No Digital Pianos for November - December 2020 Christmas season? Yes, it possible and even likely. Please read this new report!
Digital Pianos have always been popular with piano students, families, professional musicians, studios, piano teachers, and others for many years as a great way to enjoy piano playing as the newer models have really gotten much better in realism and quality. Some of them are truly amazing. Now due to Covid-19 and the extreme restrictions our country has had on traveling and life in general, people have become more isolated than ever before and have been looking for something good do do in their homes other than playing on their iPads, computers, or watching more endless TV or videos. With that in mind, digital pianos have become been more popular over the last 6 months than ever before. In fact the digital piano manufactures cannot keep up with worldwide demand and in the US some newer digital piano models are backordered up to 2 months or more until factories can catch up with the demand and we are not sure that will happen anytime soon.
If that all wasn't enough to cause major problems in getting new digital pianos, due to the rapid increase of on-line shopping during the worldwide pandemic, logistics companies like FedEx, UPS, Amazon, and freight companies in general are at maximum capacity right now in shipping all over the country. So what does all of this mean for the upcoming holiday season and beyond? It definitely does not look good if you are wanting a good new digital piano in a timely manner because it may not happen.
With product backordered from companies like Yamaha, Kawai, Roland, Korg, and Casio to name a few, and logistics/shipping companies like the ones I mentioned earlier at or nearly at maximum capacity in shipping product, the buying demand of shoppers for the holiday season will overload the system and my prediction will be that you may not get your digital piano purchase at all or in time unless you order it NOW. Think I am kidding or being overly dramatic? I am not. The "writing is on the wall" so to speak.
People in the music industry that are "in the know" are already talking about it and are worried. On-line sales have risen dramatically for all kinds of consumer products because we are all indoors more and are looking for more things to do for us and our children. With a huge surge of on-line shopping and demand now and for this upcoming season for products that have to do with your "home" in some way such as entertainment and household goods like TV's, furniture, bicycles, construction materials, appliances, digital pianos, etc, you will likely not be able to get what you want or when you want it. Black Friday, Super Monday, whatever sales come up, don't expect to get what you want when you want it or even get it at all. Waiting for a "lower price?" The real question is "will you be able to get one at all at any price?"
Be prepared, think about what you want now, what you can afford, and order it now! With FedEx, UPS, Amazon, and others being pulled in every direction, the factories not being able to keep up with demand because they are on a much lower output due to Covid-19 restrictions and not enough warehouse space for these companies to stock what they need, good luck on getting your favorite and/or needed item! I have already been seeing this happen now and we have not even hit the busy shopping season yet. Yes, the manufacturers want your business and the shipping companies want your business, but they can only do so much. Also, as it gets busier with shipping there will no doubt be more shipping and product damage because of people rushing around trying to get things done as quickly as possible. So there are all kinds of challenges coming up and you don't want to be caught in the middle of it!
Do yourself a big favor. DO NOT wait until the last minute to purchase the gift you want to get for someone else or buy the item for yourself that you want. Get it done now, find a place to store it if it's a gift and you are not ready to have it opened up. Do whatever it takes but my strong advice is...DO NOT WAIT because you will likely be sorry and then can't say I have not warned you. I am already seeing it in the digital piano industry and the manufacturers are already warning "us" to expect product and shipping challenges over the next few months like never before.
We are in unprecedented times and things are not normal. You cannot expect that your expectations will be met when it comes to buying and getting products this season. Maybe there still will be a "Black Friday" sale or a Christmas sale of some type...but will you actually be able to get a new digital piano at all and/or get it on time? That's the real question and by what I am seeing right now, the answer is you will likely not get it and if you do, you will be one of the few.
Want to know more about this subject and the challenges ahead in getting a digital piano that you want? Then you need to prepare and contact me right away so we can talk about it because I am here to help you get the digital piano that will work for you within your budget...as long as you act now..