must have items now.
I went to the store yesterday for one gift and it's sold out. It's July! It's a "right of passage" gift that I've gotten for my other dc over the years. It's never been sold out before when I bought them in October. It's going to be another interesting year for Christmas shopping.